Information for and about the ALCTS Board of Directors.

ALCTS Board of Directors

Charge: The Board of Directors provides strategic leadership for the division in advancing its mission and vision within the American Library Association.

Duties: The Board of Directors is the governing body of ALCTS with membership elected from the membership at large and from the sections and the Council of Regional Groups. The Board includes four members by appointment and the Executive Director. The Board meets at both the Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference of ALA. As such, the Board has the following duties:

Engage the membership in leadership.
Take a division-wide perspective.
Ensure that member viewpoints are balanced with the needs of the division.
Encourage and facilitate the work of the sections and Board committees to achieve the division’s goals and objectives.
Ensure the division engages in strategic planning on an ongoing basis.
Ensure the goals and objectives in the strategic plan are met.
Assure the division is well run and meets financial objectives.
Appoint committees, task forces, and work groups to do the work of the division.
In consultation with ALA hire and evaluate the division Executive Director.
Have responsibilities for developing policies and procedures necessary for the operation of the division.

Officers of the Board


President Pamela Bluh pbluh@umaryland.edu End of Term: 06/30/08	President-Elect M. Dina Giambi dinag@udel.edu End of Term: 06/30/08	Past-President Bruce Chr. Johnson bjoh@loc.gov End of Term: 06/30/08

Board Members

Board liaisons to division committees:

Pamela Bluh — Fundraising
M. Dina Giambi — Program
Bruce Chr. Johnson— Leadership Development
Kay Walter — Publications
Beth Picknally Camden — Education
Cheryl A. Kern-Simirenko — Membership

Board Documents

President's Report to the Membership

Board Committees

Task Forces

The Board of Directors in the ALCTS Manual