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NDLA Executive Board Annual Reports
September 2019
Table of Contents
President ...........................................................................................................................................3
President-Elect .................................................................................................................................6
Past President ...................................................................................................................................8
Treasurer ........................................................................................................................................11
ALA Councilor ..............................................................................................................................13
Archivist/ Historian ........................................................................................................................17
Constitution, Bylaws, & Policy Committee ...................................................................................18
The Good Stuff ..............................................................................................................................20
Health Science Information Section ..............................................................................................21
Legislative Committee ...................................................................................................................23
MPLA Representative ....................................................................................................................24
New Members Roundtable ............................................................................................................25
Professional Development Committee ..........................................................................................27
Public Library Section ...................................................................................................................28
School Library & Youth Services Section .....................................................................................29
State Librarian ................................................................................................................................30
Technical Services Roundtable/ Government Documents ............................................................33
Web Editor .....................................................................................................................................34
No annual reports submitted from .................................................................................................37
President’s Annual Report September 2019 October - December
• Submitted Josh Pikka’s name to the ALA office as our Engage (and Capwiz) representative
• Communicated with the Membership Committee regarding the ALA Joint Student Membership Program
• Sent thank yous to 2018 NDLA Conference Exhibitors and re-sent the evaluation survey
• Reviewed the 2019 Conference Contract, communicated with others about the contract, and signed the contract
• Reviewed the 2020 Conference Contract • Communicated with the Governor’s office regarding the signing of a proclamation
for National Library Week • Gathered information regarding NDLA’s electronic accounts • Participated in finance committee discussions and voted on the 2019 budget
draft • Set the agenda for the December 4th meeting and communicated it to the
membership • Wrote and submitted an article to The Good Stuff • Communicated with nominators of 2018 awards (Librarian of the Year and
Benefactor of the Year) to ensure that recipients received recognition in local media
January - March
• Communicated with section and roundtable chairpersons and web editor regarding the creation of their website section
• Advertised for members of a website work group • Continued communicating with the Governor’s office regarding the signing of a
proclamation for National Library Week and worked with the Legislative Committee on the wording
• Tried to figure out the Zoom account and how best to utilize it for committee meetings
• Set the agenda for the March 7th meeting and communicated it to the membership
• Wrote and submitted an article to The Good Stuff • Managed the electronic voting of several issues • Communicated with the Constitution, By-Laws, and Policies Committee regarding
the handbook draft
• Sent a retirement card on behalf of NDLA to somebody at the ALA office (I can’t remember his name).
• Communicated with President-elect Traci Lund regarding 2019 Conference Vendors
• Communicated with SLAYS Chair Allison Radermacher regarding chair, chair-elect, secretary, and secretary-elect positions
• Communicated with State Librarian Mary Soucie and President-elect Traci Lund regarding a database opportunity for public libraries
• Voted to approve an audit of financial documents prepared by Finance Committee Chair Mike Safratowich
• Communicated with Carmen Redding at the State Library regarding a study by Antioch University researching the evolving role of school librarians. Carmen will work with the university on behalf NDLA.
• Communicated with Archivist/Historian Trevor Martinson regarding the format and merger of reports
April - May
• Set the agenda for the May 16th meeting and communicated it to the membership • Wrote and submitted an article to The Good Stuff • Managed the electronic voting of several issues • Communicated proposed by-law changes to the membership • Communicated with the BreAnne Meier, chair of the Nominations and Elections
committee on board nominations and by-law vote • Communicated with President-elect Traci Lund regarding 2019 Conference
Vendors • Communicated with Susie Sharp, chair of the Public Library Section regarding a
grant opportunity • Communicated with Stephanie Kom, past president, and Traci Lund, president
elect, regarding association business
June – September
• Wrote and submitted articles for The Good Stuff
• Extensively communicated with the nomination and elections committee
regarding by-law votes and officer elections
• Extensively communicated with Past-president Stephanie Kom and President-
elect Traci Lund regarding conference planning and general association business
• Participated in a conference call with Amigo regarding association management
services
• Communicated with Kristen Borysewicz regarding policy manual work and
website updates
• Complied a list of past President’s Award recipients
• Complied feedback on election procedures
• Worked on conference logistics, awards banquet, and other conference related issues
• Set the agenda for the May 16th meeting and communicated it to the membership
• Managed the electronic voting of several issues
• Prepared materials (physical and electronic) for President-elect Traci Lund
• Partnered with Stephanie Kom to submit a professional development grant
request
• Secured the location for the 2021 NDLA Annual Conference
• Prepared the agenda for the General Membership meeting
• Prepared documents and reports for the General Membership Meeting
• Worked with Josh Pikka on updates to the website
• Prepared a resolution template and shared with the section/roundtable chairs
Respectfully Submitted,
Maggie Townsend
NDLA President
Traci Lund
President-Elect
September 2019
Annual Report
January 15: Submitted an article to “The Good Stuff” on Benefactor of the Year and Librarian of the
Year Award
January 24: Attended Conference Planning Meeting via Zoom.
January 25 thru 28: Attended ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle, WA.
February 5th: Sent save the dates out to invite vendors to NDLA Conference
Worked with Josh to set up a vendor registration on NDLA website.
February 11: Made a flier and sent to potential vendors.
February 21: Attended NDLA Section Website meeting.
February 21: Submitted an article to the Flickertale on Benefactor of the Year and Librarian of the Year
Award
February 26: Submitted an article to the Flickertale on a recap of ALA Midwinter Conference.
March 1: Sent Flier and registration information to Vendors.
March 7: Attended the March NDLA Board Meeting via Zoom.
Ongoing: Working with Maggie and Steph on 2019 Conference Planning
Started talking with Maggie about 2020 Conference Planning
Ongoing: Working to find vendors for 2019 NDLA Conference
Joined an online ND Vendor site and added our event
Sandra Hannahs has been very helpful and following up some leads from her
Ongoing: Soliciting nominations for Benefactor of the Year and Librarian
Sent out 2 email reminders
April 18: Attended Conference Planning Meeting via Zoom.
May 16: Attended the May NDLA Board Meeting via Zoom.
June: Selected committee to choose LOY and BOY
June: Award winners for Librarian of the Year and Benefactor of the year with committee
June: Sent reminder email out to Vendors to sign. Emailed and corresponded with more vendors.
