Statement from PNCMLA concerning the changes in the NNLM regions

As you may have heard, the Network of the National Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) will be re-drawing their component regions for the next five-year grant cycle. This change will take place on May 1, 2021; the member states of our Chapter (bolded) will be affected as follows:

Current Regions:

• Pacific Northwest Region: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Pacific Northwest Region is based in Seattle, WA, at the University of Washington. 
• Pacific Southwest Region: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and US Territories in the Pacific Basin. The Pacific Southwest Region is based in Los Angeles, CA, at the University of California, Los Angeles.

New Regions: 

• Region 4: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
• Region 5: Alaska, Oregon, Washington, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific

Despite these changes to the NNLM Regions, PNCMLA is not planning to make any changes to our boundaries based on the new regions -- we value our colleagues in Idaho and Montana! We are also looking forward to working closely with our Pacific Southwest Region neighbors as part of Region 5.