2002 ALA ANNUAL MEETING

ATLANTA, GEORGIA       

HIGHLIGHTS

ALA/APA

Last Winter, Council voted to approve the formation of the Allied Professional Association, the 501C(6) arm of ALA in order to provide certification for individuals and to advocate for librarians in pay and equity issues.  A transition team was appointed to identify and address specific areas and tasks needing to be accomplished to get the organization going and bring recommendations and actions back to Council.  The next step is to approve the by-laws and continue with start-up activities.

Campaign for America’s Librarians/Advocating for Better Salaries and Pay Equity

President-Elect Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman appointed a Special Presidential Task Force on Better Salaries and Pay Equity for Library Workers.  The task force held an advocacy training workshop and is providing a toolkit for use at future trainings.  This is the first time such a concerted effort has been taken by ALA to advocate for better salaries and pay equity.  APA can also continue this undertaking once it is in operation.

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Speakers of Interest                                                                                                                                               

American Libraries staff reported that this conference had the strongest lineup of speakers in recent history.  The three major speakers made libraries and the challenges now being faced an intrinsic part of their presentations.  Opening Session speaker, art critic Robert Hughes delivered “a scathing denunciation of the ‘patriotic correctness’ unleashed in the U.S. by the events of September 11 and a call to librarians to ‘guard your liberties’.”

Michael Moore, author and activist, expressed gratitude to librarians for their part in saving his current book, Stupid White Men, which his publisher had decided to “pulp” instead of distributing it as a reaction to the September 11 events.  Librarians deluged the publisher with letters and emails in reaction to hearing their decision.  Moore announced a number of initiatives in support of library issues.  You can learn more about this on his website http://www.michaelmoore.com/index.php.  He also shared the first five minutes of his film, Bowling for Columbine that won an award at the Cannes Film Festival and has been purchased by United Artists.  In an update, he shared that Regal Cinemas, the largest theater chain in the nation, has vowed not to show it because of its controversial nature and that United is “keeping it in the can” instead of releasing it as originally planned.  Are more letters and emails in order?

The closing session speaker, Journalist Barbara Ehrenrich, shared her research for her book, Nickel and Dimed : on not getting by in America.  She took a number of entry-level jobs to see if it was possible to survive on poverty-level wages.  She tied her findings to the inadequate salaries paid to many library workers.  Especially meaningful were her words, “We cannot let them use our dedication as an implicit excuse for low pay.”

There were many other worthwhile programs and speakers throughout the conference.  For a more detailed look at the conference, please see the articles in American Libraries, August 2002.

COUNCIL ACTIONS

Council I

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#2.1, 2002 Midwinter Council Minutes.

By CONSENT, Approved the following slate of candidates for the
2002-2003 Committee on Committees Election:  Susan T. Berlin; Ann C.
Sparanese; Mario M. Gonzalez; Mark Rosenzweig; Mary Biblo; Khafre K.
Abif; Gloria J. Leonard; and Virginia (Ginny) Moore.  Nominations from
the floor: June Pinnell-Stephens; E. Blanche Woolls; Harriet Henderson;
and Nann Blaine Hilyard.

By CONSENT, Approved the following slate of candidates for the
2002-2003 Planning and Budget Assembly Election:  Councilor-at-Large:
Carol L. Diehl; Em Claire Knowles; Maureen Pastine; Penny S. Markey; and
Jana R. Fine.  Chapter Councilors: William D. Paullin; Barbara A.
Powell; Suzanne Reymer; and Nancy L. Bujold.  There were no nominations
from the floor.
       
By CONSENT, Approved CD#12.2, Appointment of Tellers for the Council
COC and PBA Elections. Tellers were: Billy Beal; Therese Bigelow; Sue
Kamm; and Sara Kelly John, chair.

Council II

By CONSENT, Adopted the following two action items in the Policy
Monitoring Committee Report,
CD# 17.1:

Item#1. To incorporate Policy #54.1 (Library and Information Studies
and Human Resource Utilization: A Statement of Policy) into the ALA
Policy Manual as amended to read:  "To meet the goals of library
service, both professional and supportive staff are needed in libraries.
Thus, the library occupation is much broader than that segment of it
which is the library profession, but the library profession has
responsibility for defining the training and education required for the
preparation of personnel who work in libraries at any level, supportive
or professional.

