IRRT International Reception Committee
Statement of Role, Purpose, and Function
Locate, organize and host the international visitors reception at the ALA annual conference.
2012 IRRT International Librarians' Reception at the Muzeo in Anaheim, CA
Description: The 2012 IRRT International Librarians' Reception was held at the Muzeo on June 25, 2012 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. A very special feature was the presentation of the ALA President's Award for International Innovative Library Projects. Open to all conference attendees, but free to International Librarians outside the U.S., this reception offered a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world.
Librarians enjoy the reception at the Muzeo. Photos via Candice Townsend.
2011 IRRT International Librarians' Reception at the Generations Hall in New Orleans, LA
Description: The 2011 IRRT International Librarians' Reception was held at the Generations Hall on June 27, 2011 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. A very special feature was the presentation of the ALA President's Award for International Innovative Library Projects. Open to all conference attendees, but free to International Librarians outside the U.S., this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world.
ALA Presidential Citation for International Innovative Library Projects Award Recipients for 2011
- Rise Videoconferencing Network - Michelle Toombs and Steven Pattison , Project Leaders
- Quest Library Reading Program. - Zulkifli Bin Amin, National Library Board of Singapore
- E-Publication System Platform Project - Pei-Lei Tsai, National Central Library of Taiwan
- Expanding Information Accesss for Visually Impaired People - Bac Nguyen and Matthijs Balfoort, FORCE
l.to r. Steven Pattison, Michelle Toombs, Roberta Stevens ALA President,
Pei-Lei Tsai, Matthijs Balfoort, Zulkifli Bin Amin, and Bac Nguyen 2011 recipients.
2010 IRRT International Librarians' Reception at the Library of Congress Great Hall in Washington, DC
Description: The 2010 IRRT International Librarians' Reception was held at the Library of Congress Great Hall on June 28, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. A very special feature was the presentation of the ALA President's Award for International Innovative Library Projects. Open to all conference attendees, but free to International Librarians outside the U.S., this reception offers a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world.
ALA Presidential Citation for International Innovative Library Projects Award Recipients for 2010
- The Fondation Connaissance et Liberté / Fondasyon Konesans Ak Libète (FOKAL) Community Libraries Initiative
- International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL)
- Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University’s Box Library Extension (ABLE)
- The Library Society of China’s National Library Volunteering Project
- World Digital Library (WDL)
Photo by Joan S. Weeks
l to r Erick Toussaint (FOKAL), Dr. Anne Weeks (ICDL), John Dixon (ABLE), Dr. James Billington,
Librarian of Congress, Bingsi Fan and Yulin Yang (Libary Society of China), Dr. John Van Oudenaren (WDL)
2009 IRRT International Librarians' Reception in Chicago
Description: The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) celebrated its 60th Anniversary with international librarians, from more than 80 countries, at the ALA Annual Conference. The International Librarians Reception was held at the Harold Washington Library Atrium.
ALA Presidential Citation for International Innovation Award Recipients for 2009
- Hester J. Hodgdan Libraries for All Program - Jane Mirandette, President
- Lubuto Library Project, Inc. - Jane Kinney Meyers, President
- Tongji University Library - Dr. Jinhau Shen, Library Director
Photo by Sha Li Zhang
2008 IRRT International Librarians' Reception in Anaheim
Description: The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) welcomed and celebrated with all conference-attending international librarians, from more than 80 countries, at the ALA Annual Conference. The International Librarians Reception was held at the MUZEO, a new museum complex of the arts and culture. Its front entrance is the former Anaheim Public Library, built in 1908. Open to all conference attendees, but free to International Librarians outside the U.S., this reception offered a unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. Participants found a mixing of culture and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d'oeuvres and open bar.
Sponsors: We would like to thank our sponsors for the 2008 International Reception
- Blackwell Book Services
- OCLC/ WebJunction
- Elsevier Science
- Innovative Interfaces
- VTLS: Visionary Technology in Library Solutions
2007 IRRT International Librarians' Reception in Washington, DC
Place: Library of Congress - Madison Building, Montpelier Room
Description: The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) welcomed and celebrated with librarians from more than 80 countries at the ALA Annual Conference. Open to all conference attendees, but free to International Librarians outside the U.S., this reception at the Library of Congress Montpelier Room offered an unique opportunity to network with hundreds of information professionals from around the world. With a panoramic view of Washington, DC, this event provided a mixing of cultures and ideas, regional cuisine, hors d' oeuvres and open bar.
Documents
2007 International Reception-Pictures
All photos courtesy of Mitch Freedman
Please tag the photos with names or comments.
2007 International Reception-Video
By American Libraries Magazine
2004 International Reception-Pictures
2003 International Reception-Pictures
Chair
John Hickock (Chair--2011 - 2012)
Librarian
California State FullertonLibrary - 447
PO Box 4150
Fullerton, CA 92834-4150
Work: (714) 278-4394
Fax: (714) 278-2439
E-mail: jhickok[@]fullerton.edu
Members
Jiangping Chen (Member, 2011 - 2013)
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
E. M. Roublow (Member, 2011 - 2012)
Los Angeles Public Library, San Pedro, CA
Veronica L.C. Stevenson-Moudamane (Member, 2011 - 2012)
Novato Regional Library, Novato, CA
Committee Roster (Full contact information requires log in).
