PLA Board Orientation Manual

1. Meetings of the PLA Board of Directors

2. Charge From Council

3. ALA Bylaws, Article VI. Divisions

4. Policies of the American Library Association in Relation to Its Membership Divisions (aka: Operating Agreement)

5. Bylaws of the Public Library Association

6. PLA Board of Directors Roster

7. PLA Committee Structure

8. Key PLA Policies to be aware of:

• Member Service Policy
• Requirements for Committee Service
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Policy on the Use of PLA’s Name
• Partnerships and Collaboration with the Public Library Association
• Research Agenda Framework

9. PLA President's Report:

• Marcia Warner, 2011–2012 (PDF, 13 pgs.)
• Audra Caplan, 2010–2011 (PDF, 14 pgs.)

10. PLA Strategic Plan

11. Financial Information and Resources:

• Implications of the Operating Agreement for Divisions (PDF, 30 pgs.)
• ALA Financial Resources
• PLA Budget (see current financial report on the PLA Board ALA Connect Site)

12. PLA Fact Sheet (PDF, 2 pgs.)

13. ALA Legal Framework: Twenty Questions

14. Lobbying and ALA: Fact Sheet

15. ALA Executive Board Schedule of Meetings through 2016—identifies ALA Annual Conference and Midwinter meeting schedule

16. PLA Staff List

Other resources

• PLA Board ALA Connect Site
• PLA Facebook Site
• PLA Blog