Professional Activities

Laura Pearle

Memberships:

  • Association of College and Research Librarians/New England
  • American Library Association
    • American Association of School Librarians
    • Library Instruction Round Table
    • Young Adult Library Services Association
  • Greater Boston Cooperative Library Association
  • Massachusetts School Library Association
  • New England Association of Independent School Librarians
  • New England Library Association

Service:

YALSA William C  Morris Debut YA Fiction Award committee (2023-2024)

AISL Fall Professional Development Day Co-Chair (2022)

AISL 2022 Conference Co-Chair (2021 – 2022)

LIRT Liaison Committee (2018 – Present) Chair (2018 – 2020, 2021 – 2023)

GBCLA Outreach Committee (2017 – Present)

LITA Young Adult and Children’s Science Fiction Notables List selection committee member (2017 – 2019)

YALSA Alex Award selection committee member (2016 – 2018)

LIRT Transitions to College member (2012 – 2018)

RUSA/YALSA Young Adult Reference Services (2014 -2015 )

YALSA Organization and Bylaws (2013 – 2014)

YALSA Writing Award Evaluation Task Force Chair (2013)

YALSA YALS Editorial Advisory Board Chair (2012 – 2013)

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults selection committee member (2012)

AASL Appointments Committee member(2011 – 2012)

YALSA Publications Advisory Board (2010 – 2012)

ALA Nominating Committee member(2010 – 2011)

YALSA Strategic Planning Committee member (2009 – 2010)

NYSAIS Evaluation Visiting Committee for Rodeph Sholom School (February 2009)

AASL School Library Media Month Committee member (2009 – 2011)

Co-moderator, AASLBlog (2005-2009)

AASL Nominating Committee member (2008 – 2009)

AASL Publications Committee member (2007 – 2009)

NYSAIS Evaluation Visiting Committee for Brooklyn Friends School (April 2004)

AASL Web Planning Committee member (2003 – 2005)

Associate Editor, Knowledge Quest on the Web (2003 – 2005)

AASL Mentoring Committee (2003-2004)

New York City School Library System Council member (2000-2004), Council Secretary (2002-2004)

NYSAIS Evaluation Visiting Committee for St. Ann’s School (February 2002)

ALSC Library Service to Children with Special Needs and their Caregivers committee member (2001-2003)

HVLA, Communications Coordinator, (1998 – 2004)

Editorial Board member, Knowledge Quest (1999 – 2003)

“Book of the Year” award panel (Foreward magazine, February 2000, 2002)

NYSAIS Evaluation Visiting Committee for Saint Ann’s School (Brooklyn NY, February 2002)