[WLA-All] Celebrate National Library Workers Day April 17th

[Brian Greene]

>From the ALA Chapter Relations list
(elected officers of library state associations)

Want to be a star or want to make a co-worker a star
for an entire year?  Read on and submit.
You and I know there are lots of Wyoming stars.

Remember, "Libraries Work Because We Do"

Brian
your WLA vice president
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Submit a Star for National Library Workers Day on April 17, 2007

CHICAGO - Start the celebration early for National Library Workers Day
(NLWD) by submitting information about your favorite worker and what
makes him or her special to the NLWD Stars Web site -
www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwdstarsform.html.  NLWD is celebrated on
Tuesday, April 17, during the American Library Association
(ALA)-sponsored National Library Week.

NLWD is sponsored by ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of
Library Workers, which advocates for improving the salaries and status
of librarians and support staff.   
NLWD Stars will be featured on the National Library Workers Day site
for one year.  Stars will also be honored at the ALA Annual Conference
in Washington, DC.  Download the free NLWD poster from 
http://www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwd_poster.pdf, which tells patrons,
trustees, and colleagues how to submit a Star.  Self-nominations are
accepted. 

The deadline for submission is April 17.  

NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends
groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library
workers.  Ideas for how to celebrate in your library are here:
http://www.ala-apa.org/about/ideas.html and
http://www.ala-apa.org/about/NLWDflyer07.pdf (large file).

Proud of the work you do?  Shop at the ALA-APA NLWD Online Store -
http://www.cafepress.com/ala_apa - for t-shirts, buttons, mugs and
posters that proclaim *Libraries Work Because We Do*.  

Libraries are encouraged to use National Library Workers Day to focus
on the value of their staff: individuals or units responsible for the
number of materials selected, acquired, cataloged, checked out and back
in, and shelved; for handling requests and sending them to other
libraries; for answering reference questions; for planning, publicizing
and presenting programs; for developing and maintaining the library's
Web site; for managing the library and for other elements of library
service.  

Customizable tools and materials in English and Spanish to help
libraries promote National Library Workers Day in their local media are
available on the ALA-APA Web site at www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwd.
The list of NLWD Stars, will be updated weekly.  Contact the ALA-APA
Office to tell us how you will be celebrating - 800-545-2433, x2424 or
jgrady at ala.org.

Equal Pay Day, on April 24, 2007, is closely related to NLWD because
libraries are staffed predominately by women, and library workers tend
to be underpaid. Equal Pay Day highlights the gap between the wages of
men and women. For more information, see the NCPE website at
www.pay-equity.org.

National Library Week (April 15-21) press materials, programming
suggestions and display ideas can be found on the ALA Web site at
http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.htm in both English and
Spanish. The theme for 2007 is *Come Together @ your library*.* The
site includes a link to National Library Week products available from
ALA Graphics, including posters, bookmarks and key chains. 
Let*s celebrate the wonderful work of library employees on that day
because, after all, Libraries Work Because We Do.  

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Jenifer Grady, Director, MSLS, MBA
ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-2424
800-545-2433, x-2424
312-280-5013 fax
jgrady at ala.org 
www.ala-apa.org 
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