(via Jenny Wong-Welch, San Diego State University) Do you work in an academic library that has recently changed its hiring practices to be more inclusive? Please consider submitting a chapter for an upcoming ACRL book focusing on inclusive academic librarian recruitment. Please see the call for proposals below, and feel free to visit the website…
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Registration Open for Online NNLM Library Carpentry Workshop Summer 2022 (July 18-19, Mon.-Tues.)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join the NNLM National Center for Data Services on Monday, July 18, and Tuesday, July 19, for Library Carpentry Workshop Summer 2022. The class will take place via Zoom. This is an online, two full-day workshop (14 hours total). Please be mindful about registering. Register if…
Cyndi Robinson Selected as New Executive Director of the Illinois Library Association
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Board of Directors of the Illinois Library Association (ILA) unanimously approved the promotion of Cynthia Robinson as the organization’s next executive director. She will succeed current executive director Diane Foote, who is retiring after five years in the position. Robinson currently serves as deputy director and has been with…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in June (Part 2 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance (PDA) offerings. “Learning with LOUIS: The Nuts & Bolts of Libguides part 3: ‘Managing the LibGuides System’” Wednesday, June 8, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT In this Learning with LOUIS three-part series, we will be exploring the…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in June (Part 1 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance (PDA) offerings. “Learning with LOUIS: The Nuts & Bolts of Libguides part 2: ‘Embedding Media in LibGuides’ and ‘Creating Eye-Catching Virtual Displays’” Wednesday, June 1, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT In this Learning with LOUIS three-part series,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting (Oct. 22-24 in Bloomington, IN)–Deadline Tues., May 31
(via Jason Lilly, Indiana University Health Medicine Library) Greetings from your Hoosier Colleagues, Planning is progressing rapidly for the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association’s Midwest Chapter. This year’s event, themed “2022 in Bloom”, will take place in person from Saturday, October 22, to Monday, October 24, in Bloomington, Indiana. You will be hearing more frequently…
Registration Open for ACRL ULS Webinar “Introducing Conversations About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to Personnel at a Mid-Sized Academic Library” (Wed., June 15, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Leeanne Romane, McMaster University) Registration is open for the webinar “Introducing Conversations About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to Personnel at a Mid-Sized Academic Library”. This free presentation is sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee. It will take place on Wednesday, June 15, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT via Zoom. During the spring 2021…
Final Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Library Association 2022 Awards Due Fri., May 27
(via the Illinois Library Association) This is a reminder that the final deadline to nominate someone for a 2022 award is Friday, May 27. We urge you to visit here, view the list of awards, and nominate someone today! If you submitted a nomination in 2021 or 2020, please contact Tamara Jenkins, at tjenkins@ila.org, to find out how to…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Forum on Resisting Overcommitment (Wed., June 15, 1:00-2:15 PM CDT)–Space Limited
(via Michael Saar, Lamar University) Have you ever found yourself weighed down as a result of saying “Yes!” too often at work? Join us for a virtual conversation on “Resisting Overcommitment”! Register for the ACRL Instruction Section VEC Current Issues Discussion Forum, featuring discussion moderator Katrina Spencer, Librarian for African American & African Studies at the University of…
Registration Open for ALA NMRT Webinar “Caregiving and Working During the Pandemic” (Wed., June 8, at 12:00 PM CDT)–Presenters Include UIUC Univ. High’s DoMonique Arnold
(via María Emerson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Please join the ALA NMRT (New Members Round Table) Online Program Committee for its June program, “Caregiving and Working During the Pandemic”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 8, at 12:00 PM CDT. This program will be a panel of librarians that discuss caregiving and working during the pandemic. Please find…