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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Council elected former 91´«Ã½ President and Treasurer Jim Neal to honorary membership in the association, the 91´«Ã½'s highest honor, during the virtual 2022 Library Learning Experience. Honorary membership is conferred in recognition of outstanding contributions of lasting importance to libraries and librarianship.

Neal was nominated in recognition of significant contributions to libraries and the profession of librarianship and his accomplishments as 91´«Ã½ president and treasurer and a member of 91´«Ã½ Council. He was a member of the 91´«Ã½ Executive Board when the Spectrum Initiative was launched and has actively raised funds on behalf of the program, as well as advocating for the establishment of DEI as a fourth strategic priority for the association.

"His contributions to libraries and the profession of librarianship are myriad and wide-ranging. The people, organizations, and policies his leadership and service have positively affected are countless. His mentorship of multiple generations of library leaders has had broad influence and impact across the profession," said nominator Damon E. Jaggars, vice provost and dean of university libraries, The Ohio State University.