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Alire, Williams Seek 2009–2010 ALA Presidency

Camila Alire  J. Linda Williams
Camila Alire (left), dean emerita at the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, and J. Linda Williams (right), coordinator of library media services for Anne Arundel County (Md.) Public Schools, are candidates for the 2009–2010 presidency of the American Library Association.

The board also approved a roster of 63 nominees for the Association’s governing Council. Petition candidates for president and Council have until 9 a.m. Central time on January 30, 2008, to enter the race. The Nominating Committee’s slate is scheduled to appear in the December issue of American Libraries, with petition candidates noted in subsequent issues as their names become available. The names of all candidates will also be posted on the ALA website.

Electronic ballot information will be transmitted to all ALA members with valid e-mail addresses who are current as of January 31, 2008. ALA members without valid e-mail addresses on file will receive materials by mail. Those who prefer to vote by paper ballot may contact the Member and Customer Services department at 800-545-2433 and press 5, or e-mail membership@ala.org. Candidates’ campaign statements will appear in the March 2008 issue of AL. Voting begins March 17, 2008.

W. Lee Hisle of Connecticut College in New London, chaired the nine-member Nominating Committee.

Posted October 22, 2007.

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