(via ACRL) ACRL invites education program proposals for the 2026 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, to be held from Thursday, June 25, to Monday, June 29, in Chicago, Illinois. The ALA Annual Conference explores critical issues impacting libraries and their communities, with diverse programming on timely research, innovations, and best practices. Please review the ACRL…
Category: Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI)
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) Note: This event conflicts with the three virtual days of the HSLI Annual Conference. If you or any of your staff or 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…
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…
Reminder: Proposals for 2025 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Symposium (Online Thurs., Nov. 20) Due Fri., Sept. 5
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Planning Committee is now accepting proposals for the fifth MIRL Symposium, a free event that will take place virtually on Thursday, November 20.MIRL is a platform-neutral conference for IR practitioners and those with an interest…
Call for Proposals: “Transforming Information: Libraries in the Age of AI” Online Conference (Mon., Nov. 17 – Tues., Nov. 18)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 5
(via Grace Adeneye, New York University Abu Dhabi) The call for proposals for “Transforming Information: Libraries in the age of AI” is now open. “Transforming Information: Libraries in the Age of AI” is a two-day virtual conference that seeks to address the impact that Generative AI has had on libraries as a whole. This conference, which…
Registration Open for 35th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture, “The THIRD REICH OF DREAMS: Hallucinations, Literary Imagination, and (Un)conscious Archives”–Thurs., Sept. 4 (Hybrid Lecture, 3:30-5:00 PM CDT; in-Person Event, 5:00-5:45 PM CDT at UIUC)
(via Dr. Clara Chu–Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library) Join us for the 35th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture, featuring Amanda Rubin, documentary filmmaker and journalist, who has brought The Third Reich of Dreams, a long-overlooked classic, back to print in a newly-translated English edition (Princeton Press, 2025). Rubin will share…
Registration Available for Next Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions Community Call, “Using OpenAlex to Support Campus OA Policy Outreach”–Online Wed., Aug. 13, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh, University of Maryland Baltimore County) Please join us for the next COAPI (Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions ) Community Call, “Using OpenAlex to Support Campus OA Policy Outreach”. It will take place online Wednesday, August 13, at 11:00 AM CDT. Join us for a discussion with Kyle Demes, OurResearch COO, who will introduce…
Call for Proposals: Free Inaugural Student Success Symposium (Online Wed. Nov. 12)–Deadline Fri., Aug. 29
Note: This event conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via Dr. Regina Gong, University of San Diego) Please save the date for the inaugural Student Success Symposium, taking place on Wednesday, November 12, online via Zoom. This free event is open to all and will explore the theme “The Evolving Landscape of Student Success”. Our keynote…
Registration Open for ThriveLib: Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries Conference–Online Tues., Aug. 12 – Thurs., Aug. 14
(via Bobbi Newman, University of Iowa) ThriveLib: Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries is a virtual conference created for librarians, library managers, and library workers who are ready to reimagine what well-being looks like in their professional lives. It will take place online from Tuesday, August 12, to Thursday, August 14. Across public, academic,…
Registration Available for Free Open Science Symposium–Online Thurs., Nov. 13
Please note that this event conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via Melanie Gainey, Carnegie Mellon University) The fifth Open Science Symposium will be held virtually on Thursday, November 13. Join us for our signature open science event, a full day of virtual talks and panels from researchers and…