(via Brittney Thomas, NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Center) We are inviting you to complete a survey about the NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network (CEN). The purpose of the survey is to learn about your experiences participating in the CEN and how we can improve our services to support your organization to…
Reminder: IACRL Seeking Panelists for Its Virtual Spring Semester Town Hall (Fri., March 12)–Deadline Sun., Feb. 21
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) IACRL is seeking panelists for a Spring Semester Town Hall, (official title tbd) on Friday, March 12, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. If you are interested in sharing how your library has adapted their physical operations or adapted their online instruction & services, we invite you to be a…
Registration for LOEX 2021 Conference (Online May 11-14) Now Open
(via Samantha McClellan–California State University, Sacramento) Registration for the LOEX 2021 Conference (online May 11-14, Tuesday- Friday), opened Friday, February 12, at 12:00 PM CDT. The registration form is available here. Now in its 49th year, the LOEX Conference highlights excellence in library instruction and information literacy. Come see how academic librarians from all over…
Registration Open, and Awards Available, for 2021 Reaching Forward Illinois Combined Virtual Conference (April 15-16 and May 7)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference (Thursday-Friday, April 15-16) and the Reaching Forward South Conference (Friday, May 7) are joining forces to bring their 2021 virtual conferences to all Illinois libraries! The combined conference, Reaching Forward Illinois, will allow registrants to attend both conferences for one fee. Recordings of the sessions will…
Save the Date and Call for Volunteers: New Conference for STEM Librarians (July 22-23)
(via Nastasha Johnson, Purdue University) Save the date for a new STEM librarian professional development conference! The event, which does not officially have a name yet, will take place online Thursday, July 22, and Friday, July 23, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT each day. Check here for updates as they become available. Why is…
Call for Applications: 2021 Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program (Online Sat., April 24) — Deadline Extended to Fri., March 5
(via the Illinois Library Association) Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Elevate Illinois Libraries Leadership Program. The event will take virtually on Saturday, April 24, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This year’s program will explore the concept of judging versus joining behaviors and explore the types of behaviors that lead to inclusion…
Call for Posters and Lightning Talks Extended: MLA 2021 Virtual Meeting (New Deadline Mon, Feb. 15)
(via the Medical Library Association) The 2021 National Program Committee invites abstract submissions that support the annual meeting theme, “Transforming Our Diversifying Communities”. The MLA ’21 “Call for Poster and Lightning Talks” has been extended to Monday, February 15. Posters and lightning talks are great ways to share information about research or programs. Submitters must…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for an ACRL Committee is Friday, Feb. 12
(via ACRL) Did you know that in-person attendance at conferences isn’t required to serve on ACRL division and section committees? Learn more about the process in this video from the ACRL Membership Committee explaining how the ACRL committee appointment process works for ACRL division-level committees, section committees, interest, and discussion groups. The webcast recording, freely available…
Call for Participation: Survey for Research Study on Work Environments in Academic Libraries (Deadline Fri., Feb. 12)
(via Maggie Albro, Clemson University) We invite you to participate in a survey designed to explore academic library work environments. To participate, you must be 18 years of age or older and employed by an academic library in the United States. The survey should take approximately 25 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey…
Legislative News, 02/10/2021
Federal news Biden changes health coverage, women’s health funding policies [Roll Call, 1/28/21] “The Biden administration announced two wide-ranging health care executive actions … one expanding access to reproductive health care and another supporting enrollment in the individual insurance market and Medicaid.” Death of EPA’s controversial ‘censored science’ rule delights researchers [Science, 2/3/21] “…would have…