The ALA Office for Diversity will introduce two new courses to the Diversity Leadership Online series, beginning April 18, 2012. This ongoing webinar series provides the foundation for a culture of responsible diversity leadership within the profession. Diversity Leadership Online will include: 1. April 18: The Diversity Conversation: Why You Need to Have It [...]
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OFD Courses on Recruitment and Value of Diversity
March 29th, 2012 · Comments Off · ALA, Diversity
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White House Petition on School Libraries
January 11th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Advocacy, ALA
Please see the request below from the ALA Office for Library Advocacy to sign a petition to the Obama Administration to ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program. I hope that you will consider signing and sharing this information with your colleagues and other lists that you subscribe [...]
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ALA Office for Diversity Webcasts
November 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · ALA
The ALA Office for Diversity is presenting a series of three webinars beginning December 1. The webinars are part of a new series, “Diversity Leadership Online,” which aims to help build Diversity advocates in libraries. Each session is $20 for ALA members and $25 for non-members. The series includes: The Diversity Committee: Your Library’s Competitive [...]
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2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Proposals Due Oct. 1
September 16th, 2011 · Comments Off · ALA, Diversity
The Steering Committee of the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) has extended the open call for program proposals for the conference scheduled for Sept. 19-23, 2012 in Kansas City. Proposals are now due by Oct. 1, 2011. The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color: Gathering at the Waters: Celebrating Stories and Embracing Communities is [...]
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2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award
August 16th, 2011 · Comments Off · ALA, Awards
Nominations are open for the 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The nomination form is available on atyourlibrary.org, ALA’s public awareness website. The award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college, and university libraries for their efforts to improve the [...]
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Be An SSRT “Human Book”
April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · ALA
The ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) is seeking volunteers to participate in a Human Library, to be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 27 at ALA’s Annual Conference in New Orleans. Volunteers will serve as human “books” and help “readers” better understand people of different backgrounds and cultures. The human books [...]
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