NYLA Roundtables: Reflecting Your Interests

Roundtables cover a host of library issues and provide members with a place to share common interests and educate colleagues through conference programs and other gatherings. With generally fewer than 150 members, roundtables offer you a chance for leadership. Each roundtable membership is an additional $10. NYLA Members may join as many roundtables as they choose.

Steps for Forming a New Roundtable

Active Roundtables

Inactive Roundtables

  • CORT - Correctional and Outreach Resource Team
  • FILM- Finding Inspiration in Literature & Movies
  • GIRT - Government Information Roundtable
  • ILRT - Information Literacy Roundtable
  • LAR - Library Access Roundtable
  • LGBTQIART - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Ally Roundtable
  • RASL - Rochester Area School Librarians
  • SRRT - Social Responsibilities Roundtable

Want to Re-Activate These Roundtables?

Each year, this 6-month process will begin in July and end in December to align with the NYLA Fiscal Year and NYLA Unit Budget Timeline.

6-Month Reactivation Plan

  • Host a Membership Meeting. Agenda items must include:
    • Nominating a Treasurer. Additional eBoard positions are Vice President and Secretary.
    • One event the group would be interested in hosting.
    • Ideas for other future programming.
  • Connect the newly nominated board with Director of Communications and Member Engagement. 
  • Schedule new eBoard meeting.  Email membership to schedule the rest of the year's meetings.
    • Membership Meetings can be monthly or bi-monthly.
    • It is recommended newly appointed boards meet monthly.
    • Email [email protected] to add meeting dates to NYLA calendar.
  • By year's end submit the following to Director of Communications & Member Engagement:
    • Updated roundtable Statement of Purpose
    • New logo
    • Incoming board
    • Two prospective events for upcoming year
NYLA Will Provide
  • Scheduling assistance
  • Marketing and promotional assistance
  • Technical and organizational assistance
  • Website assistance 

If you want to join the list of NYLA members interested in learning how to reactivate these roundtables, email [email protected] to schedule an interest call. Thank you for your interest!

Interested in adding roundtables to your existing NYLA membership?

A Unit Join Form is available in each member's profile. You must be a member of NYLA in order to add any sections or roundtables to your account. To add units to your membership, login to your member account and click on Unit Join Form link available in the profile menu under the welcome banner. 

* Please note that the expiration date for any secondary groups that members join will be the fixed membership year (June 1st - May 31st) regardless of when it is added during the year to their member account. Members are encouraged to renew all secondary groups during open renewal in March of each year.