VOTED, to approve the nomination of Betsy Orsburn to fill out a three-year Board term that was vacant due to a resignation. (July 2008)
VOTED, that ALSC continue as the national home of Dia, that implementation of Dia be added to the existing ALSC strategic plan as a strategy under the "Advocacy" goal area, and that staff will work with existing member groups, such as the ALSC Quicklists Consulting Committee, the ALSC Liaisons to National Organizations Serving Children and Youth Committee, and the ALSC Public Awareness Committee, to continue to implement the initiative. (March 2008)
VOTED, to co-sponsor in name only the following programs at the September 2008 REFORMA National Conference: Children of Undocumented Parents and Their Right to Information; The Bilingual Child: Libraries Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children; Noche de Cuentos @ the border; Reflections of the Americas: Visual and Textual Representations of Latino Cultures in Américas and Pura Belpré Award-winning Picturebooks; Connecting Cultures and Celebrating Cuentos: Highlighting Three Latino Children's Literature Awards; and Puentes de la Comunidad: Understanding and Bridging the Gaps between South Carolina's Latinos, Libraries, and Legislators. (March 2008)
VOTED, to approve the ALSC-L electronic discussion list revised policy. (February 2008)
VOTED, to place two bylaws changes on the 2008 ALSC ballot: one, to enable members to serve more than one time on the Nominating Committee; two, to stipulate that chairs of the Caldecott, Newbery, Sibert, and Wilder Award Selection Committees be appointed rather than elected, with an increase of one elected committee member and decrease of one appointed committee member to balance out this change to an appointed chair, and to include Wilder among the committees with members who are elected as well as appointed. (January 2008) (Both bylaws changes were adopted by membership vote during the 2008 ALSC election.)
VOTED, to fund the School Age Programs and Services Committee's proposed "Great Elementary School Reads" booklist project in the full amount of $1,500 from the Children's Library Services Endowment, to be applied to the FY08 budget and expended by August 31, 2008. (November 2007)
VOTED, to approve the revised Policy for Service on the Arbuthnot Selection Committee. (October 2007)
VOTED, to approve the revised Policy for Service on the Wilder Selection Committee. (October 2007)
VOTED, to approve the revised Policy for Service on the Carnegie Selection Committee to make it consistent with the existing book award policies. (October 2007)
VOTED, to co-sponsor, in name only, the REFORMA program "Bilingual Mind"at the ALA 2008 Annual Conference. (July 2007)
VOTED, to fund the Great Interactive Software for Kids Committee's Special Funds Application request in the maximum amount of $800 from the Children's Library Services Endowment, to be applied to the FY07 budget and expended by August 31, 2007, to provide a logo and seal for this committee. (June 2007)
VOTED, to revise the Geisel Award Selection Committee function statement to read: "To select from the books published the preceding year within the terms, definitions, and criteria governing the awards, the most distinguished American book for beginning readers." (April 2007)
VOTED, to change the Children and Technology Committee's membership statement to make two of the nine committee members virtual participants, who are not required to attend conferences. (February 2007)
VOTED, to decrease the membership of the Budget Committee by one member, removing the “a Board representative (chosen by the Board)” section. The new membership statement reads: “Four members plus chair. The chair is appointed for two years, with the option to be reappointed, from among members with Board or Budget Committee experience and familiarity and interest in fiscal management. The committee will consist of the chair, two members-at-large, the fiscal officer, and the past president. The executive director and vice president are ex-officio members.” (February 2007)
VOTED, a) to change the name of the Notable Computer Software for Children Committee to Great Interactive Software for Kids; and b) to change the committee’s function statement to: “To select, annotate, and present for publication, within the criteria and procedures established for selection, a biannual list of exemplary computer software and multi-platform media currently available. To define and develop guidelines and criteria for the evaluation of interactive software and electronic media.” (February 2007)
VOTED, to accept the Final Draft of the Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality policy. (February 2007)
VOTED, to eliminate the following phrase from the function statement of the Notable Children's Video Committee: "to implement the Video Recommendation Policy and Procedures." (November 2006)
VOTED, to eliminate the following phrase from the charge of the Odyssey Award: "during the preceding year." (November 2006)
VOTED, to co-sponsor in name only the Public Library Assocation (PLA)/Audio Publishers Association (APA) Tea in Washington, D.C., June 23, 2007, and to provide input on the speaker list for this event. For the record: Several Board members expressed concern over the fact that the event is ticketed with a fee to attend. Additionally, some Board members have asked for an exploration into whether or not ALSC needs a policy regarding co-sponsorship (in name only) of programs for which the partner organization is charging a registration fee. (August 2006)
VOTED, to add the following to the description of the Maureen Hayes Award Committee:
Function statement: To select annually the recipient of the Maureen Hayes Award, given to an ALSC member library to fund a visit from an author and/or illustrator who will speak to children who have never before had the opportunity to hear a nationally known author or illustrator. To prepare and disseminate to the membership information about the award and about the recipient.
