Vice-President / President Elect John Mack Freeman John Mack Freeman is the Head of Public Services Librarian at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the team at GT, he was a public librarian for eight years. Mack has been deeply involved in the Georgia Library Association from the beginning of his career. He…
The election results are in! The newly elected officers for the 2021 GLA Executive Board are • Vice President/President-Elect: Karen Manning• Vice-President for Marketing & Branding: Marquita Gooch• Secretary: Jean Mead• ALA Councilor: Angela Glowcheski Thank you to all who ran for office, and all who participated in the election process! The changes to the…
The time to elect your 2021 GLA Executive Board and Division Officers is almost here! To help you prepare, check out the Georgia Library Association Election Guide for a full list of candidates and amendments that are on the ballot! From September 1, 2020 to September 20, 2020, all members of the association will receive…
Laura Burtle, GLA President, announced today that Wendy Cornelisen will assume the Vice President/President-Elect position for the remainder of 2020, and serve as GLA President in 2021. Oscar Gittemeier, GLA’s current VP/President-Elect, accepted a fantastic opportunity as the new director of library services at the Teton County Library in Jackson, WY. We will certainly miss him! Janice Shipp, GLA’s…
On January 1st, 2020, the new officers for the Georgia Library Association began their service. The Officer Induction occurred in October during the Georgia Libraries Conference in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Gordon Baker presided over the induction ceremony that included lighted candles. The following GLA members are serving as officers in 2020: President: Laura…
Thank you all for your participation in the recent election for the open officer positions on the GLA Executive Board and Academic Library Division. We had a wonderful slate of talented candidates running for office this year and substantial membership participation in the election. The results of this year’s election are Vice-President/President Elect Oscar Gittemeier…
This year GLA Academic Library Division is electing a secretary and a vice-chair/chair-elect. Look for the ballot in your mailbox. Candidates for Secretary Lamonica Sanford completed her undergraduate degree from Eastern Connecticut State University and received her MA in History and M.Ed in Educational Leadership at Georgia College. She received her MLIS from Valdosta State…
Thank you all for your participation in the recent election for the open officer positions on the GLA Executive Board. We had a wonderful slate of talented candidates running for office this year and substantial membership participation in the election. The results of this year’s election are Vice-President/President Elect Laura Burtle Vice-President for Marketing and…
The 2018 GLA officers are: Vice President-President Elect: Jennifer Lautzenheiser; Middle Georgia Regional Library Vice President-Membership: Oscar Gittemeier; Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Secretary: Mary Young; Uncle Remus Regional Library System ALA Councilor: Tamika Barnes; Georgia State University The newly elected officers will join returning officers Fred Smith – President Eli Arnold – Treasurer Ashley Dupuy…
Are you an academic librarian looking to get more involved in the Georgia Library Association? The Academic Library Division of GLA is currently seeking nominations for a Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (a 3 year commitment), a Secretary (a 1 year commitment), and an ACRL representative (a 3 year commitment.) You can nominate yourself or suggest another worthy academic…