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, PNC/MLA 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.