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Dear fellow Tennessee librarians – I’m a devoted, multiple-year attendee of the Library Collective (that’s three years in a row!). I tell every librarian I meet that it is *the* library event of my year. I always leave excited and full of ideas. So, of course I’m stoked that LibColl is expanding to be online, all the time. The League of Awesome Librarians<http://thelibrarycollective.org/awesome>, a new initiative from The Library Collective<https://www.thelibrarycollective.org/>, is here to redefine what a professional association can and should be: fun, useful, and affordable, just like everything we do! Imagine a private social network of badass librarians: like Facebook without the ads or listservs without the rambling emails or job posts. Imagine an alternative to a repetitive, outdated magazine that has fresh content weekly written by/for librarians designed to help you tackle your most pressing issues or simply just feel like you’re not alone. What if there were a real life community of peers who are there to support you, no matter where you are geographically, 24/7? We (your fellow librarians) have made it for you and for us! And, of course, our version is totally affordable so you don’t feel like you’re tithing to be a part of our profession. Wanna learn more about how to connect with awesome librarians and fresh content year-round? Watch our intro video<http://thelibrarycollective.org/awesome> and read more about the perks<http://thelibrarycollective.org/awesome> of being awesome. Ashley Roach-Freiman | she / her / hers Research and Instruction Librarian | Assistant Professor, University Libraries [UofM logo] The University of Memphis 120 Ned McWherter Library Memphis, TN 38152<http://www.memphis.edu/emailsignatures/> 901.678.8213 | memphis.edu<http://www.memphis.edu/>/libraries [UofM Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/UofMLibraries/> [UofM Twitter]<https://twitter.com/uofmlibraries> [UofM Instagram]<https://www.instagram.com/uofmlibraries/>