Organizational overview

• ALA 101: Structure, organization, and governance
  
  An overview for ALA unit managers of the organization, its policy/operational framework, and the various formal and informal mechanisms for getting things done.

• ALA Election Information

• ALA Handbook of Organization

• ALA Policy Manual

• ALA Organizational Chart (PDF)
  
  A chart of ALA key staff and areas of responsibility.

• ALA Executive Board Liaisons

• Annual Report

• Mapping ALA (PDF, 7.94 MB)
  
  An extensive informational resource compiling the ALA's background and goals, its governance structure, and its units and their affiliated groups and initiatives.

• Operational practices
  
  A description of ALA policies along with the practice, responsible parties, background information, and relevant implications for each.

This page was prepared under the direction of the ALA Training, Orientation and Leadership Development Committee (TOLD). For additional assistance and comments, please contact, Lorelle R. Swader, Director of the Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) at lswader@ala.org.