Hello, Council,

Here’s just a brief update on selected activities over the past week.
Cheers,
Loriene Roy

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I. Communication: Interviews
A. 15 October 2007: Boston Globe (topic: Outsourcing public library management)
B. 16 October 2007: Videotaped interview in Monterrey, Mexico for the Nuevo Leon section of AMBAC.
C. 17 October 2007: Videotaped greeting for national AASL conference. [Thank you Alex Hershey and Tony Cherian!]
D. 18 October 2007: Los Angeles newspaper (topic: patrons and competition for computing services in public library branches)

II. Presentations:
A. 16 October 2007: “Celebracion de la comunidad, colaboracion y cultura: Plan Presidencial ALA 2007/2008,” AMBAC Nuevo Leon Seccion/Feria del Libro, Monterrey, Mexico. [Thank you, Elias Tzoc, for translating my talk into Spanish; muchas gracias, Reymundo Juarez, for your kind assistance.]

III. Meetings and visits:
18 October 2007: Parliamentary refresher (with Eli Mina), Chicago.
18 October 2007: Meeting Effectiveness Task Force meeting, Chicago.
18 October 2007: Meeting with Jenifer Grady about Workplace Wellness initiative, Chicago.
18 October 2007: Meeting with Lorelle Swader about Task Force on Supporting Library and Information Science Education Through Practice, Chicago.
18 October 2007: Meeting with Dale Lipschultz about Circle of Literacy Task Force, Chicago.
18 October 2007: Meeting with Wendy Prellwitz and Karen Letarte about 2008 Many Voices, Many Nations Event, Chicago.
18 October 2007: WebJunction.org Advisory group conference call.
18 October 2007: Meeting with Deidre Ross and JoAnne Kempf about ALA Presidential Program at the 2008 ALA Midwinter meeting, Chicago.
18 October 2007: Dinner with JoAnne Kempf to review Presidential Initiatives, Chicago.
19 October 2007: Board Effectiveness Session (Eli Mina), Chicago.
19 October 2007: ALA Divisions Concurrent Meeting, Chicago.
20 October 2007: ALA Executive Board Fall Meeting, Session I, Chicago.
21 October 2007: ALA Executive Board Fall Meeting, Session II.

IV. Upcoming Travel:
22-25 October: Third national Conference on Tribal Libraries Archives, and Museums: Oklahoma City
26-28 October: California Library Association, Long Beach.

VII. For Fun
16 October 2007: Toured Feria del Libro, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and lunch with AMBAC staff.
19 October 2007: Social meeting with Laurie Arnold, Associate Director, Collections, Darcy McNichol Collection, Newberry Library.
20 October 2007: Social meeting with Della Nohl (sister from Sheboygan, WI)

VIII. Fall 2008 “Public Libraries” graduate class, Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon. Students presented issues panels on USA P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act and censorship.