HBCU Library Alliance
          c/o LYRASIS
          1438 W Peachtree NW Suite 200
          Atlanta GA 30309-3095

Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating Ohio's Wilberforce University Founded in 1856, Wilberforce's origins date to a period before the Civil War for African-Americans who sought freedom from slavery. One of the destination points of the Ohio Underground Railroad became Wilberforce University. As the Underground Railroad provided a route from physical bondage, the University was formed to provide an intellectual journey and refuge from slavery's first rule: ignorance. 5th Biennial Membership Meeting I'm SO EXCITED that sixty institutions and ninety individuals are registered for this historic meeting, scheduled Sunday through Tuesday, October 21-23 in New Orleans, LA. However, full membership participation is vital as we plot and strategize sustainability options and future directions of this great organization. Board members are making calls to encourage and invite attendance. I hope your schedule allows time for them to answer any questions you may have. Registration Paste this link http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html into your address bar for registration details. The Membership Meeting registration fee of $250.00 is due by Friday, October 12th. It's important that you register as soon as possible so that we can keep you informed of meeting details. The Membership meeting is open to directors, as well as other library staff. Follow this link http://www.hbculibraries.org/images/2012MembMtgTentAgenda.pdf to access a draft agenda. Billing If your institution must be billed during a specific cycle, please register now and forward an e-mail to me with a billing date. We'll forward the registration invoice at that time. This will greatly assist us as we continue planning. Fundraising Dinner Fifty-eight individuals will dine with us on Monday evening, October 22nd at the Oceana Grill. Advance registration is required and available on the Membership Meeting Registration link. The cost of dinner is $60.00, which includes a $19.00 donation to the HBCU Library Alliance. Decade of Investment Financial Challenge We invite your participation in the $100.00 financial challenge celebrating the HBCU Library Alliance's first ten years of progressive service to member libraries. Decade of Investment supporters will be listed in the program booklet and personally acknowledged at the Membership Meeting. Follow this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HWWGTR6 and input your name as it will appear in the program booklet. Mail your commitment check to my attention, no later than September 1st, to this address: HBCU Library Alliance c/o LYRASIS 1438 W Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta GA 30309-3095 I look forward to seeing you in October! Respectfully, Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.