Posted October 26, 2004.

Burger, Hage Seek ALA Presidency

The American Library Association Executive Board approved the Nominating Committee’s selections for ALA presidential candidates at its fall meeting in Chicago October 23. Seeking the 2006–2007 ALA presidency are Leslie Burger, director of the Princeton (N.J.) Public Library, and Christine Lind Hage, director of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library in Clinton Township, Michigan.

The board also approved a roster of 64 nominees for the Association’s governing Council. Petition candidates for president and Council have until January 28 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.

Electronic ballot information will be transmitted to all ALA members with valid e-mail addresses who are current as of January 31, 2005. Paper ballots will be sent to members in good standing who request them prior to March 9, 2005, by contacting the Member and Customer Service Department at 800-545-2433, press 5, or e-mailing membership@ala.org. Candidates’ campaign statements will appear in the March issue of AL. Voting begins March 15, 2005.

Blanche Woolls of San Jose (Calif.) State University chaired the nine-member Nominating Committee.

Posted October 26, 2004; revised November 1, 2004.