ALAO News Blog

Now that the elections are over and the votes have been tallied we are proud to introduce the new officers and board members who will be joining the ALAO Executive Board.

Their terms will begin in June 2009 at the annual ALAO Leadership Retreat.  Elected to Board positions were:

Rocki Strader - Vice President/President-Elect - Ohio State University

Gaynelle Predmore - Treasurer - Bowling Green State University

Nicole Robinson - Board Member-at-Large, 1st year - Muskingum College

Don Appleby - Board Member-at-Large, 1st year - University of Akron

Gregory A. Martin - Board Member-at-Large, 1st year - Cedarville University

If you get the opportunity please welcome and congratulate our new board members. Don’t forget that in order for ALAO to stay vital and necessary we always need members who are willing to contribute their time and energy, whether to elected positions or in some other role in service to the organization and it’s membership.   

ALAO board member elections are open now! Online polls open on April 29, 2009 (8:00 a.m.) and will close on May 13, 2009 (5:00 p.m.)

We are electing a new President-Elect, Treasurer and two new Board members-at-large to the ALAO board. 

All current members (2008 dues paid) are eligible to vote by logging on to the ALAO Member area.

1. Navigate to the ALAO website.

2. Login to the Member area from the main menu, 

a. Username = your last name

b. Password = email address on file with ALAO

3. Select ALAO Candidate Information, to review the participants’ qualifications and statements.

4. Proceed to VOTE.

5. You may only vote once.

The Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group Spring Workshop, “Realigning the CMC” will be held on May 15, 2009 in the Ronk Lecture Hall #138 at the Dwight Schar College of Education, Ashland University.

This workshop will feature Lou Staffilino, Associate Superintendent, ODE – presenting the Governor’s Pre K-12 education plan with time for questions and answers. 

Registration deadline May 8, 2009

Registration Fee: Members $30.00, Non-Members $60.00 
Registration includes continental breakfast and lunch. 

Click here to register online and view the agenda!

ALAO seeks candidates for its Executive Board elections that are coming up for the 2009-2010 term of office. Please consider putting yourself in the running to become one of the newest members of the ALAO board! The nomination period is open now and will close mid-January, after we have received a sufficient number of candidates to hold the election.

ALAO is seeking:

Three (3) Board Members at Large (2 year term)

One (1) ALAO Treasurer (2 year term)

One (1) ALAO Vice President/President-Elect (3 year total term, 1 year as Vice President, 1 year as President, 1 year as Past President)

The ALAO election period will take place electronically in mid-February 2009 and be open to ALAO members only. You may nominate yourself or someone else ONLY after obtaining their agreement to participate in the election.

Follow this link for the nomination form on the ALAO website: http://www.alaoweb.org/oldsite/manual/c11.pdf

If you are thinking about running for an ALAO position but would like more information on a specific position, duties, time in office, or other details. Please feel free to contact Doug Morrison, Past President via email at sagemor@bright.net or by phone at (330) 234-1009.

You may also find more information about these positions in the ALAO procedures manual.

The ALAO Continuing Education Grant Program encourages library personnel to improve their skills and to develop new ones.

Grant is awarded once a year to offset the cost of participating in continuing education opportunities. Applicants must be current members of ALAO. Recipients will be selected by ALAO’s Professional Development Committee (PDC).

Deadline: Jan 15 2009

Click here to view application.