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President's Column
If it's October it must be fall (although here in the Palm Springs desert it's still in the low 90s!) and time to start thinking of costumes, candy and CONFERENCE! The final conference program is getting spruced up, last minute program changes are being made and scripts are being written. I hope everyone has taken a moment to note in the preliminary program the sessions they cannot miss and are busily planning their conference experience.
I can't wait to begin the conference with a big, joyful, and therapeutic belly laugh with Paula Poundstone as a way to bring to an end to this year of transition and change. I am very happy to report that all of the governance transition is nearly complete. Your Board of Directors made the necessary decisions in September and October to finalize all the loose ends as a result of our bylaws changes and Executive Director recruitments.
In September the Board approved a contract with Association Resource Center (ARC) of Folsom, CA to manage CLA. The contract assures that CLA will have the ability to end the relationship when we are ready, hire our Executive Director and take the Executive Director with us if/when we leave ARC. In the meantime when the contract becomes effective December 1, 2009 ARC will immediately increase CLA's staff to 3.8 FTE, provide modern office space, equipment and computer infrastructure and allow a new Executive Director and the Board to concentrate on planning for a bright future. The CLA office will move from Sacramento to Folsom.
The CLA Board of Directors is currently working with ARC to recruit for a permanent Executive Director. Final interviews should conclude in November. To obtain the most current, up-to-date information, make a point of attending the Second General Session and Membership Meeting on Sunday, November 1st, from 3:15pm to 4:45pm. At this meeting, you can catch up on all that has happened this year before hearing from the "Unshelved" duo of Barnes and Ambaum on "Surviving the Public."
As I pass the presidential gavel to Kim Bui-Burton, I am confident that your Board has made the right decisions for CLA at this time. CLA will be advancing into the next year in a healthy and proactive position, poised to plan ahead for future growth.
Please join me in Pasadena to celebrate our resilience and strength as an organization. CLA rocks!
On your mark, get set, get ready---GO TO CONFERENCE 2009!
Submitted to California Libraries by:
Barbara Roberts
CLA President
Posted on October 27, 2009 11:11 AM | Permalink