Rumore of Springville Road Library Appointed to ALA GLBTRT Program Planning Committee

Samuel Moore of Springville Road Regional Library

Samuel Rumore, a Librarian II at the BPL’s Springville Road Regional Library, has been appointed to the American Library Association (ALA)  Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Program Planning Committee).

Rumore will represent the State of Alabama for a two-year-term beginning July 1, 2019, through July 1, 2021. This will be the second time Rumore, a 13-year employee at BPL, has represented Alabama on the committee

Floyd Council, executive director of the Birmingham Public Library, said the entire BPL system is honored at the news of Rumore’s appointment as ALA celebrates national Gay Pride Month 2019 during the month of June.

“We are very proud of the work that Samuel has done at BPL, the Jefferson County Public Library Association (past officer of the JCPLA), and look forward with excitement to his contributions on this ALA national committee,” Council said.

The ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table Program Planning Committee plans, promotes and implements educational sessions and informational programs related to GLBT issues. The planning committee also recruits co-sponsors of GLBRT programs, monitors other programs the round table might want to support and recruits presenters for programs, conferences and other events. 

A Birmingham native, Rumore obtained a major in sociology and minor in philosophy from the University of Montevallo. He obtained a Masters in Library Information Studies (MLIS) from the University of Alabama.

Rumore looks forward to brainstorming with other members of the ALA program planning committee for the GLBGRT.

"I hope to get programming ideas for BPL and for Alabama libraries, in general,” Rumore said.