June: Worked with Maggie and Steph on conference planning.
June 6: Attended conference planning meeting via Zoom
July: Continued to work with Vendors on registration
July: Worked with Maggie and Steph on Conference Planning
July 11: Attended conference planning meeting via zoom
August: Continued to work with Vendors on registration and planning
August 8: Attended conference planning meeting via Zoom
September: Worked with Maggie on expectations for rolling over to president.
September: Worked on Tax Exempt forms for vendors and authors alley
September: Put together the slideshow for vendors and for award winners
September: Put together instructions/welcome flier for vendors
September: Sent out a welcome email to new members
September 24th-27: Attended NDLA Conference in West Fargo
September 25th: Attended NDLA executive board meeting
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October-December 2018 Finalized 2019 West Fargo conference venue contract. Worked on finalizing 2020 Bismarck conference venue contract. Reviewed and voted to approve the budget recommendation. Met with Past President Wendy Wendt, President Maggie Townsend, President-Elect Traci Lund and Mary Soucie about forming conference committees. Worked on forming conference committees and made Trello board for managing tasks. Attended quarterly board meeting Attended ND Coordinating Council Meeting October 2018. Checked post office box. January -March 2019 Formed conference committees and had first conference committee meeting via Zoom in January. Submitted conference budget to board Worked on delegating conference related arrangements Arranged for logo design Worked on arranging preconference and keynote presenters Communicated with President Maggie Townsend and President-Elect Traci Lund on conference related business. Communicated with Treasurer Aaron Stefanich, Past-President Al Peterson and the secretary of state’s office on address requirements regarding P.O. Box. Attended ND Coordinating Council Meeting January 2019-made report to President on the proceedings. Attended StarChapter webinar in February. Checked post office box.
March-June 2019 Attended NDLA Quarterly Board meeting Communicated with President Maggie Townsend, President-Elect Traci Lund, committee chairs and webmaster on conference related business. Cancelled P.O. Box in March. Attended ND Library Coordinating Council Meetings in April and May –including site visits to southeastern ND libraries.
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Held conference committee meetings in March, April, June:
• Finalized preconference and keynote speakers • Worked on delegating conference related arrangements • Sent out Call for Proposals in April • Closed call at end of May • Worked with program committee on program proposals and final choices • With program committee, informed speakers of program acceptance and sent
reminders about the Sched app • Set schedule for conference and formatted for import into Sched
July 2019-September 2019 Attended final North Dakota Library Coordinating Council meeting in July. Served on Librarian of the Year committee. Volunteered as Finance Committee Chair. Forwarded contacts to proper people within organization. Picked up relevant mail from new ND State Library address. Worked with President Maggie Townsend and President-Elect Traci Lund on investigating organization management services. Held conference committee meetings in July, August, September:
• Booked hotel rooms for conference authors and presenters • Worked with all committee chairs on putting conference program together • Worked with Sandi Bates on program layout and paper registration form • Gathered exhibitor logo and sponsorship information from Traci Lund for inclusion in the
program and in Sched • Submitted conference information for publication in Good Stuff • Fielded questions from speakers and committee chairs • Ordered supplies for conference including ribbons, vendor game prizes and equipment • Worked with Sched customer service to order product and work out issues • Loaded speakers, sessions, exhibitors and authors into Sched • Organized conference sessions—moved sessions at requests of speakers • Familiarized self with the back end of StarChapter • Put registration forms, hotel information and links into StarChapter • Tested online registration form with Laurie McHenry. • Worked with Josh Pikka to get information onto website • Received award winners’ names and worked with Maggie Townsend on award ordering • Worked with hotel staff on conference questions/needs • Recruited Zandbroz for featured author bookselling at conference; recruited Advantage
Archives as exhibitor • Worked with Allison Radermacher on logo for conference and placement on Sched as
well as the continuing education credit • Worked with registration and membership on attendance counts and surveys for meal
preferences and volunteer registration
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• Worked with poster presentation chair Carissa Hansen on logistics and coordination • Filled out and signed conference payment/invoice requests • Worked with Treasurer Aaron Stefanich on conference expenses • Worked with local arrangements on finalizing food orders for hotel and opening
reception • Corresponded extensively with President Maggie Townsend and President-Elect Traci
Lund on conference arrangements
Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie Kom
Past-President
Conference Committee Chair
9/25/2019
Treasurer's Report
As of December 31, 2018 (End of 4th Quarter)
By Aaron Stefanich, NDLA Treasurer
Beg. Balance Receipts Disbursements End. Balance
CHECK BOOK 12/31/2018 $20,553.72
NDLA Funds $20,553.72
Annual Conference 2018 -$913.80 $31,510.00 -$19,075.45 $12,434.55
Book Sales $1,117.72 $28.00 -$30.40 $1,115.32
Centennial Cookbook -$2,586.14 $0.00 -$9.72 -$2,595.86
Dues $12,152.50 $12,152.50
HSIS Partner Account $7,919.19 -$900.00 $7,019.19
SLAYS Partner Account $3,051.23 -$3,051.23 $0.00
Investment Account Transfers $4,563.15 -$3,000.51
Other receipts/disbursements $3,150.51 -$16,652.84
NDLA Funds Subtotal $51,404.16 -$42,720.15 $8,684.01
Check Book Balance 12/31/2018 $29,237.73
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MONEY MARKET & CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS Beg. Balance Receipts Disbursements End. Balance
NDLA Bank Money Market Ready Cash $15,321.53
Interest $0.00
Deposits $1.43 $0.00
Transfers $0.00 -$6,000.00
$9,322.96
Professional Development Bank Money Market RC $11,353.51
Interest $0.00
Deposits $0.91
Transfers $3,000.51 -$4,563.15
$9,791.78
NDLA CD $15,000.00
Interest $119.45
Transfers $6,000.00 $0.00
$21,119.45
Professional Development CD $17,000.00
Interest $194.91
Transfers $0.00 $0.00
$17,194.91
TOTAL investment accounts $58,675.04 $57,429.10
TOTAL EQUITY 12/31/2018 $86,666.83
NDLA Treasurer’s Annual Report – September 27, 2019
Year End Total Equity
2012 = $63,665
2013 = $64,749
2014 = $87,323
2015 = $74,549
2016 = $69,142
2017 = $79,229
2018 = $86,667
Conclusions:
Investments are appropriately conservative
Account structure supports goals
Finances are stable
ALA Councilor Annual Report
2018-2019 Term
Laurie McHenry
I attended the NDLA annual conference in Minot, where I arranged for the ALA display.
