AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
JUNIOR MEMBERS ROUND TABLE
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1982
The
ALA/JMRT Annual Membership Meeting was called to order at 10:45 A.M. by
President Judy Sessions. Vice President
June Breland presented a plaque to Judy honoring her contributions and
accomplishments during her year as President.
Judy thanked everyone who contributed to the success of JMRT during the
year and introduced the retiring members of the Executive Board: Karen Carlson,
Director; Charles Kratz, Secretary; and Paula Murphy, Treasurer; as well as the
newly elected officers: June Breland, President; J. Linda Williams, Vice
President, President-Elect; Ray Metz, Treasurer; Colette Wagner, Secretary; and
Mary Bride Mayer, Director.
Mary
Jo Godwin introduced the 3M grant winners and presented them with their
plaques. Mary Jo expressed great
appreciation to 3M for their support and assistance and announced that 3M would
fund the grants in 1983.
Donna
Cranmer also introduced the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award winners. Lastly, Mary Hicks and Jay Brooke from the
Baker & Taylor Co. introduced the Grassroot Grant recipient from
Pennsylvania, Nancy Selinger.
Cindy Ansell, Booth Committee Chair, then announced the winner of the
plants that were raffled off at the booth.
Judy
Sessions awarded the Friendly Booth Award to Quality Books. Tony Leisner accepted the award.
The
membership then voted on the proposed Constitution and Bylaws changes (see
attachment). All were approved
unanimously except for Article I received one opposing vote.
Judy
Sessions thanked the Chair of the Membership Meeting Program, Colette Wagner,
for an outstanding program.
There
being no additional business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 A.M.
Respectfully
submitted,
Charles E. Kratz
ALA/JMRT Secretary, 1981-82
PROPOSED
CHANGES
BYLAWS
Current
ARTICLE I: Membership
2. Individual membership shall be open and
available to any member of the American Library Association who either is not
over thirty-five years of age or who has served the library profession not more
than five years.
Proposed Change
ARTICLE
I: Membership
2. Individual membership shall be open and
available to any member of the American Library Association who has been an ALA
member for ten or fewer years.
Current
ARTICLE
I: Membership
1. Membership in JMRT shall be of three
classes: individual, Institutional and
Affiliate.
Proposed Change
ARTICLE
I: Membership
1. Membership in JMRT shall be of four
classes: individual, Institutional and
Affiliate and Continuing.
Add to Bylaws
ARTICLE
I: Membership
1.
d. Continuing members who have paid
their dues for the current year by March 1 of each year shall be considered
bonafide continuing members of JMRT.
Continuing members whose dues remain unpaid on April 1 shall be dropped
from membership. Lapsed membership will
be reinstated upon payment of dues for the current year. Continuing membership shall be entitled to receive
publications of JMRT, to vote in JMRT elections, but not to be committee
members except with the permission of the Executive Board. Continuing members shall be ineligible to
hold elective office with JMRT.
ARTICLE
I: Membership
2.
b Continuing membership shall be open
and available to any member of the American Library Association who had held
individual membership in JMRT but no longer meets individual qualifications.
CONSTITUTION
Current
ARTICLE VIII: Amendments
1. Amendments to the Constitution shall be proposed in writing, and
may be introduced by the Executive Board, the Constitution and Bylaws
Committee, or by any twenty-five members in good standing of JMRT.
Proposed Change
ARTICLE VIII: Amendments
1. Amendments to the Constitution or Bylaws shall be proposed in
writing, and may be introduced by the Executive Board, the Constitution and
Bylaws Committee, or by any twenty-five members in good standing of JMRT.
Current
ARTICLE VIII: Amendments
3. This Constitution may be amended in either of two ways:
a.)By a two-thirds vote of the
members present and voting at the annual meeting immediately following proper
notice of such amendments; or
b.)By a majority vote of the
entire membership to be conducted by mail ballot, if such be specified by the
majority of the members present at any annual meeting, or requested by a
one-third minority group present at any annual meeting.
Proposed Change
ARTICLE VIII: Amendments
3. This Constitution may be amended by a majority vote of the entire
membership voting, to be conducted by mail ballot. Balloting on proposed amendments will be held only in conjunction
with the annual election ballot of JMRT.
Current
ARTICLE VIII: Amendments
4. The Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the members
present and voting at any annual meeting of JMRT.
Proposed Change
ARTICLE VIII: Amendments
4. The Bylaws may be amended in either of two ways:
a.) By a majority vote of the
members present and voting at any annual meeting of JMRT.
b.) By a majority vote of the
entire membership voting, to be conducted by mail ballot if requested by
Executive Board action. Such balloting
would be held only in conjunction with the annual election ballot of JMRT.