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Minutes

Annual 2006
New Orleans

Midwinter 2006
San Antonio

Annual 2005
Chicago

Midwinter 2005
Boston

Subcommittees

Library Services to American Indians

Library Services to the Poor and Homeless

Chair

Robin Osborne
rosborne@wlsmail.org

Staff Liaison

Satia Orange
Director, OLOS
sorange@ala.org

Committee Roster

List of Committee Members

OLOS Committees

OLOS Advisory Committee

Charge

To offer policy guidance to the office; to advise and assist the office in establishing programs and priorities; to examine and assist in coordinating the various relevant programs and activities within ALA; to recommend new programs; to provide a channel through which membership may make recommendations; to issue reports; and to promote any other activities that will improve the quality of library services to the rural and urban poor and to ethnic minority groups.

History

Established by the ALA Council in June, 1968, as the Coordinating Committee on Library Service to the Disadvantaged upon recommendation of the Committee on Organization. Was to consist of an uneven number of members totaling no more than eleven, with responsibilities for gathering information concerning activities of all ALA units involved in developing and promoting expanded programs of library service to the disadvantaged; to propose, coordinate and evaluate the various Association activities to insure maximum effectiveness; to suggest further areas of Association involvement to the appropriate units of the Association for their action and implementation; and to develop and promote programs of action cutting across unit lines. Reestablished as a Standing Committee by Council in June, 1972. To consist of ELEVEN MEMBERS. CHAIRPERSON TO BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY.

Name of the office was changed to Office for Library Outreach Services in July, 1980, with corresponding changes in committee functions. Names of the committee and office changed in February, 1995, to Office for Literacy and Outreach Service Advisory Committee and Office for Literacy and Outreach Services.



Related Files

OLOS Advisory Committee Minutes Midwinter 2006
OLOS Advisory Committee Minutes Annual 2006
  


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