The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels has signed on to remain in charge of the ALA through FY 2015.
The decision was made during the recently concluded ALA Executive Board's fall meeting at ALA Headquarters in Chicago. Fiels said he hoped five more years at the helm would help give the association the stability it needs to emerge through tough financial times.
Founded in 1876, the ALA claims to be the oldest, largest, and most influential library association in the world. The association has approximately 63,000 members, including not only librarians but also library trustees, publishers, and other interested people from every state and many nations.
Headquartered in Chicago, the ALA is governed by an elected Council, its policy-making body, and an Executive Board, which acts for the Council in the administration of established policies and programmes. The Executive Board is the body that manages, within this context, the affairs of the Association, delegating management of the day-to-day operation to the association's executive director.
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