(via the Illinois Library Association) Interested in serving on an ILA committee? ILA Vice President/President-Elect Jeanne Hamilton (Bloomington Public Library) will begin making appointments early in 2021, so now is the time to start thinking ahead. Appointments begin July 1, 2021, and most committee members serve two- or three-year terms. You must be a personal…
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Call for Nominations: Beta Phi Mu Award (Deadline Monday, February 1)
(via Emily Bergman) The American Library Association and the jury for the Beta Phi Mu encourage you to submit nominations for someone who deserves to be known for their work in education for librarianship. The award consists of $1,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement. This annual award is for a library school faculty…
Call for Abstracts–Even the Bonds are Bigger: The Changing Role of Librarians (American Chemical Society Meeting, April 5-16)–Deadline Tues., Jan. 19
(via Teri Vogel–University of California, San Diego) This is the first call for abstracts for Even the Bonds are Bigger: The Changing Role of Librarians, a CINF symposium for the American Chemical Society National Meeting (Monday, April 5 – Friday, April 16, 2021). We welcome talks from STEM librarians on ways they have adapted their…
Final Reminder: Survey for Student Success in Academic Libraries Research Project Closes Fri., Jan. 8
(via Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) All academic librarians in the United States and Canada are invited to participate in a survey about student success in academic libraries. The research project is an examination and analysis of student success initiatives in academic libraries. The researchers seek to find out how institutions define student success, how…
Save the Date: ILA Legislative Meet-ups (to Take Place Virtually in February)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 2021 ILA Legislative Meet-ups will be held virtually in February. As we continue to finalize the events, please be sure to check the ILA website and our weekly newsletter, the ILA Alert, for updates, including when registration will open for the meet-ups. The ILA Legislative Meet-ups are a chance…
Call for Program Proposals: 2021 Illinois Library Association Virtual Conference (Deadline Wed., March 31)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association has made the difficult decision to hold the 2021 ILA Annual Conference virtually. While we anticipate and hope the climate will be better by October the decision needs to be made now and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet safely in Peoria….
Call for Proposals: Urban Librarians Conference 2021 – “Liberation and Joy” (Deadline Fri., Jan. 15)
(via Scott Jarzombek, Executive Director of the Albany (NY) Public Library) The Urban Librarians Conference 2021 (ULCON 2021) will take place entirely virtually. The theme for the event is “Liberation and Joy”. More information is available below and at this link. Libraries are often thought of as places first, whether as book repositories as community…
Call for Proposals: 19th Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Online April 29-30, 2021) — Deadline Fri., Jan. 22
(via Jennifer Schwartz, DePaul University) The 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit will take place on April 29 (Thursday) and April 30 (Friday), 2021. The event–presented by College of DuPage Library, DePaul University Library, and Moraine Valley Community College Library–will be free and virtual, featuring two very special keynote addresses, two days of breakout sessions, and a…
Reminder: Survey Deadline for Student Success in Academic Libraries Research Project is Fri., Jan. 8
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Colleagues, All academic librarians in the United States and Canada are invited to participate in a survey about student success in academic libraries. The research project is an examination and analysis of student success initiatives in academic libraries. The researchers seek to find out how institutions define student success,…
Save the Date: MIRA (Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics) 2021 Conference, Online July 15
(via Norma Durian, University of La Verne) Save the date for the 4th Annual Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics (MIRA) Conference. The 2021 event will take place on Thursday, July 15, and the format will be entirely virtual. The call for proposals will open on Monday, January 11. Watch for more information here.