ArLA 2024 Annual Conference

Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library, is the current 2024-2025 American Library Association (ALA) President. Her primary intention is to lobby against library defunding and book bans, which has. Hohl is the second Native American to be elected president of ALA, she is a member of the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska.
Hohl is past president of the American Indian Library Association and an active member of other ALA affiliates, including the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, Black Caucus of the ALA, Chinese American Librarians Association, and Reforma: the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. As a member of the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of ALA, she currently cochairs the Membership Advisory Group and was a member of the PLA Strategic Plan Review Team. Hohl is a member of several round tables, including the Intellectual Freedom Round Table, Library Research Round Table, and Social Responsibilities Round Table.