(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2025 ILA awards, including the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, are now being accepted! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees,…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Registration Open for Virtual Roundtable Discussions on Topic Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis (Wed., Feb. 12 – Thurs., Feb. 13, and Tues., March 4 – Wed., March 5, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT All Days)
(via Dr. Lian Ruan, Director/Head Librarian at UIUC’s Illinois Fire Service Institute) I am excited to invite you to join the virtual Community Engagement Roundtables of the project Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis, an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funded initiative to study how libraries partner with…
Call for Applications: Medical Library Association Scholarships–Deadline Fri., Jan. 31
(via Daisy De La Rosa, Florida International University) The Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce the availability of three prestigious scholarships for aspiring health sciences librarians. Applications are due by Friday, January 31, 2025. These scholarships provide an excellent opportunity to advance your career in health sciences librarianship. Note: A single application will…
Call for Reviewers: RAILS My Library Is… Grant Program Applications
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The Reaching Across Illinois Library System is recruiting reviewers for the 2025 My Library Is… Grant program. The program gives all types of Illinois libraries the opportunity to tell their stories. Each volunteer will be assigned to review and score between 10 and 15 applications. Volunteers will have five…
Application Period for Georgia Archives Institute (Mon., June 2 – Fri., June 13, in Morrow, GA) Opens Sat., Feb. 1, with Deadline Sat., March 15–Limited to 20
(via Pam Hackbart-Dean, University of Illinois Chicago) The deadline to apply for the 2025 Georgia Archives Institute is midnight Saturday, March 15. The Institute will take place from Monday, June 2, to Friday, June 13, again at the Georgia Archives, located in Morrow, GA, just outside Atlanta. Christina Zamon, Head of Special Collections and Archives…
Registration Open for IMLS-Funded 10-Week Online Course “Research Will Save Us”–Begins Mon., Jan. 13
(via Dr. Zhiwu Xie—University of California, Riverside) Supported by IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) grant RE-254915-OLS-23, four ARL member libraries initiated a Joint Professional Development Institute (PDI) in 2023. As part of the Joint PDI, University of North Texas (UNT) Department of Library & Information Science will make a free, MLS-level Research Methods course,…
Call for Neurotypical Participants: Research Study on Improving Neuroinclusion in Library Workplaces–Virtual Sessions Tues., Jan. 14 – Thurs., Jan. 16
(via Christine Moeller, PhD candidate at University of Washington iSchool) Are you a “neurotypical” (do not identify as neurodivergent) librarian at a US public or academic library? Are you interested in improving neuroinclusion at your workplace? Please consider participating in the next phase of an IMLS-funded research project conducted by faculty and graduate students from the Information…
Call for Proposals Extended: 20th International Open Repositories Conference (Sun., June 15 – Wed., June 18, in Chicago)–New Deadline Mon., Jan. 13
(via Adrian Ho, University of Chicago) The 20th International Open Repositories Conference (OR2025) will be held from Sunday, June 15, to Wednesday, June 18, in Chicago, IL. The theme for the Conference is “Twenty Years of Progress, a Future of Possibilities”. OR2025 is the 20th anniversary of the Open Repositories Conference. We are marking this milestone…
Call for Applications: Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia–Deadline Fri., Feb. 21
(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired) Applications are now being accepted for the fourth round of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia. The Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia presents a citation and a grant of $2,500 each to…
Call for Applications: 2025 MLA Research Training Institute Program for Improving Health Sciences Librarianship–Deadline Tues., Feb. 18
(via Susan Lessick–University of California, Irvine) Are you eager to enhance services, build strategic connections, and boost the influence of your library? Do you have a research idea or question that you are passionate about but need guidance and a supportive network to bring it to life? Are you interested in advocating for the essential role…