On Friday, October 27, 2017 in James C. Kirkpatrick Library on the campus of the University of Central Missouri (UCM) in Warrensburg, there will be a meeting of Missouri 4-Year Public Higher Education Library Deans and Directors. While Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, and other key university officials of Missouri’s thirteen 4-Year Universities meet regularly, this is the first such meeting of Library Deans/Directors in recent memory. Gail Staines, Dean of University Library Services at UCM, is organizing this fall get-together, which we hope will become a regular, semiannual gathering to share ideas, needs, and best practices, as well as to discuss and explore issues, opportunities, and potential worthwhile collaborations.