Proposed Updates to MLA Bylaws

The MLA Board has reviewed and voted on extensive amendments to the MLA bylaws and is sending them to the membership to approve them in totality. Eligible members will vote online to adopt or reject the proposed changes in full. The summary document below has included all of the amendments – text to be deleted is shown with a cross out, and new text to be inserted or substituted is bolded. If approved by the membership, the bylaws will go into effect on July 1, 2023.

The online poll will be available through Monday, June 26 at 5:00 PM. All members eligible to vote based on the current bylaws (Organizational Members, Affiliated and Unaffiliated Individual Members, Unaffiliated Library Directors, Affiliated and Unaffiliated Trustee Members, Retirees, Lifetime Members, and Students) received these voting instructions via email.

Please review the following information before casting your vote:

• View the summary of proposed Bylaw changes (pdf)
• View the current MLA Bylaws (pdf)
• View the proposed MLA Bylaws (pdf) as amended

Cast your vote by logging in to the MLA website and taking the online poll by Monday, June 26 at 5:00 PM.

Questions? Contact Debbie Mikula at (517) 881-1266 or [email protected].