Library Instruction Round Table Manual

LIRT CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I. NAME

The name of this organization shall be the Library Instruction Round Table, hereinafter called the Round Table, of the American Library Association, hereinafter called ALA.

ARTICLE II. PURPOSE

The purposes of the Round Table are:

(a) to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs and problems of instruction in the use of libraries;
(b) to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction;
(c) to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service; and
(d) to serve as a channel of communication on instruction in the use of libraries.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

LIRT membership shall consist of those individuals, organizations, or groups who meet the requirements specified by the Bylaws of LIRT as well as those requirements found in the "ALA Constitution and Bylaws."

ARTICLE IV. ORGANIZATION

A. Elected officers of the Round Table shall be President, Vice-President/President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice Treasurer/Treasurer-Elect. The representative from LIRT to ALA Council shall also be an elected position.

B. The Executive Board shall be comprised of the elected officers and the Immediate Past President, and ex-officio members as may be appointed by the President in consultation with the Executive Board. The Executive Board shall be the policy setting, planning, and budget approval unit for the Round Table. It approves the appointments of members to committees and task forces, including the chairpersons.
C. The Steering Committee shall be comprised of the Executive Board, committee and task force chairpersons, and such ex-officio members as may be appointed by the President. This committee is the coordinating and discussion unit between the Executive Board and the membership. It has the responsibility of:

1. Determining the subject of conference programs.
2. Submitting or endorsing projects to be carried out by the committees or task forces.
3. Reviewing the proposed budget before approval by the Executive Board.
D. Appointed positions shall be created at the discretion of the President in consultation with the Executive Board. These positions shall be filled by issuing a call for volunteers. Replacements shall be filled in the same manner. The term of office shall be two years with reappointment by mutual consent by the appointee and the President in consultation with the Executive Board. Appointed positions are ex-officio, non-voting members of the Steering Committee and/or the Executive Board. Appointees may also be a member of appropriate committees.

ARTICLE V. FINANCES

A. Funds to support Round Table activities will come from the dues of the general membership collected by ALA.

B. Funds

1. Elected and appointed officers may request funds as necessary to implement approved programs of the organization.
2. The Executive Board shall allocate funds to each task force based upon budgets submitted by the task force and funds available.
C. The Treasurer is authorized to approve requests for reimbursement and payment of bills from Round Table funds in the custody of the ALA Executive Board. Any unbudgeted requests for a total of more than $100 from a single sources in a year will require Executive Board approval prior to Treasurer action.

ARTICLE VI. AMENDMENTS

This Constitution and Bylaws shall be amended by a 2/3 majority vote of the personal members responding to an online or mail referendum included in either an official ALA LIRT ballot or as a separate mailing to personal members. Proposals for revision shall be sent by any personal member to the President for consideration by the Executive Board and shall be sent in the same manner to the personal membership for their consideration.

As amended May 2005.

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