[WEB4LIB] American Library Association = Worthless!

[Floyd Ingram]

If ALA is worthless, than so are its members for it is the members that make
up the organization.  If anyone is a member, than that person is partly
responsible for making an organization worthwhile or worthless.  To me.
members need to make a difference in an organization.  And if the majority
allow a few folks to run an organization in a worthless manner, then we have
a problem...with the majority.

BTW...about local organizations, I know a few state library organizations
that are NOTHING more than a social club.  Some state and local ones provide
comfort zones without any type of diversity of which you will more than
likely find at the national level.  Also, these local organizations are made
up of the same old close-knit members who treats it as an exclusive club.

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Floyd Ingram
Director of Library Services
Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina 29204-1086
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: web4lib at webjunction.org
>[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of jay
>Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 1:58 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: [WEB4LIB] American Library Association = Worthless!
>
>I invite your opinion on the following.  I feel that my past
>membership in the
>American Library Association constitutes a waste of money.  The
>organization
>is mostly concerned with administrative stances of no consequence
>and making a
>lot of noise about censorship, blah, blah, yech!   Why don't
>librarians have
>the same respect as teachers!  Why don't we have a national union, credit
>union, etc? Instead, we depend upon the cheapskate governmental
>organizations
>that we work for to "throw us a bone once and a while!"
>
>Answer:  We have the American Library Association to represent us. In my
>humble opinion; a worthless organization.
>
>I'm not trying to make enemies here; rather encourage useful discussion.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Jay H. Frantz,
>Struggling Librarian
>