Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Tess Goldwasser Marian has been a member of the GLBTRT for about a year. She was able to meet some of her fellow members at this year’s ALA annual conference, and is interested in serving on a committee sometime in the future. She just finished a one year term in AmeriCorps as a Youth […]
By Tess Goldwasser This week’s very special profile is of Mac Elrod, a founding member of the RT, with decades of library (and life) experience. He’s so fascinating, I’m just going to let him tell us all about himself: TG: What is your role within the GLBTRT? ME: Founding member. What professional work do you […]
By Tess Goldwasser Todd Krueger is a selector in the Collection Development department at Baltimore County Public Library in Towson, MD. They circulate over 10 million items a year! Todd selects books for teens, graphic novels, fiction audiobooks, video games, and nonfiction (areas of religion, science/math/nature, and history/travel). He says, “It’s truly a dream job, with […]
By Tess Goldwasser Currently, Don’s self-identified role in the GLBTRT is the “cranky old man” on the Stonewall Book Awards Committee. Previously he has been the “fussy intellectual snob” on the Stonewall Book Awards Committee. As Deputy Director of the Delaware County District Library, he serves the mixed suburban, small town, and rural area north […]
By Tess Goldwasser Melody is the new GLBTRT secretary, starting after ALA Annual Conference 2014. In her other life, she is a full-time educational media specialist for North Jersey school district, working with grades 6-12. Her passion is bringing libraries “back to life” and making them an important part of the school or community. She is proud […]
By Tess Goldwasser Rebecca is currently serving as the chair of the Stonewall Book Awards Committee. After she finishes with this, she wants to keep working with GLBTRT and expand her involvement with YALSA and AASL. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Technology, Research, and Assessment at Northern Illinois University, teaching […]
By Tess Goldwasser Ana Elisa is the GLBTRT’s representative to YALSA, and was recently elected Director-at-Large to the Executive Board! She would like to get more involved with ALA through the GLBTRT and the Spectrum program. She is an Adult and Teen Services Librarian at the DC Public Library. She says she is proud of […]
By Tess Goldwasser The GLBTRT liaison to the Freedom to Read Foundation, Carolyn received the FTRF Roll of Honor in 2006. She was also a columnist for School Library Journal on teen services for eight years and current reviews books for GLBTRT. Although retired, she is involved in several ALA units and projects: the ALA […]
By Tess Goldwasser Sherry is the GLBTRT Membership Promotion Committee Chair. She is a Public Library Director in rural Wisconsin. She was chosen as an ALA Emerging Leader in 2012. Sherry is a pansexual, who is married, has a teenage son, and a lot of “fur babies.” Her hobbies include gaming (MMORPGs), reading, acting, and […]
By Tess Goldwasser Steve has served on various GLBTRT committees, most recently the ad hoc committee on the organization of the Stonewall Book Awards committee. RT chair from 2001-2005, he said, “It was hard work and also rewarding. I learned a lot about professional organizations, collaboration, personal relationships, and building a group of volunteers into […]