(via Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, independent researcher and consultant) Registration is open for “Convening for Critical Hope: A Gathering for Consideration and Practice in Libraries”. This is a community-building event I’m co-hosting with Ione T. Damasco (University of Dayton) on Friday, March 14, at 12:00 PM CDT. We’ll introduce the Critical Hope framework and offer reflection…
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Registration Open for Upcoming ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section OER Coffee & Conversation Webinars on Thurs., March 20, and Thurs., April 24, at 12:00 PM CDT Both Days
(via Valerie Neylon, City Colleges of Chicago) Registration is open for upcoming webinars in the ACRL CJCLS (Community and Junior College Libraries Section) OER Committee’s OER Coffee & Conversation Series. Bring your own coffee and join us for a series of casual conversations on current Open Educational Resources (OER) topics. All community college librarians are…
Call for Participation: Survey on Supporting Disabled and Neurodiverse Librarians and Staff in Academic Libraries–Deadline Sun., March 30
(via Emily Kaye, MLIS student at Chicago State University) Hello! I’m Emily Kaye, and I’m finishing up my last semester of my MLIS program at Chicago State University. For my final project, I am looking to survey disabled and neurodiverse academic library staff and librarians that work in Illinois. My research question is: What significant…
Registration Open for CARLI Public Services Committee’s AI Symposium Online Tues., April 15, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT–Deadline Mon., April 14, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via CARLI) Join the CARLI Public Services Committee online Tuesday, April 15, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT, for an engaging AI Symposium exploring the evolving role of artificial intelligence in academic libraries. This webinar will feature 50-minute sessions led by several CARLI committees, including: Commercial Products; Discovery Primo VE; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Information Literacy Committee Chat on Zine A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave–Wed., March 12, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Kimberly Bailey, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford) Generative AI is a hot topic for librarianship, with AI topics dominating the ACRL 2025 Conference program. Sessions include presentations, posters, and roundtables about creative uses of AI, using AI to improve workflows, teaching with AI tools, developing policies that address ethical AI issues, and how to…
Call for Submissions: Journal of Graduate Librarianship–Deadline Mon., April 14
(via Dr. Wendy Doucette, East Tennessee State University) The Journal of Graduate Librarianship (JGL) is again accepting submissions! Manuscripts are welcome until Monday, April 14, 2025. JGL invites manuscripts on any aspect or type of graduate librarianship. We especially seek manuscripts that exemplify the qualities contained in the acronym SHOP: Shared Honest Open Practice. Authors are encouraged…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 4 Webinar “Empowering Teens Through Media and Health Literacy: The Role of Health Sciences Librarians”–Wed., March 26, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Lauren Wittek, University of Arizona – Health Sciences Library) Region 4 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine invites you to join us for our free webinar next month. Registration is required. Please note: You must be a NNLM member to register (it’s free!). Can’t join us live? Register anyway to receive the recording after the event. Please…
Registration Open for 20th International Conference on Open Repositories (Sun., June 15 – Wed., June 18, in Chicago)–Early-Bird Deadline Sun., April 6
(via Adrian Ho, University of Chicago) The 20th International Conference on Open Repositories (OR2025) will take place from Sunday, June 15, to Wednesday, June 18, in Chicago, IL. Registration is now open here. The theme for the Conference is “Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities”. We will reflect on the progress and contributions that the…
Call for Presentation Proposals Extended: CARLI Instruction Committee’s 13th Annual Instruction Showcase (Online Wed., May 21)–New Deadline Wed., March 12, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Adrienne Radzvickas, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 13th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Wednesday, May 21. By request, the Committee has extended the deadline to Wednesday, March 12, at 5:00 PM CDT. Instructional Possibilities CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals…
Call for Chicago-Area Librarians Willing to Collaborate on a Gen Z Zine About Climate Emotions and Wellness
(via Mandi Goodsett, Cleveland State University) SustainRT (the American Library Association’s Sustainability Round Table) has connections with the Climate Mental Health Network, and we were really excited to see its most recent publication, a Gen Z Zine created by teen authors. It includes a page of recommended books to obtain from a local library. Zoharia…