On October 10, 1953 a meeting of twenty-three medical and allied science librarians held in Seattle, Washington, resulted in the formation of the Pacific Northwest Regional Group. The links on this page provide accounts of the early years, leaders of the organization, and other material.

Board Members

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Leaders

• Chairs
• Leaders 1980-1989   Leaders 1990-1999   Leaders 2000-2009   Leaders 2010-2019  Leaders 2020-2029

Chapter History

• Early History   Bertha Hallam, 1895-1982

• Life Members

Adams, Carolyn  Belt, Jane (Deceased) Blake, Maryanne  Brittle, Melvina  Burroughs, Catherine

 Croft, Vicki  Fraser, Bill (Deceased)  Girling, Anne   Horner, Marcia  

Jankowski, Terry   Judkins, Dolores  Martin, Katherine    McDonald, Isabel  

Morgan, James  Murray, Kathy  Oppenheimer, Gerald (Deceased)  Pringle, Robert 

Schardt, Connie  Schnall, Janet  Schueller, Janette  Schweinsberg Long, Susan 

St. Anna, Leilani  Van Den Top, Jeri  Patrice O'Donovan

• NLM Mourns the Loss of Gerald Oppenheimer, Long-Time Regional Medical Library Director.pdf
  

• Jane Belt, 1928-2009

• Colin William (Bill) Fraser, AHIP, FMLA, 1925-2005
  (J Med Libr Assoc. 2006 April; 94(2): 240-241)

Meetings

• Annual Meetings  1953 Meeting   State of the Chapter Recording (22Jan2009)

Continuing Education

• Continuing Education Needs, 1983-1997  1997 PNC/MLA Membership Survey

• Past CE Courses by topic | date

Communication

• Northwest Notes Newsletter (1990-2003)

Scholarships & Awards

• Professional Development Fund & Student Scholarship Awardees

• Majors/MLA Chapter of the Year Award
• • 2004: Providing Survey Monkey to PNC/MLA members.
  • 2005: Group Purchasing (Lea Starr accepts Chapter Project award from MLA President, Joanne Marshall)
  • 2009: "Awakening the Searcher Within" series, a joint PNC/PNR offering. MLA News Sept2008 article [MLA login required]