Feminist Task Force ALA Midwinter Meeting January 24 - 28, 2014 The SRRT Feminist Task Force (FTF) invites you to attend the Feminist Task Force Meetings They are open to everyone There are many opportunities for you including serving as an officer (coordinator, treasurer, secretary, etc.), write something for the newsletter Women in Libraries, help plan programs, share ideas about things you would like FTF to and in other ways that you might design for yourself We are always ready for new ideas All FTF meetings and programs are highlighted below You can find out what we are doing on our website, wiki and Facebook group The meetings take place: Friday, January 24, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m at the Loews Hotel - Commonwealth D Sunday, January 26, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center - 308 (and those attending may go out to dinner together afterwards) Below are listings for the Amelia Bloomer Project meetings Everyone and Anyone is invited to attend any of these meetings This is a list of programs and meetings at the ALA Midwinter Meeting 2014 that may be of interest to FTF members and colleagues The meetings are in order by day and time The ACRL WGSS is only having one discussion group event at Midwinter on Sunday, January 26 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m All of their other meetings are virtual meetings COSWL is also not having any meetings at Midwinter They had a virtual meeting in December 2013 These meeting changes might mean that you have plenty of time to attend the Feminist Task Force (FTF) meetings at Midwinter It would be great to see many of you at the meetings Check out Women in Libraries for even more information Friday, January 24, 2014 Amelia Bloomer Project Meeting I (SRRT-FTF) 12:00pm - 4:00pm Sheraton - Logans The meeting will have breaks Feminist Task Force Meeting I (SRRT) 7:30pm - 9:00pm Loews Hotel - Commonwealth D SRRT All Task Force Meeting 7:30pm - 9:00pm Loews Hotel - Commonwealth D GLBTRT & SRRT Rainbow Project Book List Committee 7:30pm - 9:00pm Loews Hotel - Commonwealth D ALA Midwinter 1/24/14- 1/28/14 http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/Conference+Schedules Saturday, January 25, 2014 GLBTRT Executive Board Meeting 8:30am - 11:30am Marriott - Room 310 A meeting of the officers and directors-at-large of the GLBT Round Table The board provides oversight of round table business and planning between membership meetings It carries out the formal decisions of membership and approves the annual round table budget It makes recommendations and reports to membership through round table communication channels http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/about/glb-ec Meeting agenda: http://connect.ala.org/node/65035 SRRT Action Council I Meeting 8:30am - 11:30am Marriott - Room 412 Amelia Bloomer Project Committee Meeting II (SRRT-FTF) 8:30am - 05:30pm Sheraton - Logans The meeting will have breaks GLBTRT Over the Rainbow Book List Committee Meeting I 12:00pm - 6:00pm Doubletree - Assembly B This committee creates the Over the Rainbow Book List, an annual bibliography of books that exhibit commendable literary quality and significant authentic LGBT content for general adult readers over age 18 http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/about/committees/gl b-otr GLBTRT Stonewall Book Awards Committee Meeting I [Closed] 1:30pm - 5:30pm Sheraton - Parlor B Each year, the GLBT Round Table presents the Stonewall Book Awards to the best books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender themes The committee chooses winners and honor books in three categories: literature, nonfiction, and children’s and young adult literature http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/award GLBTRT & SRRT Rainbow Project Committee Meeting I 2:00pm - 5:00pm Sheraton - Parlor A Every year the Rainbow Project Committee creates a recommended bibliography for the public and professionals of newly published titles with significant GLBTQ content aimed at youth ages birth through 18, with some adult crossover The group is a joint committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table and the Social Responsibilities Round Table http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/about/committees/jn t-rainbowprj ALA Council/Executive Board/Membership Information Session 3:00pm - 4:30pm Pennsylvania Convention Center - Grand BR B At each Midwinter Meeting, there shall be a joint information session with the Membership, Council, and the Executive Board Challenges of gender issues in technology librarianship 4:30pm - 5:30pm Pennsylvania Convention Center - 201 C Join us for a lively panel and discussion about the challenges of gender issues in technology librarianship At the intersection of librarianship (80% female), technology (80% male), and the culture at large, library technologists face an evolving, and sometimes surprising, set of gender issues In recent blogs and panel discussions, we find that our different perspectives result in very different beliefs about what these issues look like today This diverse panel will debate our varying experiences of gender in library technology, and invite your questions ALA Midwinter 1/24/14- 1/28/14 http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/Conference+Schedules ACRL WGSS Social 5:30pm until ? Moriarty’s Pub 1116 Walnut St (about blocks from the convention center) www.moriartyspub.com The WGSS Membership Committee is sponsoring a social at ALA Midwinter This is a fun way to connect with section members outside the formal meeting spaces and conference calls Please join us for good conversation, food, and drink Sunday, January 26, 2014 ALA Council I 8:30am - 11:00am Pennsylvania Convention Center - Grand BR B This is a meeting of the governing and policy making body of the Association Amelia Bloomer Project Committee Meeting III (SRRT-FTF) 8:30am - 5:30pm Sheraton - Logans The meeting will have breaks GLBTRT Stonewall Book Awards Committee Meeting II [Closed] 9:00am - 4:00pm Sheraton - Parlor B Each year, the GLBT Round Table presents the Stonewall Book Awards to the best books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender themes The committee chooses winners and honor books in three categories: literature, nonfiction, and children’s and young adult literature