Registration is open for the CARLI Professional Development Alliance webinar “AI Harms, AI Use, and the Library as Intermediary in the Adoption of New Tech Tools”. It will take place on Tuesday, February 3, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. As artificial intelligence tools become more embedded in everyday research, learning, and content creation, libraries are…
Day: January 27, 2026
Call for Proposals: ILA Annual Conference (in Peoria Tues., Oct. 6 – Thurs., Oct. 8, with Theme “Fired Up & Ready to Go: For All Illinois Libraries!”)–Deadline Fri., April 3
(via Rene Leyva, Illinois Library Association President-Elect) As President-Elect of ILA, and this year co-leading with my amazing co-chairs, Jessica Silva and Heather Jagman, alongside a wonderfully diverse group of library advocates, I wanted to make sure this message reaches everyone, including colleagues who may not have an institutional or personal ILA membership, and therefore…
Reminder: Registration Open for Library Trends Webinar on Services for People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers–Tues., Feb. 3, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Melissa Wong, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Please join Library Trends for a webinar on library services for people living with dementia and their caregivers! Featuring guest editors and authors from Library Trends 74 (2), “Libraries, Library Services, and Persons Living with Dementia”, this webinar will include engaging presentations followed by a lively discussion. The…
Call for Submissions: “Illinois Librarians on the Move” Feature in Spring IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Fri., Feb. 13
(via Gwen Gemmell, RAILS) The IACRL Communications Committee wants to share information about recent career changes in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have changed positions—or your library wants to share details about new any hires—since September of 2025, and you would like to be included in our Spring Issue, please send your career information…