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Issue 220, October 2022

Current news and events from the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association

• Letter from the Editors
• From the Action Council Coordinator
• Feature: Kansas City Public Library Spotlights Native Culture Through Big Read, Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise
• Feature: We are Water: Sharing Stories and Inspiring Conversations in Rural, Four Corners Libraries
• Feature: Revitalizing Indigenous Oral Histories at the University of Florida
• Feature: A Public Librarian’s Perspective on Building Connections with Indigenous Community
• Feature: Voices from the Field: Three Library Workers Share Their Experiences Working with Indigenous Populations
• Feature: Indigenous Data, Indigenous History of MIT and MIT Libraries
• Updates: What's Happening at SRRT and Around ALA
  • Hunger, Homelessness and Poverty Task Force (HHPTF)
  • Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) Community
  • Crete Public Library
  • The 12th National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL XII)
• Voices From the Past: Issue 61, September 1981
• Call for Submissions
  • The SRRT Newsletter is always looking for good articles, essays, and letters to the editor. The next submission deadline is November 30, 2022.
• Publication Information

 

 

About The SRRT Newsletter  

 

The SRRT Newsletter has been published since 1969, offering alternative viewpoints on libraries and their role in society. You can view past and current issues in the Newsletter Archive. 

The SRRT Newsletter is published quarterly by the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Now solely an electronic publication, The SRRT Newsletter is also indexed by the H. W. Wilson Company. Copyright © 1969-2020 by the Social Responsibilities Round Table. No part of this periodical may be reproduced without permission. Views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of ALA/SRRT. The editors reserve the right to edit submitted material as necessary or as the whimsy strikes.

Editorial Policy – adopted by SRRT Newsletter Editorial Board, January 26, 2013; presented to Action Council at 2013 ALA Annual Conference.

 

Submission Guidelines

The SRRT Newsletter invites submissions from library and information workers, students, educators, and all others who recognize the critical importance of libraries in addressing community and social issues. Submission content should align with the goals of SRRT: matters of social responsibility and values, current social needs, and opportunities and problems as they relate to libraries, library workers, or the communities they serve.

Send your submissions electronically in one of the following formats: MS Word, RTF, or plain text pasted into the body of an e-mail. Submissions should be 500 to 1,000 words and should include the article title, author's name and title, ach school or place of work (optional). Graphics are encouraged. If using images that are already on the Internet, the URL of the image and a caption or description may be added to the text of the submission.

Please send submissions and inquiries to SRRT Newsletter Editors at srrt.newsletter.content@gmail.com, indicating "SRRT Newsletter" within the subject line of your e-mail.

 

Editorial Team

Co-Editors: Julie Ann Winkelstein and Doreen Dixon
Reviews Editor: Madeline Veitch
Editorial Board:
Jess Costello
Kyle Evans
Miguel Juarez
Laura Koltutsky