**Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association**

Congratulations to Shelagh Genuis, who was presented with the ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award by the American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in October 2011 in New Orleans. In November 2011, NAHLA and five other library associations (GELA, ELLA, LISAA, LAA and AALT) co-hosted a fundraising event in support of rebuilding the Slave Lake Public Library, which burned to the ground in the Spring of 2011. This successful event was attended by 60 people and raised over $1600 through ticket sales and donations. In December 2011, 14 NAHLA members upheld the annual tradition of Christmas Lunch followed by a "re-gifting extravaganza". This year's mouth-watering meal was held at the Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse in Edmonton.

Lisa Tjosvold

Vice-President

Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes (ACHORD)

2-040 LKS

School of Public Health

University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2E1

E-mail: lisa.tjosvold@ualberta.ca

http://www.nahla.ca