Activities 6-16 August

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I. Communication:
A. Telephone chats with chairs of committees; two more completed, scheduling others.
B. Sending brief updates to blog (url in signature banner, below)
Note: we have 4 blogs, 3 of which are devoted to our major task forces:
http://literacy-circle.blogspot.com/
http://lis-education.blogspot.com/
http://workplace-wellness.blogspot.com/

II. Media: Thank you, Sara Albert, Jennifer Petersen, Macey Morales for helping me prepare for interviews!

Completed interviews with:
A. 6 August 2007: Chicago Tribune. (drive-up library services)
B. 8 August 2007: AP (education in librarianship; LIS education)

Selected media coverage:
A. Holeywell, Ryan, "Library Experts: Outsourcing of Management at the San Juan Public Library Receives Mixed Reaction," The Monitor, 5 August 2007. Available at: http://www.themonitor.com/news/library_4286___article.html/say_libraries.html.

III. Publications:
A. "Wellness: For Our Communities, For Ourselves," 2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute Proceedings. Available at http://www.sir.arizona.edu/trejo/roytext.pdf. Accessed on 5 August 2007.

IV. Presentations:
A. Keynote: "Indigenous Libraries and Innovative Multicultural Services," IFLA Satellite, Innovative Multicultural Library Services for AllWith Special Reference to Literacy, Learning and Linguistic Diversity, Pretoria, South Africa. (16 August 2007)

V. Meetings:
A. 6 August 2007: ALA Executive Committee
B. Tour: Wespark Community Library, joint community and school library, Pretoria, South Africa, 16 August 2007

V. Writing:
A. Prepared paper on traditional knowledge for IFLA
B. Preparing final evaluation report for the 2006 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
C. Drafted 3rd column for "American Libraries"
D. Submitted monthly contribution to the "Library Leadership Network"
E. Writing Fall 2007 conference presentations

VI. For Fun!
A. 3 days at Kruger National Park with family: lions, hyena, leopard, elephants, giraffes, etc. No email or cell phone!

73rd IFLA General Conference & Council, World Library & Information Congress

Saturday, 18 August 2007
1. USA Caucus Meeting

Sunday, 19 August 2007
1. Opening Session
2. PC Hearing on IFLA’s Professional Structure
3. Program: National Libraries: The future of National Libraries: convergence and partnerships
4. Exhibition opening; helped staff the ALA Booth
5. Meeting with AMBAC officials
6. Reception: Access to Learning Award

Monday, 20 August 2007
1. IFLA Press Conference
2. Program: @Your Library campaign for the world’s libraries
3. Program: Regional Activities with Education and Training
4. Helped staff the ALA Booth
5. Program: IFLA President: Indigenous Knowledge (helped answer audience questions)
6. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award (ATLA). Congratulations, Northern Territories Library in Australia!
7. Conference Beach Party

Tuesday, 21 August 2007
1. Program: President-Elect, “Libraries on the Agenda”
2. Program: Stories without Writing: Local and Family History Beyond the Written Word
3. Poster Sessions
4. National Association Members Meeting
5. Helped staff the ALA Booth
6. OCLC reception: Wreck Aquarium

Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Program: Social Inclusion
Poster Sessions
Helped staff the ALA Booth
Program: Preservation in African Collections: Perspectives and Case Studies
Program: The history of libraries and librarianship in Sub-Sahara Africa
Cultural Gala at City Hall and Church Walk

Thursday, 23 August 2007
1. Program: Regional Activities with IFLA/ALP
2. IFLA Closing Session
3. IFLA Council Meeting


Friday, 24 August 2007: sat in a number of business meetings of these sections
Information Literacy
Reading
Meeting: radio Gagasi
Library Services to Multicultural Populations
School Libraries and Resource Centers
Information Technology
Regional Activities

Presentations:
(co-presenter) “Copyright and Other Legal Matters,” 73rd IFLA General Conference & Council World Library and Information Congress, Durban, South Africa. (20 August 2007)
(co-presenter) “Library Services to Multicultural Populations,” 73rd IFLA General Conference & Council World Library and Information Congress, Durban, South Africa. (23 August 2007)

For fun:
Thursday, 23 August, Dinner out with Management of Library Associations Section
Thursday, 24 August, Zulu Jazz club
Saturday, 25 August, Valley of 1000 Hills tour

Recent Media Placements:
1. Brittain, Amy, “High School Readings Lists Get A Modern Makeover: Find Out What Recent Bestsellers Are Taking Their Place Next to Classics at Schools Across the US,” Christian Science Monitor, 8 August 2007. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0808/p13s01-legn.html
2. Kamara, Marget, “ALA Inaugurates its First American Indian President,” Diverse Issues in Higher Education 3 August 2007. http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_8966.shtml
3. Brezosky, Lynn, “Border Cities Struggle to Find Librarians,” AP, 14 August 2007. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4407097
4. “Librarian Interview: ALA President Loriene Roy,” 22 August 2007, Cynsations [Cynthia Leitich Smith’s blog]. Available at: http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/08/librarian-interview-ala-president.html

