CLiC and EBSCO dropped from lawsuit brought about by parents

On February 6, 2019. House Bill 19-1048 (Election of Library Trustees) was killed in committee. A big thank you to all the library advocates who contacted their elected representatives and testified before the committees that heard this bill.

For those unfamiliar with this bill and its potential impact on libraries in Colorado, House Bill 19-1048 (Election of Library Trustees) would have allowed for registered voters within a library's district to decide whether their district trustees should be elected directly by voters or appointed by a committee of legislative bodies from the municipal entities that established the library district. The bill would have also affected how library district trustees would be removed and their length of terms. You can go here for the full language of the bill.

In related news, another important bill, Senate Bill 19-048 (Protect Students from Harmful Materials) was killed in committtee on January 24. The bill would have required entities providing electronically accessible educational materials to a public school or school district to apply a filter software or service that prohibits access to material that is harmful to children or obscene. You can go here for the full language of the bill.

The library community rallied to oppose both bills by contacting elected officials, recruiting passionate represenatives to coordinated with our partners in public education  and to testify at the committees. Thanks to all who stepped forward to make this happen!

Here are the results for the 2018 CAL Board elections. Congratulations to all our new appointees! We look forward to see how CAL will continue to grow and expand under its new leadership. 

2018 CAL Election Results:

• CAL President Elect: Ryan Buller
• CAL Secretary: Anne Holland
• American Library Association Council: Jayne Blodgett
• CoPLA President Elect: Megan Hartline
• CoALA President Elect: Meg Eastwood
• CoALA Secretary: Tiffanie Wick
• CoALA Community College Representative: Lisa Blake
• CoALA Member-At-Large: Amy Hezel
• ColASL President Elect: Jennifer Murphy
• Maker Division Chair-Elect: Suzanne Linder
• Maker Division Member-At-Large: Lauren Reed
• CATS Chair-Elect: Whitney Spring
• CATS Division Secretary: Tana Lucero
• CATS Division Member-At-Large: Melissa Schultz