2026 Election Information

ACRL 2026 Election Results (PDF)

Yasmeen Shorish elected Vice-President/President-Elect - ACRL Insider Announcement; Official Press Release.

Eric Edwards, Interlibrary Loan Librarian at Illinois State Library, has been elected to the ACRL Board of Directors as Director-at-Large.

Jill Sodt, Director of Library Services at Mott Community College, has been elected to the ACRL Board of Directors as Director-at-Large.

ACRL Candidates for 2026

A complete listing of ACRL Board and section candidates, including bios of vice-president/president-elect candidates Russell Michalak and Yasmeen Shorish (C&RL News, January 2026).

Statements from the Vice-President/President-Elect Candidates
ACRL vice-president/president-elect candidates Russell Michalak and Yasmeen Shorish share their plans for ACRL (C&RL News, February 2026).

Meet the Candidates
Profiles of the candidates for ACRL vice-president/president-elect, director-at-large, and councilor of the ACRL Board of Directors from ACRL Insider. One candidate will be featured each day beginning March 3, 2026.

Russell Michalak (vice-president/president-elect)
Yasmeen Shorish (vice-president/president-elect)

Eric Edwards (director-at-large)

Jill Sodt (director-at-large)

ACRL members running for ALA Council in the 2026 election will be listed here.

Election Details
Voting in the 2026 ALA/ACRL election begins March 9, 2026, with members receiving an email announcement between March 9-10 containing voting instructions.

Any individuals whose emails bounced will be sent a "snail-mail" letter with their voting credentials. To be eligible to vote, individuals must have been members in good standing of ALA as well as applicable divisions as of January 31, 2026.  Those without Internet access at home or work can easily access the election site by visiting their local public (or in many instances academic or school) library. Anyone who reinstates their membership after January 31, 2026, will be ineligible to vote in the 2026 elections.

If you don't receive the email, please contact Help+ALA@yeselections.com or (866) 384-9978.

The 2026 ALA/ACRL election will close on April 1 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, and the results will be made public the afternoon of April 6. More details are available on the ALA Election Page.