New & Interim Directors Committee

2023-2024 Committee Rosters

Charge

The New & Interim Directors Committee is charged with assessing and implementing opportunities to assist with meeting the needs of AAHSL members who are in new or interim library director positions. A “new” director is defined as someone who has been a director for less than five years.

Activities include:

  • Managing the AAHSL Buddy Program, including developing a guide and agreement for new Buddies
  • Collaborating to provide specific training focused on becoming a new director, such as regularly offered New Director Symposia
  • Creating and managing an email list just for new/interim directors
  • Organizing a series of online forums where experiences, information, and advice can be shared among new/interim directors
  • Annual reporting and evaluation of New & Interim Directors Committee activities

The New & Interim Directors Committee has a liaison from the Future Leadership Committee. The New & Interim Directors Committee works with the Program and Education Committee, Future Leadership Committee, and other AAHSL groups to ensure AAHSL offers programming that would benefit new and interim directors.