Board of Directors Meeting
Spring Meeting
12:30pm-5:00pm, Sunday, April 30, 2017
Meeting Location
ALA Washington Office (1615 New Hampshire Ave NW, 1st Floor, Washington D.C.)
PLA Board of Directors and NLLD 2017 Schedule:
Sunday, April 30, 2017
· Lunch served at 12:00 noon
· PLA Board meeting 12:30pm to 5:00pm
· Board dinner at 6:30pm at Bistro Bis, Kimpton George Hotel, 15 E St NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202/661-2700
Monday, May 1, 2017
· National Library Legislative Day, 8:00am to 4:20pm, Liaison Hotel, 415 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, 5:00pm reception at 902 Hart Senate Office Building
· Appointments TBD arranged by Scott and Larra
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
· Meetings with legislators/Congressional offices schedule
· Appointments TBD arranged by Scott and Larra
Board Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Action Item: Adoption of the agenda
Additional items may be added to the agenda prior to the adoption of the agenda. Items may also be removed from the consent agenda and moved to a discussion item. The PLA policies related to Board service, the strategic plan and a Board roster have been included in ALA Connect as reference materials. These are not agenda items.
Consent Agenda Document Number
3. Draft 2017 Midwinter Board Actions 2017.52
4. ALA National Library Legislative Day Agenda 2017.53
5. PLA Committees, Semi-annual Reports 2017.54
6. Cosponsorship of Walter Dean Myers Memorial Lecture Program 2017.55
7. PLA 2018 Conference Update 2017.56
Action/Discussion/Decision Items Document Number
8. PLA President Update, Felton Thomas no document
9. Results of 2017 PLA Elections, 2018 Nominating Report, Vailey Oehlke 2017.57
10. Financial Reports, Barb Macikas, Scott Allen
a. FY17 Financial Status 2017.58a-f
b. FY18 Draft Budget Overview 2017.59
c. Current Staff Organizational Chart 2017.60
11. Award/Jury Reports
a. Singer Group “Helping Communities…” Award, ACTION, All 2017.61
b. Awards Update and Jury Requests 2017.62
12. Committee, Jury, Task Force Requests, ACTIONS, All
a. Perf Measurement Task Force Extension 2017.63
b. Digital Literacy Committee (new) 2017.64
c. Family Engagement Task Force Request 2017.65
d. ICMA Task Force (new) 2017.66
13. PLA/National Library of Medicine Project discussion, Scott Allen 2017.67
14. From Awareness to Funding Report Project, Larra Clark 2017.68a-b
15. PLA Legacy Grant Update, Barb Macikas, Scott Allen, All 2017.69
a. Sustainability/Fundraising
i. PLA Long Term Planning 2017.70
ii. Development Office, Sheila O’Donnell
16. Engaging Federal Agencies, National Associations, Larra Clark, Scott Allen
a. Overview of Meetings Planned for May 1-2
b. Strategy/Priorities for Engagement 2017.71
17. PLA 2018 Director’s Policy Convening (new), Barb Macikas, Felton Thomas 2017.72
18. New Business, All no document