Dear members and friends,
I have very good news, we have two volunteers for the roles of Hon Treasurer
and Hon Secretary respectively, and Council and I are so very grateful and excited that our call for help has been enthusiastically embraced,
THANK YOU! We are particularly pleased also by the fact that neither is based in London, which is helping represent the rest of the country, if not yet Ireland. Which by no means is meant to discourage or be less grateful to anyone from London who might
want to apply, but we just want to remind you that applications are welcome from all our UK & Ireland membership.
But we are still only half way to reach our goal, as we still need an
Operational Treasurer and Minute Secretary to complete the number of Officers needed to run ARLIS UK & Ireland efficiently and without excessive pressure on anyone.
We have been operating under a state of emergency since we had to let go
our Business Manager and we are all looking forward to establish a strong structure that will allow us to do what our society was meant to, so please, do consider volunteering and help us making this happen.
If you have any doubts about whether you could do it and would like to have
a chat about it, please do get in touch.
We are a registered Charity, so volunteering as an officer and Council member,
gives you very valuable experience.
Council and I
are sure that there are two more people out there that can do it, two strangers who are just friends we haven’t met yet, and we are very much looking forward to meet, so please get in touch by 5pm
on Wednesday 18 April.
May I take the opportunity to also wish you all a very Happy Eater Holiday
All the best,
Carla
Carla Marchesan
Chair ARLIS UK & Ireland
T +44 (0)20 7613 8507
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Dear members and friends,
As you know, ARLIS UK & Ireland is still going through the considerable challenge of trying to function without a Business Manager.
Most professional organisations like ours are run entirely by volunteers: ARLIS UK & Ireland has not been used to working like this, and we are still adjusting to it.
Before Christmas we called for people to take on three key roles: Hon Secretary, Membership Secretary and Minutes Secretary.
We have been very lucky to have found an experienced and enthusiastic Membership Secretary, also thanks to the encouragement and support
of management at the National Art Library at the V&A, where she works. Rebecca Daniels was accepted as Membership Secretary at the Council meeting of 2nd Feb, to be confirmed by members at the AGM. This is very good news indeed.
However, there have been no volunteers coming forward for the other two roles.
Last month we issued a call for the key roles of Hon. Treasurer and Operational Treasurer. Again, in spite of splitting the role in
two, as we did with the Hon Secretary, in order to make them more manageable, we have received enquiries about the roles, but no offers so far.
Our current Hon Treasurer is stepping down, so ARLIS is now without treasurer and without secretary. The treasury roles will need
to be filled ASAP, in order for ARLIS to continue functioning.
There are many really dedicated members of Council who have been extraordinary in keeping our Society going, but who cannot commit
beyond their current duties.
I took on the role of Chair because, like many of us, I have for many years benefited from the hugely valuable events, publications
and networking opportunities that members have so passionately and tirelessly enabled for the benefit of our art libraries and archives community, and I wanted to give something back. I hope some of you will be willing to do the same.
ARLIS UK & Ireland Council is thus renewing the call for the following Officers roles:
Hon Treasurer
Operational Treasurer
Hon Secretary
Minutes Secretary
The deadline is
5pm on Wednesday 18 April.
Ideally there will be new officers accepted by Council to be confirmed by members at the AGM on 8th May.
I hope library managers will encourage and allow their staff to come forward, and see this as an opportunity to gain experience that
perhaps is not currently available to them in their present position, and to make a very valuable contribution to the profession.
Please note that, although the maximum consecutive term for an officer is six years and for members of council is four years, this
does not in any way mean that there is an obligation to commit for the entire maximum term. In addition, officers are confirmed every year at the AGM, should they wish to continue. It is understood that due to changed circumstances an officer might need to
step down earlier than foreseen, but we hope that in any event, reasonable notice will be given.
If we fail to find the officers needed to continue running our Society, by the AGM ARLIS UK & Ireland will be in a very critical position.
So - please consider offering to take on a role.
Please feel free to contact me at any time if you would like to discuss any of the roles.
Thank you very much for your consideration,
Carla
Carla Marchesan
Chair ARLIS UK & Ireland
T +44 (0)20 7613 8507