 The AALL online election is fast approaching. We will open the polls for voting on Wednesday, November 1. Members who wish to receive a paper ballot may do so upon request to Vanessa Castillo, Meeting Services Assistant, 312-939-4764, ext. 12, by October 20.
Here is the election schedule:
October 10: Deadline for petition candidates at AALL.
November 1: Ballots distributed electronically to all voting members.
December 1: Deadline for receipt of electronic ballots at AALL. Ballots will be tabulated at AALL and the results will be announced immediately.
The slate of candidates can be found here, and we will post the candidate biographies and statements on AALLNET in the very near future.
The Special Committee on Pro Bono Partnerships is currently surveying academic and private firm law librarians with regard to the pro bono activities of their libraries. Please respond to the survey, which Pro Bono Committee members are posting to the ALL-SIS and PLL-SIS online discussion forums. The Committee is also interested in activities undertaken by firms and law schools generally. The feedback provided by AALL members will be helpful in the Committee's understanding of pro bono activities and opportunities for law library involvement. SCCLL members were surveyed in June, and their input will be included in the Pro Bono Committee's study. The survey will be sent this month--your participation is important, so please respond!
The AALL Centennial Variety Show DVD is now available for sale! The DVD costs $10.00; proceeds over and above production and mailing costs will be donated to the AALL Centennial Fund. An order form is available on the AALL Centennial Variety Show website. Just click on the link that says, "Buy the DVD," and you can download the form and mail it in with a check, or pay by credit card via phone or fax.
The AALL Centennial Variety Show website has undergone a major overhaul. It has been made a password-protected site, so you now have to input a user name and password to enter the site. Once there, however, in addition to buying the DVD, you can watch individual acts on Google Video™, view the PowerPoint™ "credits," listen to the podcast of the show, read the various acts’ scripts, including the parody lyrics, and more. Just go here and enter the user name "variety_show" and the password "KFC240A1_S6"!
We recently received an email from Kara Phillips, Collection Development Librarian and Associate Director at Seattle University Law Library, who tells us:
I thought you might like to know that Kristin Cheney,
Director of Seattle University Law Library and winner of the Chicago Association of Law Libraries Spirit of Law Librarianship Award, is in the top ten finalists for the Animal Planet Hero of the Year Award. Kristin was chosen as a finalist from over 4,000 other nominees from across the nation.
The Seniors With Pets program provides free pet food to Pierce County senior citizens who are on a fixed income. People can come in once a month to pick-up their free pet food or if they are home-bound, volunteers deliver the food to their homes. Founded in 1998, the non-profit organization now provides pet food for between 900 – 1,000 dogs and cats every month. The program has allowed local seniors to keep pets they may not otherwise be able to feed and has encouraged the control of the pet population by facilitating the spaying or neutering of these pets. Seniors With Pets relies heavily on volunteers and donations to continue to provide free pet food for the local seniors. This charity also has cooperative agreements with other local organizations, including Meals on Wheels, Tacoma/Pierce County Humane Society, Saint Leo’s food bank, and the Emergency Food Network, to maximize their ability to serve the community.
Click here for more information about the Seniors With Pets program.
Happy Columbus Day!
Sincerely,
Susan E. Fox, CAE
Executive Director
American Association of Law Libraries
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 940
Chicago, IL 60604
312-939-4764, ext. 11
Fax 312-431-1097
AALL: Maximizing the Power of the Law Library Community Since 1906.
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