(via Loida Garcia-Febo, ALA Immediate Past President) On behalf of the I Love My Librarian Award Selection Committee, I am excited to share the news that nominations for the award are now open and run through October 21, 2019. The I Love My Librarian Award recognizes the public service contributions of exceptional public, school, college,…
Year: 2019
Reminder: Registration Open for “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium: CARLI’s Next Deans and Directors” (Sept. 25 in Champaign)
(via CARLI) CARLI is planning an exciting day-long leadership symposium for mid-level leaders, “Mid-Level Leaders Symposium: CARLI′s Next Deans and Directors,” from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 25. The event will feature Karen S. Goins, executive coach, facilitator, consultant, speaker, and author. Karen will guide attendees to: · Understand what leadership is · …
Registration Open for Access Services Conference 2019 (November 20-22 in Atlanta)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) Conference and hotel registration is now open for the Access Services Conference 2019, November 20-22, 2019 to be held in Atlanta at the Global Learning Center. In-person and virtual conference registration is available. The theme of the 2019 Conference is “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. The Access Services Conference is an…
Call for Participation: Survey on Support of Immersive Scholarship and Technologies in Academic Libraries (Deadline 9/20)
(via Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Grainger Engineering Library at the University of Illinois invites you to take part in a web based online survey on how academic libraries are developing, integrating and implementing technologies to support immersive scholarship at their institution. We define immersive scholarship as any scholarly work developed through…
Registration Open for HSLI Annual Conference — Early Deadline Friday, August 9
(on behalf of the HSLI Conference Planning Committee’s Publicity Subcommittee) Registration is now open for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Conference for 2019. This year’s theme, Going Forward, Looking Back, celebrates HSLI’s 40th anniversary. The conference will be held September 11th-13th at the iHotel in Champaign, IL. Highlights of the conference include lightning…
Deadline to Apply for Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship Extended to August 4
The deadline to apply for this years Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship has been extended until Sunday, August 4, at midnight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Committee would like to welcome HSLI members to submit their applications for the 2019 Scholarship. Applicants must be current members of HSLI (2019 dues paid). Applicants must write a short…
Reminder: Proposals for Oct. 10 “Healthy Habits: Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities” Online Conference Due Thursday, Aug. 1
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals and centers of the community, libraries are in a unique position to inform their communities, students, and staff about health and wellness as well as encourage and aid…
RAILS Holding Two Online Roundtables on Census 2020 (July 31 and August 15)
(via the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) RAILS will offer two online roundtables to help libraries learn more about Census 2020. Come to share and learn tips, suggestions, and approaches from your colleagues! Wednesday, July 31, 1-2 p.m. – Census 2020 Programming Thursday, August 15, 10-11 a.m. – Census 2020 Services and Resources These forums are held…
Final Reminder: Poster Proposals for ILA 2019 Annual Conference Due Wednesday, July 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Conference Program Committee is accepting applications for poster sessions for the 2019 ILA Annual Conference at this link. This year’s conference will be held at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. Poster Sessions will be held on Wednesday, October 23, and Thursday, October 24 in…
Recording of July 18 RAILS Member Update Available
(via RAILS) If you missed the July 18 member update, a recording is now available on the RAILS YouTube page. Topics discussed include the My Library Is… campaign and website, RAILS’ grant from the state library to redo L2, Explore More Illinois, Census 2020, and more.