LAMP Business Meeting

Event Logistics

Date: 
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time: 
7:30–9:30 p.m. Mountain Time
Location: 
Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah
Contact: 
Judy Alspach - jalspach@crl.edu

LAMP’s annual business meeting will be held Saturday, May 10, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

LAMP member libraries fund  projects that  acquire and/or preserve rare and at-risk research materials related to the study of Latin America through an annual membership fee. Representatives of member institutions meet annually to discuss current and future projects and set priorities for additional acquisitions.

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