Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating Dr. Carter G. Woodson. In 1915 Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The association was created to promote and preserve African-American history and culture. He founded the Journal of Negro History in 1916. Woodson lobbied schools and organizations to participate in a special program to encourage the study of African American history, which began in February 1926 with Negro History Week and was later expanded and renamed Black History Month. He spent his life investigating, documenting and publishing African-American history. Director's Dialogue: Ten-at-Ten The next Ten-at-Ten is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15th, 10:00 - 10:15 ET. Using the Adobe Connect software, I'll update you on the activities of the HBCU Library Alliance and respond to your chat items. Since we will meet via webinar, let me know by Monday, March 5th, if you're attending. Paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GD3CY68 into your address bar, enter your name and email address so that we can forward log-in information. A meeting reminder will be posted as we get closer to the meeting date. I'm excited about the progressive work of the HBCU Library Alliance and the opportunity to keep you informed! 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 Street 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.