A Chapter of the Medical Library Association

On December 5th, the Southern California members of the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) gathered for their 2024 holiday social at the California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in Lakewood Center Mall. The event brought together 14 attendees, including four library school students.

  

The evening’s festivities were made possible by the MLGSCA Membership Committee.  Membership Committee Co-chair, Sunny McGowan, brought a Membership gift certificate and 2 bags of Starbucks coffee to give away. Jennifer Silverman decorated the tables, donated two coffee presses for the raffle, prepared the holiday goodie bags, and served as the evening’s master of ceremonies. Adding a festive touch, Judy Kraemer donated three beautiful poinsettias that enhanced the holiday décor. These poinsettias were later raffled off to lucky attendees, Becca Gates and Kay Lee.  Emily Zimmermann was the winner of the free MLGSCA Membership gift certificate while Sunny McGowan and Ivan Portillo each won the coffee press with the holiday Starbucks coffee.  

     

And we would also like to thank our sponsors for the raffle prize donations: EBSCO contributed two Amazon gift cards, and Ovid provided a festive holiday gift basket.  Danielle Linden won the holiday gift basket whereas Adorée Makusztak and her husband were the lucky winners of the two Amazon gift cards!

   

The event was a great way to celebrate the season, connect with peers, and welcome the next generation of library professionals. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to making the 2024 MLGSCA holiday social a fun and joyful occasion!