Call for Nominations Extended: MLA Awards, Grants, and Scholarships–New Deadline Tues., Dec. 2

Posted on by Eric Edwards

(via the Medical Library Association)  The deadline for submitting applications for MLA Awards, Grants, and Scholarships has been extended to Tuesday, December 2, 2025. This extension gives you extra time to apply for opportunities that recognize excellence and support professional development in health sciences librarianship. Each year, MLA offers more than 50 opportunities and over $95,000in funding for…

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Call for Participation: Survey About AI’s Impact on Library Workers–Deadline Fri., Dec. 19

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(via Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom College) AI is rapidly reshaping library work–not just our tools, but our culture, expectations, and daily professional realities. And yet, we still know very little about how library workers themselves are experiencing this shift. To help fill this gap, Ava Wallace and I are conducting a national survey on how librarians and library staff…

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Registration Open for 2026 Academic Library Advancement and Development Network Conference–Sun., April 12 – Tues., April 14, in Murfreesboro, TN

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(via Kathleen Schmand, Middle Tennessee State University) Registration is now open for the ALADN (Academic Library Advancement and Development Network) 2026 Conference. It will take place in Murfreesboro, TN, from Sunday, April 12, to Tuesday, April 14, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville SE Murfreesboro. Join us in the heart of Middle Tennessee for…

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Next LILi Show & Tell Online Wed., Nov. 26, at 1:00 PM CDT–Topic Misinformation Inoculation and Teaching Information Literacy (No Registration Required)

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(via Esther Grassian, University of California Los Angeles) Please join us online Wednesday, November 26, at 1:00 PM CDT, for another great LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Show & Tell! In this interactive session, Amanda (Mandi) Goodsett from Cleveland State University, will share how she has been experimenting with misinformation inoculation as a powerful approach to teaching…

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Illinois Open Education General Meeting Online Fri., Dec. 5, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT (No Registration Required)

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(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) ILOE (Illinois Open Education) will be holding its end-of-semester General Meeting online Friday, December 5, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Access the meeting here. Registration is not required. Join us to plan next steps for capacity building in Illinois. All are welcome. Here is an…

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Call for Participation: Research Survey “Exploring How Academic and Health Sciences Librarians Gain Foundational Skills”–Deadline Wed., Nov. 26

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(via Rachel Whitney, Medical University of South Carolina) I am emailing you to invite you to be part of a survey aimed at understanding how academic and health science librarians acquire the foundational skills necessary for their role and to what extent these skills are taught in library and information science (LIS) programs, gained through…

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Registration Open for Free Library Juice Academy Webinar “Chronic Illness in Libraries: A Conversation about Abilism and Librarianship”–Wed., Dec. 3, at 11:00 AM CDT

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(via Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy webinar “Chronic Illness in Libraries: A Conversation about Abilism and Librarianship”. This free event will take place on Wednesday, December 3, at 11:00 AM CDT. Join panelists Kelleen Maluski and Gina Kromhout for a moderated discussion on the overlap of chronic illness and librarianship. About the Panelists…

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Deborah Lauseng is 2025 Starfish Thrower Awardee

Posted on by Stacey Knight-Davis

Deborah Lauseng is the 2025 recipient of the Starfish Thrower Award. The Starfish Thrower Award celebrates an HSLI member whose individual contributions have made a meaningful and lasting difference in the organization—reflecting the spirit of the story that inspired it, where one person’s actions can have a profound impact. Deborah exemplifies this spirit through her…

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