Committees

Participating on a committee is a great way to develop new skills, learn from your peers, help advance the mission of Core, and accomplish concrete goals. We need your talents! The volunteer form is open year-round to help fill any vacancies. For most of our committees, the appointment process starts in February and finishes in April so that new committee members can begin on July 1. A few start or end on a different timeline.

Participating on a project team is a great option when you have limited to time to volunteer and/or you wan to contribute to a specific project. Project teams are limited in duration, with an expected time commitment of six months or less.

We encourage all members to apply. We need the talent and skill of dedicated library professionals like you.

Browse or search all our division-level and section committee volunteer opportunities

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Division-level Committees

• Advocacy Coordination Committee
  • Preservation Outreach Committee
    • Preservation in Action Subcommittee (ALA Connect Community)
    • Preservation Week Subcommittee (ALA Connect Community)
• Appointments Committee
• Awards and Scholarships Coordination Committee
  • ALA John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award Committee
  • Awards for Buildings and Interiors Committee (Manages ALA/AIA Library Building Awards and ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards)
  • Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship Committee
  • Core/OCLC Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology Committee
  • Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award Committee (ACRL/Core)
  • Margaret Mann Citation Committee
  • PR Xchange Awards Committee
• Budget & Finance Committee
• Bylaws & Organization Committee
• Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction
• Communications Coordination Committee
• Competencies Development Committee
• Conference Program Coordination Committee
  • AvramCamp Planning Committee
  • President's Program Committee (ALA Connect Community)
• Content Coordination Committee
• Continuing Education Coordination Committee
• Core Reading Club Facilitation Team
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee
• Exchange Planning Committee
• Federated Authentication Committee
• Forum 2023 Planning Committee
• Forum 2024 Planning Committee
• Fundraising & Sponsorships Committee
• Interest Group Coordination Committee
• International Relations Committee
• Leadership Development and Mentoring Committee
• LibGuides Project Team
• Member Engagement Coordination Committee
  • Member Networking and Social Events Subcommittee (ALA Connect Community)
  • Member Recruitment and Orientation Subcommittee (ALA Connect Community)
  • Membership Assessment and Research Subcommittee (ALA Connect Community)
• Nominating Committee
• Publications Coordination Committee
  • ITAL Editorial Board
  • LL&M Editorial Board
  • LRTS Editorial Board
  • Monographs Editorial Board
• Standards Coordination Committee
• Web Committee

Past Core Project Teams

• Academic Interviews Project Team
• Technology Section Authentication Project Team

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Section-level Committees

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Committee Chair Resources

• Core Handbook
• Committee Chairs Group in ALA Connect