(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for this year’s ILA Annual Conference, themed “Breaking Down Barriers: Building Up Communities”. The conference, scheduled for October 12-14 (Tuesday-Thursday), will include virtual networking, an exhibit hall, top notch sessions on the latest topics in librarianship, and incredible speakers. All live sessions will be recorded and available for viewing later….
Category: Conferences and Meetings – Non-HSLI
Registration Open for Free STEM Librarians Collaborative 2021 Meeting (Online July 21-22, Wed.-Thurs.)
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) Registration is now open for the STEM Librarians Collaborative 2021 Meeting. It will take place on July 21 and 22 (Wednesday-Thursday), from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT each day. This is an online conference via Zoom and is free This conference offers an opportunity to learn from other…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: Kentucky Medical Library Association Virtual Conference (Fri., July 16)–Deadline Wed., June 23
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Kentucky Medical Library Association (KMLA) will be hosting a virtual conference on Friday, July 16. The conference planning committee invites poster, presentation, and lightning talk submissions on topics of interest to health sciences academic, medical, or hospital libraries. Library science students…
Registration Open for OLC Accelerate 2021 Hybrid Conference (Virtual Sept. 20-24, In-Person Oct. 5-8)
(via the Online Learning Consortium) Registration is now open for the OLC Accelerate 2021 conference. This year’s meeting will have a hybrid format, with a virtual portion from Monday, September 24, to Friday, September 28, and in-person sessions from Tuesday, October 5, to Friday October 8, in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s event is “An Odyssey into…
Illinois Library Association Announces Main Speakers for 2021 Annual Conference (Online Oct. 12-14)
(via the Illinois Library Association) An award-winning author and writer for a nationally renowned magazine, a cartoonist, editor, and professor, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Librarian, and the American Library Association’s 10th Executive Director are among the speakers for the 2021 ILA Annual Conference. The Conference will be virtual this year–from Tuesday, October 12, to…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for IACRL Spark Event “Looking Back, Looking Forward” (Fri., June 11, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Registration is still open for this Friday’s IACRL event, “Spark: Looking Back, Looking Forward”. It will take place online from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. The event will have three lightning talks from Illinois academic librarians on practices they developed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and participants will be able to discuss…
Registration Open for ACRL President’s Program at ALA Annual Virtual Conference (Thurs., June 24, 2:15-3:15 PM CDT)
(via ACRL) Join ACRL for its President’s Program at the 2021 ALA Annual Virtual Conference. Hosted by ACRL President Jon E. Cawthorne, this program will take place from 2:15 to 3:15 PM CDT on Thursday, June 24, live during the conference. Titled “Making Change: Organizing for Action While Caring for Each Other“, this program will feature Mariame…
Registration and Schedule Available for ACRL STS Research Forum (Thurs., June 17) and Poster Sessions (Mon., June 21 and 28)
(via Chapel Cowden, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) Please join us for the annual ACRL Science & Technology Section Research Forum & Poster Sessions! Attendance is free and open to all. This year’s sessions will be presented virtually via Zoom. STS Research Forum Date/Time: Thursday, June 17, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT Registration Link: bit.ly/stsresearch2021 (deadline Tuesday,…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for IACRL Spark Event, “Looking Back, Looking Forward”, on Fri., June 11
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Registration is still open for IACRL’s next event, “Spark: Looking Back, Looking Forward”. The event will take place on Friday, June 11, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. The event will have three lightning talks from Illinois academic librarians on practices they developed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and participants will…
Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals: Great Lakes Science Boot Camp 2021 (Online July 16-20)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) Have a topic in science librarianship that you would like to give a five minute talk on? We are now taking submissions for the Great Lakes Science Librarian Bootcamp 2021. This year’s event will take place entirely online, from Friday, July 16, to Tuesday, July 20. Proposals are to be submitted…