PLA Board Orientation Manual

1. Responsibilities of the PLA Board

2. Meetings of the PLA Board of Directors

3. Charge From Council

4. ALA Bylaws, Article VI. Divisions

5. Policies of the American Library Association in Relation to Its Membership Divisions (aka: Operating Agreement)

6. Bylaws of the Public Library Association

7. PLA Board of Directors Roster

8. PLA Committee Structure

9. Key PLA Policies to be aware of:

   • Member Service Policy
   • Requirements for Committee Service
   • Conflict of Interest Policy
   • Policy on the Use of PLA’s Name
   • Partnerships and Collaboration with the Public Library Association
   • Research Agenda Framework

10. PLA Governance Best Practices:

    • Confidentiality and Transparency

11. PLA President's Report (two most recent years; older reports available in the ALA Institutional Repository):

    • Dr. Maria Taesil Hudson McCauley, 2022⁠–2023 (PDF, 11 pgs.)
    • Melanie Huggins, 2021–2022 (PDF, 12 pgs.)

12. PLA Strategic Plan

13. Financial Information and Resources:

    • Implications of the Operating Agreement for Divisions (PDF, opens in ALA Connect in new window/tab; login required)
    • ALA Financial Resources
    • PLA Budget (see current financial report on the PLA Board ALA Connect Site)

PLA Fact Sheet (PDF, 2 pgs.)

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14. Responsibilities at the PLA Conference

15. ALA Legal Framework: Twenty Questions

16. Lobbying and ALA: Fact Sheet

17. ALA Executive Board Schedule of Meetings through 2023—identifies ALA Annual Conference and Library Learning Experience (LLX) meeting schedule

18. PLA Staff List

Other resources

• PLA Board ALA Connect Site
• PLA Facebook Site
• Public Libraries Online