Emily Drabinski, Union Activist, wins ALA Presidency

We think Emily Drabinski is the first Labor Activist to win the ALA Presidency.

“Thank you to everyone who participated in this election. I am humbled and excited to serve as your 2023–2024 president-elect. Thank you to Kelvin Watson for standing for election with me. I have the deepest respect and gratitude for Kelvin and his commitment to libraries. As we face an uncertain and challenging future, I know this: We have each other, and we are enough. I am ready to get to work with all of you to strengthen our Association and our field to support library workers and the communities we serve. Thank you for your confidence and support of my vision for ALA and your role in that vision. We have a lot of work ahead to build collective power for the public good. I can’t wait to get started with all of you.”

--posted at EmilyDrabinski Emily Drabinski, has been elected 2022–2023 president-elect of the American Library Association. Labor in Academic Libraries: Library Trends Special Issue. Fall 2019. Guest Editors: Emily Drabinski, Long Island University, Brooklyn; Aliqae Geraci, Cornell University; Roxanne Shirazi, The Graduate Center, CUNY. Drabinski, Emily (2017) "An Organizer's Tale: LIU Brooklyn's Lockout and Union Contract Negotiation," The Political Librarian: Vol. 3 : Iss. 1 , Article 6. Drabinksi, "Behind the Lockout." JacobinMag 9/15/2016. The Long Island University lockout is over. A rank-and-file librarian explains how faculty won and why it matters for public education around the country.