Chocolate for a good cause, what could be sweeter? Valentine's Day is coming, and if chocolates are on the menu, consider purchasing from See's Candies and supporting NELA with your purchase. Show some love to the special people in your life (partners, friends, staff, colleagues!) NELA will receive up to 50% of of each item sold!
All US public library directors are invited to complete this new survey to help us better understand public library staff roles, hiring and retention practices, and equity, diversity, and inclusion work. The survey was developed by PLA's Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment Committee in response to field-wide discussions and demand for actionable data about evolving staff roles and diversity and inclusion staffing efforts.
Five reasons why your library should complete the survey:
Name | State |
Martha Boksenbaum | RI |
Taylor Cardillo | RI |
Amy Dziewit | MA |
Jessica Elias | MA |
Justine Fafara | NH |
Sarah Frost | NH |
Miguel Garcia III | CT |
Leigh Ann Hamel | NH |
Susan Harmon | NH |
Bethany Jarret | MA |
Ann Kardos | MA |
Sara Kelso | MA |
Michael Long | MA |
Samantha Lucius | NH |
Amy McMullen | VT |
Maisam Nouh | CT |
Azra Palo | NH |
Elise Petrarca | RI |
Alessandra Petrino | CT |
Loren Polk | VT |
Lauren Rettig | ME |
Melissa Small | ME |
Deborah Smith | CT |
Megan Smith | ME |
Sean Smith | MA |
Rachel Statham | ME |
Mireille Sturmann | RI |
Alyssa Taft | RI |
Molly Virello | CT |
Katherine Webber | ME |
Sarah Camille Wilson | VT |
NELA's Statement on the January 6th Capital Violence
The New England Library Association strongly condemns the storming and violent occupation of Washington DC’s Capitol by rioters. This is an affront to the ideals of democracy that are at the heart of librarianship, fueled by white supremacy and the incendiary remarks, conspiracy theories, and lies of a select group of powerful politicians.
NELA has also endorsed APALA’s statement hat condemns the rise in xenophobia and racism due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and has signed the pledge to combat the rise of xenophobia and racism against Asians and Asian/Pacific Americans due to COVID-19.
Let us all stand together, build coalitions, and be each other’s accomplices in the struggle to end internal, interpersonal, and systematic forms of racism and all other forms of oppression.NELA urges its members to support both the BCALA’s condemnation of the systemic and systematic social injustices endured by black people and people of color, and to take the APALA’s pledge against xenophobia. Racism, in all its forms, destroys our communities. We must all proactively work on eradicating racism anywhere and everywhere it exists.
The New England Library Association fully supports each state library association’s statements on COVID-19 as they relate to their state’s library institutions.
NELA continues to recommend the full closure of all public, academic, and school libraries until it is safe and advisable to reopen.