Charge and Work
To work with PLA staff to develop PLA programming for the ALA Annual Conference; to identify and develop program topics; to stimulate program development and implementation among members and membership units; to review and approve individual programs; to approve presenters and coordinators of individual programs; to act as liaisons to program organizers if necessary; to facilitate high quality presentations.
Deliverables and outcomes:
- Review all proposals for PLA educational programming at ALA Annual Conference (each reviewer will typically be assigned roughly 50 proposals to review)
- Identify key trends, issues, and challenges currently facing public libraries and ensure they are represented in PLA educational programming at ALA Annual Conference
- Increase equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice at ALA Annual Conference by selecting educational programming that represents diverse groups and points of view
Expected time commitment:
- Attend ALA Midwinter Meeting and ALA Annual Conference (8 hours/year plus travel time)
- Review PLA Conference proposals (5–10 hours, typically from September to October)
- Attend virtual meetings (2–3 hours/year)
- Review and respond to emails and ALA Connect messages (2–3 hours/year)
Desired skills, knowledge, or experience:
- Familiarity with current issues and challenges facing public libraries
- Expertise in one or more core areas of library services (e.g. Serving Adults, Serving Youth, Tech Services, Leadership, Technology, etc.)
- Ability to represent and advocate for current professional development needs in the public library field
Roster
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Composition
All PLA Committees are formed by action of the PLA Board of Directors, which is elected by PLA Members. In 2008, PLA's committees were restructured by a vote of the membership.
The Annual Conference Program Subcommittee consists of members appointed from the membership at large serving 2 year terms and led by a chair.
Origin
Established at the request of the PLA Board.
Get Involved
To be a thriving, vibrant organization, PLA must have committed and active committee members. If you are interested in serving on a committee, please read and fill out the online volunteer form.
- Volunteers are accepted on an ongoing basis.
- Appointments are made by the PLA President and President-Elect, primarily in the spring.
- Volunteers must be members of ALA and PLA.
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Staff Liaison
Angela Maycock
Manager, Continuing Education
312-280-5024
amaycock@ala.org