ALA and Council Committees
Volunteer Applications are due by September 30, 2023 to be considered for 2024-2026 Committees Appointments (July 2024-June 2026)! Applications submitted after this date will be considered for the following term (July 2025-June 2027)
Volunteer today!
Go to the Committee Volunteer Form to submit your volunteer application!
The following are designated standing ALA committees seeking volunteers:
Committees of the Association
ALA Committees: Appointments to committees of the Association are made by the ALA president-elect, who chairs and acts on the advice of the Committee on Appointments.
- Accreditation
- American Libraries Advisory
- Appointments
- Awards
- Bylaws
- Chapter Relations
- Code of Conduct
- Conference
- Diversity, Literacy & Outreach Services Advisory (Office for)
- Election
- Human Resource Development & Recruitment Advisory (Office for)
- Information Technology Advisory
- Information Technology Policy Advisory (Office for)
- Literacy
- Membership
- Nominating
- Public & Cultural Programs Advisory
- Research & Statistics
- Rural, Native & Tribal Libraries of All Kinds
- Scholarship & Study Grants
- Training, Orientation & Leadership Development
Committees of Council
Council Committees: Appointments to committees of Council are made by the ALA president-elect, who chairs and acts on the advice of the Committee on Committees.
- Budget Analysis & Review Committee
- Committee on Committees
- Committee on Diversity
- Committee on Education
- Committee on Legislation
- Committee on Library Advocacy
- Committee on Organization
- Committee on Professional Ethics
- Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
- Council Training & Engagement Committee
- Intellectual Freedom Committee
- International Relations Committee
- Policy Monitoring Committee
- Public Awareness Committee
- Publishing Committee
- Resolutions Committee
- Sustainability Committee
