ALA Standing Committees
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ALA Standing Committees
Per ALA Policy, "A standing committee is intended to be permanent, meet regularly, and perform a continuing function. A standing committee shall be established by resolution of ALA Council and report either to Council or to the ALA Executive Board. The Committee on Organization shall recommend to Council the name, size, composition, and charge of any such committee. Standing committees that report to ALA Council are referred to as Committees of Council, while standing committees that report to the ALA Executive Board are referred to as Committees of the Association. Members of Committees of Council may be Councilors or non-Councilors."
Committees of the Association
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 and report to the ALA Executive Board.
- Accreditation
- Affiliates
- American Libraries Advisory
- Appointments
- Awards
- Bylaws
- Chapter Relations
- Code of Conduct
- Conference
- Diversity, Literacy & Outreach Services Advisory (Office for)
- Election
- Human Resource Development & Recruitment Advisory (Office for)
- Information Technology Advisory
- Information Technology Policy Advisory (Office for)
- Leadership Development Committee
- Literacy
- Membership
- Nominating
- Public & Cultural Programs Advisory
- Rural, Native & Tribal Libraries of All Kinds
- Scholarship & Study Grants
Committees of Council
Appointments to committees of Council are made by the ALA president-elect, who chairs and acts on the advice of the Committee on Committees and report to the ALA Council.
- Budget Analysis & Review Committee
- Committee on Committees
- Committee on Diversity
- Committee on Education
- Committee on Legislation
- Committee on Library Advocacy
- Committee on Organization
- Committee on Professional Ethics
- Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
- Council Training & Engagement Committee
- Intellectual Freedom Committee
- International Relations Committee
- Policy Monitoring Committee
- Public Awareness Committee
- Publishing Committee
- Resolutions Committee
- Sustainability Committee
Association and Council Committee Resources
› Important Policies Related to Committee Service
› Resources for Committee Chairs
› ALA and Council Committee Associate Program
