Committees

Participating on a committee is a great way to develop new skills, learn from your peers, help advance the mission of Core, and accomplish concrete goals. We need your talents! The volunteer form is open year-round to help fill any vacancies. For most of our committees, the appointment process starts in February and finishes in April so that new committee members can begin on July 1. A few start or end on a different timeline.

Participating on a project team is a great option when you have limited to time to volunteer and/or you want to contribute to a specific project. Project teams are limited in duration, with an expected time commitment of six months or less.

We encourage all members to apply. We need the talent and skill of dedicated library professionals like you.

Browse or search all our division-level and section committee volunteer opportunities

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Division-level Committees

• Advocacy Coordination Committee
• Appointments Committee
• Assessment and Evaluation Committee
• Awards and Scholarships Coordination Committee
  • ALA John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award Committee
  • Awards for Buildings and Interiors Committee (Manages ALA/AIA Library Building Awards and ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards)
  • Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship Committee
  • Core/OCLC Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology Committee
  • Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award Committee (ACRL/Core)
  • LIFT Awards Committee
  • Margaret Mann Citation Committee
  • PR Xchange Awards Committee
• Budget & Finance Committee
• Bylaws & Organization Committee
• Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction
• Communications Coordination Committee
• Conference Program Coordination Committee
  • AvramCamp Planning Committee
  • President's Program Committee
• Continuing Education Coordination Committee
• Core Reading Club Facilitation Team
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee
• Federated Authentication Committee
• Forum Planning Committee
• Fundraising & Sponsorships Committee
• Interest Group Coordination Committee
• International Relations Committee
• Leadership Development and Mentoring Committee
• Learning and Programming Coordination Committee
  • Content Evaluation Subcommittee
  • Presenter/Developer Subcommittee
  • Trends and Topics Monitoring Subcommittee
• Member Engagement Coordination Committee
• Nominating Committee
• Publications Coordination Committee
  • ITAL Editorial Board
  • LL&M Editorial Board
  • LMPI Editorial Board
  • LRTS Editorial Board
  • Monographs Editorial Board
• Strategic Planning Implementation Project Team
• Web Committee

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Section-level Committees

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Committee Chair Resources

• Core Handbook
• Committee Chairs FAQ
• Division Level Committee Chairs group in ALA Connect
• Section Level Committee Chairs group in ALA Connect
• Section Handbooks

 

View the list of retired committees.