Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well and in good spirits. Registration closes today for the Membership meeting. If you haven't done, register now! The draft meeting agenda is attached to this e-mail. The final agenda will be uploaded into the meeting platform early next week. Meeting Platform - Sched.com Registrations are being added into the Sched.com<sched.com> platform. You will receive an e-mail from notifications@sched.com<mailto:notifications@sched.com> with instructions for creating your profile. Sponsors Thanks to the following sponsors for supporting the 9th Membership Meeting! Platinum Level $5,000.00 Silver Level $2,500 1. American Psychological Association<https://www.apa.org/> 1. LYRASIS<https://www.lyrasis.org/> 1. Association of College and Research Libraries<http://www.ala.org/acrl/> 1. OCLC<oclc.org> 1. ProQuest<https://www.proquest.com/> Individual Meetings with Sponsors As part of the platinum level sponsorship, individual meetings will be facilitated with sponsors. Our role is to provide contact info to the sponsor in your behalf. They will connect with you directly to schedule a meeting. Follow this link 2021 Membership Meeting Sponsors Connection<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNxVJphfegZwUFZezqSsoQIuyH0lEAD55F_PAloMpnZMUpMA/viewform> and input requested information no later than Friday, May 21st. Sponsors are listed above and in my signature block. Fundraising Clinics - Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts I encourage your participation as appropriate in the Fundraising Clinics. During both days of the Membership Meeting, our Building Capacity for Humanities Collections at HBCUs project partner Lee Price, Director of Development at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), will offer one-on-one twenty-minute clinics to discuss member's fundraising needs related to all aspects of special collections and archival material. There will be a limited number of openings. Advance registration is required by Friday, May 21st and will include your response to a two-item questionnaire on your immediate needs and the nature of your special collections. The clinic schedule will be developed by Lee Price. Access this link Building Capacity Fundraising Clinics<https://forms.gle/LRApLvivVvAAFf1Q9> if you're interested in a one-on-one twenty-minute fundraising clinic with Lee Price. This service is being offered as part of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded Building Capacity: HBCU grant. In closing, I look forward to connecting with you soon! Respectfully, Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Register now for the 9th HBCU Library Alliance Membership Meeting! Follow this link http://www.hbculibraries.org/meeting-2021.html for more information on the Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1,2 virtual meeting. SPONSORS: Thanks to the American Psychological Association<https://www.apa.org/>, the Association of College and Research Libraries<http://www.ala.org/acrl/>, LYRASIS<https://www.lyrasis.org/pages/main.aspx>, OCLC<oclc.org> and ProQuest<https://www.proquest.com/> for sponsoring the meeting. [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1_t1-UwtAIU0ZUSpHt7LXFOtPw_9ZjgNs4kBVx4pN0f0q7Lh2d_9SkUhCWBqLPhkW_b-pDBYkhTptCOjC9QUkZdhial4-B6WObcVD-ff0DNj17xCTINHy4g4F0Dw0841-g=w260] [https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/SsgQi0E4kk09ATUvrcWkKvYkQdTwnu72F_tkWuooPPPW-Fozc1LO9KWIdcYttheGEmk4IacxG4u30fWp53GPc2ZI7kzVlL4bV-it-MV2szB9IM03g5zbfpCehJxbQye4jA=w260] [https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/To7IAahshrQ72Wnj4vmfwLzDazhztSrcp_eKBQxTbvSE6ZFpqkYKWTyk-PDiWr-lzWR_8uzDcnRw14f-OoiNgzD6VjlXAnG5xwkmS_e2wicUAZNwBfB7vEBx3sBVKhp5Iw=w260] [cid:image014.png@01D74E3C.31D0C9D0] [LYRASIS_Logo_Landscape smaller] Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/