Re: Target: ALA Membership

[Carolyn Gierke <cgierke@SHS.K12.NY.US>]

lisav@BNKST.EDU writes:
>Dear LM-Netters:
>I have returned renewed, safe and sound from ALA Midwinter which was held
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>last weekend in Washington DC.  As a member of the ALSC ( Association for
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>Library Service to Children ) division membership committee. The division
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>statistics showed that membership was down from previous years. We were =
>wondering what might be the cause.  I was asked to  survey LM Net. I will
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>post a hit.
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>These were the questions that came up in our meeting.
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>Are you a member of ALA?
no
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>A member of any divisions? More than one?
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>AASL/  American Association of School Librarians=20
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>ALSC/( Association for Library Service to Children=20
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>Others?
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>Does your school pay anything towards professional memberships?
no
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>Do you attend annual conferences?
Regional and State
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>AASL conferences?
no
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>Regional Meetings?
yes
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>Are you a member who dropped  membership? Reason?
Yes,  I am tired of being treated as a second class librarian by the
academic and public people.  Like school Libraries are toy libraries.
After a number of years, it was obvious that they consider school
librarians to be lower status and  demeaning.  A funny thought since we
are paid better than they are, and if we didn't do our jobs, they would be
faced with teaching adults how to use libraries for the first time.  I
observed a real class distinction and pecking order.  So, I gave up my
support.
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>Dropped a division membership? Reason?
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>Anything you would like to add?
You are welcome to use my comments, but not my name.
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>ALSC membership committee is planning an informal get together  at ALA
>San =
>Francisco to introduce attendees to committee members and talk about the =
>work ALSC members do on their various committee. Does this sound like =
>something you would attend?
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>Thank you for your time
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>Lisa
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>Lisa Von Drasek
>Children's Librarian
>Bank Street College of Education
>610 West 112th St
>NY  NY   10025
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>lisav@bnkst.edu
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"Everything can be filed under 'miscellaneous'." - Dilbert

Mrs. Carolyn Gierke,  Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY  14228
Phone: 1-716-250-1227
FAX:    1-716-250-1360
email:  cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us

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