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A brief reporting of Jim Rettig's activities as ALA President during April:

CONFERENCES & EVENTS
April 1: Texas Library Association annual conference, Houston.
Spoke on trends in reference service during the past three decades.
April 2: Oregon Library Association annual conference, Salem.
Spoke on trends affecting librarianship and voluntary membership associations.
April 7: Participated in the “Literacy for All: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy” Webcast sponsored by ALA’s Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) and the National Institute for Literacy.
April 9: Alabama Library Association, Auburn.
Invited as the speaker for the president’s program; spoke on trends affecting librarianship and voluntary member associations.
April 12-18: National Library Week
April 14: National Library Workers Day
April 16-17: Washington Library Association, Spokane. Participated in an ALA strategic planning member forum with Jonathan Betz-Zall, Washington chapter councilor.
April 20-21:Oklahoma Library Association, Oklahoma City.
Spoke on trends affecting librarianship and voluntary membership associations and participated in an ALA strategic planning member forum with Anne Prestamo, Oklahoma chapter councilor.
April 29: New Jersey Library Association.
Panelist in the "Future Reference Visions" program with Dr. Marie Radford, associate professor at the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers, and Michael Maziekien, adult services senior librarian at the Nutley Public Library.

PRESS INTERVIEWS
April 6: Deb Valentine of WGHT-AM in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey on National Library Week and increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 7: Adrienne Mitchell of MarketWatch radio on increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 8: Greg Jordan of WCNN-AM, WFOM-AM, and WUCO-AM in Atlanta on National Library Week and increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 13: WVNJ-AM in Teaneck, New Jersey, “The Sam Greenfield Show” on National Library Week and increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 13: Michael Harvey of WCON-FM in Cornelia, Georgia on National Library Week and increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 14: Mike Mullaney of WBMX-FM in Boston for the “Sunday Morning Interview Show” on National Library Week and increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 15: Dick Haefner of WJR-AM in Detroit on National Library Week and increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 21: Caleb Fort of the Morning News (Springdale, AK) on increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn
April 22: Dave Roepke of The Forum (Fargo, ND) on the opening of new downtown library in Fargo and on increased use of public libraries and the nation’s economic downturn

GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES
April 6: Presided during a conference call of the Executive Board’s executive committee
April 24-26: Presided during the Executive Board’s spring meeting in Chicago