ating ▁our ▁profession ’ s ▁value ." ▁ ▁" My ▁vision ▁for ▁libraries ▁is ▁that ▁we ▁remain ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁communities ▁we ▁serve , ▁connecting ▁people ▁with ▁ideas , ▁resources , ▁and ▁support . ▁We ▁are ▁an ▁essential ▁link ▁to ▁developing ▁and ▁sust aining ▁informed ▁and ▁well ▁educated ▁communities ,” ▁Brown ▁told ▁Library ▁Journal . ▁" We ▁are ▁social ▁hub s ▁where ▁great ▁minds ▁come ▁together . ▁We ▁are ▁constantly ▁evol ving ▁as ▁our ▁users ▁and ▁their ▁needs ▁change . ▁I ▁em brace ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁defining ▁our ▁next ▁phase ." ▁ ▁President ial ▁Stat ements ▁and ▁Publications ▁ ▁As ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁Brown ▁writes ▁a ▁column ▁for ▁its ▁magazine , ▁American ▁L ibr aries , ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁addressed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁li br ari ans ▁prom oting ▁Association ▁values , ▁the ▁red es ign ▁of ▁libraries . ▁and ▁how ▁libraries ▁can ▁help ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁refuge es ▁th rive ▁with ▁inclus ive ▁programs ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Brown ▁wrote ▁" For ward ▁T ogether : ▁Chart ing ▁a ▁Path ▁to ▁a ▁More ▁V ibr ant ▁and ▁Effect ive ▁Organ ization ," ▁and ▁presented ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁enable ▁sust ain able , ▁long - term ▁change ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Brown ▁and ▁the ▁Executive ▁Board ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁regarding ▁the ▁Association ' s ▁financial ▁short fall ▁in ▁the ▁operating ▁budget . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5