ALA Staff Liaison Responsibilities
- Works with incoming ALA Award Chair to appoint Jury members.
- Updates web site.
- Updates ALA Handbook of Organization.
- Submits books to Jury members.
- Requests books from publishers for Jury to review.
- Updates publishers contact list.
- Arranges conference calls or virtual meetings.
- Maintains the closed discussion list.
- Ships books to Midwinter.
- Ensure that one copy of the winning books are available for ALA publicity
- Obtains contact information of possible winners from publishers before Midwinter.
- Schedules Midwinter meeting time and place.
- Attends Schneider committee/jury meeting at Midwinter.
- Arranges for telephone calls to winners at Midwinter.
- After the winners are announced at the Midwinter press conference, meets with publishers if they are exhibiting to give them sample seals.
- Notifies Katherine Schneider of winners immediately after Midwinter.
- Requests additional copies of winning books from publishers.
- Sends Dr. Schneider two copies of each winning book.
- Coordinates logistics with publishers for winners to attend ALA Annual in June.
- Mails each Schneider winner a letter confirming attendance at ALA Annual and encloses sample seals.
- Arranges the luncheon sponsored by Katherine Schneider for winners, their editors, and jury members.
- Ships each winner their panel from the ALA Award display.
- Sends each winner photos from the Awards Presentation.
- Attends ethnic caucus conferences to promote the Schneider Family Book Award.
