# Maritimes Health Libraries Association (MHLA) / Association des Bibliothéques de la Santé des Maritimes (ABSM)

Summer was a quiet time for MHLA members after a busy spring that included the MHLA spring meeting in Moncton, as well as members presenting at the CHLA Conference and Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference in Boston, which because of its proximity had a strong maritime contingent present. Amanda Horsman and Michelle Helliwell presented a well-received poster at MLA on MHLA's strategic planning process. Behind the scenes, the Executive continues to work on the *MHLA Statement of Accountability and Ethics* document, which the association hopes to adopt at our fall meeting in Halifax this upcoming October.

Robin Parker, MHLA Treasurer, attended the asso-
ciation's day at the Dalhousie School of Information

Management to chat with students about MHLA and CHLA. We are now busy planning for our Fall meeting in Halifax, which includes an information session for students curious about health librarianship, an informal poster session (a first for us), as well as our planned Continuing Education session on evaluation for libraries with Dr. Sarah Bowen of the University of Alberta School of Public Health.

Michelle Helliwell, MLIS

President, MHLA 2012-2014

Library Services

Annapolis Valley Health

E-mail: MHelliwell@avdha.nshealth.ca