Si, se puede! (Yes, we can!) – Part 2
Si, se puede! The voters of Jamesburg, New Jersey, have proven that. They defeated a ballot measure that would have turned over the control of the entire operation of the Jamesburg Public Library. This after the borough council had originally proposed the closure of the entire library.
Yes, we can! The Jamesburg Library Board of Trustees and library friends mounted an advocacy campaign to defeat the measure. It can’t get anymore grassroots than that. As the board president, Carol Hetzell, stated: “Here we are in an economic crisis and you want to take out a place where people come to do resumes, to look on joblines, where they don’t have to travel to by car. I’m a taxpayer. I know money’s tight, but this is senseless.”
Now just imagine what it would be like if we could empower and prepare ALA grassroots members to articulate their value and the value of the library(ies) in which they work with people in their communities! That is what my grassroots, member-driven initiative is all about (see Site Map at top right, click on “Initiatives”).
It IS true that there is power in the people. There is such an unleashed member power potential within ALA; and, you know who you are. When the Initiative Workgroups rollout their work to engage the members of ALA, be one of those persons! I will keep you posted via this blog.
Si, se puede! (Yes, we can!) ……. Our future is in our own hands.
CAMILA
