ALA Meeting Minutes

January 23, 2017 Minutes

Date: Monday, January 23, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm
Place: Trail Room, SLAIS
Attendance: Claire, Lara, Shannon, Lucas, Erin

Introductions

ALA Introductions:

• Organize events, such as tours, panels, etc.
• Scholarships

Event Ideas:

• In the past:
  • Colouring stress buster and snacks during finals
  • Freedom to Read and BCLA
    • Panel on censorship and what it means for libraries providing access
  • Mixer with archival and library students
    • ALA and ACA mixer
  • ASL American Sign Language and serving differently abled patrons
  • LIS webinars
  • ALA Exchange with University of Washington

Upcoming:

• Mixer
  • Claire to get in touch with ACA
• Student Exchange
  • Reading Break?
  • Contact University of Washing to schedule
• Tours
  • Aquarium/ Vanaqua
  • Think of special libraries

Meetings: Mondays for now.

• Lucas to send message to Core.

Positions open:

• Co-Chair: Erin and Lara are interested
• Secretary: Lucas
• Webmaster: Erin is interested. Matthew Murray created absolutely amazing webmaster documents!

Meeting Adjourned.
Time: 12:40 pm.

Stick around for the screening of ALA Youth Media Awards 2017!