LISNews: Librarian News

This call from Rachel Singer Gordon has been posted on several lists (newlib, nexgenlib, NMRT-L ...). Here it is for any LISNewsters who might care to participate:

Hi all -

At ALA Annual this year, I had the chance to talk to ALA's new Membership Marketing Manager, John Chrastka. He's offered to answer your questions about ALA and its connection to younger librarians in an upcoming "NextGen" column in Library Journal. With all the discussion here about the benefits (or disappointments) of association membership, this is a great opportunity to get
your questions answered and your voices heard.

So, think about what you'd like an ALA rep to answer, and send your burning questions to me at rachel-at-lisjobs.com by next Friday, August 13. I'll pull out
the most representative to send on to John.

Feel free to pass this on to other appropriate lists/individuals as well.

Thanks!

- Rachel

Gary Price notes some News From The ALA where the ALA’s Chicago office was hit by the Korgo.L worm. The virus flooded the internal network connections and rendered the network useless. ALA ITTS staff worked almost non-stop over the weekend, and as a result, they expect to have the network functioning on Tuesday.

News That The American Library Association (ALA) will work with Borders Group to kick off summer reading during the Borders Summer Reading Benefit Weekend, June 4-6.

During the benefit weekend, Borders will offer a discount to ALA members and library staff and users of 10 percent off their total purchases. To qualify for this discount, individuals must present a copy of the coupon found online at www.bordersstores.com/ala. Borders will donate a portion of these sales to support ALA's library advocacy efforts.