Skills other than those of librarianship also have an important
contribution to make to the achievement of superior library service.
There should be equal recognition in both the professional and
supportive ranks for those individuals whose expertise contributes to
the effective performance of the library.

The title 'Librarian' carries with it the connotation of 'professional'
in the sense that professional tasks are those which require a special
background and education."  (See "Current Reference File" ALA Library
and Information Studies Education and Human Resource Utilization:  A
Statement of Policy 2001-2002 CD #3) (CD#17.1, Policy Monitoring
Committee, Item #1)

Item#2.  To incorporate Policy #6.16 (Virtual/E-Members), into the ALA
Policy Manual to read: "Appointment of 'virtual' members to committees
and task forces may be made in conformance with the following
provisions: 

a. 'Virtual members' or 'e-members' will have the rights and
responsibilities of advisory or consultant members as defined by The
Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 4th ed.

b. 'Virtual members' or 'e-members' will be appointed through the
existing procedures for appointment of committee members

c. The number of 'virtual members' or 'e-members' may not exceed 50
percent of a committee's current non-virtual authorized strength."
(CD#17.1, Policy Monitoring Committee, Item #2)

By CONSENT, Approved that ALA serve as a member of the National Center
on Women and Aging's Council of Cooperating Organizations. (CD#36,
National Center on Women and Aging)

By CONSENT, Approved the FY2003 Total ALA Budgetary Ceiling of
$49,721,383. (CD#13.4, ALA Treasurer's Report)

By CONSENT, Amended the sixth bullet point of the ALA/APA Guiding
Principles by striking the words "two issues" and adding the words
"but will not be limited to*."  The sixth bullet point then read:
"Initially, the newly formed ALA/APA will address but will not be
limited to*."

VOTED, To approve the ALA/APA Guiding Principles as amended to read:

·The American Library Association/Allied Professional Association
(ALA/APA) is legally a separate organization from the American Library
Association (ALA).

·ALA continues in its Internal Revenue Status as a 501(c)3
educational association.  ALA/APA is a new, 501(c)6, organization¯a
professional association.

·ALA/APA is a service organization to ALA, not a membership
organization.

·The structure, organization, and operation of ALA/APA will be as
simple as possible.

·The impact of ALA/APA on ALA activities, services, and revenues
will be minimal.

·Initially, the newly formal ALA/APA will address but not be
limited to:

·Certification of professionals in specializations beyond the
initial Professional degree.  The Association of Specialized and
Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), the Library Administration and
Management Association (LAMA), and the Public Library Association (PLA)
have developed a Certified Public Library Administrator program.

·Salaries, as addressed through the proposed Campaign for
America's Librarians.

·A transition period of 2-3 years will allow ALA/APA time to
address the initial issues within certification and pay equity, under
the new governance structure and the new IRS status, and to develop the
structures for long-term sustainability. (CD#24.1)

Council III

ADOPTED, The following memorials: Christie D. Vernon; Sharon A. Hogan;
Rosemary Allen Little; Zena Sutherland; Elizabeth W. (Betty) Stone; and
Dr. Donald D. Foos.

ADOPTED, The following tributes:  Celebration of the Library
Instruction Round Table's 25th Anniversary; Gerald Hodges; Richard A.
Olsen; Elizabeth (Beth) Bingham; and Sandra Rios Balderrama.

ELECTED to the 2002-2003 Council Committee on Committees: Mario M.
Gonzalez; June Pinnell-Stephens; E. Blanche Woolls; and Nann Blaine
Hilyard. 

ELECTED to the 2002-2003 Planning and Budget Assembly.
Councilors-at-Large: Em Claire Knowles; Maureen Pastine; and Jana R.
Fine.  Chapter Councilors: Barbara A. Powell and Suzanne Reymer.

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#20.7, Resolution on Protecting the Interests of
America's Libraries Under the WTO General Agreement on Trade in
Services, which read: "That the American Library Association shall work
with the Office of the United State Trade Representative, and otherwise
lobby the federal government as necessary, to ensure that local, state,
and federal governmental bodies can support the efforts of publicly
supported and non-profit libraries to serve the needs of America's
schools and communities for access to information in whatever forms and
by whatever means technology may allow in coming years; and that the
American Library Association shall work with the Office of the United
States Trade Representative, and otherwise lobby the federal government
as necessary, to ensure that publicly supported and non-profit libraries
will be considered 'services supplied in the exercise of governmental
authority' (in accordance with Article I:3 of the GATS), and that the
American Library Association will share this resolution with the other
national library associations and with the International Federation of
Library Associations and Institutions."

