Re: ALA membership

[Ginny McKee <gmckee@LMXAC.ORG>]

And there are those of us in public libraries who not only pay our own
ALA dues but pay to go to conferences and are willing to take vacation
time to accomplish this.  I consider my professional memberships  my
responsibility not that of my employer.

Ginny McKee
South Brunswick Public Library
Monmouth Junction, NJ

Josephine Dervan wrote:

>I've heard of public libraries paying for ALA memberships
>and even sending staff to ALA at their expense. I know of no local schools that
>do pay for professional memberships. Many of the NJ school districts will pay
>for a teacher to attend a local conference. However when it comes to paying
>transportation and hotel fees to attend conferences, they only extend the
>courtesy to administrators.
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>I pay for all memberships, professional magazine
>subscriptions and hotel rooms for two day conferences.
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>Jo
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>Josephine Dervan, Library Media Specialist
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>Strathmore Elementary School
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>Aberdeen, NJ
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>home:rderva@infionline.net
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>school:jdervan@marsd.k12.nj.us
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