(via the Illinois Library Association) Submit your library’s fun facts and true stories for a chance to be featured in a future issue of the Alert and on ILA’s Facebook page. Share an experience of a celebrity visiting your library or who was an employee, a unique award your library has received (locally or nationally), anything interesting (or…
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Final Reminder: Voting for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Closes Monday, August 31
(via IACRL) This is a reminder that voting for the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing closes Monday, August 31. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It also presents Illinois research and academic librarians with the opportunity to…
Final Reminder: Deadline to Submit a Poster Proposal for ILA 2020 Virtual Conference (Oct. 20-22) is Monday, Aug. 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions at the 2020 ILA Virtual Annual Conference, taking place from Tuesday, October 20, to Thursday, October 22. Poster sessions will be featured on the ILA website (an example is available here). The online poster session will become available at…
Reminder: Registration Open for August ALA Connect Live Event on Reopening Libraries (Thursday, August 27, at 1:00 PM)
(via the American Library Association) In times of uncertainty, connection and conversation are more important than ever. This is what inspired the ALA Executive Board to launch a series of monthly conversations with you, our membership community. Initially a focus of President-Elect Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. to connect with members, ALA Connect Live is an…
Registration Open for October 29 Meeting of IACRL Journal Club (Article “Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves”, by Fobazi Ettarh)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Please join us for our next IACRL Journal Club meeting, via Zoom. Date: Thursday, October 29 Time: Noon – 1:00 PM Article: “Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves” Link to article: click here Leader: Emily Gilbert, Rasmussen College Pre-register here
Reminder: Illinois Library Association Seeking Volunteers for Awards Committee and Best Practices Committee (Deadline Tues., Sept. 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) We are seeking to fill vacancies on the Awards Committee and the Best Practices Committee. The Awards Committee administers the awards and recognition program of the association annually; publicizes the awards to attract qualified nominees; selects association-wide award winners. The Best Practices Committee promotes excellence in the Illinois library community by…
Call for Applicants: ILA Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship to Attend 2020 ILA Virtual Conference (Deadline Fri., Sept. 11)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Resources and Technical Services Forum has established a scholarship to offset registration for technical services staff members who would not otherwise be able to attend the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference. Two scholarships will be awarded based on financial need and geographic diversity. Priority in selection will be given to first-time…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Contributors for My Library Is… Blog
(via RAILS) In this recent blog post, Outreach Services Manager Tana Petrov from Fountaindale Public Library District highlights the library’s virtual outreach journey over the past few months. Tana writes, “In the midst of the pandemic, ‘virtual outreach’ gained a new meaning, became a core service, and a public priority.” Read more on the My Library…
Registration Open for ILA 2020 Virtual Conference (October 20-22)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference (https://www.ila.org/events/annual-conference). The event will take place from Tuesday, October 20, to Thursday, October 22. Join the Illinois library community to network electronically, visit exhibits in a virtual marketplace, and experience an array of high-quality topics and content you’ve come to…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ARCL Data Literacy Cookbook (Deadline Wednesday, September 30)
(via Kelly Getz, Eastern Michigan University) The call for chapters for the ACRL Data Literacy Cookbook–edited by Kelly Getz, Eastern Michigan University and Meryl Brodsky, University of Texas – Austin–is now open. We are seeking proposals from academic librarians for chapters describing practiced lesson plans, curriculum map development, activities, and events designed to promote and…