Board Members 2019-2021

Brandy Hamilton, Chair

Regional Library Manager, Wake County Public Libraries

Will Ritter, Vice-Chair / Chair Elect

Library Director at Greensboro College and Director of the College's Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning

Elizabeth Novicki, Past-Chair

Director, Salem Academy & College Libraries

Amy Mason, Secretary / Treasurer

Library Branch Manager, Wake County Public Library System

Marlan Brinkley, Director-at-Large: Programs & Events

Library Director, McDowell County Public Library System

Meghan Wanucha Smith, Director-at-Large: Membership & Marketing

Health and Human Services Librarian, UNC Wilmington

Mary Abernathy, Director-at-Large: Newsletter

Discovery & Delivery Librarian, Salem College

Jennifer Hanft, Liaison to NCLA Leadership Institute (appointed by Chair)

Education and Instruction Librarian, State Library of North Carolina

Suchi Mohanty, Strategic Planning Advisor (appointed by Chair)

Head, Undergraduate Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

News and Resources

• LAMS Bylaws
• ALA- What Library Managers Need to Know
• Better Library Leaders
• Brené Brown - Expert in Leadership

Leadership Competencies

ALA Core Competencies of Librarianship: http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/sites/ala.org.educationcareers/files/content/careers/corecomp/corecompetences/finalcorecompstat09.pdf

ALA/AASL/CAEP School Librarian Preparation Standards (2019): http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aasleducation/ALA_AASL_CAEP_School_Librarian_Preparation_Standards_2019_Final.pdf

ALA/ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/standardslibraries

North Carolina School Library Media Coordinators Standards: https://sites.google.com/dpi.nc.gov/ncees-information-and-resource/support-staff/school-library-media-coordinators?authuser=0

ALA LLAMA Foundational Competencies for Library Leaders and Managers: http://www.ala.org/llama/leadership-and-management-competencies