1 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁fin ance ▁committee ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 9 ). ▁ ▁A LA ▁Pres iden cy ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Brown ▁received ▁end ors ement ▁from ▁BC AL A , ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁pet ition ▁signed ▁by ▁ 3 4 ▁members ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁her ▁running . ▁Brown ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 . ▁Brown ▁received ▁ 6 , 0 6 6 ▁votes ; ▁her ▁oppon ent , ▁Peter ▁He p burn , ▁head ▁li br arian ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁C any ons , ▁Santa ▁Clar ita , ▁CA , ▁received ▁ 4 , 0 6 6 ▁V otes . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 1 , 0 3 7 ▁ball ots ▁cast , ▁representing ▁approximately ▁ 2 2 . 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁A LA ▁membership , ▁were ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 , 7 4 8 . ▁ ▁Brown ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁li br arian ▁from ▁a ▁histor ically ▁black ▁college ▁or ▁university ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁A LA ▁president . ▁ ▁V ision ▁ ▁On ▁winning ▁the ▁election , ▁Brown ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement . ▁" I ▁thank ▁you ▁for ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁lead . ▁I ▁look ▁forward ▁to ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁membership ▁in ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁libraries , ▁fost ering ▁divers ity ▁and ▁inclusion , ▁and ▁demonstr