ALA President, Emily Drabinski visited the Philippines: "Libraries Work Because We Do"

 Emily Drabinski, ALA President visited the Philippines this year in February.

Drabinski visited the National Library of the Philippines, De La-Salle Learning Commons, Bulacan State University E-Library, Quezon City Public Library, and conducted a lecture at the University of the Philippines. 

She even paid a visit to Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna. 

Thank you Emily! 

Tell us Emily (1/6): "Empowering Access: The Vital Role of Information Resource and Service Specialists in Promoting and Assessing Quality Services"

https://librariansecretfiles.blogspot.com/2023/04/tell-us-emily-16-empowering-access.html

Tell us Emily (2/7): Selecting with Care : The Vital Importance of Access to Information

https://librariansecretfiles.blogspot.com/2023/04/tell-us-emily-27-selecting-with-care.html

Tell us Emily (3/6): Collaboration and Partnership: Working Together To Advance Accessibility

https://librariansecretfiles.blogspot.com/2023/04/tell-us-emily-36-collaboration-and.html

Tell us Emily (4/6): Building the Future: Designing Dynamic Library Centers for the Modern Age

https://librariansecretfiles.blogspot.com/2023/04/tell-us-emily-46-building-future.html

Tell us Emily (5/6): Embracing the Value of Freedom of Information

https://librariansecretfiles.blogspot.com/2023/04/tell-us-emily-56-embracing-value-of.html

Tell us Emily (6/6): Champions of Knowledge: "Libraries Work Because We Do"

https://librariansecretfiles.blogspot.com/2023/04/tell-us-emily-66-champions-of-knowledge.html

ALA | Mission - American Library Association: The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

ALA | Priorities: In 1998 the ALA Council voted commitment to five Key Action Areas as guiding principles for directing the Association’s energies and resources: Diversity, Equity of Access, Education and Continuous Learning, Intellectual Freedom, and 21st Century Literacy. With the development of a series of strategic plans, beginning with ALA Goal 2000,  ALAction 2005,  ALA Ahead to 2010, these principles have expanded to eight Key Action Areas, which are supplemented by ALA Ahead to 2015, the Association’s current strategic plan.

https://www.ala.org/

About:

Emily Drabinski is Critical Pedagogy Librarian at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She publishes and presents widely on topics related to knowledge organization, information literacy, and critical perspectives in librarianship. Drabinski edits Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, a book series from Library Juice Press/Litwin Books. She is a contributing writer at Truthout. 

She will serve as president of the American Library Association in 2023-24.

- emilydrabinski.com -