Hello Councilors,
Attached, are the draft Council agendas and the council documents for the upcoming 2023 Annual Conference Council Meetings and Membership Meeting and Information Session. Council/Membership Meeting and Information Session documents will be available here on ALA Connect and on the ALA website. To register for the 2023 Annual Conference Council meetings, please visit: https://2023.alaannual.org/registration/rates-and-registration
Printed Documents
To help promote ALA's Core Values of Sustainability, as well as reduce printing costs, only Council agendas will be printed onsite at Annual Conference. If needed, Councilors can print documents onsite in ALA's Internet Café located Exhibit Hall Lobby.
What to Bring
Please bring your tablet, laptop, or handheld device to ensure a productive Council experience. Water, a jacket and/or a sweater, and power cords. If you have any special requirements, please contact the ALA Governance Office at governance@ala.org.
Virtual Participants
To verbally speak, please insert the request in the Q&A. The host will change your role to panelist so that virtual participants may turn their camera on if they choose to do so to be seen by the assembly.
Voting Credentials
Only eligible, Annual Conference registered Councilors will be receiving an e-mail from the ALA Governance Office of their voting credentials for the Council meetings. You will receive one set of voting credentials to use for all Council meetings. If you do not receive your voting credentials by Friday, June 23rd , please e-mail the ALA Governance Office. Please do not forward your voting credentials – it is unique to your voting record.
Note: Documents marked (TK) will be uploaded as they become available.
ALA CD#2.1 (2023) LLX Council Meeting Minutes action item
ALA CD#5.1 Rules & Guidelines Governing for ALA Hybrid Council Meetings
ALA CD#6.1 Guidelines for Preparation of Resolution Process for Council Meetings action item
ALA CD#8.5 Membership Meeting and Information Session Agenda
ALA CD#8.6 Council I Meeting Agenda_DRAFT action item
ALA CD#8.7 Council II Meeting Agenda_DRAFT action item
ALA CD#8.8 Council III Meeting Agenda DRAFT action item
ALA CD#9.1 Implementation Report of Council Actions from the 2023 LLX Council Meeting (TK)
ALA CD#10.2 Resolutions Committee Report (TK)
ALA CD#12 Nominations for the COC and PBA Election
ALA CD#12.1 Appointment of the Tellers Committee for COC and PBA Election
ALA CD #12.2 Tellers Report on the COC and PBA Election (TK)
ALA CD#13.2 ALA Treasurer's Report for Information Session and Membership Meeting
ALA CD#13.3 ALA Treasurer's Report Budget Update
ALA CD#13.4 Seven Months (March 31st) Financials
ALA CD#13.5 Fiscal Year 2024 Revised Budget Schedule
ALA CD#14.1 Committee on Diversity action item (TK)
ALA CD#15.1 Executive Board Actions since the 2023 LLX Meeting
ALA CD#16.1 Endowment Trustees Report
ALA CD#17.1 Policy Monitoring Committee Report action item
ALA CD#18.1 International Relations Report
ALA CD#19.1 Intellectual Freedom Report
ALA CD#20.1 Committee on Legislation Report
ALA CD#21.1 ALA President's Report
ALA CD#22.1 Freedom to Read Foundation Report
ALA CD#23.1 Executive Director's Report
ALA CD#24.1 Committee on Professional Ethics Report (TK)
ALA CD#25.1 Bylaws Committee Report action item
ALA CD#26.1 Nominating Committee Report (TK)
ALA CD#27.1 Committee on Organization Report action item (TK)
ALA CD#28-28.8 Division President's Annual Report
ALA CD#29.1 President-Elect's Report
ALA CD#30 Committee on Accreditation
ALA CD#31.1 Council Orientation Committee
ALA CD#32.1 Publishing Committee
ALA CD#33.2 BARC Report
ALA CD#34 Core Values Taskforce Report action item
ALA CD#35 Executive Board Appointments FAQ
ALA CD#37.1 Committee on Sustainability
ALA CD#38.1 Public Awareness Report
ALA CD#41.1 Committee on Education
ALA CD#42.1 Committee on Library Advocacy
ALA CD#43.1 Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (TK)
ALA CD#49 Retiring ALA Councilors and Executive Board Member (information only)
ALA CD#50 ALA Association_Council_Joint Committee Roster (information only) TK
ALA CD#55 Resolution to Reaffirm ALA's Position on the Freedom to Read
ALA CD#56 Resolution on Maintaining Equitable In-Person Participation for All at ALA Membership Meetings (TK)
ALA CD#57 Resolution on Guaranteeing Virtual Participation in ALA Governance
ALA CD#58 Resolution Condemning Discrimination Against Library Workers and Supporting the LGBTQIA+Community (TK)
ALA CD#59 Resolution to Investigate Changing Dates for Future Annual Conferences of the American Library Association (TK)
ALA CD#60 Resolution on Actions by the Executive Board (TK)
M-#8 Josephine Maria (Riss) Fang
M-#9 David Goodman
M-#10 Chris Cottrill
M-#11 Jen Angel
M-#12 Bill Ott
M-#13 Kristen A. Cooper
M-#14 Esperanza Bravo de Varona
M-#15 Helene Lafrance
M-#16 James Henry Jacobs, Jr.
M-#17 Paul Cappuzzello
M-#18 Patricia A. Wand
M-#19 David S. Baugh
M-#20 Rebecca Taylor Bingham (TK)
M-#21 Terrilyn Chun (TK)
M-#22 Eleanor M. McKnight (TK)
M-#23 Joyce Meskis (TK)
T-#2 50th Anniversary of the Intellectual Freedom Round Table
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Marsha P. Burgess
Council Secretariat
American Library Association
mburgess@ala.org
(312) 280-3204
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