Illinois News / Update on HB2789: HB2789 LIBRARY SYSTEMS-BOOK BANNING is getting national and international attention. HB2789 has been sent to the Governor’s desk for signature. Here’s a small sample of what is being written about this first-of-its-kind legislation:
Day: June 5, 2023
Call for Volunteers to Review Helen Knoll Jira Scholarship Applications–Deadline Fri., June 23 (Informational Webinar on Wed., June 28)
(via the HSLI 2023 Jira Scholarship Committee) Fellow HSLI Members: The 2023 Jira Scholarship committee is requesting volunteer reviewers for the Helen Knoll Jira Scholarship applications. As a volunteer reviewer, you’ll need to read each of the de-identified applications, score the application using a pre-defined rubric, and make recommendations on scholarship recipient(s). An optional Zoom training session…
In Members’ Words: Carmen Howard
Carmen Howard is an Instructor and Regional Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria. She received her MSLS from the University of Kentucky and started her career working for OCLC. Howard has been a member of HSLI since 2013 and is currently Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee. She…
CDC Releases Advisory on Staying Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccinations
(via Evelyn Cunico, Health Science Communications Research Support and Information Services) Although the public health emergency re COVID-19 ended on May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising everyone to “Stay Up To Date with COVID-19 Vaccines”. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Stay Up To Date with COVID-19 Vaccines”. Updated May…