We are fortunate to have a thriving community of health sciences librarians in Florida. This week we're highlighting a couple of the events going on at our FHSLA annual meeting that provide the opportunity to get to know other health sciences librarians across the state.
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Thursday, March 28

• FHSLA Strategic Exploration Session and Ice Breaker: Join us for a dynamic and interactive workshop session designed to break the ice and set the stage for collaborative exploration of our organization's future. Participants will have the opportunity to share their perspectives on key aspects, contributing to a collective understanding of strategic priorities, goals, and potential challenges in academic and hospital librarianship.  Through this combination of icebreaker activities and polls, participants will not only build relationships but also actively contribute to shaping the future direction of FHSLA.
• Welcome Reception: Now that we've all been acquainted with each other - join us for Hors d'oeuvres and drinks - each attendee will receive two drinks tickets for beer and wine.

Friday, March 29 

• Catered Lunch: After a morning of presentations, we'll join together for a catered lunch.

All these events are included with your registration. It's not too late to be a part of this meeting. We would love to have you, so register today! 

We know there are new and great things happening at your library - come share! Participants will be asked to share up to 3 slides and to present for up to 3 minutes. Has the year gone by so fast you're not sure what's new? Here's some questions to get you thinking: 

• What recent acquisitions or other resources have been added to your collection? How have they benefitted your users? 
• Has any new technology technology been acquired? How has it impacted user engagement or enhanced their use?
• What are some new initiatives or collaborations that the library has engaged in? This could be new projects with new partners, new projects with long-time collaborators, or maybe a re-vamped project with a long-time collaborator! 
• Is your team doing any research, publishing, or conference presentations that you're excited about? 
• Have there been any new space updates or improvements? How has it improved the user experience?
• Are there any new trends or challenges that the library is working on responses to? For example, is your library doing something related to artificial intelligence that you're excited about?

Call for Posters

We are looking for posters on any research or work projects you have completed recently. Do you have a poster that you will be presenting at MLA, ACRL, or another conference? It will be an excellent opportunity to get a little practice presenting before the big meeting!

1. Poster submissions are digital, either a PowerPoint slide or PDF.
2. The presentation will be 5-8 minutes.  
3. The presenter will have a laptop, mic, and projector to present the poster. 

If you're feeling inspired, register for the conference and indicate that you would like to present on "What's new in your library?"  or submit a poster.