Vote in the 2026 MLA Election!

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If you're a member of the Medical Library Association (MLA), take care to cast your vote in the 2026 MLA Election! 

Positions on the ballot include: 

• President-Elect (1 position)
• Board of Directors (3 positions)
• Nominating Committee (9 positions)

You may also have access to personalized ballots based on your caucus memberships. 

You will need to be an active member of MLA and sign into MLANET in order to vote.

Happy voting!

WHSLA Election Recap - new faces coming to the WHSLA Executive Board in 2025

Three new faces are coming to the WHSLA Executive Board in 2025. Congratulations to our newly elected representatives who will be starting their positions in January 2025. 

• Hayley Severson, MCW Libraries, 2025 President-Elect
• Michelle Harrell, MCW Libraries, 2025-2026 Member-at-Large
• Will White, UW-Milwaukee, 2025-2026 Member-at-Large 

We are also looking for a person to represent WHSLA as the Midwest Chapter/MLA State Representative. Contact Kathy Koch for more information. 

WHSLA 2024 Election - vote today

All WHSLA members in good standing are invited to vote in the 2024 WHSLA Election, which runs October 17-31, 2024. An election ballot link was sent to you this week. If you have not received one, please contact brenda dot fay at marquette dot edu. 

Two positions are being voted on: one 2025 President-Elect and two Members-At-Large 2025-2027. Winners will be announced at the Friday, November 8 Annual Business Meeting (1-2:30 pm via Microsoft Teams). 

Thank you to all candidates for volunteering to run.

Call for Nominations for WHSLA Board 2024-2025

 Hello Members,

 We are now accepting nominations for the upcoming Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association Board openings for 2024. All members are eligible for board positions. If you have not recently been a part of the WHSLA Board, please consider serving.

 Positions on the ballot:

•  President-Elect 2024-President 2025 The president-elect shall function in the absence of the president, assist the president as needed, and succeed to the presidency after one year. If the office of president is vacated, the president-elect shall assume all the duties and responsibilities of the president. The president shall call meetings, prepare agenda, preside at meetings, appoint or approve committee members, and represent the association in all official capacities. The president shall serve as an ex-officio member of all committees.

• Secretary 2024-2025 The secretary shall record the minutes of all meetings, submit copies of the minutes to the executive board, and be responsible for meeting notices and correspondence. The secretary shall serve for two years. The term for secretary begins in even numbered years.

 Terms can be counted towards AHIP credentialing when tallying your Professional Accomplishment Points. For a multi-year term, you may claim points after each full year of service.

 Please reach out if you have any questions or if you would like to be listed as a candidate for one of the open roles on the ballot.

 The Election will take place by Online Ballot on December 1^st, 2023.

 Thank you,

 Liz Witkowski

WHSLA President 2024

Call for candidates for WHSLA election

From our current WHSLA President, Kathy Koch:

Are you interested in getting more involved with WHSLA in 2023? Looking for some AHIP points? Then nominate yourself for one of these open WHSLA board positions:

Member-at-large (2 positions)

An easy way to get involved with minimal time commitment! A great opportunity for new members or those looking for their first role with a professional association.

President-elect

Serve one year as president-elect, become president the next year, and finish up with 1 year as past-president.

Since we’re such a small group, we really depend on everyone getting involved and taking a turn on the Board. You can see lists of pastboard members on the WHSLA website. 

If you’re interesting in running or would like more info, email me at kathy dot koch at aah dot org (Annie's note: weirdly written out to foil bots from contacting our esteemed president via email).

WHSLA Election - Candidates for 2021 open board positions

WHSLA Members in good standing will be invited to vote on four open 2021 Board positions:

• One President-Elect
• One Secretary
• Two Board Members-at-Large

All members in good standing will receive an email the week of November 30 with their invitation to vote. 

Thank you to the following WHSLA members for volunteering to run as candidates!