I attended both ALA MidWinter in January in Seattle and Annual in June in Washington DC.
In May I completed the annual “ALA State of the Chapter Annual Report”, after gathering input
from various board members to assist me in completing the report.
ALA is no longer supporting CapWiz; they have a new web presence we can link to called
Engage. I took the training on Engage, but it was not adequate and I have not had time to delve
into it further. Engage is a method of educating and rallying our supporters with legislative
resources and grassroots calls-to-action. It can include social media activities as well as an action
center to send personalized emails to keep our supporters updated on important news and
legislation.
Here is a link to our unfinished page: http://cqrcengage.com/aland/home?0
Here is a link to all 50 states: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/how-contact-your-
representatives
Here is a link to FAQs about Engage: http://learn.cqrcengage.com/engagefaq/
I have followed the emails and news on the ALA Councilor list, some of which included:
• Article about the Register of Copyrights bill, S. 1010. ALA argues: Don't diminish
Dr. Hayden's authority.
• Reauthorization of MLSA.
• Tribal libraries. ALA releases new brief "A Broadband Imperative: Equitable
Opportunity for Tribal Communities through Libraries"
• ALA joins newly-launched Future Congress coalition to advance research and
information in technology for Members and staff of the Congress
• The President signed into law S. 2559, the "Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act,"
which provides for the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access
to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print
Disabled.
• EBSCO and Colorado Library Consortium targeted by lawsuit
• A new ALA Policy Brief “Libraries and the 2020 Census” has been released and is
available here: https://bit.ly/CountOnLibraries
• The Committee on Diversity is seeking input from Council on the changes to B.8.10
Library Services to the Poor Policy document.
News from ALA’s Joanne Kempf, Director, Office of ALA Governance:
• Marsha Burgess has been hired as the new Council Secretariat
• Holly Robison has been hired as part-time Governance Associate
On June 11, I joined other councilors for a webinar in preparation of a training held at ALA
Annual, which allowed ALA Councilors to shift mindsets and behaviors to integrative and
sustainable practices that reflect ALA’s values of equity and inclusion. This 90-minute webinar
is available in the archives: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/diversity/odlos-webinar-
archives. During Annual, DeEtta Jones held two sessions, which I attended, for Councilors to
discuss this work.
Some of the new interpretations and policies are:
The Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) revised several existing interpretations and resources
and created new policies, guidelines and resources addressing new intellectual freedom and
privacy issues. ALA Council approved the policy documents during the 2019 Annual Meeting
in Washington, D.C. The new and revised documents are now available online. They include:
• “Access to Digital Resources and Services: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of
Rights”
• “Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors: An Interpretation of the
Library Bill of Rights”
• “Diverse Collections: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights”
• “Economic Barriers to Information Access: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of
Rights"
• “Education and Information Literacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights”
• “Evaluating Library Collections: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights”
• “Library-Initiated Programs and Displays as a Resource: An Interpretation of the
Library Bill of Rights”
• “Minors and Online Activity: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights”
• “Privacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights”
• “Rating Systems: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights”
• “User-Generated Content in Library Discovery Systems: An Interpretation of the
Library Bill of Rights”
• “User-Initiated Exhibits, Displays, and Bulletin Boards: An Interpretation of the
Library Bill of Rights”
• “Intellectual Freedom Advocacy and Education”
• “Labeling and Rating Systems Q&A”
• “Privacy and Confidentiality Q&A”
• “RFID in Libraries: Privacy and Confidentiality Guidelines”
• “Guidelines for Library Policies”
• “Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures Regarding User
Behavior and Library Usage”
• "Meeting Rooms Q&A"
The Hot Topics in ALA this past year have focused on a reorganization of ALA, both in terms of
the governance and the conferences.
The ALA Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) in cooperation with
Tecker International, LLC provided draft options resulting from a Remodeling Summit held on
October 30, 2018. There have been many sessions held since then. One of the most dramatic
changes proposed is the elimination of Council, ALA’s legislative body. The first vote by
Council on this will be in January 2020.
SCOE Project Charge: The charge is to develop and recommend strategies and tactics to create
an ALA with the agility to respond to current challenges and opportunities, and to focus energy
and resources on its mission and members in the decades to come. Ultimately, it is to design a
modern association for a modern profession.
SCOE presented the following lists of strengths and weaknesses:
Strengths: identifies trends, customizable, variety of options, historical roots, ability to connect
and engage with like-minded and like-interest colleagues in and out of groups, skill building,
culture and impact
Weaknesses: confusing, outdated, traditional, lots of backseat drivers, high cost to participate,
complex and complicated, and ripe for improvement.
SCOE presented the following list of Ideal Future Attributes
• Agile
• Flexible / Nimble
• Innovative
• Inclusive
• Attractive
• Socially conscious
• Responsive to the community environment
• Customizable to individual experience
• Promotes member engagement and human connection
• Diverse and equitable
• Representative of the complete “library ecosystem”
There were also sessions held by the ALA Conference Committee on the model for replacement
of Midwinter. Options investigated included: 1.) elimination of Midwinter, 2.) keep Midwinter
basically as it is with minor changes, 3.) replace Midwinter with a new event that meets the
needs of attendees and exhibitors. They are leaning towards the 3rd choice.
September 10, 2019 the following round tables sent a letter “opposing the elimination of
council”:
• Film and Media Round Table
• Government Documents Round Table
• New Members Round Table
• Retired Members Round Table
• Social Responsibilities Round Table
• Sustainability Round Table
Here is a copy of the body of the “Open Letter Opposing the Elimination of ALA Council”
The Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) recently released its
initial recommendations for changes to the structure and policies of the American Library
Association (ALA). One of the most dramatic changes being proposed by SCOE is the
elimination of Council, ALA’s legislative body. We are writing this letter as members of
ALA to urge SCOE to remove this proposal from their recommendations.