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#20.8, Resolution on Sensitive but Unclassified
Government Information, which read: "That the American Library
Association urges the Information Security Information Office and the
Office of Information and Privacy, Department of Justice to remove the
'Sensitive but Unclassified' provisions from the Memorandum of March
19th, and that ALA urges government agencies to ensure that public
access to government information is maintained absent specific
compelling and documented national security or public safety concerns."

By CONSENT, Adopted, CD#20.9, Resolution Concerning H.R. 4187,
Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2002, which read: "That the
American Library Association reaffirm its support of the public's
legitimate right of access to presidential records; and that the
American Library Association supports H.R. 4187, the Presidential
Records Act Amendments of 2002, and encourages its members to ask their
legislators to co-sponsor and support the enactment of H.R. 4187 by the
end of the 107th Congress."

By CONSENT, Adopted, CD#20.10, Resolution on Superintendent of
Documents FY2003 Salaries and Expenses Appropriations, which read: "That
the American Library Association urges Congress to fund fully the
Government Printing Office Salaries and Expenses Appropriations for
FY2003 at $34.1 million requested by the Public Printer; and that the
American Library Association urges Congress to reaffirm the government's
responsibility to provide federal government information products in
formats most appropriate to the public's needs and to ensure the
permanent public access of federal information in all formats; and that
the American Library Association urges Congress to reaffirm its
commitment to GPO Access and the Federal Depository Library Program
services and collections and to sustain critical functions, such as
collecting, producing, cataloging, indexing and distributing government
publications from other agencies, and the continuation of the
International Exchange Program."

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#20.11, Resolution on Agency Guidelines on
Information Quality, which read: "That the American Library Association
urges federal agencies to provide public access to the government
information being challenged under the quality guidelines; and that the
American Library Association urges Congress to hold hearings that assess
the impact of the Information Quality Guidelines on dissemination of and
public access to government information."

By CONSENT, Adopted, CD#20.12, Resolution on Executive Agency
Procurement of Printing and Duplicating, which read: "That the American
Library Association urges OMB to ensure executive agencies compliance
with Title 44 of the United States Code; that the American Library
Association urges OMB to solicit public comment on the proposed
regulations to amend the Federal Acquisitions Regulations through the
Federal Register; and that the American Library Association urges
appropriate Congressional committees to hold hearings on OMB Memorandum
M-02-07 to assess and address its fiscal impact and potential effect on
dissemination to Federal Depository Libraries and public access to
government information."

By CONSENT, Adopted, CD#20.13, Resolution on Restricted Access to GAO
Report GAO-01-538, which read: "That the American Library Association
urges the General Accounting Office to reverse its decision to remove
the report entitled The Brady Act: Instant Background Check is not
Applicable to Antique Firearms, 2001 from Federal Depository Libraries;
and that the American Library Association urges the General Accounting
Office to reverse its decision to require submission of personal
information for tracking purposes to obtain a copy of the report."

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#20.14, Resolution Commending Francis J. Buckley,
Jr., which read: "That the American Library Association commends Francis
J. Buckley, Jr. for his dedication and service to the Federal Depository
Library Program and to ensuring free and equitable public access to
government information; and that the American Library Association
commends Francis J. Buckley, Jr. for his leadership in and advocacy of
libraries and government information through his service on ALA Council
and committees, on the Government Documents Round Table and government
and inter-association bodies."

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#20.15, Resolution Commending Michael F. DiMario,
which read: "That the American Library Association commend Michael F.
DiMario, 23rd Public Printer of the United States, for providing the
leadership through which the Government Printing Office has shown
innovation in printing and electronic dissemination as well as the
promotion of free and permanent access to government information for
all."

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#20.16, Resolution Commending The Government
Documents Round Table on Its 30th Anniversary, which read: "That the
American Library Association commends the Government Documents Round
Table on thirty years of service to the Association and the public."

ADOPTED, CD#19.5, Privacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of
Rights.

