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)