Publications
(with Jennifer Petersen and Rochelle Lefkowitz) “Librarians’ Tech Savvy,” USA Today, 9 August 2007. [letter to editor] http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/08/librarians-tech.html

30 July – 5 August

I. Communication:
A. Telephone chats with chairs of committees; one more completed, scheduling others.
B. Sending brief updates to blog (url in signature banner,
below)
Note: we have 4 blogs, 3 of which are devoted to our major task forces:
http://literacy-circle.blogspot.com/
http://lis-education.blogspot.com/
http://workplace-wellness.blogspot.com/

II. Media:
Thank you, members of OLOS Subcommittee on Library Services on Bookmobiles and Jennifer Petersen at ALA for helping me prepare for interviews!

Completed interviews with:
A. 30 July 2007: New York Times. (topic: ‘new’ public library—services and architecture)
B. 30 July 2007: Austin American Statesman (topic: Harry Potter read-alikes)
C. 31 July 2007: Anniston Star, Alabama (topic: bookmobiles)
D. 1 August 2007: Christian Science Monitor (topic: summer reading lists for teens,
college freshmen)
E. 3 August 2007: The Monitor (Texas) (Topic: outsourcing public library management)
F. 3 August 2007: Diversity Issues in Higher Education (topic: biography; literacy in American Indian communities)

Selected media coverage:
A. 30 July 2007: Guest on “Native Horizons Radio Hour,” weekly radio program
aired on KOOP 97.1 FM, community radio station in Austin, Texas.
B. Advisory board membership now noted on “We Shall Remain” website, hosted by
WGBH-Boston, at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/project/advisors.html
C. Reynolds, Jerry, “Loriene Roy Elected President of American Library
Association,” Indian Country Today, 1 August 2007, available at http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415479. Accessed on 1 August 2007.
D. “Ojibwe is Chief Librarian: ALA Inaugurates its First American Indian President,”
Newspaper Rock: Where Native American Meets Pop Culture,” http://www.bluecorncomics.com/newsrock.htm.
E. McCartney, Anthony, “Time’s Up: Libraries to Limit Patrons’ Computer Usage,” The Tampa Tribune, 30 July 2007. Available at: http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBY6UF9Q4F.html
F. Myers, Bill, “Library Patrons Indignant at Southeast Library’s Lack of Classic
Titles,” The Washington Examiner, 2 August 2007. Available at: http://www.examiner.com/a-859884~Library_patrons_indignant_at_Southeast_Library_s_lack_of_classic_titles.html
G. Culp, Cindy V., “Overdue Library Materials Sparking Online Shutdowns,”
wacotrib.com, 28 July 2007. Available at: http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/07/28/07282007wacoverduelibrary.html

III. Publications:
A. “President’s Message: A Celebration of Culture,” American Libraries 38 (7) (August
2007): 6.
B. “General Session Keynote Address: Welcome to my 2007-2008 ALA Presidential Year!
Celebrating Community, Collaboration, and Culture, “ Tennessee Libraries 57 (1). Available at http://www.tnla.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=110. Accessed on 5 August 2007.

IV. Presentations:
A. (Co-Presenter) “BCALA President’s Program,” 6th National Conference of African American
Librarians, Fort Worth, Texas. (August 4, 2007).

III. Meetings:
A. Meeting to provide information on the Forum Universal de las Culturas Monterrey 2007, Austin (Texas) City Hall. www.monterreyforum2007.org
B. 6th National Conference of African American Librarians, 2-5 August, Fort Worth.

IV. Upcoming Travel:
A. IFLA

V. Writing:
A. Preparing paper on traditional knowledge for IFLA
Preparing final evaluation report for the 2006 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
Drafted 3rd column for “American Libraries”
Submitted monthly contribution to the “Library Leadership Network”

VI. For Fun! (education and networking)
Events at the 6th National Conference of African American Librarians:
A. Awards & Legacy Luncheon, 3 August 2007.
B. Rhythm of the Heartbeat! Welcome Reception, 3 August 2007.
C. Authors’ Luncheon, 4 August 2007.
D. A Night in the Stockyards-President’s Banquet, 4 August 2007.
E. Closing Brunch with a Few Good People, 5 August 2007.

Summary of Presidential Initiatives:

1. Workplace Wellness
2. Circle of Literacy
3. Supporting LIS Education Through Practice

Projects:

1. National Library Camp
2. Meeting Effectiveness Training
3. Oral History project of retired/retiring librarians

Work underway for a new Directory of Ethnic Professionals in LIS

Hello, all,
I'm in Dallas for the 6th National Conference of African American Librarians. Along with attending programs, social events, and exhibits, I'm getting to connect with colleagues about their professional work.

George Grant shared with me his plans to produce a new edition of the "Directory of 20th Century Ethnic Professionals in LIS." You can share this news with your colleague and complete the webform at:

www.granthousepublishers.com/ethniclisdirectory.html

I'm heading there now ...

Loriene