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Selection Committee Volunteer Form

If you are interested in serving on a YALSA selection committee, please complete this form.  Please note that you will need to fill out a Volunteer Form each year that you are interested in serving on a selection committee.

Selection committee appointments are made in October each year by the YALSA president-elect.  In order to be eligible to serve on a selection committee, please complete this form by no later than Sept. 30.

Selection committees are the most work-intensive type of committee in YALSA.  Before you agree to volunteer, please be sure you know what will be required of you if you are appointed.  Visit http://tinyurl.com/YALSAgetinvolved for more information.

If you are interested in serving on a Process Committee, Jury, Taskforce or Advisory Board, please complete this online form.

Please note that by turning in this form, you are indicating that you are able to make a commitment to serve for the entire length of the committee appointment.  If you know that a significant event will be happening in the coming year that would prohibit you from serving out your full appointment, then please delay your committee service until  you have enough time to commit to the group.  YALSA has many other options besides committee work that require less time commitment and offer more flexible opportunities, such as blogging, facilitating a discussion forum or webinar, joining a discussion or interest group and more.

E-mail Address:

Please Enter your E-Mail Address* Required

Name, Title, and Institution:

* Required

Preferred Mailing Address:

* Required

Telephone(work):

* Required

Telephone(home):

* Required

ALA Membership No:

* Required

Number of years you have been a member in YALSA:

* Required

Professional Background:

(list previous position(s) and locations, most recent first)* Required

Selection Committee Qualifications:

(e.g. relevant course work; materials evaluation experience, book reviews, articles &/or research published, previous selection committee experience, etc.)* Required

Current Professional Commitments: (e.g. committee work, elected positions, volunteer activities, etc.) 

in ALA and YALSA: * Required

in State, Regional or other relevant National Associations:* Required

Selection Committee Preference:

(please list a specific committee that best meets your experience and interests. Do not state "any.")* Required

Have you communicated with the current committee chair or committee members of the group you’ve listed above to find out what their responsibilities are?:

* Required

Yes
No

Have you ever attended a YALSA selection committee meeting?:

* Required

Yes
No

If appointed, can you attend each ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference held during your approximately 18 month appointment, as is required of all selection committee members?:

Please note that the president may appoint a replacement for a committee chairperson or member who has missed two consecutive meetings (Midwinter and Annual) of the committee, pursuant to the ALA Policy Manual. This policy does not apply to virtual members.* Required

Yes
No

At this time, do you have your supervisor's support to serve on a YALSA selection committee?:

* Required

Yes
No
Not applicable

ALA Committee Preferences:

Occasionally the YALSA President-Elect has the opportunity to recommend names for YALSA members to be appointed to certain ALA committees. If you would be interested in serving on one of these committees when the opportunity arises, please indicate your preference. A full list of committees and their charges can be found here. Please check up to three committees you would be interested in serving on. * Required

Accreditation (Office for) Literacy and Outreach Services Advisory
ALA-CBC (Childrens Book Council) Committee Membership
American Libraries Advisory Membership Meetings
Appointments Nominating Committee
Awards Orientation, Training and Leadership Development
Chapter Relations Public and Cultural Programs Advisory
Conference Research and Statistics
Constitution and Bylaws Round Table Coordinating Assembly
Election Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds
(Office for) Human Resource Development and Recruitment Advisory Schneider Family Book Award
(Office for) Information Technology Policy Advisory Scholarships and Study Grants
Literacy
 Website Advisory

Please add any additional information you feel would assist president elect in making committee assignments:


Thank you for volunteering! You will receive an automated message by email confirming receipt of your form. Appointments are only made in March and October. If you submit this form at any other time, it will remain on file for the year; however, you are not likely to receive any personal communication from the President-Elect regarding your application until March or October.