Heck, I am a wee bit slow but I have been spurred or nudged into action.

We have 3, yes three, vacancies on the AACL executive this year:

President
Secretary/Treasurer
Director at Large

I don’t need to tell you that AACL is a great group for keeping Alberta College Librarians in touch with each other and that none of the Executive jobs are particularly onerous. We’re not looking for the time commitment of CLA positions, just a bit of your effort to help keep the Association going for another 2 years. And it looks good on your annual report/performance appraisal. All of us need to step up to the plate at some point since we all reap the benefits of the sharing of knowledge and sense of community that happens within the group. For new librarians it is a really good introduction to people who can help and provide advice.

If you don’t believe me or want to hear about what is required from someone currently in the job, the current executive are:

President: Geoff Owens, Mount Royal
Secretary/Treasurer: Lillian Li, Medicine Hat
Director at Large: Karen Hering, Mac Ewan

Also, feel free to call me 430.556.4602 or email me at rminion@oldscollege.ca

If you are interested in a particular position or are willing to step into any vacancy of the three, please let me know by April 4th. If enough of you do not pop out of the woodwork by then, I will start calling you and persuading you, which uses up both your time and my time so it would be smarter to just volunteer.

Thank you for considering these positions.