(via Dr. Raymond Pun, Hoover Institution) The Nominating Committee for the 2022 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2022 spring ballot for the offices of ALA president-elect, treasurer, and councilor-at-large. Specifically, the Nominating Committee will select candidates to run for president-elect and treasurer and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34…
Month: June 2021
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Services for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Closes Tues., July 6)
(via Gerard Shea, Seton Hall University) All academic librarians are invited to participate in a survey about library services for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We are interested in investigating what library services are being provided for college students with autism spectrum disorder at academic libraries in the United States. If you are an…
Library Workers Encouraged to Apply for ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grants (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 16)
(via Hannah Arata, ALA) The American Library Association invites library workers to apply for Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries. Up to 100 libraries will be awarded in this round of grantmaking, part of ALA’s longtime community engagement initiative. Library workers may apply online for grant funding by Thursday, September 16, here. Library workers will complete a free ALA…
Registration Open for Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Interest Group Online Meeting (Thurs., June 24, at 12:15 PM CDT)
(via ALA) Just a reminder that the Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Interest Group (LSDA – formerly IGARD) will be hosting an open discussion meeting via Zoom on Thursday, June 24, at 12:15 PM CDT. Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to join us by registering using the link below. Learn more about LSDA and what fellow libraries are doing…
Call for Proposals: Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association (Online Nov. 4-6)–Deadline Mon., Aug. 9
(via Stephanie Beene, University of New Mexico) We invite you to submit a proposal for the 53rd Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association, an online event hosted by the University of Toledo and the Toledo Museum of Art. The conference theme is Seeing Across Disciplines: Visual Literacy and Education. The conference will bring together different theoretical…
Call for Participation: Survey on Covid-19’s Impact Upon Yoga Programs at Academic Libraries (Deadline Wed., June 30)
(via Brian Quinn, Texas Tech University) Please consider taking the following survey. Yoga programs are very popular on campuses across the US; however, yoga as outreach has been written about in the library literature with the focus on the programs in public libraries. This survey will ask about higher education outreach yoga programs that have been…
Call for Proposals Extended: Librarian’s Association of the University of California, Berkeley, Online Conference (Oct. 5-6)–New Deadline Fri., June 25
(via Liladhar Pendse–University of California, Berkeley) The Librarian’s Association of the University of California, Berkeley (LAUC-B) invites you to submit a proposal for the 2021 conference, Reimagining Libraries Through Critical Library Practices, an online conference that will take place from Tuesday, October 5, to Wednesday, October 6 (12:00-5:00 PM CDT both days). Librarians’ activities are embedded in and inherently tied to…
Registration Open for unCOILed 2021 Virtual Conference on Information Literacy Instruction and Outreach (Fri., July 16)
(via Ashley Bean, Rogers State University) Registration is now open for unCOILed 2021, “Teaching Information Literacy with Projects, Passions, and Pastimes”. The event will take place via Zoom on Friday, July 16, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT. The cost is $20 ($15 for students). Sessions will be recorded and sent to all registered participants. *Please note…
Additional Date Open for Webinar Comfortable Access to Library Buildings by Users and Staff with Disabilities: Going Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act Minimums (Tues., July 20, 10:00-11:30 AM)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Due to high interest in Dr. Fred Schlipf’s webinar Comfortable Access to Library Buildings by Users and Staff with Disabilities: Going Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act Minimums, a second offering of the program will be held on Tuesday, July 20, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM CDT. To register, please go…
Call for Proposals Extended–Together We RISE: Reaching Inclusivity for Student Excellence Online Conference (Fri., Oct. 15); New Deadline Wed., June 30
(via Steve Brantley, Eastern Illinois University) A signature AAC&U initiative, Making Excellence Inclusive is designed to explore how colleges and universities can fully utilize the resources of diversity to achieve academic excellence for all students. The annual RISE (Reaching Inclusivity for Student Excellence) conference provides faculty and staff the strategies and tools to support students’…