(via Frances Drone-Silvers, Carle Foundation Hospital) Join us online Thursday, March 19, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. As always, there will be no agenda or recording. Share your challenges and wins! Join: here Meeting ID: 274 975 513 361 44 Passcode: tc3nY95L
Day: March 13, 2026
Call for Signatures: Petition to Create Special Librarians Forum Within the Illinois Library Association
(via Laura Barnes, retired) I’m working with a group of former SLA (Special Libraries Association) Illinois members to create a Special Librarians Forum within the Illinois Library Association. In order to bring it to the ILA Board for consideration, we need to collect at least 60 e-signatures for our online petition. If you’re a personal…
Registration Open for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians (Wed., July 8 – Fri., July 10, in Bloomington, IN, and Virtual Mon., July 13); Proposals for Lightning Talks Due Fri., April 10
(via Jennifer Simms, Indiana University Bloomington) The 2026 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians will be held on-site from Wednesday, July 8, to Friday, July 10, in Bloomington, Indiana, and will be hosted by Indiana University Libraries. Campus housing will also be available July 7. This immersive conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming Library Trends Issue on “Evidence-based Practices for eLearning in Information Organizations”–Deadline Fri., April 3
(via Melissa Wong, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) The journal Library Trends invites proposals for issue on “Evidence-based Practices for eLearning in Information Organizations”. Please see below for more details, including the submission link. Libraries and information centers have been using online learning to expand learning opportunities for a diverse range of learners for some time….