ARSL Elections

The ARSL 2025 Board Elections season is here! Check out our ARSL 2025 Board Candidates below.

Voting opens on Thursday, August 1, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET.

ARSL 2025 Board Candidates

Vice President/President-Elect (3-Year Term; 1 year each as VP, President, and Past-President)
April Hernandez, Director, Latah County Library District, Moscow, ID
Sherry Scheline, Director, Donnelly Public Library, Donnelly, ID

Secretary (2 Years)
Amanda Doherty, Library Director, Mt. Pulaski Public Library District, Mt. Pulaski, IL
Meredith Fletcher, Customer Service Manager, Pickerington Public Library, Pickerington, OH

Regional Board Representative - Northeast (2 Years)
Amy Stone, Library Director, Bridgton Public Library, Bridgton, ME

Regional Board Representative - South (2 Years)
Elizabeth Anderson, Director, Burnsville Public Library, Burnsville, WV
Janine Miller, Coordinator of Training & Development, Arkansas State Library, Little Rock, AR
LaShunda Williams, Branch Manager, East Gadsden Branch Library, Gadsden, AL
Lisa Thompson, Assistant Branch Manger, Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library System, Floyd, VA

Regional Board Representative - West (1 Year)
Jeanne Williams, Public and Tribal Library Consultant, Washington State Library, Tumwater, WA
Phyllis Goodeill, Director, Del Norte County Library, Crescent City, CA

Read Candidate Statements

2024 Elections Timeline

Candidacy Form Opens | Thursday, June 6
Candidacy Form Closes | Thursday, June 27
Candidates Announced | Tuesday, July 2

Member questions for Candidates Forums will be accepted Tuesday, July 2 through Wednesday, July 10.
Registration will be required to attend the Candidates Forums, and will be free for all ARSL members. To encourage open and honest answers from candidates the forums will not be recorded.

Candidates Forums
Vice President Candidates Forum: Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:30 am PT/11:30 am MT/12:30 pm CT/1:30 pm ET

Register for the Vice President Forum Here

Secretary Candidates Forum: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:30 am PT/11:30 am MT/12:30 pm CT/1:30 pm ET

Register for the Secretary Forum Here

Northeast Regional Representative Candidates Forum: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11 am PT/ 12 pm MT/ 1 pm CT/ 2 pm ET

Register for the NE Representative Forum Here

South Regional Representative Candidates Forum: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10 am PT/ 11 am MT/ 12 pm CT/ 1 pm ET

Register for the South Representative Forum Here

West Regional Representative Candidates Forum: Friday, July 19, 2024 at 11 am PT/ 12 pm MT/1 pm CT/ 2 pm ET

Register for the West Representative Forum Here

Voting Open | Thursday, August 1, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET
Voting Close | Thursday, August 15, 3 pm PT / 4 pm MT / 5 pm CT / 6 pm ET
Candidates Notified | Friday, August 16
Membership Notified | Tuesday, August 20
New Leadership Term | January 1

Candidates Forum Question Submissions

Have burning questions for the candidates? We've got you covered! Whether it's about their policies, their vision for the future, or their stance on critical issues, this is your opportunity to hear what they have to say. Submit your questions here, and let's foster an open dialogue that empowers us all to make educated choices come election day.

The ARSL Elections Committee will select the questions to be asked at each Candidates Forum in advance, and will provide them to all candidates. Due to time constraints some questions may not be included. All Forum attendees will receive candidate contact information to allow for follow-up conversations with candidates.

Submit Your Questions

Candidate Eligibility Guidelines

All candidates must be ARSL members in good standing, and must maintain active ARSL membership for the duration of their leadership term.

No more than one application from any one organization for candidacy shall be accepted. This is to limit conflict of interest and to keep a wide range of representation among all regions of ARSL.

In the event we receive more than one, each application will be returned to both candidates for an “In-house” agreement. If it cannot be resolved internally, the Election Committee will make a decision as a whole and all decisions will be final.

In the event an application comes from an organization from which another current member currently sits on the board, preference will be given to the current board members until they reach maximum terms.