ALA is seeking nominations for president-elect & councilor-at-large. Please see below for more information. Jennifer L. Dean - PhD, MLIS - she, her, hers MLA President & ALA Councilor Dean of Libraries and Instructional Technology University of Detroit Mercy deanjl@udmercy.edu Sent using Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> <https://aka.ms/ghei36> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Amy Lappin <amy.lappin@leblibrary.com<mailto:amy.lappin@leblibrary.com>> Date: Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 9:46 AM Subject: [alacoun] ALA Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2021 election - Deadline Friday, July 10 Good Morning! I am posting this deadline reminder on behalf of the ALA Nominating Committee. If you are willing to stand for election, we would love to hear from you. Do you know someone else who would be interested? Please pass this along. Best, Amy Lappin Councilor-at-Large ALA Nominating Committee for the 2021 ALA Election, Member The Nominating Committee for the 2021 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2021 spring ballot for the offices of ALA president-elect and councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for president-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 33 at-large council seats to be filled in the 2021 spring election. The president-elect will serve a three-year term: as president-elect in 2021-22, as president in 2022-23, and as immediate past president in 2023-24. The councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2021 ALA Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2024 Annual Conference. The ALA president and councilors also serve in corresponding roles in the ALA-Allied Professional Association [ALA-APA]. Individuals considering ALA-APA office are encouraged to consult with their employer regarding any restrictions pertaining to lobbying activities or service on the governing body of a 501(c)6 organization. Members who wish to make nominations should submit the following information: nominee name; present position; institution; address; telephone; and e-mail address. Self-nominations are encouraged. All potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form found here: https://officers.directnominations.net/<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fofficers.directnominations.net%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdeanjl%40udmercy.edu%7C5b5025785059435c9b8e08d8227cbecc%7Cc8a4c2d8bd6840bab8b67522be9a7171%7C0%7C0%7C637297266453765343&sdata=bfC2hPp4qPZhNbNS9uM1wgKLbmQS1L%2Bv0oXd%2FbiasDA%3D&reserved=0> You will be asked to create an account to access the form. Nominations and forms must be received no later than July 10, 2020. Nominations may be sent to any member of the Nominating Committee for the 2021 ALA Election. Committee members are: * Candice (Wing-yee) Mack (Chair) Manager, System-wide Teen Services Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA 90071 candice.yalsa@gmail.com<mailto:candice.yalsa@gmail.com> * Floyd Council Executive Director Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL 35203 floyd.council@birminghamal.gov<mailto:floyd.council@birminghamal.gov> * Skip Dye SVP, Library Marketing & Digital Sales; SVP Dir. Sales Operations Penguin Random House, New York, NY 10019 sdye@penguinrandomhouse.com<mailto:sdye@penguinrandomhouse.com> * Ann Dutton Ewbank Associate Professor Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59718 ann.ewbank@montana.edu<mailto:ann.ewbank@montana.edu> * Eldon Ray James Researcher Institutional Survey, Austin, TX 78703 erayjames@gmail.com<mailto:erayjames@gmail.com> * Amy Spence Lappin Deputy Director Lebanon Public Libraries, Lebanon, NH 03776 amy.lappin@leblibrary.com<mailto:amy.lappin@leblibrary.com> * Arlene Laverde Librarian Townsend Harris High School Library, Jamaica, NY 11426 arlverde1@aol.com<mailto:arlverde1@aol.com> * Scott Walter University Librarian Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61701 swalter1@iwu.edu<mailto:swalter1@iwu.edu> * Deimosa Webber-Bey Sr. Library Manager Scholastic Inc., The Scholastic Library & Archive, New York, NY 10012 deimosa@scholastic.com<mailto:deimosa@scholastic.com> The 2021 ALA elections will take place March 8-April 17, 2021.