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ALA Strategic Plan CD #53
Process to create
ALA in this moment,data driven plan
Not everything ALA does in plan
May or may not see things you care about in plan
Only Areas of innovation, risks
SP-WHAT going to do
Align volunteer comm do linked to plan
Vote on SP Y135 1N
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Freedom to Read Foundation CD 22.1
Affiliate separate from ALA
Engage in litigation
Join fight, stand up for intellectual freedom
www.ftrf.org
ALA societal statements
CD 51
Extension bringing framework for review and voting spec council session August 2025
Vote Y133
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Treasurer’s Report CD 13.1
Liquidity trends down
FY26 BARC review.
Deficit 8.7 million expenses
Strategies ALA Forward
3 streams revenue-
Come up with short term fixes & long term strategies
Some rec will be unpalatable
Must adapt & streamline
Larry Neal next Treasurer
Intellectual Freedom Comm CD19.2
Sept 24- May 25
784 attempts
538 challenges
remove books 4411 books
ALA respond to member request for advocacy
Law for libraries or lawyers for librarian, IF help lines
Prisoner Right to read was approved
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Core Values Interpretation CD 35.1
Action CV 1-3 more time 4
Clear focus,bullets intentional
Stuck in wordsmithing
Numbers of rounds of refinement accept work of colleagues
Don’t have Council be Chainsaw against change
end debate Y132
Original motion Y132 3N
Y127 3N
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Comm on Legislation
CD 20.1 Supreme Court amicus brief
Erate broadband,students & patrons ALA staff time & money to be in fight
Senate stop Erate funding ALA slowed but House vote soon
2026 spending budget proposes eliminating IMLS, no grants
Memorial Rep Grijalva AZ Y141
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IT advisory committee
CD30.1
AI and ALA core values
Access,equity,Int Freedom & privacy,Public good, sustainability
Working group-policy doc completed by annual next year
together all experts in our organization
Amt 1- remove groups -Y133
Motion passes.
Y132 5Y 2A
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Unanimous yes vote Y 144
Policy Manual revision working group
ALACD #40.1
22 months of detailed work
Revision of Section A
Several years of cleanup, clarification.
Reality of how ALA works. Better doc, more logical.
Comments on amazing work of committee to benefit us
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ALA Council I
#ALSC & #YALSA combined /reunified
- Yalsa deficit last 10 yrs
- members also had to choose
-30%overlap members
- Work begins today one year to implement
- Y139 N5 A2
- Second vote Council 2
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ALA Council I Agenda
CD 27.1 Comm of Organizations COO
- discontinue Committee Associate program- an internship to comms Y135 N1 A2
- Disband Planning & Budget Assembly PBA- will have town halls for Treasurer, contact Eboard, etc Y131 3 N
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ALA-APA Council
APACD #8.0
Bylaws amended to dissolve Ala-Apa
New Business model, new certifications were approved
Income streams not sufficient in past
Not membership org - governance difference
What can contribute to library workers
Vote Y125 N3
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