<div dir="ltr"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">The Suffolk County Library Association (SCLA) is seeking enthusiastic and driven individuals who are interested in serving on the 2026 SCLA Executive Board!<br><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><u>Reasons to nominate yourself:</u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Connect and build relationships with library professionals from across Suffolk County</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Develop hard and soft skills that you will use in your current or future career endeavors</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Earn experience for upper level management exams</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">No experience necessary. If you are elected, we will train you!</font></li></ul><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Available positions are as follows:</b></font><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Vice President/President Elect (3 years, VP/President/Past President)</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000">Secretary (1 year)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000">Treasurer (2 years)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000">Member-at-Large: Networking (2 years)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000">Member-at-Large: Continuing Education (2 years)</font></li></ul><font color="#000000"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p>Terms run from January 2026 to the end of December 2026, but training may take place in late 2025. Interested parties should email SCLA VP Bob Johnson - </font><a href="mailto:bob@emmaclark.org" target="_blank">bob@emmaclark.org</a> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">with a brief bio, professional-looking headshot, and position you would like to </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">nominate</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> yourself for by <b>Friday, June 2nd.</b> </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><font color="#000000">*Being a current member of SCLA is the only requirement. </font></div><div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"><font color="#000000">Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions regarding nominations by email at <a href="mailto:Anthony@johnjermain.org" target="_blank">Anthony@johnjermain.org</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:11.75pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Thank you!</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Anthony Giansante</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">SCLA President</font></p></div></div><div><div><a href="https://scla.wildapricot.org/join-us" target="_blank">Join SCLA</a><br></div><div><a href="https://www.bonfire.com/store/suffolk-county-library-association-store/" target="_blank">Visit the SCLA Merch Store</a></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="96"><col width="429"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:82px;height:94px"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfYgTLhYr_4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