(via Jenay Solomon, University of Iowa) Want to help someone new to the profession, or more experienced but seeking your wisdom? Sign up to be a mentor! The University Library Section (ULS) Membership Committee will be providing “On-the-Fly” Mentoring services on site during ALA Annual 2022 in Washington, D.C. Mentees will have the opportunity to meet with…
Category: Professional Development
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars Taking Place in May
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois is pleased to share these upcoming Professional Development Alliance webinar offerings. Please see below for additional information, including links to registration. “CARLI Directors’ Institute Series: Recruiting and Retaining BIPOC Library Staff Members” In this session, Victor Jones, Jr. (he/him) will discuss trends in…
Registration Open for ILA Career Pathway Talk Series Webinar “No Experience Necessary: How Career Changers Can Find Success in Librarianship” (Wed., March 16, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The next ILA Career Pathway Talk Series webinar, “No Experience Necessary: How Career Changers Can Find Success in Librarianship”, will take place on Wednesday, March 16, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. This discussion, part of the ILA Noon Network Webinar Series and sponsored by the ILA Students and New Professionals Roundtable Forum (SANP), will feature…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Designing Email Challenges for Remote Teaching and Learning” (Mon., March 28, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Leeanne Romane, McMaster University) Registration is open for the ACRL ULS (University Libraries Section) Professional Development Committee webinar “Designing Email Challenges for Remote Teaching and Learning”. This free webinar will take place on Monday, March 28, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. More information, including the link to registration, is below. Overview Teaching and learning has changed…
Registration Open for Webinar “Towards a Future of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies” (Tues., March 22, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Adrienne Warner, University of New Mexico) We are thrilled to host Sofia Leung and Jorge López-McKnight as they present “Towards a Future of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies”. We hope you can join us! The webinar will take place on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Registration is required (see below for link). This talk will feature…
Registration Open for Newly-Added CARLI PDA Webinar “Motivating & Supporting Employees” (Fri., Feb. 25, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration is open for the newly-added CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar “Motivating & Supporting Employees”. The webinar will take place on Friday, February 25, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM CDT. More information is below. In the last two years, libraries have had to evolve with the changing needs of patrons and the…
Registration Open for Three-Part Webinar Series Designing the Post-Pandemic Library (First Session Thurs., Feb. 24)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Are you interested in the new understanding of health and indoor space and the library’s role as social infrastructure? Then register for the three-part webinar series Designing the Post-Pandemic Library. Presenters David Vinjamuri and Joe Huberty will guide attendees through the social and behavioral changes of the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact…
Registration Open for Online Engineering Change in Libraries Series with Dr. Agnes Kaposi: Workshops on Dislocation (Beginning Tues., Feb. 15) and Propaganda (Beginning Tues., March 1)
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Is your library wanting to build community? Join colleagues from around the world in learning and planning globally to create change locally. The aim of Engineering Change in Libraries is to understand the Other and mobilize our libraries to provide more effective and equitable services and…
Registration Open for LILi Show & Tell Presentation “Reimagining Library Spaces and Services to Meet the Needs of Pandemic-Traumatized Faculty and Students” (Online Wed., Feb. 9, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Esther Grassian, UCLA and Pierce College) Registration is now open for the next LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Show & Tell webinar. Titled “Reimagining Library Spaces and Services to Meet the Needs of Pandemic-Traumatized Faculty and Students”, the webinar will take place from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, February 9. The presenters are Zoia Falevai…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars Taking Place in March and Early April
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration is now open for the following CARLI Professional Development Alliance (PDA) webinars taking place in March and early April. See below for descriptions, dates and times, and registration links. “Intellectual Freedom and Social Justice: Core Values of Librarianship” Dr. Emily Knox states: Throughout my work, I argue that intellectual freedom leads…