(via Amanda Standerfer, Fast Forward Libraries) Join Fast Forward Libraries for a free webinar on how internal working culture influences the success of your strategic plan implementation. Titled “It’s All About Culture: Strategic Plan Implementation and Addressing Power, Fear, and Trust”, the webinar will take place on Thursday, September 18, at 12:00 PM CDT. Your…
Author: Eric Edwards
Call for Recent Publications by Illinois Academic Librarians: Fall Issue of IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Fri., Sept. 12
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) Have you published any articles, reviews, books, or book chapters since March, 2025? Do you want your publications shared with IACRL members? The IACRL Communications Committee wants to tell our community about your recent publications in the Fall IACRL Newsletter. Please send details about your publications to…
Registration Open for Next LIS Pedagogy Chat, “Teaching Together: Co-Leading as a Learning Support Methodology for Early Career Library Instructors”–Fri., Sept. 5, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Laura Saunders, Simmons University) Registration is open for the first LIS Pedagogy Chat of the fall semester, “Teaching Together: Co-Leading as a Learning Support Methodology for Early Career Library Instructors”. It will take place online Friday, September 5, at 1:00 PM CDT. Two recent MLIS graduates from the University of California, Los Angeles, will…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Surviving Burnout: Strategies for Supporting Well-being in High-Stress Work Environments”–Wed., Sept. 3, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Surviving Burnout: Strategies for Supporting Well-being in High-Stress Work Environments”. It will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Health sciences librarians face chronic stress, high workloads,…
Call for Proposals: Free Northeast Institutional Repository Day (Online Thurs., Dec. 4, and Fri., Dec. 5)–Deadline Tues., Sept. 30
(via Dr. Erin Jerome, University of Massachusetts Amherst) The Northeast Institutional Repository Day 2025 (NIRD25) Program Committee is pleased to issue its call for proposals for the annual Northeast Institutional Repository Day, a free event that brings together those in the Northeast (and beyond!) who manage or are interested in institutional repositories, digital collections, and…
Call for Volunteers: First-Year Academic Librarian Bloggers for ACRLog–Deadline Mon., Sept. 22
(via Justin Fuhr, University of Manitoba) As we enter a new academic year, we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank our 2024-25 FYAL bloggers Jonathan Rowe, Heidi Uhey, and Brianna Calomino for their terrific posts this past year in our First Year Academic Librarian Experience series. We’d…
Call for Proposals: 2026 Academic Library Advancement and Development Network Conference (Sun., April 12 – Tues., April 14, in Murfreesboro, TN)–Deadline Sun., Nov. 2
(via Kathleen Schmand, Middle Tennessee State University) The ALADN (Academic Library Advancement and Development Network) 2026 Conference Program Committee invites submissions for presentations at the ALADN Conference. It will take place in Murfreesboro, TN, from Sunday, April 12, to Tuesday, April 14, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville SE Murfreesboro. We are seeking dynamic,…
Registration Open for Midwest Chapter / MLA Annual Meeting–Tues., Oct. 14 – Fri., Oct. 17, with Virtual and on-Site Options
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Join your health sciences library colleagues from the Midwest and beyond to explore this year’s theme, “Imagination & Co-Creation”. It will take place from Tuesday, October 14, to Friday, October 17, with both online and in-person options. At a time when long-standing…
NLM Traveling Exhibit “Making a World of Difference: Stories about Global Health” Available at College of DuPage Library Mon., Aug. 25 – Sat., Oct. 4
(via Debra Smith, College of DuPage) College of DuPage Library is excited to host the National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit “Making a World of Difference: Stories about Global Health” from Monday, August 25, to Saturday, October 4, on the Library’s upper floor. Hosting the NLM exhibit gives the College of DuPage Library a chance…
Registration Open for ILA Noon Network Webinar “Grant Writing for Libraries: A Basic Overview”–Wed., Nov. 12, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
Note: This webinar takes place on one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the ILA Noon Network webinar “Grant Writing for Libraries: A Basic Overview”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 12, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. This webinar reviews basic…