Council Committees, Charges and Membership

Appointments to committees of Council are made by the Council Committee on Committees, in cooperation with the ALA president-elect who, as chair of the Committee on Committees, appoints the chairpersons of Council committees.



Council committees must submit their report (3- weeks) prior to both the Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference: Council Committee Submission Report Form.

Committees of Council include:

• 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 Orientation Committee
• Intellectual Freedom Committee
• International Relations Committee
• Policy Monitoring Committee
• Public Awareness Committee
• Publishing Committee
• Resolutions Committee
• Sustainability Committee