Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PPOPCPAC)
Charge
To serve as an advisory committee to the ALA Public Programs Office. To promote excellence in cultural programming; to assist library staff to become more effective providers of cultural programming; to identify and disseminate resources for cultural programming; and to promote the cultural communities fund.
PCPAC Member Responsibilities
- Identify outstanding programs and important trends from the field to inform PPO staff for the purposes of sharing with the field via ProgrammingLibrarian.org and professional development webinars.
- Share expertise and experience to help inform PPO staff research needs; react and share feedback on findings to help interpret results.
- Advise on PPO priorities and grant proposals, which lead to national ALA program support initiatives and professional development for programming librarians.
- Advocate for the importance of programming in libraries and be willing to use resources created by PPO staff to speak on the topic in a variety of settings.
- Be active in ALA Connect groups to represent library programming and PPO offerings to the field.
- Promote PPO awards, grant opportunities and other initiatives.
- Attend full PCPAC meetings every other month and ad hoc subcommittees as needed.
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Roster
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Composition
The PCPAC consists of 11 members, including the chair.
Subcommitees and Task Forces
The PCPAC consists of nine (9) members, including the chair, plus two (2) interns.