Currently, ALA Council comprises 100 councilors-at-large elected by the general
membership. In addition, the divisions, chapters, and large round tables (with
membership of 1% or more of ALA personal membership) send one councilor each to the
Council. Smaller round tables share representation through a single Small Round Table
Councilor. This democratic structure is one of our greatest strengths, assuring a seat at the
table for all groups represented by the organization. We note that ALA stands out in this
respect in comparison to many other library associations around the world that do not
have such institutionalized legislative bodies, and we lament the idea of taking a step
backward in this regard.
The initial recommendation from SCOE proposes to do away with Council and instead
places all decision-making authority into the hands of a 17-person Executive Board, of
which only 12 members would be elected by the general membership. There would no
longer be guaranteed representation from divisions, chapters, or round tables in the
governance of the organization. Instead, input from these bodies would be relegated to
“advisory” assemblies. And while we certainly hope the elected and appointed members
of the Executive Board would take advisory recommendations seriously and have the best
interests of the organization at heart, we also know that providing “advice” is no
substitute for true democratic representation.
We believe it is simply not possible for a 17-person board to adequately represent the
array of diverse needs and perspectives within a national organization of over 58,000
members containing dozens of unique divisions, chapters, and round tables. We believe
that the elimination of Council would be a devastating blow to democracy within our
organization and to the values of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion that we espouse. We
therefore strongly encourage SCOE to remove the elimination of Council from its
recommendations and encourage the current Council and membership to vote down any
such proposals. It is up to us to preserve the democratic strength of the oldest and largest
library association in the world.
Signed:
Film and Media Round Table
Government Documents Round Table
New Members Round Table
Retired Members Round Table
Social Responsibilities Round Table
Sustainability Round Table
Ann Dutton Ewbank, Montana State University, offered the following comparisons regarding the
SCOE preliminary recommendations. She observed:
ALA would reduce its governance footprint by 80% (~192 to 39)
Current member representation ratio is 302:1, would increase to 1:1487
She also attached a comparison document done for the American Educational Research
Association which I would be happy to share if requested.
This topic promises to continue to be one of the hottest topics I have had the opportunity to be
party to in my nearly two terms as the NDLA Councilor.
Trevor Martinson
NDLA Archivist/Historian
9/16/2019
NDLA Archivist/Historian Annual Report
Attended the December 4 board meeting and offered support for the proposal to discontinue
the practice of board members having to submit both quarterly and annual reports, as only one
or the other would suffice for most board members.
Transferred the organization’s electronic records from 2015 to State Archives for inclusion in the
NDLA collection.
With State Librarian Mary Soucie’s permission, donated former State Librarian Mike
Jaugstetter's 2000 Librarian of the Year Award to the NDLA collection at State Archives.
Attended Governor Burgum's proclamation signing declaring April 7-13 as Library Week in North
Dakota.
Added Governor Burgum's Library Week Proclamation to the NDLA collection housed at State
Archives.
Merged copies of board reports from the previous quarter for the website. Sent the merged
reports to Josh Pikka, Web Editor, who then added them to the website.
Received a request from Allison Radermacher, SLAYS Chair, for SLAYS meeting minutes. I sent
her copies of what I had.
Received a request via Stephanie Kom, Past President, to review the physical collection at State
Archives for the wording on the GODORT Notable Documents Award. I did not find anything in
the collection, but I found it on the NDLA website in the policy handbook.
Continued to save electronic copies of NDLA records to be added to the collection at State
Archives.
Constitution, Bylaws & Policy Committee Annual Report
Borysewicz & McHenry, Co-chairs
September 2019
The Constitution, Bylaws and Policies Committee members for the 2018-2019 NDLA term
were: Laurie McHenry & Kristen Borysewicz, Co-Chairs, Liz Mason, Laura Trude, and Virginia
Bjorness. We met via Zoom averaging two meetings a month.
The major task of this committee is oversight of NDLA foundational documents, adherence to
them and suggesting changes when needed. This resulted in activities for the year related to:
Bylaws update and voting / Streamlining board member reporting
Policies handbooks consolidation into a single policy manual
Bylaws update and Voting:
As per requests from the President, Treasurer and Membership Chair, the committee crafted
Bylaws revisions and worked closely with the Nominations, Voting and Elections Committee on
the technicalities of formatting a ballot in the StarChapter software. Using StarChapter for ballots
will save the association $336 per year to Survey Monkey and eliminate the time-intensive
process of manually populating Survey Money with accurate voting distribution lists and email
addresses.
The final suggestion for future ballots is to upload the bylaws changes or candidate info to the
NDLA website and use those links in the ballots resulting in fewer steps and less chance of error.
Streamlining Board Member Reporting:
The committee was tasked with investigating reports (annual vs quarterly, who needs to do them,
etc.) and returning a recommendation to the executive board which led to a change to the bylaws
and explanation in the Policy Manual.
All of the Bylaws revisions passed and are documented in the Secretary Report of Executive
Board Electronic Minutes May 10 – Sept 11, 2019.
Policies handbooks consolidation into a single policy manual:
The major work of this committee over the past year has been to complete the collapse of 30+
policy handbooks into one policy manual with a goal of simplifying the policy handbooks for
both clarity and readability. This often involved reaching out to various stakeholders who had
knowledge of specific aspects of the policies and procedures contained in the handbook. We
have completed this task and the Policy Manual and a general chronology for executive board
members are in the process of being loaded onto the NDLA website so that members can read on
the website or download a pdf.
Additionally the committee located the most recent copy of the North Dakota Intellectual
Freedom Handbook (c 2009) to link out to from the Policy Handbook and to make available on
the NDLA website.
There were variety of detailed items in the policies handbooks dealing with conference items,
awards and professional development grants offered by various groups. It was decided to move
awards/professional development content out of the manual and relocate as much as possible to
applicable sections on the website. The committee strongly feels that the Conference Manual
should be annually reviewed and modified by those directly involved in the planning and the
execution of the Conference.
Future Developments
Because the Committee serves as the conduit between association members and their
responsibility to review the NDLA foundational documents, an onboarding process and a CBP
spot on the website will be developed. Kristen is on the website working group and is indebted
to Josh Pikka and Shannon Yarbrough for their hard work.
There are policies specific to the website, electronic communications, etc. that we know are
being crafted/revised and we will be reviewing those in the future as separate items rather than
being rolled into the Policy Manual.
Liz Mason ends her work on the committee this year – we thank her for her exceptional service.
