Jenny Umbarger

NCSLMA President

2022-2023

It's time to let your leadership skills shine!

Nominations for this year’s NCSLMA elections will be opening up soon and we hope you will consider serving the NC school library community through one of our elected offices.

The following positions will be open for nominations and included in the September election:

• President-Elect (serves for three years as President-Elect, President, and then Past President)

• Region 1 Regional Director (2 year term)

• Region 3 Regional Director (2 year term)

• Region 4 Regional Director (1 year term)

• Region 6 Regional Director (2 year term)

• Region 7 Regional Director (1 year term)

• Region 8 Regional Director (2 year term)

• Secretary (2 year term)

Job descriptions can be found in our Bylaws, which will soon reflect the recent change of expanding our Regional Director positions to 9. We thank our members who participated in the vote for this change, which will create more localized and accessible support for our members while increasing the leadership opportunities on the NCSLMA board. Regions 4 and 7 are included in this year’s election with a special 1-year term to fill all the Regional Director positions for this upcoming year and get them on the alternating cycle. You may also find more detailed information about the roles and responsibilities in the Board Handbook accessible to our members. 

You must be a current NCSLMA member to run for an office and maintain membership to serve in a position of leadership (officers and committee members) in the organization. Directors must live in the regions in which they are a candidate for the Regional Director positions.

If you have any questions about the nomination process or upcoming elections, please reach out to Past President Cindy Sturdivant: cindysturdivant@ncslma.org.

Thank you for considering running to help our organization grow!

Jennifer Abel

Conference Chair, President Elect

Registration is now open for our 2022 in-person conference

"We Are Not Alone in the Library"
The conference will be held October 6- 8, 2022 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston Salem.

For more details, visit the conference webpage: NC School Library Media Association - 2022 Conference.

Early Bird Registration (through 8/20/22)

Early Bird Member registration: $150

Early Bird Non-member registration: $200

Early Bird Out-of-State Member Registration: $150 (with proof of membership to state organization)

Registration is complete when payment has been received. Early Bird Registrations end 8/20/22! 

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Laura Aldridge & Jenny Umbarger

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Director: Cindy Sturdivant

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Director: Shelly Cloninger

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Michelle Burton & Ness Shortly

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