[evergreen-outreach] Evergreen at ALA Annual Conference

Wed Feb 14 13:43:00 EST 2024

This is great news, and absolutely I will be glad to include it for the
report tomorrow.

On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:41 PM Lussier, Kathy <klussier at noblenet.org>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm pleased to report that we had several volunteers who stepped up to
> help with this program: Elizabeth Thomsen (NOBLE), Jeanette Lundgren (CW
> MARS), Lisa Carlucci and Galen Charlton (Equinox), Millissa Macomber
> (Central Skagit Library District), and Katie Greenleaf Martin (PaILS).
> Miraculously, we were all able to get together for a Zoom call yesterday to
> discuss ideas for a program. The group is still tweaking the description,
> but I wanted to share the current draft with the committee for your review.
>  From User Group to Community
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b1bl8PceCmHXKKIiCZx-eC7HjYkJAXM86QOubSJMkbo/edit?usp=drive_web>
>
> I'm really excited about the program. Rogan, can you include this in your
> report for the Board meeting? I'm available to attend the Board meeting if
> you would like me to speak about it. We will need Board approval for the
> cost of requesting the room.
>
> Kathy
> --
> Kathy Lussier
> she/her
> Executive Director
> NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
> Danvers, MA
> 978-777-8844 x201
> www.noblenet.org
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 1:04 PM Lussier, Kathy <klussier at noblenet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Rogan and Ruth! I'm working on an email now.
>>
>> Yes, the turnaround time is tight, but I also recall that we can edit the
>> actual content of the program. As it turns out, the a/v decision even comes
>> later in the process. We really just need to come up with a general idea of
>> what we're doing at this point.
>>
>> Kathy
>> --
>> Kathy Lussier
>> she/her
>> Executive Director
>> NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
>> Danvers, MA
>> 978-777-8844 x201
>> www.noblenet.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 11:41 AM Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at equinoxoli.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> No objection. The turn around it tight IMO but I'm fine with working on
>>> it.  My bandwidth has been completely allocated lately but is starting to
>>> loosen up a little. I intended to look at the email more closely Friday and
>>> respond but I didn't have an opportunity.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 11:39 AM Frasur, Ruth via evergreen-outreach <
>>> evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do not have an objection to this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ruth Frasur Davis (she/they)
>>>>
>>>> Coordinator
>>>>
>>>> *Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium*
>>>>
>>>> *Evergreen Community Development Initiative*
>>>>
>>>> Indiana State Library
>>>>
>>>> 140 N. Senate Ave.
>>>>
>>>> Indianapolis, IN 46204
>>>>
>>>> (317) 232-3691
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* evergreen-outreach <
>>>> evergreen-outreach-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org> *On Behalf Of *Lussier,
>>>> Kathy via evergreen-outreach
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, February 12, 2024 11:34 AM
>>>> *To:* Evergreen Outreach Committee <
>>>> evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [evergreen-outreach] Evergreen at ALA Annual Conference
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> **** This is an EXTERNAL email. Exercise caution. DO NOT open
>>>> attachments or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. ****
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now that it is Monday, I just wanted to check in to see if there are
>>>> any objections from the committee for me to put out an email to the general
>>>> mailing list saying that I am working with Outreach on this? If we  move
>>>> forward with this project, I would like to put a message out today because
>>>> I only have a few days to submit the application.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Kathy
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Kathy Lussier
>>>>
>>>> she/her
>>>>
>>>> Executive Director
>>>>
>>>> NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
>>>>
>>>> Danvers, MA
>>>>
>>>> 978-777-8844 x201
>>>>
>>>> www.noblenet.org
>>>> <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-50bba2bf-31367a34-4544474f5631-7104298d45dbc571&q=1&e=ef63a65f-1228-4518-86e0-587f207bddc5&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.noblenet.org%2F>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 8:21 AM Lussier, Kathy <klussier at noblenet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Good morning Outreach Committee!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For many years, the Evergreen Outreach Committee organized meetups and
>>>> programs at the ALA MidWinter meeting and Annual Conference to try to raise
>>>> the visibility of the project to the larger library community. I would like
>>>> to suggest that we consider sponsoring a program again for this year's
>>>> conference in San Diego. The deadline to submit a meeting room request is a
>>>> week from today, so if we were to proceed, we would need to figure out a
>>>> few details and get Board approval over the next week. Fortunately, since
>>>> the Board is meeting Thursday, Outreach could bring the request for funding
>>>> in plenty of time to get the request submitted.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Since there are so many new community members on the Outreach
>>>> Committee, I'll provide some background. When the Outreach Committee was
>>>> first formed on a trial basis back in the spring of 2015, its primary
>>>> charge was to increase the visibility of Evergreen in the larger library
>>>> community. Establishing a presence at library conferences was a critical
>>>> component of the charge. In May, 2017, the charge was expanded to
>>>> incorporate more internal-facing activities in the committee's area of
>>>> responsibility. References to conference activities were removed from the
>>>> charge, but the committee continued to host Evergreen programs at ALA
>>>> through the 2019 annual conference. I don't need to explain what happened
>>>> in 2020 to curtail those activities.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The cost of booking a meeting room these days is $225. I'm looking into
>>>> the cost of a/v equipment right now. I know it's pricey, but the programs
>>>> also tend to be better when we can project to a screen.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A compiled a list of previous ALA activities on the wiki -
>>>> https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=outreach:ala
>>>> <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-50bba2bf-31367a34-4544474f5631-cdf57024dd8980e2&q=1&e=ef63a65f-1228-4518-86e0-587f207bddc5&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.evergreen-ils.org%2Fdoku.php%3Fid%3Doutreach%3Aala>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A few questions for the group:
>>>>
>>>>    - Would the committee support this effort?
>>>>    - Would you be okay with me organizing it even though I am not an
>>>>    official member?
>>>>    - Would anyone from Outreach be interested in helping?
>>>>
>>>> You don't need to attend ALA to help with plans for the program, but it
>>>> helps to include people who will be available to help with the
>>>> presentations. I know Debbie Luchenbill has been involved in planning
>>>> during past years. I also have a couple of people in mind who I will
>>>> directly invite, and I can also put a call out to the general list.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Given the deadline, I'm hoping people are around to give feedback today
>>>> so that I can put a call out to the general list on Monday. We need to have
>>>> a solid idea of what we're doing at the time we request the room so that we
>>>> can have a proper setup. Program descriptions can be updated later in the
>>>> process, if I remember correctly, but they may not make it into the printed
>>>> program (if they still have one.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you have any questions!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kathy
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Kathy Lussier
>>>>
>>>> she/her
>>>>
>>>> Executive Director
>>>>
>>>> NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
>>>>
>>>> Danvers, MA
>>>>
>>>> 978-777-8844 x201
>>>>
>>>> www.noblenet.org
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