ALA & Council Committees

Committees created by the Executive Board, Council, and the president are designated as committees of the Association and committees of the Council. Most of the following committees are standing committees of either ALA or Council.

ALA Committees: Appointments to committees of the Association are made by the ALA president-elect, who chairs and acts on the advice of the Committee on Appointments.

Committees of the Association

• Accreditation
• American Libraries Advisory
• Appointments
• Awards
• Chapter Relations
• Conference
• Constitution & Bylaws
• Election
• Human Resource Development & Recruitment Advisory (Office for)
• Information Technology Policy Advisory (Office for)
• Literacy
• Literacy & Outreach Services Advisory (Office for)
• Membership
• Membership Meetings
• Nominating
• Public & Cultural Programs Advisory
• Research & Statistics
• Rural, Native & Tribal Libraries of All Kinds
• Scholarship & Study Grants
• Training, Orientation & Leadership Development
• Website Advisory

Committees of Council

• Budget Analysis & Review Committee
• Committee on Committees
• Commitee on Diversity
• Committee on Education
• Committee on Legislation
• Committee on Library Advocacy
• Committee on Organization
• Committee on Professional Ethics
• Commitee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
• Council Orientation Committee
• Intellectual Freedom Committee
• International Relations Committee
• Policy Monitoring Committee
• Public Awareness Committee
• Publishing Committee
• Resolutions  Committee