January 11, 2011
At this session of Council, many of the general reports from committees and groups were received, including Policy Monitoring Committee, Committee on Organization, Freedom to Read Foundation, Presidential Task Force on Traditional Cultural Expression, Presidential Task Force on Equitable Access to Electronic Content, ALA Treasurer’s Report, and FY2012 Programmatic Priorities.
Honorary Membership is considered to be ALA’s highest honor. Honorary membership may be conferred on a living citizen of any country whose contributions to librarianship or a closely related field is so outstanding that it is of lasting importance to the advancement of the whole field of library service. It is intended to reflect honor upon the ALA as well as upon the individual. Approved ALA Honorary Membership of Yohannes Gebregeorgis, librarian and author, in recognition of his founding of Ethiopia Reads, a nonprofit organization that is establishing children’s libraries in Ethiopia and publishing bilingual and trilingual children’s books, thereby providing the children an opportunity to learn the love of reading, and increasing literacy in an entire nation.
Many resolutions were tabled to Council III for various reasons.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
ALA Council I
January 10, 2011
This report is of meeting highlights only. Full Council information such as agenda, documents and reports can be found at the ALA Council Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/council/index.cfm
Reports of ALA/Council Committees
· 2011 ALA Nominating Committee Report – Robert R. Newlen, Chair, CD #26; CD #26.1
o Wide recruiting effort given to all facets of the organization. The current economy has a significant effect on limiting willingness to run for office. Candidates are listed in CD #26.1. Election results will be published April 29, 2011.
· Committee on Membership Meetings, Councilor Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair
o Members are not attending Membership meetings at Annual Conference so a survey will be sent to all members shortly after Midwinter to obtain information on what can be done to increase interest and attendance at Membership meetings.
Reports of Officers
· Review of Executive Board Actions since the 2010 Annual Conference, Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, ALA CD #15
· Implementation of the 2010 ALA Annual Conference Council Actions, Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, ALA CD #9
This report is of meeting highlights only. Full Council information such as agenda, documents and reports can be found at the ALA Council Web site: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/council/index.cfm
Reports of ALA/Council Committees
· 2011 ALA Nominating Committee Report – Robert R. Newlen, Chair, CD #26; CD #26.1
o Wide recruiting effort given to all facets of the organization. The current economy has a significant effect on limiting willingness to run for office. Candidates are listed in CD #26.1. Election results will be published April 29, 2011.
· Committee on Membership Meetings, Councilor Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair
o Members are not attending Membership meetings at Annual Conference so a survey will be sent to all members shortly after Midwinter to obtain information on what can be done to increase interest and attendance at Membership meetings.
Reports of Officers
· Review of Executive Board Actions since the 2010 Annual Conference, Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, ALA CD #15
· Implementation of the 2010 ALA Annual Conference Council Actions, Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director, ALA CD #9
ALA Midwinter Council/Exec Bd/Membership Info Session
ALA Council / Executive Board / Membership Information SessionJanuary 9, 2011
Information session only; no business will take place at this meeting.
For details on documents and meeting minutes, please see the ALA Council website: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/council/index.cfm
Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC), Mario Gonzales, Chair
CD #33; CD #32Rev; CD #43Rev
Revenue is down but so are expenses. See Council documents for further breakdown.
ALA Endowment Trustees Report, Daniel J. Bradbury, Chair
CD #16.0; ET #6.1; EBD #13.1
2010 was a year of slow recovery.
ALA President’s Report, Roberta A. Stevens
CD #21
Updates on Task Forces.
Presidential initiatives:
Our Authors, Our Advocates
Video & audio PSAs. Virtual postcard to libraries on Jan. 11th.
www.OurAuthorsOurAdvocates.org
I Love Libraries website has over 400 quotations about libraries. Use these in your advocacy efforts. Cultivating your local notables toolkit also available.
Frontline Fundraising toolkit will launch online in February.
I Love My Libraries contest – public and school libraries video contest. See website for details.
ALA President-Elect, Molly Raphael
CD #29
Initiatives:
Advocacy – to help libraries across the country mobilize their constituents.
Diversity – Spectrum Presidential Initiative; Work on how we link our diversity work with our leadership development work
ALA Executive Director, Keith Michael Fiels
CD #23; CD #23.1 Midwinter Whitepaper
Attendance as of Saturday 7,194; slightly lower than Boston to-date: Total 9,600.
Membership: For the first time since recession, we have seen slight dip in membership. Currently down about 2% at 61,500. Organizational membership slowly decreasing.
Diversity Recruitment IMLS grants – funding 35 recruiters
Connect with your Kids campaign – formal partnership with Lifetime television network and a variety of parent-oriented magazines published by Scholastic to encourage parent-child library use
I Love My Libraries – Carnegie organization is still interested in funding another 5 year grant
Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards – first year; great addition to other awards given at Midwinter
Midwinter Whitepaper – send us suggestions on how Midwinter can be more effectively deployed to meet the needs of attendees, libraries and the Association.
