The ACRL Chapters Council meeting took place on Sunday, June 25, 2017, at the ALA Annual meeting in Chicago. Cheryl Middleton, current ACRL president, welcomed everyone and spoke about ACRL’s participation in the American Council of Learned Societies fellows program. This is a career building program that is working to expand the reach of the humanities. The ACRL sponsored fellow will start at the end of August and will be focusing on the Assessment in Action (AIA) work that has been ongoing. Middleton mentioned that changes to Connect, the ALA communication/discussion group tool are forthcoming. Keep an eye out for further information from ALA. Based on member feedback ACRL is working to reduce the physical footprint of the annual conference in 2018. Continue reading “Report on ACRL Chapters Council Meeting at ALA Annual 2017”