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CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ 2021 Nominating Committee announces a deadline extension for completing the candidate biographical form for the positions of Councilor-at-Large and President-elect. The new deadline is July 31, 2020.

During this unprecedented time, the 91´«Ã½ 2021 Nominating Committee acknowledges that more time is needed for interested candidates to consider and reflect as many focus on their institutions, communities and families. Members who wish to make nominations of others or themselves should submit the following information: nominee name; present position; institution; address; telephone; and e-mail address to a member of the 91´«Ã½ 2021 Nominating Committee. Self-nominations are encouraged. All interested nominees must complete the (). You will be asked to create or continue to complete your account to access the form. Please remember to click on the “Submit” button to complete the Biographical Form. The form must be submitted no later than July 31, 2020.

The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2021 spring election.

• The President-elect will serve a three-year term: as President-elect in 2021-22, as President in 2022-23, and as Immediate Past President in 2023-24.
• The Councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2021 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2024 Annual Conference.

The 91´«Ã½ President and Councilors also serve in corresponding roles in the 91´«Ã½-Allied Professional Association [91´«Ã½-APA]. Individuals considering 91´«Ã½-APA office are encouraged to consult with their employer regarding any restrictions regarding lobbying activities or service on the governing body of a 501(c)6 organization.

If you have any questions or suggested nominees who should be contacted, you are encouraged to reach out to any member of the Nominating Committee for the 2021 91´«Ã½ Election.

Committee members are:

Candice (Wing-yee) Mack (Chair)

Manager, System-wide Teen Services

Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA 90071

candice.yalsa@gmail.com

Floyd Council

Executive Director

Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL 35203

floyd.council@birminghamal.gov

Skip Dye

SVP, Library Marketing & Digital Sales; SVP Dir. Sales Operations

Penguin Random House, New York, NY 10019

sdye@penguinrandomhouse.com

Ann Dutton Ewbank

Associate Professor

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59718

ann.ewbank@montana.edu

Eldon Ray James

Retired researcher

Abilene, TX 79602

erayjames@gmail.com

Amy Spence Lappin

Deputy Director

Lebanon Public Libraries, Lebanon, NH 03776

amy.lappin@leblibrary.com

Arlene Laverde

Librarian

Townsend Harris High School Library, Jamaica, NY 11426

arlverde1@aol.com

Scott Walter

Dean of Library and Information Access

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182

slwalter@sdsu.edu

Deimosa Webber-Bey

Sr. Library Manager

Scholastic Inc., The Scholastic Library & Archive

New York, NY 10012

deimosa@scholastic.com

The 2021 91´«Ã½ election poll opens the second Monday in March (March 8) and the poll closes the first Wednesday in April (April 7).