Volunteering for YALSA is easy and it will provide you with valuable professional development. We are currently looking for volunteers for…
- Juries, Short term commitments for 3 months. Work begins in October/November. These are great opportunities to give back to YALSA as most of the work is reviewing applications for member awards! It’s very fulfilling, completely virtual work that has such a huge impact for someone. These are the juries we are looking for volunteers for now:
- Best Literacies
- Collection Development Grant
- Conference Travel Scholarship
- Great Books Giveaway
- Innovation Award
- Joann Lum Memorial Grant
- Writing Award
- Regina U. Minudri Young Adult Scholarship
- Task Forces, Short term commitment, usually 6 months or less
- Annual Conference & Marketing (6 months, starting January 1)
- Great for Illinois/Chicago residents, but not required
- LibLearnX Marketing & Local Arrangements (6 months, starting September 1)
- Great for Louisiana/New Orleans residents, but not required
- National Library Legislative Day (6 months, starting December 1)
- Symposium Planning Task force (7 months, starting December 1)
- Teen Programming HQ Task Force (6 months, starting September 1)
- Annual Conference & Marketing (6 months, starting January 1)
- Board development committee, 1 year
- Completely virtual committee
- Click here for more information about the Board Development Committee
To apply, access our volunteer form: https://www.ala.org/CFApps/volunteer/form.cfm and complete the full form, then email President-Elect Colleen Seisser and let her know what opportunity you are most interested in.
