PNLA Quarterly, Vol. 63 No.2 Winter 1999

Annual Report of CANS Interest Group
Melisa Nicoud, Chair

What does the beautiful Pacific Northwest and CANS Interest Group members have in common? Answer? ADVENTURE and the pursuit of the quintessential MICROBREW!!!!

Melisa Nicoud, chair of this year's event and Randy Bloom, found the Sun Valley Brewery in beautiful, downtown Hailey, Idaho to be very accomodating for a tour and tasting of their fine brews (not to mention the only microbrewery for MILES around). The KART bus filled rapidly at 4:00 with thirty-eight, thirsty people for a twelve mile jaunt through the gorgeous Idaho countryside to the microbrewery. Gordon and his staff were incredibly hospitable to this larger than expected group of librarian, beer lovers. With dedicated CANS members and encouragable Idaho Library Association members, all told, some 50 people attended. Five brews were sampled from light to dark, great plates of hot hor d'oeurves served up and wonderful commeraderie was enjoyed by all. It was agreed by many that this is indeed an awesome social event and suggestion was made to perhaps "park our CANS" Interest Group history on the PNLA webpage. Dennis Stephens, librarian and microbrew officianado, we missed you at this year's great event. As usual, due to your absence, we have faith that a subcommittee of the whole will work with you to have this happen!!! Randy thought it was a great idea too. :-) An equally wonderful suggestion surfaced from the sudsy waters of Hailey--why not have a time for CORKS (wine lovers, we are not a discriminatory group). Yes, it is the growth of an interest group that some of us just dream about--CANS and CORKS!

Although Sun Valley is but a great memory, we look forward to next year's CANS (and CORKS) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Marg Anderson, Instructor at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, stepped forward to assume the chair (and opener) for next year's event. Thanks Marg--see you in Calgary!