Governance
¾«¶«´«Ã½President-Elect Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. invites members to attend free Virtual Inauguration
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CHICAGO – You’re invited to the virtual event of the season! On Friday, June 26, 2020, at 4 p.m. CT, incoming ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) President Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., section head of the Congressional Research Service at the Library of...
2020 Public Library Association election results
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CHICAGO -- Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the results of its 2020 Election. Voting was available from Mar. 9 through Apr. 1, and open to all PLA members in good standing. The members elected Melanie Huggins, Executive Director of...
Public Library Association seeks volunteers for committees, task forces, and advisory groups
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Members encouraged to apply by April 24 CHICAGO -- Attention: Public Library Association (PLA) members. Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and become more active in PLA? Please consider applying to serve as a volunteer on one of...
Lucia Gonzalez elected ALSC vice-president/president-elect
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CHICAGO — Lucia M. Gonzalez, director, North Miami Public Library (NMPL), North Miami, Florida, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA)...
Charity Tyler elected 2021-2022 United for Libraries president
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EXTON, Pennsylvania — Charity Tyler, Executive Director of the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, has been elected 2021-2022 United for Libraries president. Tyler will serve as president-elect during 2020-2021. “I am excited to serve United for...
Polls now open in 2020 PLA election
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Voting Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 11:59 p.m. Central Time CHICAGO -- The voting period has begun in the Public Library Association (PLA) 2020 election. Members will have an opportunity to elect three new directors to the PLA Board of Directors. Seven...
¾«¶«´«Ã½ gears up for 2020 ¾«¶«´«Ã½election
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CHICAGO – ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) is gearing up for its upcoming election. Polls will open at 9 a.m. Central Time on Monday, March 9, 2020. ¾«¶«´«Ã½members are encouraged to cast a digital ballot to vote for association-wide leadership that will...
¾«¶«´«Ã½responds to financial situation
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CHICAGO – ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) President Wanda K. Brown and the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Executive Board released the following statement in response to financial shortfalls in the current fiscal year operating budget that were first brought to light at the...
Booker, Neal and Rivera to serve on ¾«¶«´«Ã½Executive Board
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CHICAGO - The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Council has elected Latrice Booker, Larry Neal and Alexandra Rivera to serve on the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Executive Board. The Executive Board election took place during the 2020 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Midwinter Meeting held Jan. 24-28, in...
¾«¶«´«Ã½Appoints Tracie D. Hall as Executive Director
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CHICAGO - The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracie D. Hall as its executive director, effective February 24, 2020. Following a nationwide search, Hall was selected to succeed Mary W. Ghikas, who has worked for ALA...
Candidates announced for 2020 Public Library Association board election
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CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) Nominating Committee has unveiled the slate of candidates for the Association’s 2020 Election. This year seven nominees will stand for four positions on the PLA Board of Directors: 2021-2022 president, ALA...
2020 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Nominating Committee Councilors-at-Large candidates announced
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CHICAGO - The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Nominating Committee annually nominates candidates from among the general membership for members-at-large of Council. Individuals who are not selected by the Nominating Committee may run for office by...
Wong, Yates seek 2021-22 ¾«¶«´«Ã½presidency
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CHICAGO - Patricia "Patty" M. Wong, City Librarian at Santa Monica (Calif.) Public Library. and Steven Yates, Assistant Director, University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies, are the candidates for the 2021-22 presidency of the...
Library community stands together to address uptick in racially fueled violence and abuse in U.S. communities
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CHICAGO - ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) and its professional affiliates, including the American Indian Library Association (AILA), Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), Black Caucus of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (BCALA)...
PLA names Clara Bohrer as first fiscal officer
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CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) officially announced the appointment of Clara Nalli Bohrer, director of the West Bloomfield Township (Mich.) Public Library, as its first fiscal officer. Through a ballot initiative approved by the...
Volunteer to serve on ALA, Council, and Joint Committees for 2020-2022
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Volunteer to Serve on ALA, Council, and Joint Committees for 2020-2022 Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) President-Elect, encourages members to volunteer to serve on ALA, Council, and Joint committees for the 2020-2022 term...
2019 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference & Exhibition—Sending a message of advocacy for libraries
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) hosted its 138th Annual Conference & Exhibition ( ), June 20-25, in Washington, DC. The conference was attended by more than 21,400 librarians, library workers and library...
PLA announces changes to Board of Directors
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Salazar begins one-year term as PLA president, Jeske as president-elect CHICAGO – The Public Library Association's (PLA) Board meeting on June 22 officially marked the end of the 2018-2019 service year, which brought several important changes to the...
¾«¶«´«Ã½and US library associations affirm commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) and several library associations in the United States have pledged their commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). ALA, AALL (the American Association of Law Libraries), CNI (the Coalition for...
Six trustees elected to the Freedom to Read Foundation Board
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CHICAGO — Six people were elected to two-year terms on the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Board of Trustees in the annual FTRF election held this past April. Current FTRF Vice President Emily Knox and Executive Committee member Robert Holley were both...