WNYLRC Standing Committee Nomination Form 2015/2016
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1. WNYLRC SEEKS STANDING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES FOR 2015/2016
Deadline for submitting the WNYLRC Standing Committee Nomination Form 2015/2016 is Friday, April 10, 2015.
The committee year runs from July 1 through June 30. Appointed committee members serve a full 3-year term with a limit of two consecutive full terms. Qualified members wishing to participate on a committee starting July 1, 2015 must complete this form. Also, if you are currently on a committee and your term is expiring, you need to complete this form if you wish to continue to serve on the same committee or be appointed to another committee.
Committee nominees must be an employee of a WNYLRC member library, library system, or institution and remain one throughout their committee term. Committee appointments are determined by the WNYLRC Board of Trustees Executive Committee and are announced in the spring. Patron membership categories are eligible to officially participate on standing committees. They include: personal members, student members, and representatives from organizational members (DLIS and LCHIB). There is a limit of one Patron representative per committee.
Why should you participate? WNYLRC committee participation offers many benefits to the individual and the individual’s institution including networking, professional visibility, career enhancement, leadership development, regional influence, and partnership opportunities. Committee contributions to regional projects and activities are vitally important to WNYLRC’s growth and its future.
Care is given to balance the committee by both library type and geographic area. For more information, please review the current WNYLRC Standing Committee Guidelines at www.wnylrc.org/committees.
Each new committee member will receive an orientation which will include a meeting with the chair of the committee and/or WNYLRC liaison.
The following standing committees have specific openings. For a complete list of committee charges and information on their recent activities, click here.
1. Committee for Health Information Access
Representation openings: 4
Patron member openings: 1
2. Continuing Education Committee
Representation openings: 4
Patron member openings: 1
3. High School to College Continuum Committee
Representation openings: 3
4. Preservation Committee
Representation openings: 5
Patron member openings: 1
5. Regional Advisory Committee
Representation openings: 5
Patron member openings: 1
6. Resource Sharing Committee
Representation openings: 4
Patron member openings: 1
7. WNY Library Assistants Committee
Representation openings: 8
Patron member openings: 1
The committee year runs from July 1 through June 30. Appointed committee members serve a full 3-year term with a limit of two consecutive full terms. Qualified members wishing to participate on a committee starting July 1, 2015 must complete this form. Also, if you are currently on a committee and your term is expiring, you need to complete this form if you wish to continue to serve on the same committee or be appointed to another committee.
Committee nominees must be an employee of a WNYLRC member library, library system, or institution and remain one throughout their committee term. Committee appointments are determined by the WNYLRC Board of Trustees Executive Committee and are announced in the spring. Patron membership categories are eligible to officially participate on standing committees. They include: personal members, student members, and representatives from organizational members (DLIS and LCHIB). There is a limit of one Patron representative per committee.
Why should you participate? WNYLRC committee participation offers many benefits to the individual and the individual’s institution including networking, professional visibility, career enhancement, leadership development, regional influence, and partnership opportunities. Committee contributions to regional projects and activities are vitally important to WNYLRC’s growth and its future.
Care is given to balance the committee by both library type and geographic area. For more information, please review the current WNYLRC Standing Committee Guidelines at www.wnylrc.org/committees.
Each new committee member will receive an orientation which will include a meeting with the chair of the committee and/or WNYLRC liaison.
The following standing committees have specific openings. For a complete list of committee charges and information on their recent activities, click here.
1. Committee for Health Information Access
Representation openings: 4
Patron member openings: 1
2. Continuing Education Committee
Representation openings: 4
Patron member openings: 1
3. High School to College Continuum Committee
Representation openings: 3
4. Preservation Committee
Representation openings: 5
Patron member openings: 1
5. Regional Advisory Committee
Representation openings: 5
Patron member openings: 1
6. Resource Sharing Committee
Representation openings: 4
Patron member openings: 1
7. WNY Library Assistants Committee
Representation openings: 8
Patron member openings: 1