YALSA Annual Report Amanda Barnhart, President, 2020-2021 Mission Vision

The strategies laid out in this one-year interim plan addressed some of the challenges we anticipated would be heightened due to the pandemic(s) impact on YALSA members and their role in the communities they serve, and addressed the organization’s need for an updated strategic plan. [...] Due to the impact of the coronavirus upon the authors themselves, as well as the identification that the competencies may not be relevant in the same way they were prior to the pandemic, it was determined not to proceed with the initial plans of development. [...] YALSA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan The first year’s work in executing YALSA’s EDI Plan (2018-2019) resulted in the identification of a need for four EDI Taskforces to support the work in four of the five goal areas. [...] Continuing Education The Education Advisory Committee worked with member volunteers and the President’s Implementation Taskforce to target the development of webinars for members and Snack ‘n Chat virtual sessions for everyone (non-members included) that addressed members’ needs to serve diverse communities during a pandemic and that supported the field in their professional development. [...] Advocacy Resources Community Listening Taskforce The YALSA Board established the Advocacy Resources Listening Taskforce to explore the meaning of advocacy to members and the identification of resources that members need to support them in their professional endeavors.