(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) The IACRL Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce its next Spark event! Join us for “Spark: Looking Back, Looking Forward”. The event will be held on Friday, June 11, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM via Zoom. Librarians from all libraries in Illinois are welcome to attend!…
Day: May 16, 2021
Academic Librarians Win in ILA Executive Board Elections; HSLI’s Nielsen Ott Runner-Up in Race for President-Elect
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association has announced the results of its 2021 Executive Board elections. Several academic librarians won seats on the Board. Congratulations to Heather Jagman, DePaul University, who won the contest for President-Elect. She served as IACRL Secretary from 2019 to 2020. Her opponent, Michelle Nielsen Ott of Methodist…
Call for Nominations: ALA 2022 Elections for Officers and Councilors-at-Large (Deadline Thurs., July 1)
(via Dr. Raymond Pun, Hoover Institution) The ALA Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2022 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect (two candidates), Treasurer (two candidates), and Councilor-at-Large (51 candidates). Members who wish to make nominations should submit the following information: nominee name; present position; institution; address; telephone; and e-mail…