(via Tracy Ruppman, Loyola University Chicago) Help us recognize recognize outstanding contributions in defending intellectual freedom or the advancement of these principles as espoused and promulgated by both the Illinois Library Association and the American Library Association by nominating an individual or a group. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 15. More information about…
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Lake Superior Libraries Symposium 2020 Cancelled (Postponed Until June of 2021)
(via Kayleen Jones, University of Minnesota Duluth) Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently affecting the world, we will not be holding the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium in June 2020. We are postponing this event until next year, June 2021, and we look forward to exploring our theme of Mapping Our Identity then. Stay safe…
Registration Open for Free IMLS Webinar “Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections” (12:00-1:00 PM on Monday, March 30)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Institute of Museum and Library Services will host “Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collection” on Monday, March 30, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The free webinar will give an overview of the CDC’s guidance for community settings and environmental disinfection, and a discussion of…
Registration Open for “Flip the Deficit Script!: How to Build Strengths-Based Information Literacy Instruction and Programs” Webinar (Thursday, March 26, 12:30-1:30 PM)
(via Kristen Garlock, ITHAKA) We’d like to invite you to a free webinar on Thursday, March 26, that focuses on leveraging students’ life skills for teaching information literacy. We are sensitive to the disruptions we are all experiencing from the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, but considering the great interest this webinar has received, we have decided…
Reminder: Extended Deadline for ILA 2020 Conference Proposals is Monday, March 23
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2020 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s conference. This year’s theme — “Many Libraries, One State — We Are ILA” — focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, we highly encourage you to widen the scope of…
Call for Participation: Survey on Low-Morale Experiences and COVID-19
(via Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, University of South Carolina Lancaster) I’ve created an informal survey to document if and how library responses to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) are intersecting with ongoing Low-Morale Experiences (repeated and protracted exposure to workplace abuse or neglect – Kendrick, 2017). The survey is open to librarians and archivists working in all kinds of…
Cancelled: 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference (Next Meeting Scheduled for June 11, 2021)
(via Kristina Edwards, University of Connecticut) Due to the effects of COVID-19, the 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference has been CANCELED. Please join us on June 11, 2021 at Manchester Community College for Digital Divide 3.0: Bridging the Gap in Information Literacy 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Friday, June 12, 2020 Manchester Community College, Manchester,…
Postponed: Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries” (Originally Scheduled for March 25)
(via Kimberly Boyd, Brenau University) Due to library closures, the Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries”, currently scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, will be postponed until further notice. Thank you so much to everyone who has registered for this presentation. We will contact you once the webinar has been rescheduled. Everyone stay safe…
Registration Open for Repeat Session of Amigos Webinar on Library COVID-19 Preparedness (11:00 AM on Friday, March 20)
(via Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services) Registration for our Thursday (Amigos) session is full. We now have a repeat session opened for registration on Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM CDT. Register here. A description of the webinar is below. “Know and Go: Don’t Stand So Close to Me – Strategies you need right now…
Reminder: Illinois Library Association Seeks Entries for Its Weekly Member Photo Contest (Deadline Noon on Thursdays)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) In honor of our 2020 Annual Conference theme, “Many Libraries, One State (#WeAreILA)”, we want to showcase our members with a weekly photo contest! Every week we will be accepting photos from ILA members (personal, institutional, and associate). Send us your best photo from an event at your…