In Memoriam: William G. Cooper, 1926–2019
Photo courtesy of theIsland Funeral Home & Crematory site.William G. Cooper, MLA Honorary Member and husband of MLA Past President Linda A. Watson, FMLA, died…
EFTS User Agreements Now Available
On Friday January 17, 812 libraries received the MLA Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) user agreement for their review. Here are some fun facts: 300…
In Memoriam: Charles William Sargent, AHIP, FMLA, 1925–2020
Charles William Sargent, AHIP, FMLA, died on January 8 after a short illness. He was born on December 18, 1925, to John and Florence Sargent…
Check Your Schedule for MLA ’20!
Have you noticed the changes in the schedule for MLA ’20? The most obvious is that the meeting is a little shorter with the Janet…
Health Education And Literacy – The HEAL Project
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In Memoriam: Shane Godbolt, 1943–2019
(Laura) Shane Godbolt, retired director of Partnerships in Health Information (PHI), died in her London home on November 24, 2019, surrounded by her family. Godbolt…
Chapter News: NY-NJ Chapter Meeting
The New York-New Jersey (NY-NJ) Chapter, with an invitation to the Philadelphia Regional Chapter, met in New Brunswick, NJ, on November 6, 2019. Seventy-five members…
Claim Academy Points for Communities-Related Roles!
Submitted by Katie Prentice, AHIP, and Tomi Gunn, Communities Transition Team The Communities Transition Team and the MLA Board continue to be grateful to all…
Chapter News: PNC Post Conference Summary
Submitted by Molly Montgomery and Kristin Whitman, Cochairs, Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA (PNC/MLA) Conference The 56th annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of…
Caucus News: Enhancing Patient Experience through Patient-Centered Library Services
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, pages 3–4. The Bedford Veterans Administration (VA) provides…
Chapter News: 2019 MCMLA Meeting Recap
Submitted by Euemduan C. Osmera and Jeanne Burke, Cochairs, 2019 Midcontinental Chapter Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE; edited by Katie Mulik Dayani, AHIP, Member, MCMLA Publications…
Visit Weird and Wonderful Portland, Oregon!
MLA ’20 will be held May 15-19 in Portland, Oregon. Here are a few reasons, besides attending the conference, that you might want to visit…
Note from the Editor
This is our last MLAConnect for 2019, and I wish you all a restful end of the year. Looking forward to 2020, we are continuing…
In Memoriam: Edean Berglund
Photo credit: Great Falls Tribune via Legacy.com. Members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter (PNC) recently learned that a longtime PNC member, chapter chair, and colleague,…
In Memoriam: Lynne Darby Morris
Photo credit: HeraldSun via Legacy.com. Lynne Darby Morris, age seventy-one, of Chapel Hill, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, after…
750+ Libraries Support the New EFTS
Great news, and thank you! 750+ libraries have expressed their interest to join the new EFTS by requesting a user agreement from MLA. MLA will…
Critical Librarianship Webinar Wrap-Up
The MLA Diversity and Inclusion Task Force held two webinars over the course of the last two months. Both were well attended and well received,…
Chapter News: Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 Conference: Post Conference Wrap-Up
Registration: Mary Ann Reilley, Melinda Orebaugh, and Deb Knippel (foreground); Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP (background). The 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA, Wisconsin Health Science Library Association, and…
EFTS Is Here to Stay
Poem posted to MEDLIB-L on November 22, 2019, by Fred King, AHIP Subject: Re: We need 75% of current EFTS users to keep the system…
Interim Chairs of MLA Domain Hubs Appointed
MLA President Julia Esparza, AHIP, recently appointed seven leaders to serve as interim domain hub chairs until June 1, 2020. These interim chairs will be…