Retired Members Round Table (RMRT)
Mission Statement:
The Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) shall exist to develop programs of particular interest to retired persons from all types of libraries and all forms of library services, including formal opportunities for continued involvement and learning; a variety of leadership training and opportunities for mentoring; lifelong professional involvement and networking; and active engagement in the American Library Association and the profession of librarianship.
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Background:
Based on ALA demographics there is a need for a group focused on maintaining networking relationships among persons either retired or in late career stages, on continuing professional and personal development focused on the unique interests of those persons, and on utilizing the unique skills and knowledge of long-time members for mentoring and membership development. The pattern of lifetime professional networking which it begun with the New Members Round Table (NMRT) will be continued with the Retired Members Round Table ( RMRT).
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Norman Horrocks Award
The Norman Horrocks-Scarecrow Press Annual Conference Award is an award to honor the late Dr. Norman Horrocks who was an active participant in the American Library Association both during career and in retirement. Over decades he regularly attended ALA’s Annual Conference and generously shared his knowledge with members too numerous to count or name. He exemplified the RMRT spirit summarized in “I retired from my job but not from my profession.” The dealine to apply for the award is March 1, 2013.
Staff Liaison
Danielle M. Alderson
American Library Association
50 East Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312.280.3213
Toll Free: 800.545.2433 ext. 3213
312.280-5013 (fax)
dalderson@ala.org
