IRRT INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
INTEREST GROUP
ISLD 2008 Annual Meeting in Anaheim
Statement of Role, Purpose, and Function
The ISLD serves as a clearinghouse of sustainable community-based library projects in developing areas of the world. This group mobilizes the power of ALA librarians to raise awareness of and make significant contributions to international library development. Librarians in developing countries can tap into resources for training and projects in their libraries.
ISLD Lunch at ALA Annual in Chicago
Description: ISLD and returned Peace Corps librarians meet on Saturday for lunch during the ALA annual and midwinter and guests are welcome to attend.
ISLD Luncheon at 2007 Midwinter
in Seattle- Photo by Jim Agee
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time: Noon
Place: Russian Tea Room, 77 E. Adams St., Chicago - Phone: (312) 360-0000 www.russianteatime.com
Directions: The Russian Tea Time Restaurant is located in the Loop,
south of the Chicago River, on Adams Street right off Michigan
Avenue. Across the street is the Art Institute Museum of Chicago,
around the corner - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, two blocks south -
Auditorium Theater. Millennium Park is just two blocks north, Sears
Tower - six blocks west on the same street.
You’ll sample a variety of Russian dishes including potato pancakes, stuffed
mushrooms, carrot salad, beet caviar, stuffed eggplant, lamb samsa
and more. Cost of the lunch is $19.50. Please plan to pay with cash.
Please RSVP by July 6 to Connie Champlin - cjchamp@mac.com.
2009 ISLD Meeting during ALA Annual in Chicago
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Place: McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-187
Description: At the ISLD annual meeting members planned future programs, partipated on committees and were involved with international library development projects.
2009 ISLD Program at ALA Annual in Chicago
Yes We Can: Support International Sustainable Library Development
Date: Monday, July 13, 2009
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Place: McCormick Place West (MCP) - W-181
Description: This program presented ways that skills are developed and transferred to enable sustainability in developing libraries. Methods to overcome contraints such as bandwidth, cultural awareness, needs assessment, and language barriers were presented. (Program sponsored by the International Sustainable Library Development-ISLD)
Speakers:
Susan Schnuer, from the Mortenson Center, University of Illinois presented Understanding the Context for Skill Development and Transfer(PowerPoint)
Kathy Greely, from the South Africa Partners Project presented Libraries for South African Schools(PowerPoint)
Jane Mirandette, San Juan del Sur Biblioteca Movil presented Skill Share Programs: Volunteers Help Sustain Grassroots Libraries in Nicaragua(PowerPoint)
2008 ISLD Program at ALA Annual in Anaheim
Connecting with an International Project.
Description: This program presented ways that librarians can connect with international projects.
Speakers:
Jane Kurtz, Ethiopia Reads
Carol McAuliffe, Books Open the World, Uganda
2007 ISLD Program at ALA Annual in Washington DC
Opportunities to Participate in Global Library Development (ISLD) Interest Group
Description: The IRRT's International Sustainable Library Development (ISLD) Interest Group presented an interactive program on "Opportunities to Participate in Global Library Development." From becoming a Peace Corps volunteer to organizing a program in your library, there are a wide range of opportunities to participate in global library development. Speakers introduced attendees to some of these possibilities, including a project to build libraries for street kids and other children affected by HIV/AIDS in Lusaka, Zambia, public library development in Rwanda, Peace Corps volunteer library projects and the Global Libraries Outreach Campaign focused on public libraries throughout the world. Following the presentations, attendees discussed these and additional projects that welcomed participation.
Speakers:
Anne Baker, Vice President, National Peace Corps Assc.
Page Brandon, Head, Arlington Campus Library
Jane Kinney Meyers, President, Lubuto Library Project, Inc.