ENDORSED, The Intellectual Freedom Committee's motion expressing its
appreciation to the law firm of Jenner & Block for its extraordinary
work and outstanding presentation of ALA's challenge to CIPA.

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#18.6, Resolution on the IFLA Internet Manifesto,
which read: "That the ALA Council endorses the IFLA Internet Manifesto;
that the ALA votes to adopt the IFLA Internet Manifesto at the IFLA 2002
Council meeting in Glasgow; and that ALA urges its members who are IFLA
voting delegates to vote to adopt the IFLA Internet Manifesto."

MOVED, The adoption of CD#18.8, Resolution on the Destruction of
Palestinian Libraries, Archives, and other Cultural Institutions, which
read: "That the American Library Association calls upon the government
of the United States, as well as other governments, intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations to prevent further
destruction of libraries and cultural resources and to provide material
assistance for the reconstruction and restoration of these resources;
and that the American Library Association takes leadership in
recommending that IFLA study the needs of Palestinian libraries and
cultural institutions, and establish a mechanism for providing
assistance to Palestinian libraries and cultural institutions; and that
the International Relations Committee of the American Library
Association is hereby charged with implementing this resolution; and
that the American Library Association will share this resolution with
the President of the International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions (IFLA), the Director of the IFLA Freedom of Access to
Information and Freedom of Expression Activity, the Secretary General of
the United Nations, the Director-General of UNESCO, the United States
Secretary of State, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, the
Representative of the Palestinian National Authority to the United
States."

VOTED, To strike the final resolved clause of CD#18.8, Resolution on
the Destruction of Palestinian Libraries, Archives, and other Cultural
Institutions, which read: "That the American Library Association will
share this resolution with the President of the International Federation
of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the Director of the
IFLA Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression
Activity, the Secretary General of the United Nations, the
Director-General of UNESCO, the United States Secretary of State, the
Israeli Ambassador to the United States, the Representative of the
Palestinian National Authority to the United States."

DEFEATED, An amendment to the first resolved clause of CD#18.8,
Resolution on the Destruction of Palestinian Libraries, Archives, and
other Cultural Institutions, to add the word "Palestinian" in front of
the word "libraries."  The clause would then read: "That the American
Library Association calls upon the government of the United States, as
well as other governments, intergovernmental organizations and
non-governmental organizations to prevent further destruction of
Palestinian libraries and cultural resources and to provide material
assistance for the reconstruction and restoration of these resources*"

DEFEATED, A motion to strike the first resolved clause of CD#18.8,
Resolution on the Destruction of Palestinian Libraries, Archives, and
other Cultural Institutions, which read: "That the American Library
Association calls upon the government of the United States, as well as
other governments, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental
organizations to prevent further destruction of libraries and cultural
resources and to provide material assistance for the reconstruction and
restoration of these resources."

ADOPTED, CD#18.8, Resolution on the Destruction of Palestinian
Libraries, Archives, and other Cultural Institutions, as amended to
read: "That the American Library Association calls upon the government
of the United States, as well as other governments, intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations to prevent further
destruction of libraries and cultural resources and to provide material
assistance for the reconstruction and restoration of these resources;
and that the American Library Association takes leadership in
recommending that IFLA study the needs of Palestinian libraries and
cultural institutions, and establish a mechanism for providing
assistance to Palestinian libraries and cultural institutions; and that
the International Relations Committee of the American Library
Association is hereby charged with implementing this resolution."

By CONSENT, Approved the establishment of the Round Table Coordinating
Assembly.  This assembly acts as a conduit for information among Round
Tables and various units and offices of ALA.  (This Item was part of
CD#27.1.)

By CONSENT, Approved the dedication of one membership seat of the Pay
Equity Committee to a library support staff worker.  (CD#27.1, Committee
on Organization, Item #1)

By CONSENT, Approved the name change for the Minority Concerns and
Cultural Diversity Committee to the Committee on Diversity with a new
committee charge, which read: "To provide a forum to research, monitor,
discuss, and address national diversity issues and trends. To analyze
and address the impact of diversity issues and trends on the profession,
and the relevance and effectiveness of library leadership, library
organizations and library services to an increasingly diverse society.
To provide to Council and ALA membership information, needed for the
establishment of ALA policies, actions, and initiatives related to
national diversity issues and trends.

