(via ACRL) Amy Odwarka, Assistant Professor and First Year Experience/Student Success Librarian at Eastern Illinois University, is the ACRL Member of the Week for August 18-24. Below, she shares her thoughts on how she has benefited from membership in ACRL and what her most significant contributions to the Eastern Illinois University community have been. What…
Day: August 19, 2025
Call for Mentees: ACRL Community & Junior College Libraries Section’s Mentorship Program–Deadline Sun., Sept. 14
(via Spencer Brayton, Waubonsee Community College) Are you new to community college libraries and looking to expand your professional knowledge and skills? The CJCLS (Community & Junior College Libraries Section of ACRL) Mentoring Program Committee invites you to participate in the CJCLS Mentorship Program! The CJCLS Mentoring Program continues to be a success, and we are…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Why Access & Functional Needs Should Be Everyone’s Priority in Community Preparedness”–Wed., Sept. 10, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Lauren Wittek, Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 4) Region 4 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine invites you to join us for our free webinar next month. Registration is required. Please note: You must be a, NNLM member to register (it’s free!). Can’t join us live? Register anyway to receive the recording after…
Registration Open for Library Marketing & Communications Conference–Wed., Nov. 12, and Thurs., Nov. 13, in St. Louis, with Pre-Conference Session on Tues., Nov. 11
(via Katie Rothley, Northville (MI) District Library) If you or any of your staff/colleagues do marketing, PR, communications, digital marketing, graphic design and more, you will want to attend this annual event. The Library Marketing & Communications Conference (LMCC) is a national two-day conference in St. Louis solely focused on sharing tips, insights, trends, networking, lessons learned,…
Registration Open for CARLI Annual Meeting and 20th Anniversary Celebration in Champaign on Tues., Oct. 21
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) This year, 2025, CARLI celebrates our 20th anniversary! We are planning to commemorate the day at our CARLI Annual Meeting, on Tuesday, October 21, in Champaign at the I-Hotel and Illinois Conference Center. The meeting is no cost to you; lunch will be provided. Our CARLI Annual Meeting keynote speaker is Scott…
Call for Participation: Third Iteration of National Study on AI Literacy in the U.S. Library Workforce
(via Dr. Leo Lo, ACRL Past President) You are invited to participate in the third iteration of a national study on AI literacy in the U.S. library workforce. The goal of this study is to understand how library workers across all sectors are experiencing, learning about, and working with AI, and to track how these…