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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Don Wood <dwood@ala.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 8, 2015 12:00 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Survey on ALA Conferences</font>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion was created in the spring of 2014 by then ALA President Barbara Stripling.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Before moving forward with programs, actions, or recommendations, the members of the Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion believe it is important to understand the culture of the
association, the profession, and our communities with respect to equity, diversity and inclusion. These short surveys are an opportunity to include input and ideas from the professional community while complementing the rich data collection efforts of the
larger association.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Task Force recognizes that incidents of racial bias and injustice continue to occur across the country on a regular basis. This survey, however, focuses on planned attendance in Orlando
(the location that prompted the creation of the Task Force), but that will have implications for future ALA conference locations. This survey is brief and intended to gather information based on your thoughts regarding conference locations as well as to follow
up on responses from the first survey.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The survey can be accessed at
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tfedi2" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tfedi2</span></a>. <b>Responses will be collected through Aug. 15, 2015. ALA members and nonmembers are encouraged to participate.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please take a few minutes to answer the survey, which should take no more than seven minutes to complete.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Embracing and celebrating diversity and creating a more inclusive profession have been long-standing goals of the American Library Association. With your help, we hope to ensure these values
are upheld,” said Task Force co-Chairs Trevor A. Dawes and Martin L. Garnar.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s charge is to develop a plan and strategic actions to build more equity, diversity and inclusion among our members, the field of librarianship
and our communities. The most important Task Force outcome is the public and honest conversation that generated by its plan and recommended actions. The final Task Force report will include recommendations for ensuring that a continuing focus on equity, diversity
and inclusion is embedded throughout the ALA organization.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Don Wood<br>
Program Officer<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/cro/index.cfm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:blue">Chapter Relations Office</span></a><br>
American Library Association<br>
50 East Huron Street<br>
Chicago, IL 60611<br>
<a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:blue">dwood@ala.org</span></a><br>
1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429; 312-280-2429<br>
312-280-4392 (fax)<br>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”—Albert Schweitzer</span></p>
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