Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
What do you do if clients are required to put a gender on the form to get permission to check out books at a library? This was the question from Mary Gen Davis from Ames (IA) Public Library on the GLBTRT e-list a few weeks ago. Following many comments, Davies wrote to thank people for […]
Did you know that 23% of the GLBTRT’s membership are students? The Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize is looking for the best paper about the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship from a student currently enrolled in library school. The prize includes a $500 stipend to offset travel costs to the 2014 Annual ALA Conference […]
The GLBTRT’s very own chair-elect has been honored by the ALA with the 2013 Equality Award. The award is given annually to an ALA member or group “for outstanding contribution toward promoting equality in the library profession. The contribution may be either a sustained one or a single outstanding accomplishment.” The press release announcing the […]
NMRT, an ALA round table for people with fewer than 10 years ALA membership, is offering the Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award which provides a ticket to the event of the winner’s choice at the Annual Conference in Las Vegas. All NMRT members not currently serving on the Annual Conference Professional Development Award Committee […]
“Addressing the Silence: How Libraries can Serve Their LGBTQ Users” is the theme of the first IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG session at the ILA General Conference and Assembly in Lyon (France) starting on August 19. The sessions from around the world are listed here. This is the 80th assembly of IFLA World Library and Information […]
ALA 2014 voting begins on March 19, 2014 at 9:00 am. GLBTRT members are asked to vote on the proposed GLBTRT bylaws amendment and Executive Board members Chair-elect, Secretary, and Directors-at-Large. In the case of more than one candidate for an office, their names are listed below in alphabetical order by first name. Voters are […]
By Peter Hepburn Only a year since I left the Midwest for SoCal, and yet I was not so well-prepared for real winter when I encountered it in January at ALA MidWinter. I was heartily glad that my hotel in Philadelphia was so close to the convention center that I could dash over (or to […]
Via ALA press release. CHICAGO – Karen G. Schneider, university librarian at Holy Names University, Oakland, Calif., is the 2014 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award. This award is given biennially to an individual for making positive changes in the profession of librarianship and consists of a 24K […]
Thanks to Miss Ingrid for this great view of The Rainbow Project. In the post-Midwinter Meeting report for the Rainbow Project Committee, Chair Christie Gibrich addressed several issues that other GLBTRT committees are also tackling. Language: GLBTRT Board eliminated the words “nomination,” “nominate,” and “nominee” from the round table’s committees that select bibliographies and awards. […]
GLBTRT now has another fundraising projects: GLBTRT sponsorship of a candidate for the ALA Emerging Leaders program. ALA describes the program as follows: “A leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an […]