(via Meredith Powers, Brooklyn Public Library) News You Can Use Call for panelists — deadline Wednesday, October 18! Have you recently participated in or implemented a sustainability initiative in your organization? Do you want to share your experiences: the good, the bad, and the ugly? Planning to attend ALA Midwinter? If so, you might make a…
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Call for Applications: 2018 ALCTS Midwinter Symposium Registration Grants
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is offering registration grants to encourage library support staff and library school students to participate in the ALCTS 2018 Midwinter Symposium to be held Feb. 9, 2018 during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO. The day-long…
Call for Submissions: 2018 ALA Library Instruction Round Table awards (Deadline Jan. 15, 2018)
(via Beth Fuchs, University of Kentucky) The ALA Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) welcomes your submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. Submissions from all types of libraries (public, school, special, academic) are encouraged. Winners will receive a $1,000 award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to be…
Electronic Petitions to Run for ALA President-Elect and Councilor-at-Large Available (Filing Deadline Dec. 6)
(via JoAnne Kempf, American Library Association) Interested in running for ALA President-elect or Councilor-at-Large but weren’t approached by the Nominating Committee? You can still get your name on the 2018 spring ballot by completing a petition form and obtaining the signatures of no fewer than 200 ALA current personal members for president-elect and 25 signatures…
ALCTS Seeking 2018 Innovation Awards Nominations (deadline Dec. 1)
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for innovation and collaboration. ALCTS presents two awards to honor individuals or groups whose work represents the finest achievements and leadership in collaboration and innovation. If you are…
ALCTS 2018 Ross Atkinson Award Nominations Sought (Deadline Nov. 15)
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, November 15. The Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the contribution of a library leader who has demonstrated exceptional service…
ALCTS 2018 Publication Awards Nominations Sought (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor individuals for outstanding achievement in research and writing in the field of library collections and technical services….
ALCTS Seeking Continuing Resources Awards Nominations for 2018 (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of serials and continuing resources. The awards are presented by the Continuing Resources Section of ALCTS. One award honors an…
ALCTS 2018 Preservation Awards Nominations Sought (Deadline Dec. 1)
(via Keri Cascio-Executive Director, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) preservation awards. ALCTS presents three Preservation Awards, through its Preservation and Reformatting Section, to honor individuals whose work represents the finest achievements in research, collaboration, creative work, leadership and…
ALA Offering Free Webinar Series Libraries Transforming Communities: Models for Change for Academic Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) invite academic library professionals to attend a free learning series that teaches several dialogue facilitation approaches and helps librarians position themselves to foster conversation…