From the Chair
Abstract
Change is unavoidable and, as information professionals,
we’re no stranger to it—but that doesn’t make change any
less scary. According to ALA Treasurer Larry Neal, the July 2025
ALA operating budget showed a 14-million-dollar deficit for
2025 and the 2026 budget was likely to have an approximately
seven-million-dollar deficit.1 Needless to say, this financial situation
is unsustainable. The ALA Executive Board has
we’re no stranger to it—but that doesn’t make change any
less scary. According to ALA Treasurer Larry Neal, the July 2025
ALA operating budget showed a 14-million-dollar deficit for
2025 and the 2026 budget was likely to have an approximately
seven-million-dollar deficit.1 Needless to say, this financial situation
is unsustainable. The ALA Executive Board has
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/dttp.v53i4.8592
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