After the excitement of the conference it has been a slow period for the Washington State Chapter of ACRL. However, Kelley McHenry and the nominations committee has been busy getting a slate of nominees for next year’s officers and the results of the online voting are now available (see below).

As I leave office one of my remaining goals is to begin to make contact with other library associations in the state to start a dialogue about doing more cooperative programming and training activities. I will be meeting with the incoming president of the Washington Library Association, Carolynne Myall (Eastern Washington University), in the coming weeks to discuss some joint programming and some possible options for reduced conference rates for upcoming WLA conferences. These discussions will hopefully result in increased opportunities for Washington ACRL members and a chance to enrich programming for other state associations. Building better relations with other state library associations will result in stronger libraries and more opportunities for all librarians in Washington.

I attended the ACRL Chapters Council meeting at the Midwinter meeting in San Diego. It is a good way to hear about what other states are doing and to make sure we stay aware of what is happening on the national level with ACRL. There are exciting opportunities to help the national ACRL with strategic planning for the next ten years. I would encourage everyone to check out the ACRL website and see what is happening on the national level.

Our chapter board members will be meeting in May in a combined meeting of both outgoing and incoming members. If anyone has any issues to bring before the board please contact me with details.

Thanks to everyone for their support this past year, in particular the board who has been wonderful. It has been a privilege to serve as your president this year.

Linda Pierce, outgoing President.

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