Friends/colleagues, It’s that time of year again- Southern California Technical Processes Group (SCTPG) nominations time! If you’re interested in getting more involved in the LIS field, excited about continued education in technical services, and are in the SoCal region, consider running for office with the Southern California Technical Processes Group (SCTPG)! SCTPG is currently accepting nominations for: · VP/President-Elect · Web Chair Who we are: SCTPG <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sctpg.wordpress.com_&d=DwMFAg&c=Oo8bPJf7k7r_cPTz1JF7vEiFxvFRfQtp-j14fFwh71U&r=3zkS8ejd0_m7q6cK9NKu0g&m=I9V4vQfM4TnFNll4tbyrPFSQzYfzhUftFi0dgb2cD00&s=0bR3pT5ROw5K8wwXqzaDWcP8a06VtxOUo73zzTTPWLA&e=> is the local affiliate of ALA’s Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). The group provides continuing education and networking opportunities to keep technical services library staff abreast with the latest issues and developments in the profession. What do the roles entail? The Vice President/President-Elect is an elected position to be held from July 2019 to June 2020 (as VP), then July 2020 to June 2021 as President, and finally July 2021 to July 2022 as Past President. As President, s/he is responsible for board meetings, running elections, introducing speakers at workshops, and related duties. The first and third years are to assist the Prez, and to help keep continuity with the team. It’s a great way to gain or enhance leadership skills! The Web Chair is an appointed position focused on maintaining the SCTPG Wordpress website. Got web skills? We want to hear from you! Please consider running for office or nominating a colleague. We encourage paraprofessionals and librarians from all types of libraries to run, including those new to the profession or SCTPG. In the past few years SCTPG has held a number of workshops related to cataloging, metadata and digital projects, and there are so many other awesome aspects of tech services to explore. So if you work in acquisitions, serials, digital archives, materials processing, metadata, authority work, or any other aspect of TS, we encourage you to get involved! In addition to hosting several events a year, the SCTPG board meets in person several times per year, and performs much of its business virtually via conference calls and over email. Please contact Mary Wahl ([log in to unmask]) by Friday, April 5, 2019 if you are interested in a position. Also, please feel free to call or email me directly if you have any questions about the position and duties. We look forward to hearing from you! All the best, SCTPG