Governance
¾«¶«´«Ã½welcomes Raymond Garcia to ¾«¶«´«Ã½Governance Office
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) welcomes Raymond Garcia as a Communications Assistant in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Governance Office. He began April 9. He previously worked as a Journalism Intern for the Public Library Association (a Division of the...
2019-2020 President-Elect of RUSA Announced
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CHICAGO- Courtney McDonald, Learner Experience & Engagement Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Libraries, has been elected the 2019-20 President-Elect of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). McDonald will serve...
Evviva Weinraub Elected 2020-21 LITA President
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Evviva Weinraub, Associate University Librarian for Collections & Technologies at Northwestern University, has been elected as the 2020-2021 President of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). She will serve as Vice-President during...
2019 Public Library Association Election results
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CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the results of its 2019 Election. Voting was available from Mar. 11 through Apr. 3, and open to all PLA members in good standing. The members elected Michelle Jeske, city librarian and...
Farrell elected ¾«¶«´«Ã½treasurer
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CHICAGO - Maggie Farrell, dean of university libraries at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has been elected treasurer of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) for 2019–2022. Farrell received 5,221 votes, while her opponent, Andrew K. Pace, executive...
Jefferson wins 2020–2021 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Presidency
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CHICAGO - Julius C. Jefferson Jr., section head of the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., has been elected president-elect of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA). Jefferson received 5,108 votes, while his...
Polls now open in 2019 PLA Election
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Voting Deadline: Wednesday, April 3 CHICAGO -- The voting period has begun in the Public Library Association's (PLA) 2019 Election. Members will have an opportunity to elect three new directors to the PLA Board of Directors and weigh in on an important...
¾«¶«´«Ã½seeks candidates for endowment fund trustee openings
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CHICAGO - Applications are now being accepted for two expiring terms on the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Endowment Trustees committee. The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Endowment Trustees have the authority to hold, invest and disburse endowment and other long-term...
PLA seeks volunteers for committees, task forces, advisory groups and award juries
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Members encouraged to apply by April 12 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 join PLA as a volunteer on one...
Candidates announced for 2019 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 2019 Election. This year six nominees will stand for three positions on the PLA Board of Directors: president and two directors...
PLA proposes adding Fiscal Officer position to Board of Directors
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Members to vote on proposal in 2019 PLA Election CHICAGO – At its fall 2018 meeting, the Public Library Association (PLA) Board of Directors authorized the addition of a measure to appear on the ballot in the 2019 PLA Election. The measure proposes to add...
Public Library Association releases new strategic plan
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Addresses critical issues and changes affecting public libraries CHICAGO – Today the Public Library Association (PLA) unveiled a new strategic plan effective through the year 2022. The new PLA Strategic Plan describes the association’s core purpose, core...
¾«¶«´«Ã½Council rescinds Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
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CHICAGO – Today the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) announced the outcome of a vote by ¾«¶«´«Ã½Council to rescind 2018 updates to the Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights. The vote comes after a swift response from ¾«¶«´«Ã½members...
¾«¶«´«Ã½ outraged by the refugee family separation policy
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CHICAGO - ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) President Jim Neal released the following statement regarding the outrageous and devastating act of separating refugee children from their parents and caregivers seeking asylum along the southwest border of the...
Register now to be heard at ALA’s Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM18) – May 17, 2018
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CHICAGO — Register now to be heard. ALA’s Virtual Membership Meeting ( VMM18) – May 17, 2018. Members who participate in ALA’s VMM18 gain an opportunity to share ideas and opinions about ALA's strategic directions and priorities. “We want to hear what our...
McGowan elected ALSC 2019-2020 president
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CHICAGO — Cecilia P. McGowan, Children's Services Coordinator, King County Library System, Issaquah, Washington, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
PLA seeks volunteers for committees, task forces, advisory groups, and award juries
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Members encouraged to apply by May 11 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 join PLA as a volunteer on one of...
Elizabeth (Beth) German elected as President-Elect of RUSA
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CHICAGO—Elizabeth (Beth) German, Service Design Librarian at Texas A&M University was elected as the 2018-2019 President-Elect of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½. German will serve her...
Sherry Machones elected as ASCLA President-Elect
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CHICAGO—Sherry Machones, Library System Director, Northern Waters Library System (WI) was elected as the 2018-2019 President Elect of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA...
Emily Morton-Owens Elected 2019-20 LITA President; Tabatha Farney and Berika S. Williams elected to Board
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Emily Morton-Owens, Assistant University Librarian for Digital Library Development and Systems at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, has been elected the 2019-20 president of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). She will serve...