(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration is open for the newly-added CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar “Motivating & Supporting Employees”. The webinar will take place on Friday, February 25, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM CDT. More information is below. In the last two years, libraries have had to evolve with the changing needs of patrons and the…
Category: Webinars
Final Reminder: ILA Forum Open House Taking Place Online This Friday, February 25, 12:00-2:00 PM (Registration Required)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Are you an ILA member who wants to get involved but doesn’t know where to begin, or have you been considering joining ILA but need a reason? If so, register today for the first annual ILA Forum Open House, which will take place online this Friday, February 25, from 12:00 to 2:00…
Registration Open for Illinois Information Literacy Summit (Online Fri., April 29)
(via Sveta Stoytcheva, DePaul University) Registration is open for the 20th Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit, Expanding the Conversation: Digital, Media, and Civic Literacies In and Out of the Library. The event will take place on Friday, April 29. The Information Literacy Summit will be free and virtual this year, featuring our keynote address and a full day…
Registration Open for Workshop on Incorporating 3D Printing into Illinois SCOERs Subgrant Applications (Online Wed., Feb. 23, at 1:00 PM)
(via Dr. Michele Leigh, CARLI) Are you planning to apply for the Illinois SCOERs Subgrant but not sure how it would work with your virtual classroom? Or perhaps you would love to apply but you are at a loss for how to incorporate 3D printing into your Illinois SCOERs application and course materials? We can…
ALA Encouraging Library Workers to Attend Free Webinar on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (Next Opportunity Wed., March 2)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The November, 2021, issue of Library Worklife included details about the revamping of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program announced by the U.S. Department of Education. Under a limited waiver, library workers in all types of institutions may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness, even if they applied and were declined in the past. To…
Registration Open for Three-Part Webinar Series Designing the Post-Pandemic Library (First Session Thurs., Feb. 24)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Are you interested in the new understanding of health and indoor space and the library’s role as social infrastructure? Then register for the three-part webinar series Designing the Post-Pandemic Library. Presenters David Vinjamuri and Joe Huberty will guide attendees through the social and behavioral changes of the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact…
Registration Open for NNLM R4 Connections Webinar “Implementation of Telemedicine in Rural Public Libraries” (Thurs., March 10, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM’s Region 4 while it kicks off its new webinar series, R4 Connections. All are welcome! The first webinar, “Implementation of Telemedicine in Rural Public Libraries”, is scheduled for Thursday March 10, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Registration is open here. To register, one must have an…
Registration Open for ALA Core Metadata Interest Group’s Core IG Week Session on Accessibility Metadata (Online Tues., March 8, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Joan Wang, Washington University in St. Louis) Please join the ALA Core Metadata Interest Group for its Core IG Week session on Accessibility Metadata. The meeting will take place virtually on Tuesday, March 8, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The full session description is included below. The session is free but requires registration. Register for this session here. This…
Registration Open for IACRL Event SPARK: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of DEI and OERs (Online Fri., April 1, at 10:00 AM)
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, IACRL Communications Committee Chair) The IACRL Conference & Continuing Education Committee and CARLI are pleased to partner for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources. The event will take place via Zoom on Friday, April 1, starting at 10:00 AM CDT. DEI and…
Registration Open for Online Engineering Change in Libraries Series with Dr. Agnes Kaposi: Workshops on Dislocation (Beginning Tues., Feb. 15) and Propaganda (Beginning Tues., March 1)
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Is your library wanting to build community? Join colleagues from around the world in learning and planning globally to create change locally. The aim of Engineering Change in Libraries is to understand the Other and mobilize our libraries to provide more effective and equitable services and…