(via the Illinois Library Association) Emily Gilbert (she/her), Assistant Professor and Information Services & Liaison Librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago Library of the Health Sciences and a past member of HSLI, is the 2024 recipient of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the…
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Call for Nominations: I Love My Librarian Award–Deadline Mon., Sept. 30
(via the American Library Association) Has a librarian made a difference in your life or your community? Now is your chance to honor their contributions by nominating them for the ALA’s annual l Love My Librarian Award. The I Love My Librarian Award invites library users across the country to recognize their favorite librarians working…
Registration Open for Library Assessment Conference (Wed., Nov. 6 – Sat., Nov. 9, in Portland, OR)–Early Deadline Thurs., Aug. 15; Deadline to Apply for Travel Awards is Mon., July 15
(via Nancy Turner, Temple University) Join us for the 2024 Library Assessment Conference (LAC). It will take place from Wednesday, November 6, to Saturday, November 9, in Portland, Oregon. The multi-day event includes a mix of keynote speakers, workshops, and contributed papers and posters that stimulate discussion and provide actionable ideas for practitioners. The Conference builds…
Registration for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (Tues., Oct. 8 – Thurs., Oct. 10, in Peoria) Opens Mon., July 22; Deadline to Submit Poster Sessions is Fri., July 26
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration for this year’s ILA Annual Conference opens in less than one month. Mark your calendars for Monday, July 22, when registration officially opens. Get ready for an exciting array of events, networking opportunities, sessions, and vendors from Tuesday, October 8, to Thursday, October 10, at the Peoria Civic Center….
Illinois Wesleyan University’s Abigail Mann is ACRL Member of the Week
(via the Association of College and Research Libraries) Abigail Mann, Digital Scholarship Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, is the ACRL Member of the Week for June 10-16. To read her Member of the Week interview, including how she has applied her years of experience as an English professor to her career in librarianship,…
Call for Applicants: Sewell Stipend to Attend American Public Health Association Annual Meeting (Sun., Oct. 27 – Wed. Oct. 30, in Minneapolis)–Deadline Fri., June 28
(via Allison Howard, University of South Florida) The Sewell Travel Award for Public Health (STAPH) Committee invites applications for 2024 Sewell Stipends to attend the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. It will take place in Minneapolis, MN, from Sunday, October 27, to Wednesday, October 30. The theme this year is “Building Trust in…
Final Reminder: Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award Nominations Due Fri., June 7
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum Awards Committee has extended the nominations deadline for the 2024 Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The new deadline is Friday, June 7. If you didn’t have a chance to nominate someone noteworthy for the Award, you still have time…
Call for Applications: CARLI Scholarship–Deadline Sat., June 1
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The deadline to apply for the CARLI Scholarship is Saturday, June 1! The CARLI Scholarship helps to grow the profession by providing financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of…
Call for Applications: Scholarships to Attend ACRL 2025 Conference (Wed., April 2 – Sat., April 5, in Minneapolis and Virtual)–Deadline Fri., Oct. 11
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries is offering more than $90,000 of scholarships to subsidize in-person and virtual attendance at the ACRL 2025 Conference, which will take place from Wednesday, April 2, to Saturday April 5, in Minneapolis and online. Scholarships provide increased opportunities for members of the academic and research library community…
IACRL Announces Winners of 2024 OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) is excited to announce the winners of this year’s OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. Thank you to the Midwestern Higher Education Compact for sponsoring this year’s awards! The following teams will each receive a $500…