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Over 50 people attended an open meeting at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle to discuss the draft service responses. The meeting attendees had many excellent suggestions and the service responses have been revised again to incorporate those suggestions. There are two significant changes in the service responses: a section on “Potential Partners” has been added to each of the service responses and a new service response, Celebrate Diversity: Cultural Awareness has been added.

The discussion just ended, and boy, was it enthusiastic and involved. June Garcia and Sandra Nelson ran the session like a well-oiled machine, working through all 17 service responses in 2 hours, which is, in my mind, very impressive.

I want to say that there were 51 people in this room (one attendee was pleasantly shocked by the attendance), and the comments were concise, relevant, and really aimed at further improving the service response drafts as opposed to debating them ad nauseum.  PLA is just chock full o’ movers and shakers.

The next step is to make a few tweaks to the current drafts, post some of the comments from this discussion to the blog for further feedback and discussion hopefully by the end of the week or so, and perhaps even a new service response for review.  The projected date for completion of the service responses is March 1, 2007, and the plan is to have the entire set of service responses available for purchase as a booklet through PLA starting April 15.

Many thanks to all of the attendees of the session at ALA Midwinter, and to the readers who have contributed thus far, and will continue the discussion!

SATISFY CURIOSITY: LIFELONG LEARNING
“Residents will have the resources they need to explore topics of personal interest and continue to learn throughout their lives.” (definition care of the service response draft).

The complete Satisfy Curiousity service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!

MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS: HEALTH, WEALTH, AND OTHER LIFE CHOICES
“Residents will have the resources they need to identify and analyze risks, benefits, and alternatives before making decisions that affect their lives.” (definition care of the service response draft).

The complete Make Informed Decisions service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!

MAKE CAREER CHOICES: JOB AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
“Teens and adults will have the skills and resources they need to identify career opportunities that suit their individual strengths and interests.” (definition care of the service response draft).

The complete Make Career Choices service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!

LEARN TO READ AND WRITE: ADULT, TEEN, AND FAMILY LITERACY
“Adults and teens will have the support they need to improve their literacy skills in order to meet their personal goals and fulfill their responsibilities as parents, citizens, and workers.” (definition care of the service response draft).

The complete Learn to Read and Write service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!

CREATE YOUNG READERS: EMERGENT LITERACY
“Preschool children will have programs and services designed to ensure that
they will enter school ready to learn to read, write, and listen.” (definition care of the service response draft).

The complete Create Young Readers service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!

CONNECT TO THE ONLINE WORLD: PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS
“Residents will have high-speed access to the digital world with no unnecessary restrictions or fees to ensure that everyone can take advantage of the ever-growing resources and services available through the Internet.” (definition care of the service response draft).

The complete Connect to the Online World service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!

BE INFORMED CITIZENS: LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND WORLD AFFAIRS
“Citizens will have the information they need to support and promote democracy, to fulfill their civic responsibilities at the local, state, and national levels, and to fully participate in community decision-making.” (definition care of the PLA Results site).

The complete Be Informed Citizens service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!

BUILD SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISES: BUSINESS AND NON-PROFIT SUPPORT
“Business owners and non-profit organization directors and their managers will have the tools they need to develop and maintain strong, viable organizations.” (definition care of the service response draft).

The complete Build Successful Enterprises service response draft is available for review on the PLA Results web site (the file is an Adobe .pdf file, and requires Adobe Reader to view). [edited 2/22/2007: link to draft removed]

Fill out the Leave a Reply form at the bottom of this post page to share your feedback. We’ll keep the discussion going through February 15, 2007.

Visit the PLA Service Responses Discussion Index for more information on the service response revision process, the first round of discussions, and the original service responses. And keep that feedback coming!