(via Dr. Raymond Pun, Hoover Institution) The Nominating Committee for the 2022 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2022 spring ballot for the offices of ALA president-elect, treasurer, and councilor-at-large. Specifically, the Nominating Committee will select candidates to run for president-elect and treasurer and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 34…
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Library Workers Encouraged to Apply for ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grants (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 16)
(via Hannah Arata, ALA) The American Library Association invites library workers to apply for Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries. Up to 100 libraries will be awarded in this round of grantmaking, part of ALA’s longtime community engagement initiative. Library workers may apply online for grant funding by Thursday, September 16, here. Library workers will complete a free ALA…
Registration Open for Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Interest Group Online Meeting (Thurs., June 24, at 12:15 PM CDT)
(via ALA) Just a reminder that the Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Interest Group (LSDA – formerly IGARD) will be hosting an open discussion meeting via Zoom on Thursday, June 24, at 12:15 PM CDT. Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to join us by registering using the link below. Learn more about LSDA and what fellow libraries are doing…
Additional Date Open for Webinar Comfortable Access to Library Buildings by Users and Staff with Disabilities: Going Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act Minimums (Tues., July 20, 10:00-11:30 AM)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Due to high interest in Dr. Fred Schlipf’s webinar Comfortable Access to Library Buildings by Users and Staff with Disabilities: Going Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act Minimums, a second offering of the program will be held on Tuesday, July 20, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM CDT. To register, please go…
Reminder: Registration Open for ILA Marketing Forum’s June Online Roundtable, “Copyright, Fair Use, and Attribution Oh My” (Fri., June 18, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join the ILA Marketing Forum for its monthly virtual roundtable on Friday, June 18, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This month the forum will welcome Sara Benson, copyright librarian and assistant professor at the University of Illinois Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who will present “Copyright, Fair Use,…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Book Spatial Literacy in Public Health (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 30)
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) Chapters are sought for the forthcoming ACRL book Spatial Literacy in Public Health, focusing on collaborative spatial literacy teaching and learning initiatives across the college campus. Public health has been at the forefront of global news and conversations since early 2020, resulting in an increased awareness of and interest in…
Registration Open for ILA 2021 Annual Conference (Online Oct. 12-14)–Early-Bird Deadline Mon., Sept. 13
(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….
Registration Open for ALA LIRT Online Forum “Planning for Fall: Sustainable Collaborations in High School to College Transitions” (Wed., June 23, at 2:30 PM CDT)
(via Kristi Addleman Ritter, Penn State Mont Alto) Please join members of ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Transitions to College Committee for a one-hour discussion forum on “Planning for Fall: Sustainable Collaborations in High School to College Transitions”. We are hopeful that participants will include those with experience in developing collaborations as well as…
University of Illinois System/CARLI Awarded $1 Million Open Textbook Pilot Grant
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) The University of Illinois System/CARLI has been awarded a 3-year $1.08 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program – a competitive grant program based on US Senate Majority Whip and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin’s Affordable College Textbook Act. The grant will fund Illinois SCOERs (Support for Creation…
Registration Open for “Library Services to Refugees during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Webinar (Fri., June 18, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Amber Hayes, American Library Association) In observance of World Refugee Day, UIUC’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association have partnered to host a webinar on Friday, June 18, at 12:00 PM CDT. The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for communities worldwide and the libraries that serve them. Libraries have…