LEADS FROM LAMA – Vol. 16, no.4 Forum Supplement
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The Library as Public Forum
Pre-Midwinter Institute
Friday, January 18, 2002 – 9:00am – 5:00pm
New Orleans, LA
Privacy and Security, Internet Content, Educational Policy, Immigration….
These are just a few of the issues on which members of any community may hold different opinions – based on different values. Civil discourse is vital to the health of a democratic society. Libraries – and librarians – are ideally positioned to play a vital role in nourishing civil discourse – within communities, on campuses, in schools and in a broad array of organizations.
A New Way to Talk and Listen in Your Community
ALA will conduct a workshop to train librarians how to host forums that help their diverse communities approach many complex issues. The workshop will introduce the tools, methods and theory of deliberative forums developed by the National Issues Forums Institute and used in communities across the country. Participants will participate in a sample forum, will discuss how issues are framed for deliberative discourse and will be trained in basic techniques for moderating forums.
Workshop Leaders
Taylor Willingham is a consultant offering training and consulting services for non-profit organizations. Taylor is a research associate for the Kettering Foundation and a board member for the National Issues Forums Institute. She has moderated over 200 forums and taught at over 30 Public Policy Institutes. She is former director of the Reading Program, the adult literacy service of the Santa Clara County Library, and stays close to her love for library literacy services as a member of ALA’s newly-formed Committee on Literacy.
Michele Reid is Director of Libraries at Ripon College in central Wisconsin and currently chairs the ACRL/DLS Instruction Committee. Michele has been involved with the Kettering Foundation and National Issues Forums as a convener and moderator since 1995. She was a member of the South Dakota NIF Steering Committee and served as the Kansas Public Policy Institute Coordinator and Director. In Wisconsin, she is organizing a statewide Public Policy Institute Steering Committee and planning for an upcoming institute at Ripon College, where the deliberative process is being integrated into the educational mission as part of the First Year Studies program.
The Library as Public Forum
Pre-Midwinter Institute
Friday, January 18, 2002 – 9:00am – 5:00pm
New Orleans, LA
Schedule:
9:00-11:00am Participate in a forum
11:00-11:15 am Break
11:15-12:30pm An Examination of Issue Framing
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:30pm Conduct a Forum Using the Deliberative Discourse Method
3:30-3:45pm Break
3:45-5:00pm Community Applications
Cost:
$50, including lunch, breaks and materials*
Background materials for discussion will be mailed to registered participants in advance. Participants are encouraged to review this background material prior to attending the institute.
Registration Deadline: December 10, 2001
Registration limited to 50.
To register:
E-mail: Danielle Alderson (dponton@ala.org)
Registration will be confirmed and payment requested.
For additional information contact:
Mary Ghikas (mghikas@ala.org) or Danielle Alderson (dponton@ala.org)
ALA Member Programs & Services
1-800-545-2433 x2518
1-312-280-2518
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