In an effort to help ALSC members make an informed decision before they vote, the blog posts for yesterday and today consist of statements from the candidates for 2026-27 ALSC Vice President/President Elect; one to be elected. Both candidates submitted a written statement. Today’s statement is from Lisa Gangemi Kropp; yesterday’s statement was from Danielle Jones. Vice President/President Elect Candidate: Lisa Gangemi Kropp I have gained much professionally over the past 20 years from my involvement in ALSC. I am standing for election as President-Elect to be an active participant as the reunification of ALSC and YALSA begins, so that fifty years from now, library workers serving youth will have a strong professional organization throughout their careers.