From the Chair: Summer in Chicago

Abstract

The last time I was in Chicago, a chapter of my life had just ended. I had just graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and took a summer road trip with family south and east from the Carleton campus to the Windy City. We caught a Cubs game at the iconic Wrigley Field, watched the July 4th fireworks over Navy Pier, and posed for photos under the Bean. As I basked in a glorious Chicago summer week, I wasn’t sure what the next chapter of my life would be. Applying for library school was still a year away.

I look forward to returning to Chicago this month, over ten years later, at the closing of another chapter of my professional life. It has been a true honor to serve as the Chair of the Government Documents Round Table over the past year. It has been a pleasure working with my colleagues on the GODORT Steering Committee, promoting GODORT and our services to the broader association and membership, and thinking about how we can continue to be instrumental in promoting access to government information in libraries.