“Us” vs. “Them”
The Shifted Librarian is outraged that ALA makes its speakers pay for their conference registration if they are members. In her post, she consistently refers to ALA as “them”. Clearly, some associations have lost touch with their membership if their members think of the associations as “them” instead of “us”. I will admit that I always thought of ALA as “them” when I was a member—and perhaps that partly explains why I am no longer a member.
Maybe ALA could learn something from Penn State. I can hear the “We Are … the American Library Association!” cheers now.
