Call for Officers / Committee Members

Are you looking for a unique leadership opportunity? Have you been eager to put your talent in critical thinking, forecasting educational trends or project management in the service of a great cause?

Well, look no further! If you are committed to keeping librarianship at the forefront and nurturing new leaders in our profession, we are looking for you!

The Morris County School Media Association is looking for leaders like you to join our executive board. For 57 years, our volunteer board has been the strategic heart of our organization, ensuring that in our work for children, we deliver real results and respond to changes in our school library landscape.

The primary responsibility of our e-board is to steer the overall policy and direction of MCSMA in accordance with our mission and values. A big part of this work involves active engagement on one of our board committees such as Legislative, Programming, and Independent/Private/Parochial School representation.

If you are one or more of the following, we’d love to have you:

Energetic and not already overextended with other commitments.

Eager to use your enthusiasm to keep our members at the forefront of the changing educational landscape.

Willing to engage your peers.

If you hold yourself to high expectations, then you’ll find board service very rewarding.

We are looking for folks who will:

Attend board meetings & general membership meetings (some are virtual)

Actively serve on one of our committees.

Advocate for our needs in the community and among your colleagues and peers.

Be always curious to learn more about the field of School Librarianship.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our board, please contact mcsmaweb@gmail.com by May 2, 2021 with a short bio and any positions that you would like.

Open positions are:

Officers

President- To preside at all meetings. To appoint committee chairs for carrying out the activities of the Association. To serve as liaison with the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) and other professional associations.

VP / Programming- To preside at meetings and assume all duties in the absence of the president. To serve as Program Chair. To serve as liaison with the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) and other professional organizations at the direction of the President. ]

The Program chairperson is the Vice-President who plans the programs for each school year, coordinates with the Technology chair and the Professional Development chair to keep abreast of new education trends pertinent to school libraries and oversees all correspondence dealing with the programs.

Committee Chairs

Independent/Private/Parochial School- The representative of independent schools presents to the Executive Board the needs and opinions of the school librarians of the independent schools in Morris County. In turn, the Executive Board may inform these school librarians about current issues and actions through this representative.