Greetings Colleagues, I enjoyed a delightful conversation today with Laura Johnson, new library director at the Andrew Carnegie Library at historic Livingstone College (NC). Join me in welcoming her to the HBCU Library Alliance. Laura is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. She completed an undergraduate degree in French and a master's in Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned an advanced degree in Educational Media and completed Principal certification at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Laura is also a graduate of the BRIDGES Academic Leadership for Women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Throughout her career, Laura has been a Public Librarian, a Media Specialist, coordinated special programs and taught Social Studies. She retired from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as a Vice Principal at West Charlotte High School. She was the Reference Librarian at Livingstone College in 2010 and now serves as the Director of Library Services. Laura is a very active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She is currently the President of the Board of Directors of RPO, Inc., a non-profit serving the needs of girls and women in the Charlotte area. Laura is excited about the work of the Andrew Carnegie Library and her involvement with the HBCU Library Alliance. We wish her much success and look forward to her participation in Alliance activities. Feel free to extend greetings to Laura at: Laura A. Johnson Director of Library Services Andrew Carnegie Library Livingstone College 701 West Monroe Street Salisbury, NC 28144 704-216-6029 ljohnson@livingstone.edu<mailto:ljohnson@livingstone.edu> 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.