New Strategic Plan - actively working on new plan; focusing now on Transforming Libraries Goal and Member Engagement Goal
Information session only; no business will take place at this meeting.
For details on documents and meeting minutes, please see the ALA Council website: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/council/index.cfm
Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC), Mario Gonzales, Chair
CD #33; CD #32Rev; CD #43Rev
Revenue is down but so are expenses. See Council documents for further breakdown.
ALA Endowment Trustees Report, Daniel J. Bradbury, Chair
CD #16.0; ET #6.1; EBD #13.1
2010 was a year of slow recovery.
ALA President’s Report, Roberta A. Stevens
CD #21
Updates on Task Forces.
Presidential initiatives:
Our Authors, Our Advocates
Video & audio PSAs. Virtual postcard to libraries on Jan. 11th.
www.OurAuthorsOurAdvocates.org
I Love Libraries website has over 400 quotations about libraries. Use these in your advocacy efforts. Cultivating your local notables toolkit also available.
Frontline Fundraising toolkit will launch online in February.
I Love My Libraries contest – public and school libraries video contest. See website for details.
ALA President-Elect, Molly Raphael
CD #29
Initiatives:
Advocacy – to help libraries across the country mobilize their constituents.
Diversity – Spectrum Presidential Initiative; Work on how we link our diversity work with our leadership development work
ALA Executive Director, Keith Michael Fiels
CD #23; CD #23.1 Midwinter Whitepaper
Attendance as of Saturday 7,194; slightly lower than Boston to-date: Total 9,600.
Membership: For the first time since recession, we have seen slight dip in membership. Currently down about 2% at 61,500. Organizational membership slowly decreasing.
Diversity Recruitment IMLS grants – funding 35 recruiters
Connect with your Kids campaign – formal partnership with Lifetime television network and a variety of parent-oriented magazines published by Scholastic to encourage parent-child library use
I Love My Libraries – Carnegie organization is still interested in funding another 5 year grant
Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards – first year; great addition to other awards given at Midwinter
Midwinter Whitepaper – send us suggestions on how Midwinter can be more effectively deployed to meet the needs of attendees, libraries and the Association.
New Strategic Plan - actively working on new plan; focusing now on Transforming Libraries Goal and Member Engagement Goal
Thursday, October 21, 2010
INFORMATION TO HELP AMERICA'S RURAL LIBRARIES
From: Don Wood [mailto:dwood@ala.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:56 PM
To: alacro-l@ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] INFORMATION TO HELP AMERICA'S RURAL LIBRARIES
The ALA Washington Office will host a webinar to assist rural libraries with pursuing funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) at 2 p.m., EST, October 29.
Cheryl Cook, the Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture, Carla Anderson, the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of e-Copernicus, a Washington consulting firm expert in broadband, and Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer for the Institute of Museum and Library Service’s Office of Library Service will participate.
The presenters will discuss the three USDA programs with funds available for rural libraries – the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program, the Communities Facility program and the Community Connect program.
Click here register for the webinar.
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:56 PM
To: alacro-l@ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] INFORMATION TO HELP AMERICA'S RURAL LIBRARIES
The ALA Washington Office will host a webinar to assist rural libraries with pursuing funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) at 2 p.m., EST, October 29.
Cheryl Cook, the Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture, Carla Anderson, the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of e-Copernicus, a Washington consulting firm expert in broadband, and Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer for the Institute of Museum and Library Service’s Office of Library Service will participate.
The presenters will discuss the three USDA programs with funds available for rural libraries – the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program, the Communities Facility program and the Community Connect program.
Click here register for the webinar.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study
Forwarded from ALA Chicago Office
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Libraries urged to participate in national study of Internet use in libraries http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=4940
(CHICAGO) The American Library Association (ALA) is encouraging public libraries to participate in the 2010-2011 Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study online survey. The survey provides an important opportunity for libraries to share information on computer and Internet resources and infrastructure, as well as funding, technology training and other uses of public libraries, such as providing public access technology centers in their communities. The current year's online survey, available at http://www.plinternetsurvey.org , will be available through Nov. 5, 2010.
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Libraries urged to participate in national study of Internet use in libraries http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=4940
(CHICAGO) The American Library Association (ALA) is encouraging public libraries to participate in the 2010-2011 Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study online survey. The survey provides an important opportunity for libraries to share information on computer and Internet resources and infrastructure, as well as funding, technology training and other uses of public libraries, such as providing public access technology centers in their communities. The current year's online survey, available at http://www.plinternetsurvey.org , will be available through Nov. 5, 2010.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Webinar from ALA Washington Office
ALA Washington Office Webinar: Libraries and the Elections, How You Can be Involved and Make a Difference Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/843991994
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