The Presidents (or Directors) of CASLIS Manitoba, the Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers, Manitoba Association of Library Technicians, Manitoba Law Libraries Group, Manitoba Library Association, Manitoba Library Consortium Inc., Manitoba Library Trustees Association and Manitoba School Library Association have created a Working Group to investigate the feasibility of creating one umbrella library organization within the province of Manitoba.
The members of the group are:
Pat Routledge – PAR Excellence Library Education and Training Solutions
Diane Bazin – Manitoba Library Trustees Association Representative
Jo-Anne Gibson – Manitoba School Library Association Representative
Tanya Gottschalk – Manitoba Association of Health Information Professionals Representative
Emma Kepron – Manitoba Library Association and Academic Libraries Representative
Karen Sawatzky – Special Libraries and Law Libraries Representative
Catherine Taylor – Manitoba Association of Library Technicians Representative
John Tooth – Manitoba Library Consortium, Inc. Representative
Sherri Vokey – Manitoba Library Association Representative
Rick Walker – Public Libraries Representative
As part of its mandate, the Working Group is conducting an environmental scan of library associations in other provinces including their relationships with each other and their governance models.
Members of Manitoba’s library community will be asked to voluntarily complete a questionnaire eliciting their feedback on whether or not they belong to any of Manitoba’s library associations, if they used to belong why they let their membership lapse, or why they have never become a member. Individuals will be asked about the strengths and weaknesses of Manitoba’s library associations and what they wish the associations could do for them. Questions concerning fee structures will also be included.
The Working Group will submit a final report to all Manitoba library association presidents which will be made available to the general public. This report will be discussed at either a special meeting or annual general meeting of each library association.
Members of Manitoba’s library community should receive an invitation to participate in the survey in late April. Please help the Working Group determine the best plan of action for Manitoba library associations to meet the challenges of our future.
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