Hello ALA Councilors,
Posted here are the ALA Council documents that have been added for the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting Council meetings. Documents that are marked (TK) will be uploaded as they are submitted (you will be alerted via email when new documents are posted). There will only be a limited supply of print copies of all Council documents, we encourage you to download them via ALA website or ALA Connect.
Note: Documents are in order of appearance on the agenda, and items that are marked (TK) will be uploaded later (you will be alerted via email when new documents are posted). There will only be a limited supply of print copies of all Council documents, we encourage you to download them via ALA website or ALA Connect.
Location
All Council Sessions and Meetings will be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center, Terrace IV Ballroom.
Attendance at Council Meetings
All councilors are expected to attend each of the scheduled meetings. If you are unable to attend, please notify me, Marsha Burgess at mburgess@ala.org in writing of your absence. Failure to do so will result in an unexcused absence, which is noted on your official voting record.
Resolutions
Councilors are urged to submit proposed resolutions prior to the Midwinter Meeting, you may do so by emailing alaresolutions@ala.org. Guidelines for preparation for ALA resolutions can be found here: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/council/resolution_guidelines.
Council III Transcripts
EBD 12.39-ALA Financial Planning 2020 and Beyond
ALA Council Orientation SessionSaturday, January 25, 2020; 8:00-10:00am
- Agenda
- ALA Executive Board Directory
- APA Overview FAQ
- How to Submit a Council Amendment Motion Form
- Resolution Process Handout
- Resolution SAMPLE
- Treasurer Financial Orientation
ALA Council/Executive Board/Membership Information Session
Saturday, January 25, 2020; 3:30-5:00pm
ALA CD#8 Agenda
ALA CD#21 ALA President’s Report
ALA CD#29 ALA President-Elect Report
ALA CD#23 ALA Executive Director Report
ALA CD#26-26.1 2020 Nominating Committee Report
ALA CD#16 ALA Endowment Trustees Report, revised 1-26-20
ALA CD#33 Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC)
ALA CD#13 ALA Treasurers Report, revised 1-26-20
ALA APA CouncilSunday, January 26, 2020; 8:00am-9:00am
ALA-APA CD#1 Agenda Action Item
ALA-APA CD#3 Adoption of Rules Action Item
ALA-APA CD#2 Approval of Council Minutes Action Item
ALA-APA CD#5 ALA-APA Executive Director’s Report
ALA-APA CD#4 ALA Treasurer’s Report (FY2019 Year-End Results and FY2020 Budget Update)
ALA Council I
Sunday, January 26, 2020; 9:00am-11:00am
ALA CD#8.1 Agenda, revised 1-24-20 Action Item
ALA CD#5 Adoption of Rules Action Item
ALA CD#2 Approval of the 2019 ALA Annual Conference Council Minutes Action Item
ALA CD#15-15.1 Review of Executive Board Actions Since the 2019 Annual Conference
ALA CD#9_inf Implementation of the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting Council Actions
ALA CD#35 Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness
ALA CD#11 Report of the ALA Council Committee on Committees-Executive Board Election Action Item
ALA CD#11.1_inf Appointment of the Tellers Committee for ALA Executive Board Election
ALA CD#31 ALA Awards Committee Action Item
ALA CD#10.1 ALA Resolutions Committee Report
ALA CD#40 RESOLUTION Ensuring Intellectual Freedom and the Right to Peacefully Assemble at ALA Conferences and Meetings Action Item
ALA Council II
Monday, January 27, 2020; 10:00 am-12:00pm
ALA CD#8.2 Agenda, revised 1-26-20 Action Item
ALA CD#27 Committee on Organization Action Item
ALA CD#22 Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Report
ALA CD#37 Taskforce on Online Deliberation and Voting for ALA Council Action Item
ALA CD#39 Affiliate Request-Polish-American Librarians Association Action Item
ALA CD#41 Resolution in Opposition to Charging Prisoners to Read Action Item
Executive Board Candidates Forum
Monday January 27, 2020 at 12:15 – 1:15 pm Eastern Time
Click on the following link to view the live stream: ala.unikron.com/executiveboard.php
Live captioning can be viewed concurrently at: https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=ALAEBCandidatesForum
Bios and Statements of the ALA Executive Board Candidates
- Sara Dallas - System Director, Southern Adirondack Library
- Sandra Hirsh - Professor and Director, San Jose State University
- Susan Jennings - Dean of Library Services, Chattanooga State Community College
- Larry Neal - Library Director, Clinton-Macomb Public Library
- Alexandra Rivera - Student Success and Community Engagement Librarian, University of Michigan Library
- Eric Suess - Library Director, Marshall Public Library
- Ann Ewbank -Associate Professor and Director, School Library Media Program, Montana State University
- Latrice Booker -Dean of Library Services, Indiana University Northwest
ALA Council III
Tuesday, January 28, 2020; 8:30-11:30 a.m.
ALA CD#8.3 Agenda, revised 1-28-20
M-#1 Ellen Greenblatt
M-#2 Willis Bernard “Bill” Lukenbill
M-#3 Dr. Hilda L. Jay
M-#4 Bill Ptacek
M-#5 Carolyn A. Markuson
M-#6 Learned T. (Dag) Bulman
M-#7 Jennifer Ford Paustenbaugh
T-#1 Resolution Recognizing the Florida Library Association’s 100th Anniversary
T-#2 Resolution Honoring Dita Kraus, "The Librarian of Auschwitz"
ALA CD#11.2 ALA Executive Board Results
ALA CD#20 -20.2 Committee on Legislation (COL) Report
ALA CD#18-18.1 International Relations Committee Action Item
ALA CD#19-19.5 Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Report Action Item
ALA CD#13.1 FY2021 Programmatic Priorities Action Item
For more information about the Midwinter Meeting, including meeting times and locations, please visit the Conference Scheduler https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/ALA-Midwinter/index.asp?launcher=1. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly.