[LM_NET] Gen: ALA's New Special Task Force on School Libraries and NYS's Crisis Kit

[Sara Kelly Johns <sarakellyjohns@YAHOO.COM>]

As a former ALA Councilor-at-large, I am a read-only
member of the Council listserv and read the portion of
ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano's report of the
Executive Council's recent meeting with a lot of
interest. ALA is responding to the postition and
program cuts we are facing all over the country.

As I corresponded with Carol to get her permission to
post this on LM_NET, I also told her about the Crisis
Kit SLMS/NYLA has compiled with links to research,
articles and advocacy steps for people faced with such
cuts to use. Professional organizations can help! All
are welcome to check it out at
<http://www.nyla.org/slms> with the link at the words
"Become an advocate for your library! Check out our
NEW Crisis Toolkit!?

Best, Sara Kelly Johns

Carol Brey-Casiano wrote:

Dear Colleagues:

On April 16 and 17th, the ALA Executive Board held its
spring meeting at the Association headquarters in
Chicago.

....

I am particularly pleased to report that the board
approved establishment of a Special Task Force on
School Libraries, in response to growing evidence of
a crisis in school library service in this country.
The Task Force will be composed of school media
specialists and other ALA members from a variety of
backgrounds, and is charged to:
*       Provide an overall assessment of the current state
of school library
service,
*       Identify the most critical issues and trends
affecting school
libraries and school library media specialists today,
*       Evaluate various options for responding to threats
to school library services,
*       Make recommendations regarding practical strategies
to prevent further erosion of school library services
and restore services where they have been reduced or
eliminated, and
*       Report back to the Executive Board and ALA Council
no later than January 2006.

More information on the Task Force and its members, as
they are appointed, will be forthcoming.

Lake Placid Middle/Senior HS LMC
34 School Street
Lake Placid, NY 12946
518-523-2474, ext. 4132
FAX: 518-523-4861
johns@northnet.org
SaraKJohns@aol.com

"Information is the currency of democracy." -- Thomas Jefferson

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