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CHICAGO — The Nominating Committee for the 2021 ¾«¶«´«Ã½election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2021 spring ballot for the offices of ¾«¶«´«Ã½president-elect and councilor-at-large.

The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for president-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 33 at-large council seats to be filled in the 2021 spring election.

The president-elect will serve a three-year term: as president-elect in 2021-22, as president in 2022-23, and as immediate past president in 2023-24.

The councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2021 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2024 Annual Conference.

The ¾«¶«´«Ã½president and councilors also serve in corresponding roles in the ALA-Allied Professional Association [ALA-APA]. Individuals considering ALA-APA office are encouraged to consult with their employer regarding any restrictions pertaining to lobbying activities or service on the governing body of a 501(c)6 organization.

Members who wish to make nominations should submit the following information: nominee name; present position; institution; address; telephone; and e-mail address. Self-nominations are encouraged. All potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form found here:

You will be asked to create an account to access the form. Nominations and forms must be received no later than July 10, 2020.

Nominations may be sent to any member of the Nominating Committee for the 2021 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Election. Committee members are:

• Candice (Wing-yee) Mack (Chair)
  
  Manager, System-wide Teen Services
  
  Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA 90071
  
  candice.yalsa@gmail.com
  
  
• Floyd Council
  
  Executive Director
  
  Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL 35203
  
  floyd.council@birminghamal.gov
  
  
• Skip Dye
  
  SVP, Library Marketing & Digital Sales; SVP Dir. Sales Operations
  
  Penguin Random House, New York, NY 10019
  
  sdye@penguinrandomhouse.com
  
  
• Ann Dutton Ewbank
  
  Associate Professor
  
  Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59718
  
  ann.ewbank@montana.edu
  
  
• Eldon Ray James
  
  Researcher
  
  Institutional Survey, Austin, TX 78703
  
  erayjames@gmail.com
  
  
• Amy Spence Lappin
  
  Deputy Director
  
  Lebanon Public Libraries, Lebanon, NH 03776
  
  amy.lappin@leblibrary.com
  
  
• Arlene Laverde
  
  Librarian
  
  Townsend Harris High School Library, Jamaica, NY 11426
  
  arlverde1@aol.com
  
  
• Scott Walter
  
  University Librarian
  
  Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61701
  
  swalter1@iwu.edu
  
  
• Deimosa Webber-Bey
  
  Sr. Library Manager
  
  Scholastic Inc., The Scholastic Library & Archive,
  
  New York, NY 10012
  
  deimosa@scholastic.com

The 2021 ¾«¶«´«Ã½elections will take place March 8-April 7, 2021.