Governance
Steve Kelley Elected 2023-24 Chair of Core's Metadata & Collections Section
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Steve Kelley has been elected Chair-elect of the Core Metadata & Collections Section for 2022-23. He will become Chair of the Section in July 2023 and continue as Past Chair for one year starting July 2024. Kelley is the the Head of Continuing Resources...
Stratton named parliamentarian
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CHICAGO — Adrian Stratton, president of the New York Association of Parliamentarians, has accepted the role of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () parliamentarian. Eli Mina, who has served as ’s parliamentarian for 20 years, will be retiring at the...
Deborah Doyle elected 2023-2024 United for Libraries president
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EXTON, Pennsylvania — Deborah Doyle, chair of the Sonoma County (California) Library Commission, has been elected 2023-2024 United for Libraries President. Doyle will serve as president-elect under 2022-2023 United for Libraries President Dr. Gordon Baker...
Drabinski wins 2023-2024 presidency
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CHICAGO — Emily Drabinski, interim chief librarian at The Graduate Center, City University of New York has been elected 2022-2023 president-elect of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (). Drabinski received 5,410 votes, while her opponent, Kelvin Watson...
Hepburn elected 2022-2025 treasurer
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CHICAGO — Peter Hepburn, head librarian at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, has been elected treasurer of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () for 2022–2025. Hepburn received 8,947 votes in the uncontested election. Hepburn will...
elections now open – cast your vote today!
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CHICAGO — °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () election polls are now open! members are encouraged to cast a digital ballot to vote for association-wide leadership that will shape the future and direction of the association. ’s annual election will...
stands with Ukrainian library community
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app and its divisions support our Ukrainian colleagues and will work with the global library community to answer the appeal from the Ukrainian Library Association to provide accurate information as a means to support...
2022 /Core Elections Open in March
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CHICAGO—The 2022 /Core elections open Monday, March 14. The Core ballot will include candidates for three Core Board positions: President-Elect, Councilor, and Director-at-Large. The Core President is elected to a three-year term that begins at the...
names Maureen Sullivan Honorary Member
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Council elected former President Maureen Sullivan to honorary membership in the association, the 's highest honor, during the virtual 2022 Library Learning Experience. Honorary membership is...
names Jim Neal Honorary Member
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CHICAGO - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Council elected former President and Treasurer Jim Neal to honorary membership in the association, the 's highest honor, during the virtual 2022 Library Learning Experience. Honorary membership is...
, ACRL issue joint statement in support of HBCUs after recent bomb threats
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CHICAGO - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of , have issued the following joint statement in response to incidents of bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and...
Kathy Carroll, Sara Dallas to serve on Executive Board
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CHICAGO - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Council has elected Kathy Carroll and Sara Dallas to serve on the Executive Board. The Executive Board election took place during the virtual 2022 Library Learning Experience. Elected board members will...
Lanza-Galindo withdraws candidacy for 2022-25 treasurer
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CHICAGO — Oscar Lanza-Galindo, associate dean, Library and Learning Commons, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, has withdrawn his candidacy for treasurer of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (). "It is with a heavy heart that I must officially...
United for Libraries welcomes six new board members
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EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries welcomes six individuals to its board. Mary Soucie, Camille McCutcheon, Kathy Kosinski, Peter Pearson, Ben Carter, and Debbie Smart have been appointed to board positions effective immediately. Each newly...
announces slate of petition Council candidates
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () announces that the following individuals have filed petitions for the Councilor-at-Large position on the Council for the 2022 Election: Charles Kratz, Jr., Library Dean Emeritus, The University of...
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app opposes widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries Â
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CHICAGO - Due to a dramatic uptick in book challenges and outright removal of books from libraries, 's Executive Board and the Boards of Directors for all of 's eight divisions have released the following joint statement regarding attempts to remove...
Nominating Committee announces councilors-at-large candidates
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CHICAGO - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () announced that 68 candidates are running for 34 at-large seats on the Council. The following candidates were accepted by the Nominating Committee (listed alphabetically by last name): Tarida Anantachai...
Hepburn, Lanza-Galindo running for 2022-25 treasurer
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CHICAGO – Peter Hepburn, head librarian at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, and Oscar Lanza-Galindo, associate dean, Library and Learning Commons, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, are the candidates for the treasurer of the...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones and Isabel Wilkerson announced as Annual Conference & Exhibition featured speakers
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CHICAGO – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app today announced that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of “The 1619 Project, A New Origin Story,” Nikole Hannah-Jones will open the virtual 2021 Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 23-29, and...
Mary Davis Fournier named PLA executive director
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () announced today the appointment of Mary Davis Fournier as executive director, Public Library Association (PLA), a division of . Her first day in her new role will be Monday, June 14. Fournier is a 20...