Literatures in English Section

Charge

Represents members of ACRL who specialize or are otherwise professionally involved in the selection, acquisition, organization, and use of information resources related to literatures in English.
 
The official LES committee rosters are listed below, and the LES website is available here.

Roster

Laura R. Braunstein (Chair, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Harriett E. Green (Vice-Chair, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Ms. Amanda Rust (Past-Chair, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Dr. Amanda L. Watson (Secretary, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Dr. Brian Flota (Member-at-Large, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Ms. Cheryl L. Blevens (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Laura R. Braunstein (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018)
Daniel P. Coffey (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Dr. Brian Flota (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018)
Nancy Marie Foasberg (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Ms. Melissa E. Johnson (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Robin Kear (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Ms. Naomi J. Lederer (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Dr. Carol A. Leibiger (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Piper Martin (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Meg Meiman (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018)
Dr. David D. Oberhelman (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Ms. Hillary A H Richardson (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018)
Christine Ruotolo (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Mr. Steven D. Shelton (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Ms. Laura Lynne Taddeo (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Lydia Anne Willoughby (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018)
Lori J. Ostapowicz-Critz (Board Liaison, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)
Megan R. Griffin (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017)

Displaying active committee roster as of 07/01/2016. Last retrieved on 03/29/2024. Members can log in and refresh the page to view full contact information for committee members.

Resources

Composition

As of August 2023, LES had 679 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Origin

The Literatures in English Section was established in 1994.

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form. Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site

Staff Liaison

Lauren Carlton
Program Officer
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: lcarlton@ala.org