(via Ebony McDonald, Louisiana State University) FAFLIG (the American Library Association’s Federal & Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group) is now seeking content for its July, 2022, newsletter! We would most love to hear from others in or interested in federal and military libraries about the following topics. Work practices of federal and military librarians: Are you…
Call for Session Proposals and Scholarship Applications: ACRL 2023 Conference (March 15-18 in Pittsburgh, PA)–Proposals Deadline Thurs., Oct. 13
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) ACRL invites proposals for the ACRL 2023 Conference, to be held March 15-18 (Wednesday-Saturday) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Higher education has changed dramatically over the last few years. Academic libraries are addressing an increased emphasis on remote learning, rising calls for social justice, and an acknowledged need for flexibility that…
Call for Proposals: 2022 Florida ACRL Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 21)–Deadline Fri., July 8
(via Rachel Edford, University of Central Florida) The Florida Chapter of ACRL, FACRL, currently seeks proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2022 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference. Themed “Information Ethics & Access”, the meeting will take place online Friday, October 21. Information access is one of the cornerstone values of the library profession. How…
Registration Open for Comic Studies and Practices Symposium (Online July 18-19, Mon.-Tues)–Deadline Fri., July 15
(via V. Dozier, University of San Diego) We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural Comic Studies and Practices Symposium (CSPS)! Hosted by the University of San Diego’s Copley Library, the 2022 Comic Studies and Practices Symposium is an event featuring panels, presentations, posters, and keynote addresses from leaders in comic studies,…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library” (Wed., Aug. 24, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine) on Wednesday, August 24, for a 60-minute webinar that addresses providing mental health information to the public. Titled “Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library”, the webinar will take place from 1:00…
Call for Applicants Extended: 2022/23 NLM/AASHL Leadership Fellows Program (New Deadline Fri., June 24)
(via Pat Thibodeau–Program Director at NLM/AASHL Leadership Fellows Program) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL (Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries) seek applicants for the 2022/2023 Leadership Fellows Program. The application deadline is now Friday, June 24. The Program seeks candidates who are emerging leaders in health sciences libraries and who are passionate about…
Call for Participation: “Survey on Library Support for People with Disabilities” (Deadline Mon., June 20)
(via Nancy Bolt–Chair, IFLA Retired Members Round Table) The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is looking at how the needs of people with disabilities are being met in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We are pleased that UN DESA thought to ask IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ALA Publication Person-Centered Management in Academic Libraries (Deadline Fri., July 29)
(via Maoria Kirker, George Mason University) We are excited to share that an edited volume, tentatively titled Person-Centered Management in Academic Libraries, will be published in 2024 by ALA Editions. This volume will be edited by Dani Brecher Cook, Maoria J. Kirker, and Diann Smothers. We are currently soliciting proposals for chapters that relate to…
Call for Proposals: Free Beyond the Numbers Conference (in St. Louis Nov. 8-10, Tues.-Thurs.)–Deadline Thurs., June 30
(via Stephanie Crowe, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Beyond the Numbers will be in-person at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, November 8-10 (Tuesday-Thursday), 2022. Consider submitting a proposal for this free conference on the challenges of economic data and information! The submission deadline is Thursday, June 30. Possible topics include the following. New,…
Registration Open for Free LILi 2022 Virtual Conference (Fri., July 8, 12:00-5:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., July 1
(via Esther Grassian–University of California, Los Angeles) Registration is now open for the 9th annual LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Conference. It will take place online Friday, July 8, from 12:00 to 5:00 PM CDT. An optional pre-conference chat and Tai Chai exercises will begin at 11:30 AM CDT. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Teaching and…