(via the American Library Association)
Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, American Library Association (ALA) President-Elect, encourages members to lead together for change with her by volunteering to serve on ALA, Council, and Joint committees for the 2022-2024 term (beginning July 1, 2022). Serving on a committee provides members with leadership experience, new networking avenues, and the opportunity to impact specific association and library profession topics.
Members can volunteer via the online committee volunteer form, available here. To volunteer, please complete and submit the form electronically (be sure to select “ALA” in the drop-down menu on the main form). To be considered for the 2022-2024 term, forms must be submitted no later than Thursday, September 30, 2021. Any forms received after this date will be considered for the next term (2023-2025).
New this year: a Virtual Volunteer Fair will be held in early September! The fair will be an opportunity for members to talk with various committee Chairs, Members and Staff Liaisons about the work of each committee. That date is being finalized and will be announced later this month. Please watch ALA News, AL Direct, and the Member community in ALA Connect for all updates and more information.
President-Elect Pelayo-Lozada will make committee appointments in consultation with both the Committee on Appointments (for ALA and Joint committee appointments) and the Committee on Committees (for Council committee appointments). Initial committee appointments will be approved by the ALA Executive Board in January 2022, with notifications sent to appointed individuals throughout Spring 2022.
For more information on ALA committees, please go here.