Greetings Colleagues, We are so excited about the HBCU Library Alliance 10th Membership Meeting and all the registrations coming in! The Membership Meeting will be held Sunday, October 27, 2024 - Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA. Click here to register: HBCU Library Alliance 10th Membership Meeting Registration Form<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=vai3yyVtB0aHCrT_abSc2shQpjArgaNOgxWUGGWwXy5UMTJJQjg5MllCUTI0OThIWDJHRkRRSDNIUy4u> and click here to reserve your hotel room at the HBCU Library Alliance group rate: Baton Rouge Marriott Reservation<https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1718376305262&key=GRP>. We are proud to announce that we have been awarded an NEH Chair's Grant of $29,398.50<https://hbculibraries.org/old-site/docs/News-Jul-24.pdf> from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Endowment awards grants to top-rated proposals examined by panels of independent, external reviewers. This funding will support a day of professional development for seven student library ambassadors and twenty-one non-director library staff during the Membership Meeting. To apply for funding to attend the Sunday, October 27th Preconference, non-director library staff can click here: Non-Director Library Staff Membership Meeting Application<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vai3yyVtB0aHCrT_abSc2shQpjArgaNOgxWUGGWwXy5URVpKWjlSNEZWVEc0UFlCWVU1SllQQzdGMC4u>. Share this link with your students: Student Library Ambassador Membership Meeting Application<https://forms.office.com/r/y79U9MHp6m> so that they can apply for funding to attend as a student library ambassador. Conference Presentations Share your knowledge with the HBCU Library Alliance Membership! Conference proposal submissions will be accepted through Monday, August 26th. Empowering our Members to Face the Future of Democracy and Education is the meeting theme. What has happened in your library to support this theme? Share the work of your library at the Membership Meeting, let us learn from you. Follow this link: Membership Meeting Conference Presentation Application<https://forms.office.com/r/6Y9uSsEf8r> to submit your proposal. Presentations should not be more than 10 minutes and include a Q&A. Applications will be judged on merit and relation to the theme. Decisions will be made by Friday, September 6, 2024. Poster Presentations Interested in a poster presentation instead of a conference presentation? The poster session will take place during the reception at the Baton Rouge Marriott hotel on Monday, October 28, 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Guidelines 1. Participants must be at their poster for the entire session. 2. Flexible or sturdy poster displays not larger than 4'x8' (charts, photographs, diagrams, graphics, illustrations, etc.) should be visually appealing, easy to read, and clearly state their purpose. 3. Presenters may distribute handouts, business cards, or other materials that they provide. 4. No product advertisements. 5. Accepted abstracts will be included in the conference program booklet. Applications will be judged on merit and relation to the theme. Follow this link to submit your poster proposal: Membership Meeting Poster Presentation Application<https://forms.office.com/r/rf043R2EXy> Submission and Important Dates Monday, August 26 - Finish line for proposal submissions. Friday, September 6 - Decisions will be announced. Membership Meeting updates can be found on the HBCU Library Alliance Membership Meeting event page<https://hbculibraries.org/old-site/meeting-2024.html>. LaTasha Denard Executive Assistant HBCU Library Alliance<https://hbculibraries.org/> 600 Westridge Parkway Suite 714, PMB 1100 McDonough, GA 30253 Phone: (678) 210-5801 ext. 102 Connect with us on social media: [cid:image001.png@01DAE6B5.0AABC7F0]<https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/> [cid:image002.png@01DAE6B5.0AABC7F0] <https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance> [cid:image003.png@01DAE6B5.0AABC7F0] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/hbcu-library-alliance-inc> [cid:image004.png@01DAE6B5.0AABC7F0] <https://www.instagram.com/hbcu_library_alliance/> [cid:image005.png@01DAE6B5.0AABC7F0] <https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/>