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ALA’s Online Virtual Membership Meeting

Mark your calendar and register now.

You are invited to participate in ALA’s annual online Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM15) on Thursday, June 4, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (EST). 

This interactive forum is a terrific opportunity for your voice to be heard by your ALA leadership and your colleagues. It is your chance to contribute, connect and engage! You will discuss topics of interest identified and ranked during the registration process, vote on proposed resolutions, and receive updates on ALA’s strategies and finances. Live captioning will be provided so that all registrants can participate.

Preregistration is required because the online meeting space is limited to 1,000 participants. Registration is now open and continues even after the meeting starts.

A dedicated VMM15 ALA webpage and the ALA Members group on ALA Connect each contain all relevant documents, including the Procedures Governing VMM, the Guidelines for Submission of Resolutions for VMM15 Meetings, plus plenty of opportunities for pre-meeting conversations via ALA Connect. Remember, only current ALA personal members may vote.

The meeting concludes promptly at 2:30 p.m. (CDT). The chat session will remain open for an additional 15 minutes to allow participants to wrap up their conversations.

PLS Scholarship Applications Due

NYLA’s Public Library Section (PLS) will award 5 scholarships for the 2015 NYLA Conference in Lake Placid! Applications are due June 30th; each award maximum is $1200, which includes registration, membership, travel, or other conference-related expenses.

For details on how to apply:    PLSScholarshipFlier2015

PLA Webinar Series: Understanding and Serving People Experiencing Homelessness

PLA Webinar Series:
Understanding and Serving People Experiencing Homelessness:
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Library Service

June 3 and 10; 2:00 PM EST

In January of 2014, there were 578,424 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States. As homelessness continues to increase, so does the significant intersection between homelessness and library service. This two-part series will address the prevalence, causes, and impact of homelessness and related trauma on children and adults, while exploring ways to address homelessness in public libraries.

At the conclusion of this two-part webinar series, participants will:

  • Identify common causes of homelessness among adults, youth, and families;
  • Describe the impact of exposure to trauma on children and adults, including potential triggers; and
  • Recognize core principles of a trauma-informed approach to library service.

Schedule:

  • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
    Part I: Covers prevalence and causes of homelessness and also the impact of these traumatic experiences on adults and children, with a link to the intersection between homelessness and public libraries.
  • Wednesday, June 10, 2015
    Part II: Continues with ways to respond to homelessness in a public library setting—including some of the models that currently exist, as well as the concept of “trauma-informed” library services and what the core principles of this approach look like.

This webinar series is intended for all public library staff.

Instructor: Kathleen Guarino, LMHC, director of training at The National Center on Family Homelessness at American Institutes for Research

Dates: June 3 and 10, 2015

Times:
2:00–3:00 PM Eastern
1:00–2:00 PM Central
12:00–1:00 PM Mountain
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific

Registration Information:

 

Individual Registration
• PLA Member: $45.00
• ALA Member: $52.00
• Nonmember: $59.00		 Group Registration
• Group of any size: $179.00

FIND COMPLETE DETAILS AND REGISTER HERE!
Deadline to register is 11:59 p.m. Central, Monday, June 1. The webinars are not available separately.