Interested in an ALA Committee? August 26, 2007
Posted by Sara Kelly Johns in : Community , add a commentThe window of opportunity is now open and I hope many, many of you will consider going through it!
The online committee volunteer form for involvement on ALA Committees is now open. It will be used to develop a pool of names for ALA President-Elect Jim Rettig to use to fill open committee slots. The window closes on December 3rd but many appointments will be made before that since they have to be approved by Council at Midwinter.
How? Go to the Committee Volunteer page to fill out the online form and then send an e-mail with your choice(s) to AASL President-elect Ann Martin (libraryann@comcast.net) who will work with Jim. The more Ann knows about your preferences and your qualifications, the more she will be able to encourage Jim to have at least one AASL member on each committee.
AASL staff will have access to that database, too, and I will be able to get names for ALA task forces and fill-in committee appointments, but this is a chance for us to have a LOUD-er voice in “big ALA.”
Send in your form as soon as possible; AASL members are smart and savvy and can bring our views and expertise to ALA committee work. Thank you!