ALA Councilor’s Reports

Jennifer L. Dean
ALA Councilor
Dean of University Libraries,
University of Detroit Mercy Libraries

Jennifer Dean, University of Detroit Mercy, is Michigan’s American Library Association (ALA) Chapter Councilor. The ALA Council is the governing body of ALA and establishes policies to plan and carry out programs and activities of the association. The Council meets twice a year, at ALA Midwinter Meeting and ALA Annual Conference.

We are very lucky to have such wonderful representation at the national level by our ALA Councilor, Jennifer Dean. For the past two years, she has represented MLA’s interests. Part of her responsibility is to connect Michigan to the national agenda and to represent us at the ALA Midwinter and Annual Conventions. Due to the unusual circumstances surrounding us with the global pandemic, Jennifer has been attending these events virtually and has done an outstanding job writing up her findings and reporting back out to the field.  Here is her most recent report:

ALA Council 2020 Fall and 2021 Midwinter Virtual Meetings – MI Chapter Councilor’s Report (pdf)
ALA 2020 Midwinter Meeting and Virtual Conference MI Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2019 Annual Conference MI Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2019 Midwinter Meeting MI Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2018 Annual MI Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2018 Midwinter Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2017 Annual Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2017 Midwinter Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2016 Annual Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2016 Midwinter Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2015 Annual Conference Division Reports to Council
ALA 2015 Midwinter Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2014 Annual Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)
ALA 2013 Midwinter Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report (pdf)