Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating Juneteenth, the oldest known commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the slaves were free. This news arrived two and a half years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which had become official January 1, 1863. Attending ALA? Are you attending ALA? Can we meet to catch up? Please reply to me directly at sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>. 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.