(via the American Library Association) Has your library implemented an interesting activity or service related to nonpartisan voter education, voter registration, or services for voters? Does your organization offer a resource that can be used by libraries in those activities? Would you like to showcase that work at ALA Annual in June, 2020? As part…
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Call for Learning Buddies (to Be Paired with Experienced Buddies) at ALA Midwinter 2020 — Deadline Dec. 16
(via the LLAMA New Professionals Community of Practice Buddy Program) Are you a new Midwinter ALA attendee and would like tips on how to get the most out of your conference experience? The LLAMA New Professionals Community of Practice Buddy Program is here to pair Learning Buddies with Experienced Buddies in order to get the…
Call for Applicants: CARLI Counts Cohort 2 (Deadline Wednesday, December 4)
(via CARLI) Have you wanted your library to… Create a powerful impact narrative for your library? Use data in a compelling way to tell your library′s story to your stakeholders? Demonstrate how your library supports graduation and retention rates? “CARLI Counts: Analytics and Advocacy for Service Development,” is a three-year project funded by an Institute…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Due Friday, Dec. 6
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Nomination Deadline: Friday, December 6, 2019 This $1,000 award (sponsored by Library Juice Academy) recognizes librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to…
Registration Open for Free ACRL Online Forum Covering Committee Appointment Process (Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 1:00 PM)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) To make the appointments process more transparent, the ACRL Membership Committee invites all new members and anyone who would like to get more involved in ACRL to join us on Tuesday, December 10 at 1:00 pm CST for a free online forum explaining how the ACRL committee…
IACRL to Host Free ACRL Webinar, on Copyright, at Northern Illinois University (Friday, December 6, at 9:00 AM)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) IACRL to Host ACRL Webinar at NIU Join us at the NIU Founders Memorial Library for an ACRL webinar “Copyright and Course Reserves: Print Reserves” on December 6thstarting at 9 am. Light breakfast refreshments will be served. After the webinar, discuss issues and concepts with fellow attendees. End your…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship is Sunday, December 1
(via Reina Williams, juror on the Librarians without Borders® Ursula Poland International Scholarship jury of the Medical Library Association) Ursula H. (Anker) Poland (1922-2009) was a distinguished MLA member, recipient of the Marcia C. Noyes Award, Fellow of MLA, and Janet Doe Lecturer. Poland’s 1982 Doe Lecture is one of MLA’s most important statements about…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for RAILS My Library Is… Grant Program is Friday, Nov. 22
(via RAILS) The RAILS My Library Is… Grant program provides an opportunity for libraries to focus on projects that help tell the library story and that increase visibility and support for all types of libraries. Libraries, working alone or with partner organizations, can apply for up to $5,000. RAILS is especially interested in innovative programs…
Call for Presenters: ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future” (April 14-17 in Seattle) — Deadlines May 8 and October 9, 2020
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future,” to be held April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Today’s higher education environment calls for innovative ways to support student, faculty, and institution success. Through the efforts of talented library workers, today’s academic…
Registration Open for “CARLI Member Libraries and the 2020 Census: Promoting the Count” Webinar on December 11
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join Natalie Furlett, Executive Director, Campus Compact Illinois; and Katherine Paterson, Civic Engagement Librarian, Loyola University Chicago Libraries; who will discuss: “CARLI Member Libraries and the 2020 Census: Promoting the Count“, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 11. During this webinar, participants will learn how to promote census….