<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-df959c22-7fff-f74d-2e39-b3a7cc568151"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style=""><u style="">Support Staff Division (SSD) Call for Nominations</u></b></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Support Staff Division (SSD) of the Suffolk County Library Association is seeking enthusiastic and driven individuals interested in serving on the 2027 SSD Executive Board! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Reasons to nominate yourself:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Connect and build relationships with library professionals from across Suffolk County</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Develop hard and soft skills that you will use in your current or future career endeavors</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Earn experience for upper-level management exams</span></li><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-df959c22-7fff-f74d-2e39-b3a7cc568151"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif">No experience necessary. If you are elected, we will train you!</span></span></li></ul><p></p></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Available positions are as follows:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vice President/President Elect/Past President (3 years)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Treasurer (1 year)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Secretary (1 year)</span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Terms run from January 2027 through December 2027, but training may take place in late 2026. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested parties should email SSD President Alexis Camarda at <a href="mailto:acamarda@brookhavenfreelibrary.org">acamarda@brookhavenfreelibrary.org</a> with a brief bio, a professional-looking photo, and their position of interest by <b>Friday, June 12th.</b></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The only requirement to run is a current SCLA membership.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Feel free to reach out to me with any questions regarding nominations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you!</span></p></font></span></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#444444">Alexis Camarda, Library Operations Manager</font></div><div><font color="#444444">Brookhaven Free Library </font></div><div><div><font color="#444444">273 Beaver Dam Road</font></div><div><font color="#444444">Brookhaven, NY 11719 </font></div><div><font color="#444444">631-286-1923 (ext:104)</font></div><div><a href="http://www.brookhavenfreelibrary.org" target="_blank"><font color="#444444">www.brookhavenfreelibrary.org</font></a></div></div><div><img width="200" height="87" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ysCjys5Jaz3Js3e5sNLg7r_--g-WnGirjT46vpTzfxd2iPQWFE_TXnDdl56uCH7UKfKaqG1nyG1HD2"><br></div><div></div></div></div></div>