(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) This semester’s weekly Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks focus on “Libraries and Crisis”. What does it look like? How are libraries facing the situation? Speakers will include researchers, librarians, and students from the US and elsewhere. Most talks are Saturdays, 11:30 AM –…
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Reminder: ACRL Science & Technology Section Mentoring Program Needs Mentors and Mentees
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…
Final Reminder: Registration for 2022 HSLI Annual Conference (Online Wed., Sept. 7 – Fri., Sept. 9) Closes Wed., Aug. 31–CE Sessions Include “Self-Care 101” with Dawn Behrend
(via the HSLI Conference Planning Committee) This is a reminder that registration for the 2022 Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference closes Wednesday, August 31. The Conference will take place entirely online, from Wednesday, September 7, to Friday, September 9. The cost is $20.00 for HSLI members and $30.00 for non-members. Please register online…
Reminder: Nominations for 2022 HSLI Starfish Thrower Award Due Wed., Aug. 31
(via Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President) We have a few nominations for the Starfish Thrower Award, but there is still time to nominate someone. The Starfish Thrower Award is presented to an HSLI member who has made a difference to the organization. The winner receives a trophy and is honored at the Awards Ceremony held during…
Reminder: Application Deadline for 2023 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders is Fri., Sept. 9, 2022
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). The ALA EL program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country and Canada to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into…
Registration Open for 2022 Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting (Sun., Oct. 23 – Tues., Oct. 25, in Richmond, VA)–Deadline Mon., Oct. 10
(via John Cyrus, Virginia Commonwealth University) Registration is now open for the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. It will take place from Sunday, October 23, to Tuesday, October 25, in Richmond, Virginia. This will be the first in-person meeting for MAC/MLA since 2019 and will mark 11 years since the…
Registration Open for Free NNLM Webinar “Rural Health Resources” (Thurs., Nov. 17, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) November is Rural Health Month. Please join NNLM for a 60-minute webinar, “Rural Health Resources”. It will take place on Thursday, November 17, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This course is worth 1.00 MLA CE, CHIS Level 1, CHES. Please see below for more…
Call for Presentation Proposals: Amigos Library Services Conference “The Library Technology Roadmap” (Online Thurs., Dec. 1)–Deadline Wed., Sept. 21
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Amigos Library Services is now accepting presentation proposals for its Thursday, December 1, online conference, “The Library Technology Roadmap”. What is the best way to assess and evaluate current technologies? How do libraries choose which new technologies to adopt? When is it time to sunset an existing technology? This…
Call for Nominee Suggestions: 2023 Illinois Library Association Executive Board Election (Deadline 5:00 PM CDT on Mon., Oct. 24)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for the 2023 Executive Board Election. In April 2023, members will vote for the ILA Vice-President/President-elect and for four Executive Board positions, which can be public, school, academic, special, or library trustee representatives. These are three-year terms beginning July of 2023 and ending…
Registration Open for Chicago Area Solo Librarians Networking Group Virtual Meeting on Fri., Sept. 23 (12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The next meeting of the Chicago Area Solo Librarians (CASL) networking group is Friday, September 23, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Register here. Please note that having an L2 account is not necessary to register. This meeting is open to any…