I am pleased to announce that all appointments have been made for the 2016-2017 award and selection committee cycle.
Many, many thanks to the hundreds of talented and dedicated YALSA members who submitted volunteer applications! We received 529 volunteer forms for just 50 open positions.
If you were selected to serve on a committee or task force, you received an invitation email from me. Emails are going out this week to those who weren’t selected to serve. Please don’t be discouraged! There were just not enough slots for the number of applications we received.
There is another chance to volunteer! You can gain valuable YALSA and professional development experience by volunteering to be on a YALSA strategic committee, task force, or jury. These groups are 100% virtual and will work from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018. The online volunteer form will open Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. The work of all of these strategic groups is done virtually–no conference attendance required! The deadline for strategic committee applications is March 1, 2016, and I will be making those appointments in March and April.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at gsarahthelibrarian @ gmail.com.
