For immediate release | November 12, 2024
91´«Ã½ Nominating Committee announces councilors-at-large candidates
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CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has announced the names of the 21 nominated candidates who are running for a total of 12 at-large seats on the 91´«Ã½ Council to serve the 2025-2028 term.
The following candidates were accepted by the 91´«Ã½ Nominating Committee (listed alphabetically by last name):
Kate Alderete
Deputy State Librarian
New Mexico State Library
Santa Fe, NM
State Library
Martha Anderson
Organizational Development Director & Head of Digital Services
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Farmington, AR
Academic
Robbie Barber
Teacher-Librarian
DeKalb County School District
Tucker, GA
School
Stacie Cannon
Postgraduate Student
Northeastern State University - Library Media Information Technology
Tulsa, OK
School
Douglas Crane
Library Director
Palm Beach County Library System
West Palm Beach, FL
Public
Sara Dallas
Director
Southern Adirondack Library System
Albany, NY
Consortium
Emily Drabinski
Associate Professor
Queens College, CUNY
Brooklyn, NY
Academic
Oscar Gittemeier
Program Manager, Division of Innovation & Community Engagement
San Diego Public Library
San Diego, CA
Public
Andrew Harbison
Director, WebJunction
OCLC
Seattle WA
Library technology & research
Qiana Johnson
Associate Dean of Libraries, Collections and Content Strategies
Dartmouth Libraries
Lebanon, NH
Academic
Lesliediana Jones
Associate Director for Public Services
Harvard Law School Library
Cambridge, MA
Academic
Robin Kear
Liaison Librarian
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Academic
Katherine Lester
Adjunct Faculty - School Libraries
Wayne State University
South Lyon, MI
Educator of Youth & School Librarians - Academic Institution
Ramin Naderi
Adult Librarian III
Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles, CA
Public
Jerome Offord
Associate University Library and Chief Diversity Officer
Harvard University Library
Cambridge, MA
Academic
Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts
Head of Cataloging
University of Tennessee Libraries
Knoxville, TN
Academic
Conrrado Saldivar
Tech Services Manager
Natrona County Library
Casper, WY
Public
Amanda Sand
Library Director
Dubuque County Library District
Dubuque, IA
Public
Evviva Weinraub Lajoie
Vice Provost
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Academic
Janice Welburn
Dean Emerita, University Library
Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries
Arlington, VA
Academic
Aaron Wilson
Serials/Government Information Cataloging Librarian
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Academic
The Nominating Committee extends its gratitude to all the members who put forth their names to be considered for this position and have expressed the desire to serve. Every year, the Nominating Committee selects candidates from within the general membership for council members-at-large.
Members who are interested in running by petition for 91´«Ã½ Councilor at Large, you may do so by completing a with the signatures of no fewer than 25 91´«Ã½ current personal members. Here are instructions for creating an e-petition by December 13, 2024. In addition to the petition itself, members must complete a . The information submitted on this form will be used for the web ballot. Once the petition process is completed, petition candidates and nominated candidates are treated exactly the same. They are not differentiated on the ballot because they are on equal footing and are all viable candidates for these positions. The petition period for the 2025 election is open now and will close on December 13, 2024.
Ballot mailing for the 91´«Ã½ election will begin on March 10, 2025, and will run through April 2, 2025. Individuals must be members in good standing to vote in the 2025 91´«Ã½ elections. Renew your membership or by calling 1-800-545-2433, option 1. For more information, please visit the 91´«Ã½ Election webpage.
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