To encourage and facilitate diversity in ALA membership and the
recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce in the profession as a
whole. To encourage and facilitate diversity in ALA leadership and
leadership development.

To facilitate a broad awareness of how and why diversity is
unequivocally linked to all ALA areas of concern such as intellectual
freedom, education and continual learning, literacy and equity of
access. To work collaboratively with the ALA president, ALA Council, ALA
Divisions, ALA Offices and Units, ALA Round Tables, ALA Committees, and
ALA Affiliates.

To serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the ALA Office for
Diversity. To support the role of the Office for Diversity as the
clearinghouse for ALA's diversity resources, contacts, and information
exchange. To monitor the implementation, progress and ongoing evaluation
of all ALA national diversity initiatives and programs.  To plan,
support, and encourage conference programs, activities and special
events." 

By CONSENT, Revised ALA Policy #4.5 to read:  "With the exception of
e-members, members of all ALA and unit committees are expected to attend
all meetings.  Failure to attend two consecutive meetings or groups of
meetings (defined as all meetings of a committee that take place at one
Midwinter Meeting or Annual Conference) without an explanation
acceptable to the committee chair constitutes grounds for removal upon
request by the chair to and approval of the appropriate appointing
official or governing board.  [New text in bold italics.] (CD#27.1,
Committee on Organization, Item #3)

By CONSENT, Increased the size of the Membership Committee by six
e-members to be appointed at staggered terms; and that one of the
e-members be a library support staff worker. (CD#27.1, Committee on
Organization, Item #4)

MOVED, To direct the ALA executive director to provide (as soon as
feasible) on the ALA Web site a calendar of meetings scheduled outside
of Annual Conference and the Midwinter Meeting, to provide committee
chairs, board presidents, etc., with a Web form through which they can
post meetings to that calendar, and to obtain through that Web form and
to provide to members through the calendar the following information
about the meetings listed:

· Notice posted no fewer than ten days before the time of the scheduled
meeting
·The date and time (specifying time zone and standard time or daylight
savings time) of the meetings
·Contact information (i.e., name, telephone number, fax number, e-mail
address) for the convener of the meeting
·Access to the agenda for the meeting, including estimates of the time
at which each item on the agenda will be taken up during the meeting
·Access to supporting documents for each agenda item
·Information explaining how members who are not members of the board,
committee, etc., can observe the meeting
·Access to the report of the meeting, that report to be posted no fewer
than ten days after the conclusion of the meeting; and

Affirms that if a meeting held outside of Annual Conference and the
Midwinter Meeting is conducted by any means other than face-to-face, the
board, committee, etc., holding that meeting will ratify any and all
actions taken during the meeting at its next meeting held within Annual
Conference or the Midwinter Meeting. (CD#27.1, Committee on
Organization, Item #5)

DEFEATED, An amendment to COO, Item #5, Paragraph #1 to include the
words "with the exception of committees whose charge requires them to be
closed according to ALA policy."  Sentence will then read:  "To direct
the ALA executive director to provide (as soon as feasible) on the ALA
Web site a calendar of meetings, with the exception of committees whose
charge requires them to be closed according to ALA policy scheduled
outside of Annual Conference and the Midwinter Meeting*." (CD#27.1, COO
Item #5)

MOVED, That Bullet Point Six be amended by adding the following words:
"*if no additional cost accrues to the Association."  Bullet Point Six
would then read:  "Information explaining how members who are not
members of the Board, committee, etc, can observe the meeting if no
additional cost accrues to the Association. (CD#27.1, COO Item #5)

DEFEATED, An amendment to the above amendment that would substitute the
following wording:  "*so long as no unreasonable*." Bullet Point Six
would then read:  "Information explaining how members who are not
members of the Board, committee, etc, can observe the meeting so long as
no unreasonable cost accrues to the Association." (CD#27.1, COO Item
#5)

DEFEATED, The amendment to Bullet Point Six that read: "*if no
additional cost accrues to the Association."  (CD#27.1, COO Item #5)

VOTED, To direct the ALA executive director to provide (as soon as
feasible) on the ALA Web site a calendar of meetings scheduled outside
of Annual Conference and the Midwinter Meeting, to provide committee
chairs, board presidents, etc., with a Web form through which they can
post meetings to that calendar, and to obtain through that Web form and
to provide to members through the calendar the following information
about the meetings listed:

