(via RAILS) ALA invites library workers to apply for a new annual grant to support innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant will provide $2,000 for a school, public, academic, tribal, or special library to expand its community engagement efforts. Libraries are invited to apply by designing and outlining…
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Recording of January 16 RAILS Member Update Available
(via RAILS) If you missed the January 16 member update, a recording is now available on the RAILS YouTube page. Topics discussed include Census 2020, the My Library Is… campaign and website, RAILS’ efforts to help the unserved, an update on L2, Explore More Illinois, member news, and more. The date for the next member…
Call for Participants: ACRL Scholarly Communications Research Grant-Funded Survey on Archival Materials from Local Public Communities (Deadline Jan. 31)
(via Amanda Makula, University of San Diego) My name is Amanda Y. Makula. I am a faculty member at Copley Library at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. My co-investigator Laura S. Turner and I are conducting a research study funded by an ACRL Scholarly Communications Research Grant (http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/researchawards/scholcommgrants) and we would like…
Call for Applications: Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program 2020 (April 18 at Illinois State Library) — Deadline March 2
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Elevate). This year’s program will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Elevate 2020 sessions will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and the…
Call for Participation: Survey on Community College Health Sciences Librarians’ Perceptions of MLA Competency Skills (Deadline Fri., Jan. 31)
(via Sandy McCarthy, Washtenaw Community College) For: community college librarians responsible for health sciences collections and services Greetings CC librarians, As a fellow of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Research Training Institute (RTI) 2019 cohort, I am researching community college health sciences librarians perceptions of Medical Library Association (MLA) competency skills. The data will be…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Heartland Library System 2020 Election Cycle (Deadline Tuesday, February 11)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The IHLS Nominating Committee is preparing for the 2020 election cycle and has opened the nomination process. The open seats include one academic library representative, who will serve a three-year term. If your library is part of the IHLS service area and you are interested in appearing on the election…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section’s 2020 Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum (Deadline Feb. 27)
(via Melissa Harden, University of Notre Dame) Is there an instruction issue you wish more folks were talking about? The Instruction Section (IS) Current Issues Virtual Discussion Forum is an opportunity for library workers to explore and discuss pressing topics related to library instruction and information literacy. The IS Discussion Group Steering Committee welcomes topic…
Seeking Information for Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Community Engagement Through Makers and the Maker Movement
(via Tana Petrov, Fountaindale Public Library District) I am seeking responses for a survey being used to collect information for an upcoming article appearing in the Illinois Library Association’s ILA Reporter magazine. The topic of the article is “community engagement through makers and the maker movement”. I am interested in learning about maker programs from…
Call for Volunteers: IACRL Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee
(via IACRL) IACRL is seeking volunteers for an ad-hoc bylaws committee. The committee’s tasks are to review and amend the IACRL bylaws in 2020. The chair is Rob Morrison, National Louis University. If interested, please contact Rob, at Rob.Morrison@nl.edu.
UIUC’s Benson is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Sarah Benson, Copyright Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is ACRL’s Member of the Week. Some of her responses to interview questions are below. To read the full interview, please go to https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/18800 Describe ACRL in three words: Connecting, network, colleagues. What do you value about ACRL? I really value…