Poster Sessions Continue to Draw a Crowd
The MLA ’18 poster sessions (there were four) can be called a successful programming element of this year’s annual conference. No surprise. Though they were…
EMTS Meeting with Dr. Brennan
EMTS was pleased to have the NLM Director, Dr. Brennan, come talk to us about the NLM Strategic Plan and implications for libraries/librarians at MLA…
What’s New with the National Library of Medicine?
On Tuesday, May 22, the director of the National Library of Medicine, Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan delivered an update on what the NLM has accomplished…
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: Conference Edition
After attending the MLA annual conference, I always feel like my head is bursting with new ideas and resources to explore. This is why I…
Finish with Pie: Atlanta Nightlife Highlights
While at MLA’18 I was so glad to have the opportunity to experience a slice of what Atlanta has to offer. Read my three nightlife…
One’s thoughts about the reorganization
I belong to MLA for a long time. My first MLA was also the ’76 Annual Meeting in Cleveland, and it sure would have been…
The SIGnificance (and Future) of SIGs
Are you looking for a way to network with others around a specialized topic or interest during and after MLA ’18? If so, consider joining…
Open Forum: Diversity and Inclusion at MLA’18
Members of the [Link removed (MLA Diversity and Inclusion Task Force)] hosted an open discussion on Sunday, May 20 at MLA’18. The meeting began by reviewing the…
Lightning Talks Tips – Be a Superfan
This year at MLA ’18, sixty-three lightning talks will be/have been presented. Like a rock show, the lightning talks are popular and many fans [librarians]…
The Public Librarian and the Consumer Health Question
Imagine that you’re sitting at the reference desk in a rural library and a woman approaches and asks for books about diabetes. You politely direct…
History: T. Mark Hodges
T. Mark Hodges did not set out to be a librarian, but like many of us, he fell into the love of organized books. While…
FYI: Stress
Do you go home unable to forget or leave at work: the confrontations, contagions, constraints the consternations, contentions, condemnations the conundrums, consternations, convictions any or…
MLA Board Highlights: February 2018
The MLA Board of Directors met virtually on February 22, 2018. All meetings of the MLA Board are open to members, with the exception of…
Dining Around Atlanta
It’s always exciting to explore local eateries in any new city. While the downtown area of Atlanta offers a wealth of diverse restaurants, some places…
Atlanta Baseball Tickets
Baseball fans, catch the red-hot Atlanta Braves when they play the Miami Marlins in a home game at 7:35 p.m., Friday, May 18. Join MLA…
Communities Strategic Goal Task Force Update
In March, Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP, reported to members about the Communities Strategic Goal Task Force work regarding refreshing our sections and special interest groups…
Support the MLA Scholarship Fund at the MLA ’18 Connections Booth
You will notice at MLA ’18 that the Scholarship Booth has been retired. MLA appreciates the membership’s support of the booth throughout the years, both…
The MLA Oral History Project Has the Scoop on the Names of MLA Awards
Do you ever wonder about the people behind the names of MLA awards given at the annual meeting? Their interviews for the MLA Oral History…
Ramadan
Ramadan is a month of prayer and dawn-to-dusk fasting for millions of Muslims around the world. Ramadan 2018 begins at sunset on Tuesday, May 15th…
FYI: Death and Taxes
Nothing in the world (to put a twist on writing by Benjamin Franklin) is certain but death and taxes. What library isn’t familiar with both?…