ALA – who is she?

Twitter chat
Domestic cat and kitten drinking milk from a saucer / lithograph by Gottfried Mind (between 1820 and 1860)

131st chat, Tuesday March 8, 2022: ALA – who is she?
6 pm Pacific / 7 pm Mountain / 8 pm Central / 9 pm Eastern

moderated by @lil_lesbrarian & @zinelib
Wakelet (compilation of tweets) (pdf) by @violetbfox

discussion questions:

  • Q1: What is the value of ALA for library workers today? #CritLib
  • Q2: Are you a member of ALA? Why or why not? #CritLib
  • Q3: What is the role of the ALA President and/or ALA Council in a critically sustaining context? What should it be?  #CritLib
  • Q4: What would a racial and social justice-centered ALA look like? #CritLib
  • Q5: How can ALA affirm its members’ needs, leading or supporting conversations around race, labor, copyright/fair use, censorship, etc.? #CritLib