(via the Illinois Library Association) Reaching Forward South, an annual professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois, is now accepting conference <https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=4758096daf&e=6c7f1a78dd> proposals<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=da855dbaf9&e=6c7f1a78dd>. The theme is The Future is Always Beginning Now, and proposals should consist of ideas and practices in strategic planning, forward-thinking programming, and current events or endeavors…
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Call for Nominations: the Alexandre Vattemare Award for Creativity in Libraries (Deadline May 1)
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) The Alexandre Vattemare Award for Creativity in Libraries Given annually by Library Juice Press, the Vattemare Award recognizes contributions in the LIS field that are marked by originality, creative energy, and novel combinations of ideas. Considerations in selecting the awardee are their creation of new possibilities for libraries and…
ALA Working Committee on Eliminating Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Justice Seeking Input for Creating Toolkit (Deadline Friday, April 12)
(via Sarah Houghton, California Digital Library) I was recently appointed to the ALA Working Committee on Eliminating Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Justice. This group was formed as a result of the passage of a Resolution on Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Inequity at ALA Midwinter 2019. We are…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group at ALA Annual 2019 (Deadline 4/26)
(via Mark Lenker–University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Call for Proposals – ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group ALA Annual 2019 The ACRL Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group meeting will be held on Saturday, June 22 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm. in Washington D.C. Presentations will be given in person….
Save the Date: Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Annual Conference (October 2-4 in Lansing, MI)
(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University Healthsystem, on behalf of the Mid-Michigan Chapter of the MHSLA) The Mid-Michigan Chapter of the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association invites you to save the date for the 2019 MHSLA Annual Conference October 2-4, 2019 Radisson at the Capitol Lansing, MI Visit the conference website (https://sites.google.com/view/mhsla2019/mhsla2019) for more information about…
Call for Curriculum Designers and Presenters: ACRL RoadShow on Open Educational Resources and Affordability (Deadline May 1)
(via ACRL) ACRL is accepting applications from prospective curriculum designers/presenters to create and deliver a new ACRL RoadShow to support librarians in finding, using, and developing open educational resources (OERs). This introductory level, day-long workshop will be intended for academic librarians and library staff integrating OERs into their institutions and developing OER initiatives. The curriculum…
Call for Submissions: Against the Grain Issue on Outsourcing Technical Services
(via Stacey Marien, American University) We have a few proposals about shelf-ready and are looking for other ideas – if you are a vendor who provides outsourcing services, we want to hear from you as well as ideas from our colleagues in other types of libraries, such as public, special, law, government. Call for Papers: …
Call for ALA Annual Proposals: ACRL Technical Services Interest Group (Deadline April 30)
(via Erin Finnerty, Temple University) The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) invites presentation proposals for its ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 23rd from 4:00-5:00 p.m. We are looking for 15-20 minute presentations or facilitated conversations. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to): collection development collection management acquisitions metadata services resource discovery and delivery in academic libraries Please complete the online…
Registration Open for 2019 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference on May 6 (Deadline April 29)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) Registration Open! 2019 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference Opening Doors for Each Other: Collaborations for Shared Success Register now through April 29 Monday, May 6, 2019 Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland, Maine https://acrlnec.org/annual-conference/ Attend the premier annual conference for academic librarians in New England! The theme of…
Call for Submissions: ACRL College Libraries Section’s Spring 2019 Newsletter (Deadline May 1)
(via Elaine Hirsch, Lewis & Clark College) The CLS Communications Committee invites submissions for the Spring 2019 CLS Newsletter. This is an opportunity to highlight happenings at your library with colleagues across the country. Did your library launch an innovative program or host a successful event? Did your library receive a grant? Are there any…