Thank you to all who voted in our 2025 election. I am pleased to announce your newest officers: They will be joining the continuing officers when the new term begins September 1.

It’s time to choose our new Treasurer and Vice President/President-Elect! The candidates for ACRL-LA Treasurer are Shanna Clevenger and Iriana Lonon. The candidates for ACRL-LA Vice President/President-Elect are Dustin Dirickson, Lauren Lay, and Olivia Peltier. Candidate bios are available on the ballot. Check your email for a link to the ballot. Only Louisiana Chapter members…

Current Louisiana legislation to watch: HB421 Would ban “DEI” in LA state agencies SB58 Creates crime of “child grooming” that could broadly be applied to libraries SB15 Requires cooperation with ICE, with implications for student and patron privacy HB290 Would require social media platforms to display a periodic popup about effects of social media usage…

The Executive Board of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries expresses its support for the statement by the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Louisiana Library Association on the decision of the LSU System to terminate tenure for university librarians, linked here: Intellectual Freedom Committee Statement.