SLA 2012 Early Bird Deadline is Friday!

Register today at http://sla2012.sla.org/registration/

With regards to the SLA Arizona Chapter Business Meeting in May, I’ve learned the date conflicts with the Memorial Day weekend. Sorry about the oversight.

The new meeting date is Friday, June 15.  We’re still holding it at Spinato’s at 4848 East Chandler Boulevard in Phoenix.  Times are the same: 12-1 for networking, 1-3 for the business meeting.  We will also be hosting it virtually through GoToMeeting with more details to follow.

Hope to see you all there, either in person or online.

Tracy V. Mertens, MLIS

INALJ (I Need a Library Job) Meet-Up in Phoenix!

The hottest library job seeking network comes to Phoenix on Wednesday, April 18 when SLA Arizona hosts an INALJ (I Need a Library Job) meet-up.  Join us at the trendy new restaurant, Cave & Ives, for networking with fellow library job seekers and HR personnel.

We’ve teamed up with INALJ to bring this meet-up to Phoenix, inspired by founder Naomi House and her Boston and DC meet-ups.  Check out her site and check out the INALJ scene in Phoenix.

Who:  Library job seekers, HR personnel, SLA members, and anyone in the AZ library community who wants a great new restaurant.

When:  Wednesday, April 18, 5-7 pm.

Where:  Cave and Ives, 4247 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix.  We’ll be upstairs on the patio.

Happy Hour:  4-6 pm with premium draft beers and wines at $1.50 off by the glass and appetizers at 25% off.

Parking:  Front or back of the building or in the neighborhood south of Indian School.

RSVP to Tracy Mertens, President of SLA Arizona Chapter.  tracymertens.mlis@gmail.com

Greetings to all members of SLA’s Arizona Chapter,

March is rapidly approaching and what a flurry of activity these past couple months have been!  We sponsored The Power of Taxonomy event in January, which was a tremendous success!  It was well attended and included people from as far away as Denver and Chicago.  I specifically want to thank Noah Richman for spearheading this event, Katherine Bertolucci for being our mentor and guide, and the peerless Beth Gouwens for all things technical.   Tucson was represented in January by a tour of the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold archive conducted by Steven Jeffery and suggested by Ruth Kneale.  This was the first for what I hope to be a series of tours of Special Libraries throughout the state.  In February, Dale Steele provided a tour and lecture of Transportation Libraries at the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Coming up, Cindy Elliot will be hosting a SLA Happy Hour, Thursday, March 8, at Barrio Brewing Company from 5-8 pm.  Details can be located in our Events section.

Our Yearly Meeting will be on Friday, May 25 at Spintato’s in Chandler from 12-3.  I hope to see all of you there.  For those unable to attend in person, web access will be available.  More details will be sent closer to this event.

On a national level, the SLA Conference will be held in Chicago from July 15to 18.  Complete details can be found at http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2012/index.cfm

Here is the part where I get to ask you for your help.  We have had an excellent start and many events are yet to come.  But there is still so much more that we can do.  I would like to continue the library tours and need volunteers to help with that.  We are seeking your news and events for the Spring 2012 issue of the Bulletin.  We still need a President Elect to serve as Vice President this year and President for 2013.  We also need a Public Relations Liaison for the Northern Region as we have yet to hold any events there.  If you are interested in helping out in any of these roles, please send me an email.

This is your Chapter and with your participation, we can have one of our best years ever!

Tracy V. Mertens

President, SLA Arizona Chapter