Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating Rebecca Lee, the first African-American woman who in 1864 received a medical degree from the New England Female Medical College. Along with Rebecca Cole and Susan McKinney, Lee is one of the first African-American female physicians. Free Webinar: That's what "Friends" are for: Connections to Donors, Promoting Use and Preserving Knowledge - Tuesday, March 8, 2:00 ET Description: The James H. White at Mississippi Valley State University is seeking opportunities to combine all traditional methods of fundraising under the umbrella of a "Friends of the Library" group. After experiencing budget cuts for four years, the Library must create additional revenue streams to maintain and augment current services. Working in conjunction with the Library Committee, the Advancement office and the MVSU Foundation, MVSU's journey begins to establish the Friends of the J.H. White Library. This class will discuss information necessary for establishing a "Friends of the Library" group. It will begin by defining the role of a "Friends of the Library" group and continue by listing and discussing the benefits of a "Friends of the Library" group. The class will then provide guidelines necessary to establish a "Friends of the Library" group. Finally it will provide links to resources necessary to establish "Friends of the Library". Directors and staff who are seeking additional funding to expand library resources and support are encouraged to attend. By the end of this class attendants should be able to: - Successfully articulate the role of a "Friends of the Library" - Successfully discuss the benefits of a "Friends of the Library" group - Know the process or steps necessary to establish a "Friends of the Library" group - Access additional resources necessary for establishing a "Friends of the Library" group Instructor: Mantra Henderson is the Director of Library Services at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, MS and Chair of the HBCU Library Alliance Board of Directors. Henderson, an ALA Spectrum Scholar, earned her Masters of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS and a bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS. Henderson has twenty (20) years in the library profession. Prior to her work in academic librarianship, she served as Technology Coordinator for the Sunflower County Library System, a public library system, for six (6) years. She has also participated in the HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Program, Peabody Leadership Institute and the Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians. Henderson is currently pursuing a doctorate in Professional Studies/Education with a concentration in Higher Education. Registration: Paste this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WPB6HGW into your address bar and register no later than Friday, March 4th. Log-in instructions will get forwarded on Monday, March 7th. Stay tuned! 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 404-592-4820 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ 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.