 My name is John Kulshaw, I'm the Jack B. King University Librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries, and it's my privilege to serve as President of the Association of Research Libraries in 2021. Over the last seven months, ARL has intentionally and strategically crafted an action plan that will guide us in supporting you, our members over the next two years. Above all, this plan will assist the Association in supporting research libraries toward meeting the current, future, and fluctuating needs of the research and learning community. In spite of uncertainties and a different future, we know research library leaders are dedicated to advancing and exploring new pathways. ARL is here to help. COVID-19 presents both challenges and opportunities. We also recognize and prioritize the necessity of increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. ARL will support research library leaders as they address deep systemic and structural changes. In the course of our work, research libraries and archives are focused on sustained and strategic investments that build infrastructures. ARL can help you emphasize that the expertise and services of our libraries and archives directly benefits researchers, faculty, students, and others. We also demonstrate with data and evidence that research libraries and archives are positively impacting the research and learning ecosystem as well as policy and practice partners. Through the five objectives outlined in ARL's new action plan, we will further and strengthen the work and understanding of research libraries and implement impactful change in the research enterprise and overall society. These five objectives build on ARL's existing strengths. We will advocate and advance law and policy for balanced copyright, enhance partnerships toward open science, advance sustainable and systemic change, particularly as it relates to racism and social justice, implement a research agenda addressing impact and outcomes, and implement a strategy for leadership and organizational development for library deans, directors, and staff in our member libraries and beyond. In addition to these five objectives, there are two underpinning core commitments in the action plan. ARL will be welcoming in all activities and services, and we will collectively develop a set of plausible futures for research libraries and archives. As your new ARL president, and on behalf of the board and our association committees, we look forward to working with you. Thank you for your participation in the collaborative effort that led to the creation and adoption of the new action plan. Take a look at the action plan to learn more and also watch for Mary Lee Kennedy's upcoming blog post for more details. We welcome your continued feedback and engagement.