New Members Round Table

Chair:
Ana Guimaraes
Kennesaw State University
aguimar1@kennesaw.edu

Vice-Chair/Chair Elect:
Kimberly Boyd
Brenau University
kboyd2@brenau.edu

Secretary:
Laura Veatch
University of Georgia
laveatch@uga.edu

Division Objectives:

1. To recruit new members into the Georgia Library Association and to help these members further their knowledge of the profession and the association.
2. To provide new members of the profession with a common meeting ground for connecting with one another and to the Georgia library community as a whole.
3. To facilitate professional growth through offering meeting presentations and training, a wiki-based collaborative resource center, committee involvement, and many other opportunities.
4. To assist the Georgia Library Association in promoting a greater feeling of involvement and responsibility for the development of library service and librarianship.
5. To act as a sounding board for ideas of the New Members Round Table membership and to identify potential leaders within the Georgia Library Association.

NMRT Minutes:

January 25, 2008
October 16, 2008 - NMRT and AEL
April 17, 2010
October 13, 2010
January 28, 2011
October 5, 2011
January 27, 2012
January 11, 2013

NMRT Events:

Stay tuned for details about our summer event!

Atlanta Emerging Librarians:
http://gla.georgialibraries.org/div_nmrt_atllibmeetup.htm
Formed in early 2008, AEL is intended to create in-person connections between MLIS students, new graduates and new librarians in the Atlanta area. The group meets 4 times a year for networking events and professional development presentations.  All events are free. We welcome visitors, volunteers, and program suggestions. For more information or to get involved, please join our Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/atlanta-emerging-librarians or email atlantaemerginglibrarians@yahoo.com

Atlanta Emerging Librarians Listserv:
http://groups.google.com/group/atlanta-emerging-librarians Want to connect with other library school students, new librarians or recent graduates in Georgia?  Join the AEL list serve for event announcements and discussion forums.

Georgia Librarians Resource Center:
http://georgialibrarianresourcecenter.wetpaint.com A wiki-based resource center for all Georgia librarians to provide information about job resources, library organizations, professional development opportunities and other useful information.  See something missing? Please join us as a writer.  Email adupuy@kennesaw.edu to volunteer.