Part 46: Welcome Patty Wong: 2021-2022 ALA President
Channel: Libraries In Response
Date: 2021-05-07

In April 2020, Patty Wong was elected ALA 2021–2022 president-elect and takes office in July.
  
"Libraries are in a state of continual change. Our success will come from managing that change and not allowing it to manage us. Sustainability and resiliency will be hallmarks of my focus as ALA President."
  
Patty will review the ups and downs of the past year at her home library in Santa Monica. She'll share stories of how they're navigating the challenges of the pandemic and her involvement the wider library community.

We'll also get a preview of how Patty envisions her term leading ALA.
  
Patty serves on the board of CENIC, the California R&E network. She was part of the team that authored the Yolo County(CA) Broadband Strategic Plan.
  
She served as the president for the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association from 1999 to 2000. Wong teaches at San Jose State U. and has deep experince in issues of equity and diversity.
  
She will be the first Asian-American president of the ALA.