(via Lauren Wittek, NNLM – Region 4) Greetings! Region 4 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine invites you to join us for our free R4 Connections webinar coming up next week. Register here. Please note: You must be an NNLM member to register (it’s free!). Can’t join us live? Register anyway, and you’ll receive the recording…
Registration Open for Virtual Chicago Research Summit on Fri., Oct. 20–Tickets Also Available for Opening Reception with Author Rebecca Makkai on Thurs., Oct. 5, at Columbia College
(via Annia Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago – Daley Library) We are excited to announce the preliminary program for the Chicago Research Summit’s virtual conference, to be held on Friday, October 20, 2023! Tickets are also available for the opening reception with author Rebecca Makkai, to be held on Thursday, October 5,, at Columbia College. Chicago Research Summit Program: This…
Reminder: Nominations for I Love My Librarian Award Due Sat., Sept. 30
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. The national award recognizes the outstanding public service contributions of librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries. Nominations are accepted online now through Saturday, September 30, 2023….
Reminder: Chapter Proposals for Upcoming ACRL Publication Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library Due Fri., Sept. 15
(via Elena Rodriguez, College of Charleston) I am excited to invite chapter proposals for Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. About the book:Compassion at its simplest definition is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it” (Merriam-Webster). The cognitive,…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for Core Forum 2023 (Thurs., Oct. 19 – Sat., Oct. 21, in New Orleans) Closes Sat., Sept. 9
(via Meggan Houlihan, Open Society University Network) If you need a reminder to register for an amazing weekend with your library peers October 19-21, Thursday-Saturday, in New Orleans at the 2023 Core Forum, this is it! Early-bird registration ends Saturday, September 9. The Core Forum is the annual conference for ALA’s newest division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructures,…
Registration Open for “Ethnographic Research Methods in Libraries” Course at DePaul University in Chicago on Tues., Oct. 3
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Library UX Chicago is pleased to host Drs. Donna Lanclos and Andrew Asher for an in-person workshop on ethnographic research methods in libraries held at DePaul University’s John T. Richardson Library on the Lincoln Park campus. This event will take place on Tuesday, October 3, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT, and…
Registration Open for Upcoming NNLM Region 1 Webinars for Recovery Month (September) and Health Literacy Month (October)
(via Tiffany Chavis, NNLM Region 1) I just wanted to share some information about some upcoming webinars that we, Region 1 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, are hosting to bring awareness to Recovery Month (Sept) and Health Literacy Month (Oct). Please follow the links below for more information and registration. These webinars are free…
Save the Date: Forward Libraries’ First Spring Forward Conference in March, 2024–Idea Forum Closes Fri., Sept. 29
(via Linnea Minich, University of the South) Announcing Forward Libraries’ first annual Spring Forward Conference, coming March, 2024! Calling all libraryland idea growers, gardeners, cultivators, and curators! We know the past few years have been a time of difficult change, but challenging times can lead to reimagined and reinvented library services, partnerships, and spaces. So we want…
Call for Submissions: September, 2023, ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table Newsletter Issue on “Library Labor and Unions”–Deadline Sat., Sept. 30
(via April Sheppard, Arkansas State University) The ALA SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table) Newsletter is always looking for good articles, essays, and letters to the editor. We invite submissions from library and information workers, students, educators, and all others who recognize the critical importance of libraries in addressing community and social issues. Our next theme is artificial intelligence. Submissions…
Registration Open for RAILS Webinar “Paid Leave for All Workers Act”–Thurs., Oct. 5, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via RAILS) Registration is open for the RAILS webinar “Paid Leave for All Workers Act”. It will take place on Thursday, October 5, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The Paid Leave for All Workers Act will take effect on January 1, 2024. This law will require most Illinois employers to offer up to 40 hours…