During April, students, faculty, administrators and the libraries have worked hard to finish the spring semester and gear up for graduation. Use of the libraries was at an all time high as all library staff can certainly verify.
Discussions continue regarding budget planning for the next biennium.
The recently formed Blue Ribbon Commission is working with recommendations from previous planning meetings to finalize the process. Nationally, the American Library Association members are working on setting core values and core competencies for the profession. It is hoped that drafts of these values will be available for discussion at the annual meeting in July in Chicago. Work on these values is very timely as we enter the 21st century, the digital age and the information society. Librarians must clarify their role in the newly developing technological society.