As we ramp up for our Online Conference, it's also time to start looking to 2027 and our next PNC Executive Board - 

Please send your self nomination to epapadopoulou@seattleu.edu by October 1st.

PNC Board positions are open to any PNC members, and we encourage folks to nominate themselves for one of the open positions.  Voting will take place at the end of the year and positions will start January 2027.

We are looking for:

• Chair Elect - one year as Chair Elect to ramp up before taking the reins and leading the chapter! 
• Treasurer Elect - again, a year of shadowing the treasurer to ensure a smooth hand-off of the finances.  This chapter does not have particularly complex finances, so it's a very manageable role with lots of institutional memory on board to help you out!
• Membership secretary - take the lead on managing and helping grow our membership - some outreach, some admin, and now you get the help of the newly relaunched membership committee too!
• Secretary - keep track of all the work done at PNC meetings - with or without AI!
• Chapter Council Rep - represent our chapter to the National MLA folks - this is a great role for someone who's already quite familiar with PNC's work and wants to step up to the national stage to start representing us!
• And Chapter Council Alternative - a back-up representative role so you have some flexibility!

Full details of what to expect are in the PNC Responsibility Manual - and feel free to reach out with questions.  

If you're ready to step up and serve the Chapter, please send your self nomination to epapadopoulou@seattleu.edu by October 1st - you can also reach out to epapadopoulou@seattleu.edu if you have someone in mind for a role that you would like me to reach out to!

Thanks all

Ekaterini

Past Chair

After a summer hiatus our monthly open meetings restart on Thurs Sept 3^rd - join us at 9am - 10am Pacific

Open Meeting Topics:  Share your book talks and recommendations 

Have you read a particularly good - or bad - book recently?  Join our open meeting to share your summaries and recommendations. Many of us have been reading up on AI, so that could be a potential theme, but don't feel overly bound by that!  

We'll also be sharing updates from the chapter - hear more about our upcoming Online Conference, and upcoming open board positions.

See you online on Thursday Morning!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84231786254?pwd=kZu0Uv5TnLE4kSxskeODDHPbAkbE5s.1 

Passcode: 385816

The PNC-MLA Conference Organizing Committee are pleased to announce the annual conference has been scheduled.

The conference page will be updated with details as they are confirmed: https://pnc-mla.wildapricot.org/2026_annualconference/

Save the date: PNC-MLA Virtual Conference November 4^th and 5^th, 2026

Theme: Bridging Distances and Building Connections

Call for proposals:

Proposals that relate to the theme will be given preference and can be on topics of interest to health sciences librarians in any setting.

Formats for proposals include:

1. Best Practices, Tools & Tips - Collaborative or hands-on skill session (10 minutes)
2. Lightning Talks - Sharing key ideas or experiences in a short form talk with limited visuals (5 minutes)
3. Research, Quality Improvement, Program Development, or Evaluation Presentations (15 minutes)
4. Other - Share your presentation idea & time (in minutes) with us!

The deadline for proposals is September 30, 2026.

Submission form: https://redcap.link/pncmla26

PNC Open Meetings are on summer break. Keep an eye out for an annoucement for our next Open Meeting in September!

Have a great summer!

Join us June 4 - MLA Debrief: conference reflections, share your take-aways, and recap of any of your own presentations!

Join us via Zoom 9am – 10am Pacific

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84231786254?pwd=kZu0Uv5TnLE4kSxskeODDHPbAkbE5s.1 

Passcode: 385816

Congratulations to YOU ALL!

Your active and ongoing participation in the monthly open meetings not only helped build community and support during a challenging year, but also won the Chapter Project of the Year Award!

See the full list of MLA winners here - and note the Chapter Project of the Year Award winners:

               PNC/MLA – Open Meeting and Chapter Engagement Project

As a geographically dispersed chapter, keeping folks connected can be a challenge; we so appreciate all our long-distance colleagues across the chapter, and look forward to welcoming more folks into PNC/MLA.

PNC/MLA has had a banner year in terms of national elections and awards!

Congratulations to the following members:

Open meetings with the PNC board and community are held on the first Thursday of every month. This is a great chance to get to know each other, ask questions, give feedback, and have some virtual connection time. This opportunity is open to library students, staff and librarians alike.

Join us via Zoom 9am – 10am Pacific

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84231786254?pwd=kZu0Uv5TnLE4kSxskeODDHPbAkbE5s.1 

Passcode: 385816

Topics for our Spring Series of meetings:

April 2 - Spring Check-in:  wins and worries.   Many funding and academic contracts are nearing the end -  share any concerns, any celebrations of projects that were funded in this cycle.  Plus Chapter Updates

May 7  - Community Building:  The Community Building and Belonging Committee will host the May Open Meeting (May 7) to seek member ideas about community building and belonging. Committee members are working on several initiatives, and your input at this early stage is both welcomed and needed.

June 4 - MLA Debrief: share out your take-aways, and redux of any of your own presentations!