Forward Together
I was very fortunate to find a home in ALA early on in my library career. I joined ALA while in library school, became involved with the New Members Roundtable (NMRT) almost immediately after graduating, and eventually went on to serve as NMRT president in 2018. I frankly didn’t really know what I was doing at
As a new librarian eager to find a professional home, I looked first to ALA. I was (and still am) excited about the “big tent” approach that ALA offers library workers from all types of libraries, and I was (and again, I still am) inspired by the advocacy work that ALA has done so successfully
Welcome to the Forward Together Blog! As we reimagine our association for the 21st century and look to model ourselves into the ideal association that meets the needs of our ever evolving membership, I invite you to join ALA members from across the association in exploring their member experiences, their hopes for ALA, and how
