Membership Chair's Annual Report 2005/2006

As of April 27, 2006 ENY/ACRL has 228 paid members, and of these, 105 are members of the National ACRL Division of ALA.

This year the Membership Committee contacted the institutional liaisons from many of our libraries and organizations with the goals of updating the membership database and securing new ENY/ACRL members. Overall, the effort was a success. We have eliminated numerous database entries for folks no longer working in member institutions and we gained several new members as well.

Last summer, in consultation with the Board and other Membership Committee members, I decided to mail the renewal forms to liaisons at institutions with an active liaison for distribution, rather than send them on an individual basis. All feedback was positive and the assistance from liaisons in relation to offering “gentle reminders” to their colleagues to renew was helpful. Thank you liaisons! If your institution does not have an ENY/ACRL liaison please consider serving!

The members of the Membership Committee include:

• Mary Lynn Bensen, SUNY Oneonta, South Central Region
• Amy Hillick, Orange County Community College, Southeastern Region
• Kathleen Horton, SUNY Canton, North Country
• Jane Kessler, University at Albany, Capital Region
• Mary Mullin, Herkimer County Community College, Central Region

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the committee for all of their assistance and service during my tenure as chair. Their input and work was extremely valuable and appreciated. Thank you all.

I would also like to thank ENY/ACRL’s membership for the opportunity to serve the organization over the last two years. It has been a rewarding experience.

Submitted by John Thomas

Membership Committee Chair

Jefferson Community College , April 27, 2006