CHILIS BYLAWS

 

Article I.     Name

                     This organization shall be known as The Children’s Librarians of New

                     Hampshire, hereafter known as CHILIS.

 

Article II.    Affiliation

                     CHILIS shall be a section within the New Hampshire Library Association,

                      hereafter known as NHLA.

 

Article III.   Objective

                      It shall be the objective of this organization to support and promote library

                      services for children throughout the state. CHILIS  realizes that only the

                      best is good enough for children. Laughter and the free exchange of ideas

                      should be the basic ingredients of any CHILIS meeting.

 

Article IV.    Membership

                      Anyone who is a member of NHLA can become a member of CHILIS

                      upon payment of dues as assessed by the CHILIS Executive Board. Each

                      member shall have one vote.

 

Article V.      Executive Board

 

Section 1.      The Executive Board shall consist of the President,

                       Vice-President/President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and

                       Immediate Past-President.

Section 2.      Officers shall be elected from the general membership of CHILIS at its

                       fall meeting. New officers shall assume their duties immediately upon                                                    

                       adjournment of this meeting.

Section 3.       The Executive Board shall be empowered to transact any business as shall

                        be necessary between membership meetings.

Section 4.       If any member of the Board cannot serve after being elected, the President   

                       may appoint a member in good standing to serve in that capacity until the    

                       next membership meeting. At that time a special election will be held.

                       Members will be notified of the special election in advance.

Section 5.       A majority of the voting board (3) shall constitute a quorum.    

 

Article VI.     Committees and Delegates

 

Section 1.        Standing committees may include but are not limited to:

·              Great Stone Face Award

·               Summer Reading Program

·              Intellectual Freedom

 Section 2.        Delegates may include but are not limited to:

·         New England Round Table of Children’s Librarians (NERTCL)

·      New Hampshire Educational Media Association (NHEMA)

 

Section 3.         Committee chairs and delegates shall attend Board meetings as non voting members. Each committee shall plan and execute its activities with the approval of the Board.

 

Article VII.      Duties of Officers

 

 Section 1.         The President shall preside at all meetings, shall attend full Board

                           meetings of NHLA, and shall present a written report at the NHLA

                           Annual meeting.

Section 2.          The Vice-President/President-Elect shall assist the President, and in the             

event of absence, shall assume all duties of the President. This person shall also serve as the CHILIS representative to NHLA Spring Conference Committee meetings. It is recommended that the person nominated for the Vice-President/President-Elect position shall have served on a CHILIS committee or Board for at least one year.

Section 3.          The Secretary shall keep all minutes of membership and Board meetings     

                           and shall conduct correspondence.

Section 4.          The Treasurer shall submit all CHILIS funds according to NHLA Treasury procedures, and shall submit requests for disbursements and reimbursements in the same manner. This person will submit a CHILIS Treasury report at each CHILIS meeting.

Section 5.           The Immediate Past-President shall nominate a slate of officers at the

                            fall membership meeting.

Section 6.           The President, Vice-President/President-Elect and Immediate Past President shall each serve one-year terms.  The Secretary and the Treasurer shall each serve two-year terms.

 

 

Article VIII.       Meeting

 

Section 1.            CHILIS shall meet at least twice a year, fall and spring.. Workshops and other group activities may be held at any time. The Executive Board shall meet as needed, but no less than six times a year.

                             Committees may meet as necessary to accomplish their goals.

Section 2.             A Quorum for the transaction of business at the CHILIS membership 

                             meetings shall be one-third of the current membership.

Section 3.            CHILIS members may submit any recommendations for nominations for the CHILIS Executive Board to the immediate Past-President for consideration prior to the September CHILIS Board meeting.

 

Article IX.         Bylaw Changes

                           Changes to these Bylaws may be made at a CHILIS membership

                            meeting by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of members present.

                            Members must be notified of proposed changes prior to the meeting.

 

Article X.             Dissolution

                              CHILIS may be voluntarily dissolved upon an affirmative vote of

                              two-thirds of its members. Immediately upon dissolution, all CHILIS

                              funds in custody of NHLA shall be put into the NHLA general fund.

                              Voting shall take place at a CHILIS membership meeting.

 

Revised October 19, 2006