Membership: Chair + 4
Term: Spring, 2 year (August 2006)
VOTED, to change the Maureen Hayes Award ad hoc committee to a standing committee effective at the end of Midwinter 2008. (August 2006)
VOTED, to co-sponsor with PLA "ALPH: The Digital Book as a Social Stage," at Annual Conference 2007. (July 2006)
VOTED, to include the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner and honor books automatically on the list of books created by the Notable Children's Books Committee, starting with the first award in 2006. (January 2006)
VOTED, to adopt the strategic plan (2006-2011) as revised on 1/13/06. (January 2006)
VOTED, to co-sponsor in name only a program on Best Practices for Library Accessibility and Universal Design to be presented by ASCLA at the 2005 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. (May 2005)
VOTED, to accept Vice-President/President-Elect Ellen Fader's 2006 Nomination Committee slate. (February 2005)
VOTED, to direct the ALSC @ your library Campaign Task Force to focus on some aspect of library service to school aged children in the development of the ALSC campaign. (January 2005)
VOTED, to accept the publication proposal for a Belpré Award ten-year compilation book to be co-published with ALA Editions. (January 2005)
VOTED, to become a sponsor of the Major League Baseball @ your library advocacy campaign. (December 2004)
VOTED, to co-sponsor in name only a program to be presented at the 2005 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago by PLA's Basic Education and Literacy Resources and Services Committee. (May 2004)
VOTED, to revise the charge of the Geisel Award committee to read: "To select author(s) and illustrator(s) of a beginning reader book who demonstrate great creativity and imagination in his/her/their literary and artistic achievements to engage children in reading. (April 2004)
VOTED, to approve the Equity of Access statement prepared by board members Judy O'Malley and Molly Kinney. (April 2004)
VOTED, not to require the Baldwin Curator to serve ex officio on the Bechtel Committee. (April 2004)
VOTED, to maintain the Bechtel criterion that applicants must be ALSC members. (April 2004)
VOTED, to approve the Children and Libraries Policies and Procedures document. (April 2004)
VOTED, to invite REFORMA to appoint a Spanish-speaking member to serve a two-year term on ALSC's Great Web Sites for Kids (GWS) Committee for the purpose of evaluating the existing Web sites on "Lugares en español para niños" on the GWS site and evaluating new Spanish-language Web sites for inclusion on this Spanish-language page of GWS. This term will begin immediately upon appointment and will end December 31, 2005. (March 2004)
VOTED, to add the term "in English" and the definition ("in English" means that the committee considers only books published in English. This requirement DOES NOT limit the use of words or phrases in another language where appropriate in context.") to the Caldecott, Newbery, Sibert, and Wilder manuals. (March 2004)
VOTED, to increase the honorarium for the Arbuthnot lecturer from $750 to $1,000 effective immediately. (February 2004)
VOTED, to add the following statement to the Duties and Responsibilities of Board Members:
5. To select, when a vacancy exists, an interim ALA/ALSC Councilor, and to inform the secretary of ALA Council in advance of the interim Councilor's first meeting. (January 2004)
VOTED, beginning with 2004, to include the Sibert medal and honor books, and the Belpré medal and honor books with a copyright date of the previous year, on the annual Notable Children's Book List. (November 2003)
VOTED, to approve the charge for the Children's Collection Management in Public Libraries Discussion Group: To provide a forum for the discussion of common issues and concerns in children's collection development and maintenance. (September 2003)
VOTED, to establish a discussion group, “Children’s Collection Management in Public Libraries,” membership to be open to all who wish to attend, per Division policy on discussion groups. (August 2003)
VOTED, to approve the FY 2004 Budget Proposal. (August 2003)
VOTED, to make a second contribution in the amount of $37,500 in support of the PLA/ALSC Early Literacy Initiative. (August 2003)
VOTED, to rescind the previous Board action making e-books eligible for ALSC awards. (July 2003)
VOTED, that the Editor of the ALSC Journal, Children and Libraries, serve as an ex-officio member of the Children and Libraries Editorial Advisory Committee, and that the Chair of the committee be appointed from among the other committee members. (July 2003)
VOTED, that a task force be appointed to explore an ALSC award for public figures who are strong advocates of children's reading and library service. (July 2003)