Hello Members, The HBCU Library Alliance Board has exciting news to share! As you recall, members approved a Bylaws change in 2017 that opened membership to individuals and by-invitation-only, to non-HBCU institutions. Potential non-HBCU members are those institutions that have previously partnered with or have supported the HBCU Library Alliance's mission. The HBCU Library Alliance Board has welcomed Brown University in Providence Rhode Island as its inaugural non-HBCU institution member! As the HBCU Library Alliance continues its transformation, a partnership with Brown University creates opportunities for mutual teaching and learning while strategically enhancing our efforts to improve service delivery to members. Follow this link https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/special-programs/tougaloo/<https://owa01.auctr.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=X8_KAEuVKm7V-5WyeeU7S9V-0SeYKZBmOvOuEU_zt5eN7fzI017XCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fnam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2f%3furl%3dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.brown.edu%252Facademics%252Fcollege%252Fspecial-programs%252Ftougaloo%252F%26data%3d02%257C01%257CJBGreene%2540hindscc.edu%257C8de792c63ebe47ae723508d75d42e209%257C78be49f1786647be8e7afceb7d1cf38b%257C0%257C0%257C637080414149694157%26sdata%3d7lcAtab71%252FUyQYUGA1seuPXDGUMNtsDQ9QhjDK%252B2t7w%253D%26reserved%3d0>/<https://owa01.auctr.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=UqChszRSLOGHvdrtmcl7pE7wgfkP-kSw6H67xQCYpqiN7fzI017XCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fnam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2f%3furl%3dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.brown.edu%252Facademics%252Fcollege%252Fspecial-programs%252Ftougaloo%252F%26data%3d02%257C01%257CJBGreene%2540hindscc.edu%257C8de792c63ebe47ae723508d75d42e209%257C78be49f1786647be8e7afceb7d1cf38b%257C0%257C0%257C637080414149699149%26sdata%3dwmdAeitlZLQDPJE0e8skvN%252FV%252F50gutCl8%252Fnln2w7VnY%253D%26reserved%3d0> to learn more about Brown University and their long-standing partnership with Tougaloo College (MS). This is such an exciting opportunity for the HBCU Library Alliance and Brown University to collaboratively advance the library and academic community! Additional details and a press release are forthcoming announcing the membership. Contact me directly if you have questions or need additional information. Sincerely, Monika Rhue (Nooma) Leading Change Institute 2019 Class HBCU Library Alliance Board Chair Director of Library Services and Curation James B. Duke Memorial Library www.library.jcsu.edu<http://www.library.jcsu.edu/> Johnson C. Smith University mrhue@jcsu.edu<mailto:mrhue@jcsu.edu> 704-371-6730 [1493318716235_library] ************************************************ Recruitment. Resources. Retention. Rigor. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/