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Colleagues time to renew your membership for 2026! Visit: https://ghsla.org/membership/ to renew it!
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Long time member passes away
Kathy J. Torrente, who retired from the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library at Emory University in 2011, passed away on October 16, 2025.
She served as the Emory University’s Dental School Library Director prior to its closing and then became Head of Reference and Instructional Services of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library under Miriam Libbey, Carol Burns, and then Sandra Franklin. She was a long time member of GHSLA and an active member of both Southern Chapter and MLA.
She had a deep love of the Crimson Tide and the Atlanta Braves. She was intelligent and had a quick wit. Kathy was well respected by her colleagues and her staff; she will be remembered for her wonderful smile and kind heart.
Her obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/boyertown-pa/kathryn-torrente-12560733
GHSLA Luncheon Meeting June 16th
GHSLA will be holding a Summer Luncheon via Zoom on June 16, 2025. The Luncheon is open to current GHSLA members.
To register for the luncheon: https://forms.office.com/r/Vh6iVP4k13. Each current GHSLA member who registers will receive a $25.00 Grubhub gift card to be used at any time.
If you are not currently a GHSLA member, please consider renewing your membership. The $25.00 Grubhub gift card offsets the $20.00 membership fee.
Save the date! June 16, 2025
Colleagues,
GHSLA will be having a networking lunch meeting on June 16th, starting at Noon. If you have not renewed your membership, there will be incentive to do so. More details to come from the GHSLA Presdient President, John Nemeth. Watch your emails for more detail!
President Elect: John Nemeth
Congratulations to Emory University Health Sciences Center Library Clinical Informationist, John Nemeth being elected President of GHSLA!