(via the Illinois Library Association) What could be more satisfying than attending a Reaching Forward Conference? The answer is simple: being a presenter at one! And, as it happens, the Reaching Forward North and Reaching Forward South Committees are now accepting program proposals for their 2024 Conferences. These annual Conferences, dedicated to the professional development…
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Registration Open for Virtual Chicago Research Summit on Fri., Oct. 20–Tickets Also Available for Opening Reception with Author Rebecca Makkai on Thurs., Oct. 5, at Columbia College
(via Annia Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago – Daley Library) We are excited to announce the preliminary program for the Chicago Research Summit’s virtual conference, to be held on Friday, October 20, 2023! Tickets are also available for the opening reception with author Rebecca Makkai, to be held on Thursday, October 5,, at Columbia College. Chicago Research Summit Program: This…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Core Forum 2023 (Thurs., Oct. 19 – Sat., Oct. 21, in New Orleans) Closes Sat., Sept. 9
(via Meggan Houlihan, Open Society University Network) If you need a reminder to register for an amazing weekend with your library peers October 19-21, Thursday-Saturday, in New Orleans at the 2023 Core Forum, this is it! Early-bird registration ends Saturday, September 9. The Core Forum is the annual conference for ALA’s newest division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructures,…
Registration Open for “Ethnographic Research Methods in Libraries” Course at DePaul University in Chicago on Tues., Oct. 3
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Library UX Chicago is pleased to host Drs. Donna Lanclos and Andrew Asher for an in-person workshop on ethnographic research methods in libraries held at DePaul University’s John T. Richardson Library on the Lincoln Park campus. This event will take place on Tuesday, October 3, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT, and…
Save the Date: Forward Libraries’ First Spring Forward Conference in March, 2024–Idea Forum Closes Fri., Sept. 29
(via Linnea Minich, University of the South) Announcing Forward Libraries’ first annual Spring Forward Conference, coming March, 2024! Calling all libraryland idea growers, gardeners, cultivators, and curators! We know the past few years have been a time of difficult change, but challenging times can lead to reimagined and reinvented library services, partnerships, and spaces. So we want…
Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Announces Keynote and Plenary Speakers for 2023 Conference–Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration for the Midwest / MLA (Medical Library Association) 2023 Conference is now open. The meeting will take place online from Wednesday, October 11, to Friday, October 13. The keynote speaker is Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBe. She will speak on “Data Sharing for…
Call for Participation: ILA Annual Conference Community Project with Central Illinois Foodbank
(via the Illinois Library Association) In an effort to connect with local organizations and model collaboration for our attendees, the 2023 ILA Annual Conference will feature a community project. Our partner in this project, the Central Illinois Foodbank, is a non-profit organization addressing food insecurity in the central and southern Illinois area. In the last fiscal…
Next Family Reading Night on Thursday, November 16
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Academic librarians–you may be interested in participating in this statewide event! Sponsored by the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian and the Illinois State Library’s Illinois Center for the Book, Family Reading Night is an annual statewide event held the third Thursday in November to encourage families to…
Call for Proposals: Amigos Library Services Conference “Reimagining Libraries: Exploring the AI & VR Revolution in Library Services” (Online Thurs., Nov. 30)–Deadline Wed., Sept. 20
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) I am producing an online conference on Thursday, November 30, about the impact of AI and realities on library services. I would love to see proposals from instruction librarians and staff who have worked with, or dealt with, AI and various realities in their work. Potential presentation topics can include,…
Reminder: Registration Open for Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (Tues, Oct, 24 – Thurs., Oct. 26, in Springfield)–Early-Bird Deadline Mon., Oct. 2
(via the Illinois Library Association) Are you registered for the ILA Annual Conference? If not, don’t wait another minute–take action and register now! This conference promises a myriad of offerings for attendees, including: Why pass up on all of these fantastic offerings? Join us October 24-26 (Tuesday-Thursday) at the BOS Center in Springfield by registering today. Don’t wait too long – the early-bird…