We request that we keep the remaining membership the same and add Megan Richardson from
Fargo public library.
TO: North Dakota Library Association FROM: Marlene Anderson, Chair, The Good Stuff Editorial Committee SUBJECT: 2018-19 Annual Report DATE: September 10, 2019 2018-19 Highlights
• Published and posted four issues of The Good Stuff on the NDLA website: December 2018, March 2019, June 2019, and August 2019 (pre-conference issue)
• Alerted membership when each issue was posted on the NDLA website via an email to the NDLA listserv
• Worked with the Constitution, Policies, and Bylaws Committee to review and suggest wording for The Good Stuff Editorial Committee’s policy handbook
• Worked with Joshua Pikka, NDLA Web Editor, to update the Good Stuff page on the NDLA website
2018-19 Editorial and Production Team
• Committee members: Joan Erickson, Eric Stroshane, and Marlene Anderson, Chair
• Production Artist: Lesley Allan
• Joshua Pikka, NDLA Web Editor, posts the issues on the NDLA website Submission Deadlines
• Available on the NDLA website
• Listed on page two of each issue Advertising Rates (per issue)
• $100 -- full-page ad
• $50 -- half-page ad
• $25 -- quarter-page ad
Submission Deadline - December 2019 Issue
• Friday, October 18, 2019
Interested in Serving on the Editorial Committee?
• Contact Marlene Anderson, Chair, The Good Stuff Editorial Committee ([email protected]; 701-224-5578)
Erika Johnson Health Science Information Section Date: September 13, 2019 OCTOBER 2018 ASL / HSIS Unconference 2019 planning. October 3-5: Attended NDLA ALS meeting @ the NDLA Annual Conference October 11: Attended the HSIS webinar “Combining the Clinical Case Presentation and Library Orientation: an Innovative Approach to Introducing the Library to Pediatric Residents” presented by Nancy Bianchi and Gary Atwood from the University of Vermont. This session was followed by the fall section meeting. October 16: Submitted Budget Request Form on NDLA website. October 16: Contacted incoming HSIS officers (Chair Elect and Secretary). October 16: Approved reimbursement for HSIS Professional Development Grant recipient, Merete Christianson. NOVEMBER 2018 ASL / HSIS Unconference 2019 planning. DECEMBER 2018 ASL / HSIS Unconference 2019 planning. JANUARY 2019 ASL / HSIS Unconference 2019 planning. FEBRUARY 2019 NDLA Annual Conference 2019 planning Communicated with Greater Midwest Region (National Network of Libraries of Medicine) regarding health-focused preconference session at NDLA Annual. February 13: ASL / HSIS Unconference https://ndla.info/unconference. February 26: Contacted Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau regarding NDLA Annual MARCH 2019 March 4: Attended planning meeting for “Author’s Alley” at NDLA Annual Conference March 7: NDLA Executive Board Meeting March 14: Attended planning meeting for NDLA Annual Conference March 19: Worked on planning for spring HSIS section meeting March 28: Attended planning meeting for Local Arrangements, NDLA Annual Conference APRIL 2019 April 18: Sent email invitation for spring HSIS meeting to the HSIS email list April 18: Attended planning meeting for NDLA Annual Conference April 24: Shared slate of 2019 HSIS officer candidates with nominating committee MAY 2019 May 2: HSIS Spring meeting May 2: Shared draft of meeting minutes with HSIS email list
May 10: Emailed with member of “Author’s Alley” (NDLA Annual Conference) member May 23: Proposal planning for HSIS session at NDLA Annual JUNE 2019 Reviewed proposals for presentation and posters for NDLA Annual. Reached out to several local authors with invitations to participate in “Author’s Alley” (NDLA Annual Conference) June 10: Communicated with accepted presenters to confirm participation in NDLA Annual June 13: Attended planning meeting for NDLA Annual Conference JULY 2019 July 11: Attended planning meeting for NDLA Annual Conference July 18: Attended planning meeting for Local Arrangements, NDLA Annual Conference July 19: Attended planning meeting for “Author’s Alley” at NDLA Annual Conference AUGUST 2019 Communicated with NDLA officers resolve issue with elected HSIS secretary August 13: Pub crawl (NDLA Annual) planning meeting SEPTEMBER 2019 September 6: Attended planning meeting for “Author’s Alley” at NDLA Annual Conference September 11: Sent reminder to HSIS membership regarding Fall Meeting during NDLA Annual September 12: Attended planning meeting for NDLA Annual Conference Respectfully submitted, Erika Johnson Health Science Information Section (HSIS) Chair
Legislative Committee
Annual Report
September 16, 2019 Janet Anderson
NDLA Legislative Committee Chair
September 16, 2019
General:
Co-Chair, Christine Kujawa stepped down from her role effective 7/10/19. Christine’s
contribution to this committee and advocacy for libraries across the state have been substantial
and the committee appreciates her support throughout the years.
On 6/5/19 Kujawa and committee member Mary Soucie met and decided to award the 2019
Library Champion Award to the 2017-2018 Minot Public Library Board.
o Anderson notified the winners and has worked to ensure the plaques and information will
be ready at the annual NDLA Conference.
On 5/21/19 the Committee met to discuss the legislative session and to develop recommendations
for the future.
The Committee organized and supervised the Day at the Capitol event on April 1st, 2019.
The Committee testified in favor of SB 2013 during the House Appropriations Committee
hearing on March 6th, 2019.
The Committee received several testimonials on State Aid to Public Libraries and Library Vision
grants, which were used in State Librarian Mary Soucie’s testimony. We received over 25
responses.
Information about the 2019 Library Champion Award nomination process was shared twice with
membership via email.
On February 7th, 2019, Kujawa and Anderson along with staff at the Bismarck Public Library
made NDLA gift bags with snacks/water and ND public library statistics in them. The committee
delivered the gift bags to the Capitol building. Each Senator and Representative received a gift
bag.
