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ALA is seeking nominations for president-elect & councilor-at-large. Please see below for more information.</div>
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<div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;">Jennifer L. Dean - PhD, MLIS - she, her, hers</div>
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Dean of Libraries and Instructional Technology<br>
University of Detroit Mercy<br>
deanjl@udmercy.edu<br>
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From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Amy Lappin</strong> <span dir="auto">
<<a href="mailto:amy.lappin@leblibrary.com">amy.lappin@leblibrary.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 9:46 AM<br>
Subject: [alacoun] ALA Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2021 election - Deadline Friday, July 10<br>
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<div>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.
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<div>Best,</div>
<div>Amy Lappin</div>
<div>Councilor-at-Large</div>
<div>ALA Nominating Committee for the 2021 ALA Election, Member<br>
<p style="background: rgb(254, 254, 254); vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">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. <b>All potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form found here: <a href="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" originalsrc="https://officers.directnominations.net/" shash="xGjhHf0EmT4EVZ035YZWzY1jwW0u6U01muhsTy8SCHVHg9a7jREUWT51+HshbtwWSfPkIsqMDrwJngaqCIf9YbFyFrwJzkMqYuY+NkOtkkcmWcZ6Q8qTZEmYaMs43SAARYzdQtbmMIaGxIhILiUDWB3kI/EGKR39S3zsB0mzZF8=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">https://officers.directnominations.net/</span></a></b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">You will be asked to create an account to access the form. Nominations and forms must be received no later than </span><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">July
10, 2020.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">Nominations may be sent to any member of the Nominating Committee for the 2021 ALA Election. Committee members are: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Candice (Wing-yee) Mack (Chair)<br>
Manager, System-wide Teen Services<br>
Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA 90071<br>
<a href="mailto:candice.yalsa@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">candice.yalsa@gmail.com</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Floyd Council<br>
Executive Director<br>
Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL 35203<br>
<a href="mailto:floyd.council@birminghamal.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">floyd.council@birminghamal.gov</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Skip Dye<br>
SVP, Library Marketing & Digital Sales; SVP Dir. Sales Operations<br>
Penguin Random House, New York, NY 10019<br>
<a href="mailto:sdye@penguinrandomhouse.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">sdye@penguinrandomhouse.com</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ann Dutton Ewbank<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59718<br>
<a href="mailto:ann.ewbank@montana.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">ann.ewbank@montana.edu</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Eldon Ray James<br>
Researcher<br>
Institutional Survey, Austin, TX 78703<br>
<a href="mailto:erayjames@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">erayjames@gmail.com</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Amy Spence Lappin<br>
Deputy Director<br>
Lebanon Public Libraries, Lebanon, NH 03776<br>
<a href="mailto:amy.lappin@leblibrary.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">amy.lappin@leblibrary.com</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Arlene Laverde<br>
Librarian<br>
Townsend Harris High School Library, Jamaica, NY 11426<br>
<a href="mailto:arlverde1@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">arlverde1@aol.com</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Scott Walter<br>
University Librarian<br>
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61701<br>
<a href="mailto:swalter1@iwu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">swalter1@iwu.edu</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Deimosa Webber-Bey<br>
Sr. Library Manager<br>
Scholastic Inc., The Scholastic Library & Archive,<br>
New York, NY 10012<br>
<a href="mailto:deimosa@scholastic.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color: rgb(51, 122, 183); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">deimosa@scholastic.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">The 2021 ALA elections will take place March 8-April 17, 2021.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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