ACRL-LA and many of its members will be around at the LLA 2013 Conference in Baton Rouge-- will you?

On Thurs. March 7th LLA Academic Section and ACRL-LA will have their annual Meet & Greet event from 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm in the Victory Room. It is a ticket event, but you can still come to the meeting with without a ticket if you're not taking the refreshments.

And on Friday March 8th, the possibilities for ACRL-LA's developing Moodle site will part of the session "Moodle Caboodle" at 2:00pm.

Minutes for the February 18, 2013 Executive Board meeting are now available on the minutes page:
http://www.acrlla.org/site_files/minutes/Minutes_02-18-13.pdf.

See you at LLA!

ACRL-LA had a Facebook Group for a few years, but we decided to get a new Facebook Page instead. "Like" us if you like! We may also use it for discussions and other projects in the future.

http://www.facebook.com/acrlla

Are you going to LUC 2012? If so, come to ACRL-LA's meeting right after LUC. We have many opportunities for you to use your talents and be a leader for Louisiana librarianship. You don't have to be a member to attend. The meeting room has limited seating, so please RSVP to this email: niemla@ulm.edu.

If you can't attend the Board Meeting on Tues., the ACRL-LA President and other members will be around during the LUC breakfast on Monday the 15th to informally listen to your concerns, questions, or chitchat.

ACRL-LA Executive Board Meeting:

Some new opportunities for members to add to their resume, gain experience, or just meet other academic librarians in the state:

• Looking for experience in fund raising or just particularly like doing it? We’re looking for new blood in the fund raising committee and possibly a new chair. Contact Karen Niemla niemla@ulm.edu.
• The Bylaws Committee is seeking a new member. If policy is your forte or even if you just wish it was, contact Angela Dunnington (adunnington@selu.edu).

Minutes for the August 2012 Executive Board meeting are now available on the minutes page: http://www.acrlla.org/documents/minutes.

Highlights include:

Recently the new issue of Codex, Vol 2, No 1 has been released. View it here now!

We are also looking for new articles. Here is a statement from editor Megan Lowe:

Many thanks to everyone who ran and everyone who voted in the election! If you ran and did not win, don't forget that other committee chair appointments will likely open up as well, so you may have more opportunities for leadership!

Here are the results:

Treasurer
KRISTI KOHL = 7
LINDSEY RENO = 22

Secretary
GENA CHATTIN = 15
ALYSON GAMBLE = 8
ELIZABETH GRAVES = 5

Vice-President/President-Elect
APRIL GREY = 11
PAUL KELSEY = 18

President
KAREN NIEMLA = 15
BORIS TESKE = 13

Hello ACRL-LA members! :-)

It's time to elect officers for ACRL-LA! There are several open seats. Here is the complete nominee list with candidate statements: http://acrlla.org/node/76

You have 12 days to vote! As with past elections, voting will be done in the online forums.

If you have already registered on our forums, you can go

vote now!

Good news! The nominees for ACRL-LA officers have been released! The election will begin on May 21st, 2012!

Candidates are listed by category and then alphabetically. Voting will be conducted in the forums. Remember, you need to be a member and have a forums account to vote.