ALA+Midwinter+2017




 * ALA Midwinter 2017 **
 * FTF Events and Other Events of Interest to FTF Memberstoc

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// Friday, January 20, 7:30 – 9:00pm, //Georgia World Congress Center, A304 // (at the SRRT All Task Forces Meeting) – **we need you!** //
 * Feminist Task Force Meetings **

** Other Meetings & Events of Interest ** //Programs and meetings at ALA Midwinter 2017 that may be of particular interest to FTF members and feminist colleagues, in order by day and time. Event links go to the ALA Conference Scheduler //

**Friday, January 20, 2017**

 * 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM **–** **Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Creating a New Future for Library Collections - Off Site, Knowles Conference Ctr., Georgia State Univ., College of Law **
 * 12:00 - 4:00 PM **–** **Amelia Bloomer Project of the Feminist Task Force I  - Hilton, Room 215 **
 * 12:30 - 2:00 PM **–** **Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS) Town Hall Meeting  - Georgia World Congress Center, B203 **
 * 7:30 – 9:00 PM **–** **Feminist Task Force Meeting - Georgia World Congress Center, A304 **
 * **7:30 – 9:00 PM** **–** **Social Responsibilities Round Table All-Task Force Meeting - Georgia World Congress Center, A304 **

**Saturday, January 21, 2017**

 * **8:00 – 11:00 AM – Inclusive Practices at Your Library: Creating a Welcoming Environment for Your Patrons with Disabilities - Georgia World Congress Center, B313**
 * **8:30 – 10:00 AM – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Implementation Working Group (EDI-IWG) - Georgia World Congress Center, B209**
 * **8:30 – 11:30 AM – Meeting of the Social Responsibilities Round Table Action Council - Georgia World Congress Center, A406**
 * **8:30 AM – 6:30 PM – Amelia Bloomer Project of the Feminist Task Force II - Hilton, Room 215**
 * **1:00 – 2:30 PM – Coalition & Resource Sharing: Using the June is GLBT Book Month campaign to build advocacy and relationships - Georgia World Congress Center, B406**
 * **3:00 – 4:00 PM – Think Universal ... To Design Accessible Services for All - Georgia World Congress Center, A402**
 * **4:30 – 5:30 PM – Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in the Current Social Climate: Why, How, and What Happens When ... - Georgia World Congress Center, B405**
 * **6:00 – 8:00 PM – Feminist Task Force Reception & Private Browsing -- Charis Books 1189 Euclid AVE NE**

Sunday, January 22, 2017

 * **8:30 AM – 6:30 PM – Amelia Bloomer Project of the Feminist Task Force III <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Hilton, Room 215 **
 * **10:00 – 10:50 AM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Georgia World Congress Center, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage **
 * **10:00 – 11:00 AM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Auditorium Speaker Series: Annette Gordon-Reed <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Georgia World Congress Center, Sidney Marcus Aud **
 * **1:30 – 2:30 PM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Towards A Less Normative Future in Library Services to Children/Teens <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Georgia World Congress Center, A403 **
 * **3:00 – 4:00 PM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Meeting of the Social Responsibilities Round Table Action Council <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - OMNI, Redwood **
 * **3:00 – 4:00 PM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Recommendations: An Equitable Future for ALA and the Profession <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Georgia World Congress Center, A403 **
 * **3:00 – 4:00 PM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The Past, Present, and Future of Disability Rights in the United States and Why it Matters to Libraries <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Georgia World Congress Center, B407 **
 * **4:30 – 5:30 PM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – Progressive Librarians Guild - ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">OMNI, Redwood **
 * 6:00 – 8:00 PM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – **<span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">GLBTRT Social **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Center for Civil & Human Rights, 100 Ivan Allen Jr BLVD NW. Join the GLBTRT for an evening of food (catering by Wolfgang Puck), drinks (cash bar) and fun (free entrance to the exhibits) at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. This evening is sponsored by Gale | Cengage Learning, provider of The Archives of Human Sexuality and Gender database.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em;">Monday, January 23, 2017

 * **9:00 – 5:00 PM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Amelia Bloomer Project of the Feminist Task Force IV <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Hilton, Room 215 **
 * **10:00 – 11:30 AM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">She Started It <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Georgia World Congress Center, B403 **
 * **10:30 – 11:30 AM<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – <span style="color: #0088bb; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Racial Justice at Your Library hosted by Libraries4BlackLives <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Georgia World Congress Center, B405 **