Michelle Cosby

Michelle Cosby is the Director of the Law Library at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, as well as an Associate Professor of Law, and the 2019-2020 President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michelle has diligently guided the AALL – she actively communicated with members as the pandemic progressed, and frequently spoke with many members individually to discuss the AALL’s future. In addition, she led the executive board through the cancellation of its in-person New Orleans conference, and coordinated the first ever virtual conference of the AALL annual meeting. Michelle was able to accomplish it all while still teaching and guiding her Temple University students through this tumultuous period in American life and academia. Michelle’s AALL presidential term is the culmination of years of service within AALL, including a turn as chair of AALL’s Black Caucus. Among her activities as AALL President has been testimony before the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives on public access to court materials. Despite the upset of the pandemic, Michelle has been able to maintain the emphasis she placed at the beginning of her term on technology education for the AALL membership: “As president, I look forward to making sure our members have access to a wealth of educational resources and tools that aid in maximizing their use of technology.”