WSU
Student ChapterALA@WSU Calendar of Events Winter 2009
Upcoming events:
ALA@Wayne
Upcoming Events & Information
Date Pending ongoing ALA@WSU Fall Zine theme
Become involved in ALA@WSU by creating a zine on "How x local library promotes its local community"
This is a great way for students to look at the way libraries impact their communities and to gain skills in understanding an aspect of the zine culture.
contact Leah for more information
2009 ALA Annual Conference,
July 9-15, 2009 Chicago, IL
http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/index.cfm
July 9-15, 2009 ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, www.ala.org/annual
Inexpensive travel to the ALA Annual Conference we recommend the Megabus http://www.megabus.com/us/index.php
Detroit to Chicago stops: http://www.megabus.com/us/stops/detroit_chicago.php
Catch the Megabus in Detroit or Ann Arbor, or check for a location near you.
Current pricing is $8.00 - $10.00 per person each way.
Go to the News page for other ways to get involved with the national chapter of ALA
Go to the Information page for national ALA membership links
Election of
ALA@WSU Officers
Leah Chamblee-- President
Monica Brady -- Vice-President
Lauren Campbell--Secretary
Gayle Zech--Treasurer
If you have any questions contact Maureen Simari, ALA@WSU President at 734-718-9219 phone or text or email: maureen@wayne.edu
The current President of ALA@WSU Maureen Simari.
All open ALA@WSU Executive Board positions & responsibilities are:
President:
- Shall head the Executive Board and have the ultimate responsibility for the functioning of the organization and its relationship with ALA Headquarters.
- Shall convene and conduct the General Membership Meeting and have the primary responsibility for membership recruitment.
- Shall be responsible for planning and coordinating chapter activities in cooperation with the Executive Board and the general membership.
- Shall be the ALA Information Coordinator, with the primary responsibility for collecting and disseminating information received from ALA Headquarters.
Vice-President:
- Shall assume the duties of the President in the latter's absence and shall assume the office of the President should it become vacant during the stated term of office.
- Shall assist the President with the duties of the executive office.
- Shall be responsible for the planning and coordination of organization activities that relate to the ALA Midwinter Meeting and the ALA Annual Conference, and to form committees as needed.
- Shall be responsible for the relationship between Wayne State University and the Chapter.
Treasurer:
- Shall be responsible for initiating and coordinating fund raising functions and shall have primary responsibility over the organization's finances.
Secretary:
- Shall have record keeping duties and shall keep minutes and records of the organization's meetings and functions.
- Shall maintain the ALA Student Chapter file and make previous meeting's minutes available to members.
- Provide copies of the current constitution and make new members aware of its existence.