Neal elected 2025-2028 ALA treasurer

CHICAGO — Larry Neal, library director of Clinton-Macomb Public Library in Michigan, has been elected treasurer of the American Library Association (ALA) for 2025–2028.

Neal received 7,312 votes in the uncontested election.

Neal will step into his role as treasurer at the close of the 2025 ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Upon learning the outcome of the election, Neal said, “It is an incredible honor to serve the profession in this capacity as we prepare to celebrate ALA’s sesquicentennial. I look forward to working with the ALA staff and member leaders to resolve the association’s financial challenges and ensure it is well positioned to serve current and future generations of librarians and library workers.”

Neal has been the library director at Clinton-Macomb since 2006. Prior to that, he was assistant director at Clinton-Macomb, and he worked at the Rochester Hills Public Library as a page/clerk/systems and facilities manager, and as head of tech. He also served as an adjunct clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Information (2017-23).

He is a member of the Public Library Association and served as PLA president (2014-15). He is currently on the PLA Budget and Finance Committee and an ALA Policy Corps Fellow. He is a member of the Rainbow Round Table and the Intellectual Freedom Round Table. He served on the ALA Executive Board (2020-23), ALA Council (2017-23), ALA Budget and Review Committee, and ALA Finance and Audit Committee. He was also president of the Michigan Library Association earlier in his career.

He holds an MSI-LIS from the University of Michigan, an MBA from Oakland University, and a BA in Spanish/German/Honors College from Oakland University.

About the American Library Association

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