ACRL Board of Directors

Article X, Section 2 of the ACRL bylaws states, "The governing body of the association shall be the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall direct the affairs of the association; determine its policies or changes therein; actively encourage support for its goals; establish financial policies of the association and be accountable for association assets; and be responsible for the interpretation of these bylaws. The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as shall be deemed advisable, and may, in the execution of the powers granted, delegate certain of its authority and responsibility to such agents as it may consider necessary. The Board shall delegate the day-to-day operations of the Association to the executive director."

Meet the ACRL Board of Directors

Visit Meet the ACRL Board of Directors for a listing of current ACRL Board members.

ACRL 2025-26 Board of Directors photograph

ACRL Board of Directors 2025-26 (l to r): Tarida Anantachai, Walter Butler, Leo Lo, Brad Warren, Rachel Minkin, and Teresa Anderson. Not pictured: Alexia Hudson-Ward, Kimberley Bugg, Amy Dye-Reeves, Andrea Falcone, Carrie Forbes, Rebecca Miller Waltz, and Millie Gonzalez.

ACRL Board of Directors' Actions

Board actions as reported in C&RL News. Spring to Annual Conference actions are typically published in the October editions and Fall to Midwinter/LibLearnX actions are published in the April editions. Recent actions:

ACRL Board Meeting Minutes and Documents

The ACRL Board of Directors' meeting agendas, documents and approved minutes are publicly available on ALA Connect.

Upcoming ACRL Board Meetings

The ACRL Board of Directors typically holds four meetings per year (Fall, LibLearnX, Spring, Annual Conference) and all ACRL Board meetings are publicly posted at least ten days in advance on ALA Connect.

Action or discussion requests can be sent to ACRL Interim Executive Director Allison Payne at apayne@ala.org. Depending on the date of submission, requests will be considered during a regularly scheduled Board meeting or asynchronously on ALA Connect.