Committee member and State Librarian Mary Soucie, submitted a resolution from COSLA in
support of Federal funding for libraries which Anderson and Kujawa submitted for the December
NDLA Executive Board meeting
Kujawa provided an update on NDLA’s legislative plan to the ALA International and Chapter
Relations Director
Anderson, Kujawa and Mary Soucie met on 10/16/18 to discuss the “Day at the Capitol”
Soucie attended a webinar on 10/31/18 and shared information and ideas with the committee on
how to connect with local legislators
Upcoming:
Anderson will try to plan a meeting with current members of the committee and Jason Matthews
from JM Strategies in the fall/winter to finalize a strategy going forward for the committee
The committee will be looking to recruit more members, particularly in the Bismarck area
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Anderson
NDLA Legislative Committee Chair
Paulette Nelson
MPLA Representative
September 25, 2019
TITLE REPORT: MPLA Rep. Report 9/25/2019
Attended the post conference Executive Board Meeting at NDLA
Took part in MPLA Executive Board Meeting in Wichita, Kansas
Attended MPLA/KLA in Wichita, Kansas
Attended the MPLA 70th Birthday Bash
Submitted budget to NDLA Finance Committee for 2019
Submitted articles to MPLA newsletter providing news about libraries across the state (Jan, Mar,
May, July, September) In addition, sent messages out to librarians for news as well
Submitted quarterly news articles to the Good Stuff promoting MPLA to ND librarians
Set up a MPLA display at the annual NDLA Conference
(@018 and 2019)
Sent 10 winners of the free MPLA drawings to the executive secretary, Judy Zelinski
Took part in a Zoom meeting for MPLA to discuss continuing education opportunities for
members in the region
Sent out dues reminders to NDLA members who had not yet paid their MPLA dues
Attended MPLA Board Meeting in January via Zoom
Posted various job openings on the MPLA Job Line as received
Attended Conference Planning Meetings for NDLA January, April, June, July, August and
September.
Submitted quarterly board reports to MPLA
Submitted quarterly board reports to NDLA
Found Proxy to attended the March 2019 Board Meeting
Contacted Lesley Langley, MPLA President, about coming to NDLA
Sent out information regarding the MPLA Leadership Institute
Attended May 16th NDLA Board Meeting
Attended Zoom Informational meeting for MPLA regarding meeting platforms
Passed MPLA materials on to the new incoming Rep
Attended the Board meeting on September 25, 2019
Randi Monley
NMRT Chair
Annual Report
Received New Members Roundtable binder at conference from past chair, Sarah Nelson.
Provided information for General Operating Budget.
Set up Zoom meeting with NMRT, Dec. 18th, 2018 at 10 am.
Proxy for NMRT, James Murphy, will be attending Dec NDLA meeting.
Facilitated NMRT Zoom Mtg, Dec 18th, 2018 at 10 am.
Attended Conference Planning Zoom Mtg, Jan 24th, 2019 at 3 pm.
Contacted Conference Program Planning committee with ideas for presentations that
NMRT had come up with.
Attended Roundtable/Section Website Zoom Mtg, Feb 21st, 2019 at 10 am.
Facilitated NMRT Zoom Mtg, April 9th, 2019 at 3 pm.
Gave Grassroots Grant information to Janet Anderson to be put on our Facebook page.
Attended Conference Planning Zoom Mtg, April 18th, 2019 at 3 pm.
Contacted President-Elect for EBSCO contact to financially facilitate NMRT social during NDLA conference.
Attended NDLA executive board meeting May 16th, 2019.
Contacted NMRT listserv about our pre-conference get together May 22, 2019.
Attended conference planning meeting via Zoom June 6, 2019.
Contacted presenters for NDLA conference that they were selected, and updated NDLA
conference calendar June 7, 2019.
Sent out Grassroots Grant information on listserv June 16, 2019, July 2, 2019, and July
10, 2019.
Attended conference planning meeting via Zoom July 11, 2019.
Contacted Laurie McHenry, Maggie Townsend, Stephanie Kom, and Kristen Borysewic
about the current state of the Grassroots Grant and if changes need to be made.
Worked with NMRT incoming chair to choose a winner for Grassroots Grant.
Contacted recipient of Grassroots Grant, and had acceptance letter filed with Aaron
Stefanich.
Attended conference planning meeting via Zoom August 8, 2019.
Attended NDLA executive board meeting September 25th, 2019.
Respectfully submitted,
Randi Monley
NMRT Chair
Jesse Leraas
Professional Development, Chair
September 13, 2019
December 4 (NDLA Executive Board Meeting)
The Professional Development Committee has awarded 2 grants this year: NDLA Professional
Development grant for $1620 and a Rod Rudser Continuing Education grant for $300.
Susie Sharp
Public Library Section
Sept. 25, 2019
Annual Report: 9/25/2019
The Public library section made a resolution to thank Bonnie Krenz for all her work.
Janet Anderson nominated Rita Ennen for Chair-Elect 2020 Susie Sharp seconded motion
approved.
Susie Sharp is Chair and Mary Lorenz is Chair-Elect in 2019
Randi Monley will be Secretary in 2019
Members were urged to run for NDLA Office
Susie Sharp told members about some upcoming NDLCC grants.
Al Peterson told members to turn in their E-Rate forms
October 4th attended the PLS Meeting at NDLA conference.
Wrote 1st quarter report for 12/4/2018 meeting
Attended via Zoom NDLA Board Meeting on December 4,2018
Wrote 2nd quarter report for March 7th, 2019 meeting
Attended via Zoom NDLA Board Meeting on March 7,2019
Attended conference committee on 4/18/2019
Wrote 3rd quarter report for May 16th meeting.
Attended via Zoom NDLA Board Meeting on May 16,2019
May 2019 sent out a call for proposals email
May 2019 spoke to a few individuals about doing a presentation at conference
Attended via Zoom Conference Committee meeting on 6/7/2019
Wrote Annual report for 9/25/2019 meeting
Respectfully submitted,
Susie Sharp, Public Library Section Chair
9/25/2019
Allison Radermacher SLAYS Chair September 2019
2019 Annual Report
October 3-5: Attended NDLA SLAYS meeting @ the NDLA Annual Conference October 24: Began a discussion with Flickertale Chairs (Amy Soma, Louis Lauer), President Maggie Townsend, and Treasurer Aaron Stefanich about the possibility of hosting an author in the West Fargo area next year during the annual conference in conjunction with Fargo Public Schools. Once Flickertale nominations are made, we will select an author to contact and the travel/expenses will be shared amongst the Flickertale Committee and Fargo Public Schools with the help of a grant. October 30: Submitted Budget Request Form on NDLA website. December 4: Susan Moberg (SLAYS Secretary) will be the proxy for the December Board Meeting. January 24: Attended Conference Planning Meeting via Zoom.