Gail Wadsworth, Consultant, Peace Corps
Joan Weeks, Sr. Instruction Librarian, Library of Congress
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Co-chairs
Connie Champlin
Consultant
129 Cranberry Lane
Centerville, MA 02632
Home: 508-362-6055
Cell 317-908-1220
Fax: 317-637-6387
E-mail: cjchamp@mac.com
Jean Cavanaugh
Information Resource Officer
U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires
Unit 4330
APO AA 34034
Phone: (5411) 5777-4832
E-mail: cavanaughjm@state.gov
Members
Pinar Arcan
Business Librarian
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
D.C. Public Library
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-727-1171
E-mail: pinar.arcan@dc.gov
Skip Auld
Assistant Director
Chesterfiled County Library
9501 Lori Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832-0297
Phone: 804-748-1767
Fax: 804-751-4679
E-mail: auldh@co.chesterfield.va.us
Angel Batiste
Area Specialist Africa Section
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540
Phone: 202-707-1980
Fax: 202-252-3180
E-mail: abat@loc.gov
Sarah Beasley
Department Manager
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State St.
Chicago, IL
Phone: 773-278-1889
Fax: NA
E-mail: sbeasley@chipublib.org
Lee Blakley
Reference Librarian
Batavia Public Library
10 South Batavia Ave.
Batavia, IL 60510-2449
Phone: (630) 879-1393
Fax: (630) 879-9118
E-mail: lblakley@linc.lib.il.us
Page Brannon
UAA/APU Consortium Library
3211 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508-4614
Phone: 907-786-1873
E-mail: page.brannon.afkpl@gmail.com
Martin Burrows
Librarian
D.C. Public Library
Washington, DC
E-mail: martin.burrows@dc.gov
Kay Ann Cassell
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail: kcassell@nyc.rr.com
Jeff Huestis
Associate Dean for Technology
Washington University Library
Campus Box 1061
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: 314-935-5951
Fax: 314-935-4045
E-mail: huestis@wustl.edu
Rebecca Kennedy
Reference Librarian - Social Sciences & History
Sulzer Regional Library
Chicago Public Library
Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: 312-744-2555
Email: chai.becka@gmail.com
Karen D. Jessee
Senior Librarian, Reference Department
Jacksonville Public Library, Main Library
303 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: 904-630-2954
Fax: 904-630-2978
E-mail: kjessee@coj.net
Jane Kinney Meyers
President
Lubuto Library Project, Inc.
5500 Connecticut Ave., NW, #368
Washington, DC 20015-2601
Phone and fax: 202-558-5609
Email: mayazi@verizon.net
Athena Michael
Eastern Sales Representative
John Wiley & Sons
Phone: 540-722-0523
E-mail: amichael@wiley.com
Bill Middleton
Information Resource Officer
U.S. Department of State
2130 Dakar Place
Dulles, VA 20189-2130
Phone: (221) 823-4296 Ext. 3105
Fax: (221) 283-5966
E-mail: middletonwc2@state.gov
Jane Mirandette
President
The Hester J. Hodgdon Libraries for All Program
1716 Del Norte
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: 970-203-0667
Cell: 970-227-9287
E-mail: janem101@aol.com
Richard Sapon-White
Cataloging Librarian
Oregon State University
121 The Valley Library
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: 541-737-7319
Fax: NA
E-mail: richard.sapon-white@oregonstate.edu
Linda T. Stubbs
Assistant Chief
Special Materials Cataloging Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540
Phone: 202-707-7108
Fax: NA
E-mail: lstu@loc.gov
Natalia Taylor
Collection Development Officer
Georgia State University
100 Decatur St., SE
Atlanta, GA 30030
Phone: 404-463-9764
Fax: NA
E-mail: natalia@gsu.edu
Gail Wadsworth
Consultant
Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone: 202-692-2615
E-mail: gwadsworth@aerialmail.net
Dane Ward
Associate Dean for Public Services
8900 Milner Library
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-8900
Phone: 309-438-7215
Fax: 309-438-3676
E-mail: dmward@ilstu.edu
Joan Weeks
Sr. Instruction Librarian
Instructional Design & Training Division
Library of Congess
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540
Phone: 202-707-3657
Fax: 203-432-7231
E-mail: jwee@loc.gov
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