(via Sarah LeMire, Texas A&M University)
The Libraries and Veterans National Forum is a virtual symposium to discuss strategies for supporting library patrons and library workers who are veteran or military-affiliated. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-12-19-0114). The Forum is scheduled for Monday, September 13, through Friday September 24.
The Libraries and Veterans National Forum is intended to move forward the conversation about veteran and military-affiliated patrons in libraries. Engagement with veteran and military communities could look like targeted programs or services, or it could look like collections, spaces, or policies aimed at making libraries friendlier to veteran and military-affiliated patrons. Or it could be something else entirely!
We are currently seeking proposals for presentations at the Forum. We want to hear what you’re doing and how you could share your experience serving this sector of your library’s community. We also want to extend a specific invitation to library workers from traditionally underrepresented groups and those who work with underrepresented groups within the veteran and military communities to submit proposals.
To submit a proposal, please go here. The call for proposals will close at 11:59 CDT on Wednesday, May 26, and selected proposals will be notified in June, 2021. For more information about the Libraries and Veterans National Forum, please visit our website. Direct any questions to Sarah LeMire, at slemire@tamu.edu.