- Emailed Donna James about setting up the continuing ed credit for the 2019 NDLA Conference through VCSU.
February 19: I approved using $500 from the Book Sales account (Flicker Tale donations) to help bring author, Matthew Cordell to the NDLA Conference. SLAYS is teaming up with the NDLA Conference, Fargo Public Schools and Fargo Public Library to fund bring the author to North Dakota. February 21: Attended NDLA Section Website meeting. March 1: Compiled and submitted information for the SLAYS Section Website. March 7: Attended the March NDLA Board Meeting via Zoom. Mid-March: Worked with Flickertale chairpersons to get information out to libraries to collect votes for the Flickertale award. Mid-April: Worked on Flickertale Committee to create nominations for the 2019 Flickertale Award. April 11: Sent out nomination forms for School Library Benefactor of the Year and Youth Excellence Program of the Year. April 18: Attended NDLA Conference meeting. April 26: Sent reminder emails about making nominations for School Library Benefactor of the Year and Youth Excellence Program of the Year. May 16: Attended the May NDLA Board Meeting via Zoom. June 7: Served on program committee to ensure to assist with the conference schedule. July 22: Finalized credit information to be added to the NDLA website for registration. July 24: Served on selection committee for the SLAYS awards.
- Nominated Misti Werle to serve as the SLAYS representative at AASL. August 5: Had discussion with Laurie McHenry, Kristen Borysewicz, and Maggie Townsend about the SLAYS representative to the AASL Conference. September 9: Prepared agenda for 2019 Annual SLAYS Meeting. September 25: Will attend the NDLA Board Meeting via Zoom.
State Library Annual Report
FY19
Library visits: State Library Staff visited 99 libraries throughout the year. Meetings, conferences: State Librarian Soucie and School and Youth Services Specialist Redding participated in the ODIN Public/ K-12/Special (PKS) ILS committee which included a week of vendor demo’s at the beginning of December. Soucie also participated in the ODIN Academic RFP. The PKS chose Polaris for the new ILS; academic libraries selected ALMA for their new ILS. Migration is moving forward. The PKS will come up on the new system in December and the Academics will come up on their new system in June 2020. Soucie hosted the fall COSLA meeting in Bismarck. We had 43 State Librarians plus COSLA staff and vendors for a total of about 60 people. Opening session was at the Heritage Center. Several NDSL Staff members are very involved in NDLA. Soucie serves on the Board along with Library Development Team members Stroshane and Martinson. Meier serves as the Elections Committee Chair (and sole member). Soucie presents a Facebook Live event each month called “Lunch with the State Librarian”. She is looking for topics of interest to the ND Library Community. Topics can be sent in via email or Twitter. NDSL held the annual staff recognition event in December. Talking Book employees James, Liz and Chris were recognized for 3, 5, and 20 years of service respectively; Statewide Cataloging’s Aaron was recognized for 5 years of service and Administrative Assistant Cheryl was recognized for 10 years of service. Statewide CE events included: Summer Reading Workshops in 6 locations; Summer Summit workshop in 4 locations; R&D Annual two day Conference held in Mandan and Research Methodologies two day workshop held at NDSL. NDSL continues to offer monthly webinars; webinar topics can be submitted to CE Coordinator Angie Houser. We also added Webinars on State Aid and the Public Library Annual Report Database changes:
Mango Languages will be added July 1, 2019.
Tutor.com services will be discontinued July 1, 2019.
Niche Academy has been added. Niche Academy includes a wide range of tutorials for library staff and other audiences
Soucie attended the ALA Legislative Fly-In in Washington D.C. in February. She met with aides for Senators Hoeven and Cramer and Representative Armstrong. She also had a brief meeting with Senator Hoeven. Soucie presented testimony during the 2019 Legislative Session on the NDSL Budget. Christine
Kujawa from Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library and Misti Werle from Bismarck Public Schools gave testimony to the House Committee. Misti also gave testimony to the Senate Committee where she was joined by Amy Soma from Fargo Public Schools and Lesley Allen from Williston Public Schools. The NDLA Legislative Committee changed tactics this year from letters of support to stories which Soucie incorporated into her testimony to great effect. NDLA and NDSL partnered to host the NDLA Legislative Event during R&D so that more librarians could participate this year. NDSL staff members chauffeured librarians between Mandan and the Capitol. ILL/Center for the Book:
Letters about Literature has moved to an online submission form. The Library of Congress has decided to no longer support this program. NDSL has joined with a number of other Centers to run the program by ourselves in 2020. Center for the Book partnered with Scholastic to judge a national writing contest. A total of 10 staff participated as judges, with 3 backup judges and 2 additional from other agencies. Library Development: The first six months of Grand Forks Air Force STEM kit circulation, they facilitated 104 programs with a total of 1,818 attendance. To date there has been 1 NASA@ My library program with 19 in attendance. Public Services: We changed the patron cash limits to $25.00 for individual patrons, including staff and state employees, and $200 for all institutions. The fee structures for the State Penitentiary stayed the same.
The State Library participated in a number of Outreach Events both at the Capitol and around the
state.
Blind Date with a Book, March Madness, Afterschool Network Day at the Capitol
Scan Day for Legislators and State Government Staff
Talking Books and Library Development manned a booth at the Voc Rehab
conference
Corpus Christi Health Fair, Bismarck
Parkinson’s Support Group, Bismarck
Scan Days at 10+ libraries
Booth at the State Fair
Booth at 2018 NDLA Conference
Personnel:
Library Assistant Allie Suko joined the staff in August. She is working in Public Services at the
Reference Desk.
Library Assistant Aaron Severson moved from Statewide Cataloging to Technical Services.
Former Temp Employee Amanda Person is now a full-time employee, working in Talking Books doing
cataloging and backup reader’s advisory.
NDLCC:
Council Members Mark Holman and Patricia Caldwell have both resigned their positions on the
Council for personal reasons. We have submitted names to the Governor’s office and are waiting for
the appointments to be made.
We announced three grant opportunities in August- Innovative Partnerships and a General Collection
Development which are both competitive and a Technology Infrastructure which is non-competitive.
