Congratulations to the following individuals that have been elected:
President-Elect
Colleen Seisser
Board of Directors
Matthew Layne
Melissa Malanuk
Josie Laine Andrews
Secretary
Joel D Shoemaker
Thank you all that were on the ballot this year! We’re grateful that you selected to be a part of YALSA. View the final ALA election results here. To learn more about YALSA elections or governance please visit here!
Proposed YALSA By-Law Change
On the 2019 ballot, YALSA members will see a proposed by-law change:
To amend the YALSA Bylaw, Article V, Board of Directors Sec. 1 by changing the number of Directors‐at‐Large from seven to six and to add an Advocacy Member.
The section will now read:
The Board of Directors shall be composed of the President, President‐elect, the Immediate Past President,sevensix Directors‐at‐Large, the Fiscal Officer, the Secretary, and the Division‐Elected YALSA Councilor. The Executive Director, the Board Fellow, the Advocacy Member and the chairs of the Strategic Planning, Financial Advancement and Organization & Bylaws Committees serve ex officio (without vote).
Why are we asking for this by-laws change?
To learn more about the backgroung that led to this change, see the following:
2017 Midwinter Conference Board Document #27, “Broadening the Board’s Composition”
2016 Annual Conference Board Document #4, “Organizational Plan Potential Bylaws Impact”
Dealing with Disruption and Competition to the Association Industry
Other 2019 ALA Election Resources
Looking for help learning more about ALA Council candidate info? Andromeda Yelton has provided a quick and easy site to extract information about each candidate’s unit membership: ALA Council Candidate Sorter 2019 . This is especially helpful, if you’re interested in seeing which candidates for Council are also YALSA members as you can filter them accordingly on this site.
Please also refer to recent YALSA Blog posts for all 2019 YALSA Canditiate Interviews:
Interested in Serving on YALSA’s Board of Directors?
The YALSA Board Development Committee is looking for candidates for next year’s slate for the following positions: President-Elect, Secretary, and Directors-at-Large. Successful candidates will stand for election in the spring of 2019 and begin their term during at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
For more information on the responsibilities of each role on the Board, please visit the Governance page which includes some handy links under the topic Get Involved in Governance & Leadership.
Are you ready to put your name forward? Please submit the online nomination form soon and a committee member will be in touch.
Not quite ready yet? Please feel free to contact me, the Board Development Committee Chair, at gsarahthelibrarian@gmail.com with any questions or to request additional information.
The Board Development Committee will also be hosting YALSA 301 at Annual 2018 in New Orleans on Saturday, June 23, from 9-10 am. Pencil it in and hope to see you there! If you can’t make it, we’ll have a virtual session this summer, too.
Thank you for considering if YALSA Board is right for you!
Welcome to the YALSAblog News of the Month. In this post we highlight a few news items from the past month that we think are of interest to staff working with teens in libraries, schools, and youth development organizations.
YALSA has announced the results of its election!
Candidate results are as follows. Thank you to all who ran for office this year!
YALSA President-Elect
Chris Shoemaker
YALSA Board of Directors
Maureen Hartman
Krista McKenzie
Edwards Committee
Alicia Blowers
Sophie Brookover
Gail Zachariah
Printz Committee
Robin Brenner
Diane Colson
Angela Frederick
Shelly McNerney
Nonfiction Committee
Todd Krueger
Drue Wagner Mees
Joy Millam
Brenna Shanks
Visit ALA’s web site for their election results.
Although the 2013 spring election to select the new members of the Edwards, Nonfiction, and Printz Award Committees is still ongoing, members of the 2014 Award Nominating Committee — ‘ Joy Kim, Stephanie Anne Squicciarini, Patti Tjomsland, Rollie Welch, and Pam Spencer Holley — are already at work collecting and vetting viable candidates for next spring’s election. That process which will continue through August of this year, when candidate names will be submitted to the YALSA Board.
Are you excited about the YALSA elections? They are coming up soon (March 19th-April 27th), and your participation is vital! This is your chance to help determine the who will be deciding on those books featured in our wonderful awards in the next few years. Many positions are appointed, but three lists rely on elections to fully populate them. This year the positions open on the YALSA awards slate are (the full slate with candidates is available on the YALSAblog):
While you are no doubt very familiar with the awards themselves, you might be less familiar with what is expected of the folks serving on those committees.
Read More →
YALSA’s 2012 Nominating Committee has finalized the 2012 Election Slate. Elections will take place March 19 to April 27 as part of the annual ALA Election. To vote in the YALSA election, your membership must be current as of Jan. 31, 2012. Coming to ALA’s Midwinter Meeting? Bring your election questions to Coffee with the Candidates, 10:30 a.m. to noon, on Sunday, Jan. 22. Election results will be announced May 4.
After the jump, see the full slate
This episode’ continues the podcast’s coverage of YALSA’s 2011 elections.’ The guests this time are Krista McKenzie and Sarajo Wentling, who are both running this year for the office of Secretary of YALSA’s Board of Directors.
Interviews with 2011 Candidates for YALSA Secretary
If you prefer, you may download the podcast at the’ YALSA Podcast site and transfer the file to the mp3 player of your choice.
You can find the full ballot of everyone running this year online here. Voting this year begins in March.
It’s time to vote in the ALA/YALSA Election! On March 16, ALA began emailing ballot information to all members whose memberships were current as of Jan. 31 of this year. The email contains the URL and login for your specific ballot. It is the only way for you to access your ballot.
If you haven’t received your election information via email, contact ALA at membership@ala.org or by phone at 1-800-545-2433,’ ext. 5, to verify your eligibility and get your ballot information sent to you.
Voting will be open until April 23, and results will be available on April 30.
As you prepare to vote, you may find the following links helpful: