PLASC Meeting Minutes 2026 May

Public Library Archives & Special Collections Section Meeting

Society of American Archivists

Monday, May 11

Agenda

• Approve Minutes from 4/17

• Aimai motions to approve; Erinn seconds 

• Election Updates

• Candidate statements: Appoint webmaster: Lindsay Taylor, Storytelling Librarian at St. Joe County Public Library in South Bend Indiana; Appoint Member at Large: Aimai Reporter

• Ballot info has been sent to SAA; Election starts June 1

• June meeting: invite new steering committee members, so we can have a cross over 

• Annual Section Meeting: Friday, May 29, 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET (WebX)

• Vina Begay will present on PNAAM, "Protocols for Native American Archival Materials": Information and Resources Page

• Run of Show: Intro, Committee Members intro, Update from Eira Tansey, Vina, Q&A

• Email Erinn questions for Q&A so Vina has them in advance 

• Mention SAA section meeting up as well 

• Registration 

• Monitor chat - Lauren

• Record this meeting! Nazelie to remind Erinn 

• Link to meeting in microsite 

• Next committee meeting: June 19

• will invite new members

• Committee meeting in July

• introduce new members

• planning for the year 

• Post-SAA August committee meeting

• Planning for the year

• Showing where documents are, etc.

• SAA Annual Meeting, Section Meet-up