Greetings Colleagues, I trust you’re well. Today I’m celebrating the 1883 founding of Oberlin College. After almost going bankrupt in 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans. Arthur and Lewis Tappan, wealthy New York merchants and abolitionists, insisted that Oberlin admit students regardless of their color, as a condition of their financial support. As a result of this decision, by 1900, nearly half of all the African American college graduates in the United States will be graduated from Oberlin. Developing a Legacy of Leadership – Web-based Session, Monday, June 4, 1:00 CT, 2:00 ET To foster leadership and staff development within our libraries, the free web-based session “Developing a Legacy of Leadership” will be presented on Monday, June 4th, 1:00 CT, 2:00 ET. Dr. Consuella Askew, Associate Dean for Public Services, Florida International University Libraries, is instructor for this informative class. This class will provide information on the following topics: · A working definition of succession planning and management (SPM) · Why succession planning and management is important in today's economic and landscape · Creating a succession plan strategy · Cultivating leadership talent from within your organization Registration is required for this web-based class. Paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5Z7Y2DZ into your address bar and enter your name and e-mail address. Attendance is limited to 25, with only one attendee per library. I’ll post a message when attendance reaches 25. Contact me immediately if have questions or need additional information. I look forward to an exciting session! 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<tel:800-999-8558%2C%20ext.%204820> 404-520-0593<tel:404-520-0593> Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558<tel:1.800.999.8558> (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879<tel: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.