·Notice posted no fewer than ten days before the time of the scheduled
meeting
·The date and time (specifying time zone and standard time or daylight
savings time) of the meeting
·Contact information (i.e., name, telephone number, fax number, e-mail
address) for the convener of the meeting
·Access to the agenda for the meeting, including estimates of the time
at which each item on the agenda will be taken up during the meeting
·Access to supporting documents for each agenda item
·Information explaining how members who are not members of the board,
committee, etc., can observe the meeting
·Access to the report of the meeting, that report to be posted no fewer
than ten days after the conclusion of the meeting; and

Affirms that if a meeting held outside of Annual Conference and the
Midwinter Meeting is conducted by any means other than face-to-face, the
board, committee, etc., holding that meeting will ratify any and all
actions taken during the meeting at its next meeting held within Annual
Conference or the Midwinter Meeting. (CD#27.1, COO Item #5)

By CONSENT, Approved the establishment of a standing Committee on
Membership Meetings. (CD#23, Special Presidential Task Force on
Membership Meetings)

By CONSENT, Approved the William R. Gordon Scholarship.  Purpose:  "To
support the education of a member of a principal minority group in an
ALA accredited master's program in Library and Information Studies.  The
award will be counted among the scholarships for Spectrum Scholars."
(CD#10.1, ALA Awards Committee)

VOTED, That the Constitution and Bylaws be changed to establish the
Quorum for Membership Meetings to be set at one half of one percent of
the number of personal members and to remove the power of the Membership
Meeting to set aside any Council action; and that the Constitution and
Bylaws Committee be charged to bring appropriate language to effect this
to Council at Midwinter 2003 so that the changes can be sent to
membership for ratification in accordance with Article XI of the
Constitution. (CD#44.1, Special Presidential Task Force on the
Membership Meeting Quorum)

DEFEATED, The adoption of CD#51, Call to Action on Maintaining the
Words "Library or "Library Science" in the titles of Programs Accredited
by ALA, which read: "That the ALA Council strongly recommends that ALA
and the Committee on Accreditation clearly establish in their criteria
that the words "Library" or "Library Science" be a primary element in
the name of programs of institutions seeking accreditation; and that
this action be taken immediately to prevent the further erosion of the
identity of and the importance of librarians and libraries as vital
elements in a free and open society."

By CONSENT, Adopted CD#49, Call to Action in Support of State Library
Agencies, which read: "That the American Library Association reaffirms
the leadership and service roles of state library agencies as essential
in the provision of quality library, media and information services to
the people in all of the states; that the American Library Association
particularly expresses alarm and concern at the actions of the Minnesota
Commission of Children, Families and Learning in jeopardizing library
services and funding for the people of Minnesota with inadequate
staffing of the state library agency; and that the President of the
American Library Association conveys this resolution to the Minnesota
Commissioner of Children, Families and Learning, the Governor of
Minnesota, the Minnesota Attorney General, the U.S. Senators from
Minnesota, the Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate, the Speaker of
the Minnesota House of Representatives, the Chair of the Minnesota
Senate Education Committee, the Chair of the Minnesota House Family and
Early Childhood Education Finance Committee, and to the state library
agencies across the nation."

By CONSENT, Adopted, CD#50, Resolution in Recognition and Support of
Equal Pay Day, which read: "That the American Library Association
recognizes and supports Equal Pay Day in 2003 and each year thereafter,
encouraging libraries and library employees across the country to become
aware of the issues involved and work to achieve pay equity in the
United States."

MOVED, The adoption of CD#53, Rural Libraries Task Force, which read:
"That the American Library Association forms a task force with the
charge of identifying and studying the issues and challenges confronting
rural school, tribal and public libraries, and making recommendations on
possible solutions."

DEFEATED, A motion to refer CD#53, Rural Libraries Task Force, to the
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services and report back at Midwinter,
2003.

VOTED, To adopt CD#53, Rural Libraries Task Force, which read: "That
the American Library Association forms a task force with the charge of
identifying and studying the issues and challenges confronting rural
school, tribal and public libraries, and making recommendations on
possible solutions."

VOTED, That the length of the term of office for the ALA Treasurer be
reduced to 3 years.

NOTE:  All supporting Council Documents are available for review by contacting your ALA Delegate.