(via Rodney Lippard, University of South Carolina Aiken) Does your library have exciting, innovative ways to train your patrons about information technology? The ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award honors an individual library, library consortium, group of librarians, or support organization for innovative planning for, applications of, or development of patron training programs…
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Call for Mentors and Mentees: LLAMA Mentoring Program (Deadline 2/8/19)
(via the American Library Association) The LLAMA Mentoring Committee is recruiting for both mentors and mentees for our July 2019 – June 2020 year. The LLAMA Mentoring Program, http://www.ala.org/llama/llama-mentoring-program, pairs librarians who are currently in leadership positions with librarians who are interested in becoming leaders. Mentor application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019mentors Mentee application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019mentees For mentors, it is a chance to pass on…
Call for Panelists: Session on Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning at 2019 ALA Annual (Deadline 12/21/18)
(via Sam Harlow, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Are you a librarian with experience with accessibility, creation of online learning objects, and applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? Then we want to hear from you! The ACRL Distance Learning Section (DLS) has teamed up with the ACRL Instruction Section (IS) and are looking for…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for ALA Policy Corps is Friday, November 16
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The American Library Association (ALA) invites library advocates to apply online to join the ALA Policy Corps. The deadline for applications is November 16. The Corps initiative aims to strengthen advocacy related to key national library policy areas–ranging from broadband equity and copyright, to federal funding and…
Call for Papers: “New Research in Collection Management” Program at ALA Annual 2019 (Deadline 12/18/18)
(via Paul Kelsey, Southeastern Louisiana University) Call for Papers: New Research in Collection Management and Development ALA Annual 2019 The Publications Committee of the Collection Management Section of ALCTS is sponsoring the program “New Research in Collection Management and Development” (previously known as the “Annual Collection Management & Development Research Forum”) at the 2019 American…
ALA and ACRL Seek Next Cohort of Policy Corps Members (Deadline 11/16)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Dr. Kara Malenfant, ACRL) Last year, then-ALA President Jim Neal announced the call for applicants to join the inaugural cohort of the ALA Policy Corps. A dozen advocates (including academic librarians from Northwestern University and Peninsula College) were selected from across the nation to…
Call for Proposals: 2019 Reference Research Forum at ALA Annual (Deadline 1/4/19)
(via Jennifer Hunter, Pennsylvania State Abington College) CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: 2019 REFERENCE RESEARCH FORUM The Research & Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of the Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) invites submission of reference service research project proposals for presentation at the New Discoveries in Reference: The 25th Annual Reference Research Forum at the 2019…
Call for Applicants: ALA and Council Committee Associates Program
(via the American Library Association) Looking for a path to leadership in ALA? Volunteer for the ALA and Council Committee Associate Program! The ALA and Council Committee Associates Program provides an opportunity for you to become familiar with ALA structure, in particular its committees. As an Associate Committee member, you will: Learn about ALA structure…
ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Seeking Feedback on Meeting Room Interpretation Draft
(via Julie Warga, Kenyon College) In July 2018, the Intellectual Freedom Committee formed a working group that brought multiple voices and a broad range of perspectives together, including representatives from the diversity community, to revise “Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights,” adopted by ALA Council at ALA Annual Conference in New…
Call for Nominations: I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline 10/1)
(via ACRL) Nominations are open through October 1, 2018, for the I Love My Librarian Award. The I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users like you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. Each year 10 librarians are selected. Each librarian receives a $5,000 cash award, a…