Grant applications close on September 30. Call Library Development or Assistant State Librarian
Cindy Clairmont-Schmidt for assistance.
The Council approved new standards for public libraries. The document can be found on our website.
We had shared the draft document with the library community with a period for public comments prior
to adoption. We believe that most public libraries will be able to meet the base level of Developing
and will therefore be eligible for Library Vision grants.
Fiscal Year 2019 Grant Expenditures:
August 9, 2018 NDLCC Meeting at Bowman Regional Library
Awarded 38 libraries Non-Competitive Wi-Fi Access Point Grants totaling: $12,685.01
Site visits were to the Adams County Public Library in Hettinger and the Elgin Public Library
October 11, 2018 NDLCC Meeting at the ND State Library (regular quarterly mtg.)
Awarded 24 libraries LV2020 Competitive Grants totaling: 76,006.00
March 8, 2019 NDLCC Meeting at the ND State Library via ZOOM
Awarded 46 libraries Non-Competitive Computer Grants totaling: 37,598.00
Total amount of grant awards made in FY 2019 $126,289.00
Danae Snavely Renae Tholkes TECHSERT/GODORT Co-chairs 09-17-2019
Solicited volunteers for chairs throughout January and February
Asked the Roundtable their thoughts on giving a certificate instead of a plaque for the Notable Document Award and the wording of it on January 15th
One of the chairs attended all Conference Planning Zoom Meetings, from January 24th to September 12th, at 3PM
Wrote on-the-docket article for March issue of Good Stuff, February 8th
Attended Roundtable/Section Website Zoom Meeting, February 21st at 10AM
Submitted information about the TECHSERT/GODORT portion of website on February 28th
Attended Executive Board Meetings, March 7th and May 16th at 9:30AM
Solicited nominations for the Notable Document Award, April 9th
Updated TECHSERT/GODORT binders with new information, April 9th
Asked the roundtable for volunteers for a chairs of the roundtable in 2020
Sent out updates for Conference Committee Planning, no zoom meeting
Reminded Planning Committee to make sure TECHSERT/GODORT had a table for the Notable Document Award at conference
Wrote on-the-docket article for June issue of Good Stuff, April 11th & April 29th
Asked Susanne Caro from NDSU if she wanted to write an article for on-the-docket about Census 2020 so she wrote it for the August issue of the Good Stuff
Selected six nominees for Notable Document Award
Sent out e-mails asking for copies of documents nominated from Publishers
We received all copies very quickly once asked for them
Had a student design ballots and print them off for voting at conference
Sent out e-mail asking for agenda items for Roundtable meeting
We will be attending the Executive Board meeting at conference
We will be assembling our agenda for Roundtable meeting at conference
We will send out last year’s meeting minutes from conference in Minot
We will get everything together for conference
We will attend conference
Web Editor’s Report September 2019
Joshua Pikka Web Editor
1. Updated Job Listing Page
2. Helped Christine K. get into her accounts.
3. Updated Job listing page.
4. Updated Job Listing Page.
5. Created Youth excellence award page.
6. Created Slays page.
7. Updated Sections and Roundtables page.
8. Updated Awards page.
9. Updated Randi M’s profile picture.
10. Updated job listings page.
11. Updated Eric S. Aaron S. and Paulette N’s profile picture.
12. Updated Job Listings page.
13. Worked with Stephanie to post conference registration.
14. Updated Home Page
15. Updated E Meeting Mnutes
16. Edited conference registration form with Laurie.
17. Attended meeting with Kristen and Shannon Y.
18. Changed Request for Third Party Payment form.
19. Edited Job Listings page.
20. Sent request for dates on calendar to NDLA list serv.
21. Updated Web Editor’s page on website.
22. Updated Calender on Home Page
23. Updated Home Page
24. Updated Job Listings Page
25. Updated Homepage
26. Updated job listings page
27. Met with Jess Leraas about Professional Development Pages
28. Updated Job Listing Page.
29. Updated Professional Development Page
30. Gave access to member that was locked out of account.
31. Updated Job listings page.
32. Updated Home Page
33. Updated Job Listings Page.
34. Updated Job Listings Page
35. Updated Flickertale Page
36. Made small changes to several webpages based on work with Kristen.
37. Updated Job listings page
38. Updated NDLA conference page
39. Met with Kristen and Shannon about website.
40. Updated Forms page.
41. Updated Member Application Form.
42. Updated Conference page.
43. Updated Forms Page
44. Posted Grass Roots Agreement Form
45. Made GrassRoots Agreement Form
46. Updated Vendor Registration
47. Updated Job Listings Page.
48. Removed Christine K. From board.
49. Attended meeting with Kristen and Shannon
50. Updated Grassroots Page
51. Updated Jobs Listing Page
52. Updated several awards pages, several times.
53. Updated Job’s Listing Page
54. Designed new constitution page with committee.
55. Made new navigation for constitution page.
Web Editor’s Report Annual Report 2019
Joshua Pikka Web Editor
2019 showed a couple changers for the position of Web Editor. In 2019 we transitioned away
from posting separate committee reports for each quarter, and transitioned to compiling all reports into
one before posting.
The job listing page has become popular since the spring of 2019. While posting of jobs on our
website has been either non-existent or sporadic in the past, it is now common to see several active
listings on our website.
Along with help from our president, we have also made a push to put pictures of all committee
chairs on the Executive Board page
2019 has also seen the appointment of someone else to help create content with the website.
As the job of the Web Editor is to post updated information about the association, the task of getting
new content sometimes does not get addressed. We first tried to create a website committee, but that
did not play out. Instead Shannon Yarborough, the cataloger and children’s librarian from the Minot Air
Force Base Library volunteered to help us fill the hole we had. This, combined with a regular meeting
schedule with Kristen B, a representative from the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, has led to a lot
of new pages and updated content on the website. Shannon has done an excellent job in her role.
Thanks to the help of Shannon and Kristen from the C,B, and P committee, a lot of pages were
overhauled, Every section and roundtable that submitted information to us was given their own page.
This will continue in 2020 in regards to committees.
The rest of the year was filled with posting the required documents that were sent to me when I
received them.
No Annual Report Submitted:
• Academic and Special Library Section
• Finance Committee—chair position is currently vacant but will be filled on October 1, 2019
• Intellectual Freedom Committee
• Nominations, Elections, and Voting Committee