(via Nan Carmack, C3 LLC) Registration is open for the ALA Library Instruction Round Table webinar “Understanding the Mind-Body Response to Chronic Loneliness”. It will take place on Tuesday, May 27, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Please join Lead Consultant, Dr. Laura Leone*, from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, in exploring chronic loneliness,…
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Final Reminder: Nominations for 2025 ILA Awards Due Thurs., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2025 ILA awards, including the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, are now being accepted! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees,…
Registration Open for ACRL SLILC Webinar “Getting Started with Researching & Writing in Academic Librarianship”–Mon., June 16, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via ACRL) Interested in publishing original research in an academic librarianship publication? Join the ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee Publications Group at 1:00 PM CDT on Monday, June 16, for the free webinar “Getting Started with Researching & Writing in Academic Librarianship”. You’ll hear from academic librarians as they discuss their experiences publishing…
Registration Open for Next ACRL Health Science Interest Group Friday Forum, “Bringing Health Literacy to Dental Students: Making It Relevant and Interesting”–Online Fri., May 9, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) The ACRL Health Science Interest Group’s next Friday Forum is scheduled online for Friday, May 9, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The topic is “Bringing Health Literacy to Dental Students: Making It Relevant and Interesting”. You do not have to be a member of ACRL to join us!…
Registration Open for Next SLA and ACRL A&E Inside Bytes Webinar, on Health Literacy Instruction–Fri., May 9, at 11:30 AM CDT
(via Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott, The College of New Jersey) The next free webinar in the A&E Inside Bytes series, hosted by the Special Libraries Association Academic & Education Community and ACRL’s EBSS Education Committee, will take place on Friday, May 9, at 11:30 AM CDT. It will feature Boston children’s Hospital librarian Jill Kavanaugh, who will…
Final Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Committee is Fri., May 2
(via CARLI) If you have been considering volunteering for a CARLI committee, the time is now! The application period will remain open until Friday, May 2. Volunteers chosen for a committee will serve a three-year term. Faculty and staff from all CARLI member libraries are encouraged to apply! Service on CARLI committees and task forces…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication The Open Pedagogy Cookbook–Deadline Fri., May 2
(via Melissa Chim, Excelsior University) I’m excited to invite chapter proposals for The Open Pedagogy Cookbook, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. About the Book Open pedagogy promotes students as active creators of information, rather than passive consumers of it. It relies on the use and creation of Open Educational Resources (OER). In…
Registration Open for ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section’s Virtual Research Forum (Online Wed., May 7, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)–Presenters Include NIU’s Droog
(via Dr. Kimberly Franklin—California State University, Los Angeles) The ACRL EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) Research Committee invites you to the 2025 EBSS Virtual Research Forum! The Research Forum offers librarians an opportunity to share their research in education and behavioral sciences librarianship with the ACRL community in a lightning talk format. This year’s Forum…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Engagement Committee’s Lightning Round on “Enhancing Student Engagement in the Classroom”–Wed., May 21, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Mallory Jallas, University of Illinois Springfield) Join us for the ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Engagement Committee’s Lightning Round on “Enhancing Student Engagement in the Classroom”. It will take place online Wednesday, May 21, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Get ready for an exciting hour of four 10-minute lightning talks with opportunities for questions!…
Registration Open for NNLM Book Discussion on The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature–Asynchronous from Thurs., May 1, to Thurs., July 31
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) You’re invited to take part in the NNLM Book Discussion! We will read The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith. Whether you prefer print, eBook, or audiobook, you’re welcome to read in the format that works best for…