Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating Matilda Arabella Evans, who graduated in 1897 from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, and became the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. She also founded the Columbia Clinic Association, which provided health services and health education to families. Evans extended the program when she established the Negro Health Association of South Carolina, to educate families throughout the state on proper health care procedures. 6th Membership Meeting The Membership Meeting is scheduled Sunday through Tuesday, October 26-28 at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Atlanta. If you haven't done so, paste this link http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2014meeting-form.html into your address bar and register. Consider, if applicable, using end-of-year funds or Title 111 funds for Membership Meeting fees. Show your support of the 6th Membership Meeting by registering as soon as possible. Decade of Investment Strategy As part of the Alliance's One Hundred Plan fundraiser, I encourage you to renew your support through the Decade of Investment strategy. As you recall, the goal of this strategy is to raise a minimum of $30,000 over a three year period. If you haven't done so, paste this link http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/paypal.html into your address bar to make your contribution. Each contribution will be acknowledged at the October Membership Meeting and listed in the program booklet. If you are contributing by check, mail to my attention at: HBCU Library Alliance c/o LYRASIS 1438 W Peachtree Street NW, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309-3095 Emory Center for Digital Studies (ECDS)/HBCU Library Alliance Summer Institute The Institute is scheduled for Sunday, June 15th through Friday, June 20th in Atlanta at the ECDS and will focus on acquiring technical skills for building select digital projects. The April 22nd announcement and application are attached to this e-mail. Applications are due by Monday, May 5th. Contact me directly if you have questions or need additional information. 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 404-702-5854 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/2014meeting-form.html for the October 26-28, 2014 HBCU Library Alliance 6th Membership Meeting in Atlanta GA!