http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/award GLBTRT & SRRT Rainbow Project Committee Meeting II 9:00am - 5:00pm Sheraton - Parlor A Every year the Rainbow Project Committee creates a recommended bibliography for the public and professionals of newly published titles with significant GLBTQ content aimed at youth ages birth through 18, with some adult crossover The group is a joint committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table and the Social Responsibilities Round Table http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/about/committees/jn t-rainbowprj ACRL WGSS Discussion Group 10:30am - 11:30am Marriott - Franklin 09 In 2004, the annual program for WGSS focused on digital collections for research Ten years later, conversations about collections have evolved into discussion about digital humanities, digital scholarship, and open access with their own sets of best practices, theories, and subfield What are the roles of librarians in providing leadership in these areas? How sustainable are our current models? Come share your experiences, ideas, and questions with colleagues LAMA Women Administrators Discussion Group 10:30am - 11:30am Pennsylvania Convention Center - 115 B GLBTRT Over the Rainbow Book List Committee Meeting II 12:00pm - 6:00pm Doubletree - Assembly B This committee creates the Over the Rainbow Book List, an annual bibliography of books that exhibit commendable literary quality and significant authentic LGBT content for general adult readers over age 18 http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/about/committees/gl b-otr SRRT Action Council II Meeting 3:00pm - 4:00pm Pennsylvania Convention Center - 202 A Progressive Librarians Guild 4:30pm – 5:30pm Pennsylvania Convention Center 202A ALA Midwinter 1/24/14- 1/28/14 http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/Conference+Schedules GLBTRT Social 5:30pm - 7:30pm Come mix with the membership of the round table at Mixto Restaurant, 1141 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 592-0363 $5.00 recommended donation accepted at the door http://mixtorestaurante.com Feminist Task Force Meeting II 6:00pm - 7:30pm Pennsylvania Convention Center - 308 Progressive Librarians Guild Dinner 7:00pm – 9:00pm Sahara Grill 1334 Walnut Street (City Center East) http://www.yelp.com/biz/sahara-grillphiladelphia Monday, January 27, 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration 6:30am - 7:30am Pennsylvania Convention Center - 113 AB The annual Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration features words and music commemorating Dr King's legacy and recognizes the connection between his life's work and the library world Sponsored by SRRT, BCALA, OLOS, and World Book, Inc Sheryll Cashin, professor of law at Georgetown University, will keynote the 2014 Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Sunrise Celebration Cashin is the author of The Agitator’s Daughter and The Failures of Integration, the latter an Editors’ Choice book in the New York Times Book Review Her newest book is Place Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America which will be published this May Cashin has published widely in academic journals and print media, including in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Education Week A frequent commentator on law and race relations, she has appeared on National Public Radio, CNN, ABC News, BET, and numerous other outlets Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, where her parents were political activists, she was a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and served in the Clinton White House as an advisor on urban and economic policy, particularly concerning community development in inner-city neighborhoods Ms Cashin’s participation in this year’s celebration is generously made possible by Beacon Press Joining Ms Cashin at the 2014 celebration will be Call-to-Action speaker Virginia “Ginny” Bradley Moore, former longstanding chair of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday Task Force and retired librarian from the Prince Georges County Memorial Library System in Oxon Hill, Maryland ALA Midwinter 1/24/14- 1/28/14 http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/Conference+Schedules The theme of the 2014 celebration will be “A New Vision of Opportunity in America,” and will bring together leaders from across the association, including 2013-14 ALA Barbara Stripling and ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels Featured readings will include selected readings from the works of Dr King Pennsylvania Convention Center - Grand BR B This is a meeting of the governing and policy making body of the Association Light refreshments will be served thanks to the generous sponsorship of World Book, Inc Attendance is open to all attendees of the 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting Acronyms Amelia Bloomer Project Committee Meeting IV 8:30am - 5:30pm Sheraton - Logans The meeting will have breaks ALA Council II 10:00am - 12:15pm Pennsylvania Convention Center - Grand BR B This is a meeting of the governing and policy making body of the Association Hotels Map ALA – American Library Association ACRL – Association of College and Research Libraries COSWL – Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship FTF – Feminist Task Force & Amelia Bloomer Project GLBTRT – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table PLG – Progressive Librarians Guild Tuesday, January 28, 2014 ALA Council III 9:30am - 12:30pm SRRT – Social Responsibilities Round Table WGSS – Women & Gender Studies Section ALA Midwinter 1/24/14- 1/28/14 http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/Conference+Schedules ... round table business and planning between membership meetings It carries out the formal decisions of membership and approves the annual round table budget It makes recommendations and reports to membership... books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender themes The committee chooses winners and honor books in three categories: literature, nonfiction, and children’s and young adult literature http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/award... ALA Midwinter This is a fun way to connect with section members outside the formal meeting spaces and conference calls Please join us for good conversation, food, and drink Sunday, January 26, 2014