(via Tracy Ruppman, Loyola University Chicago) Help us recognize recognize outstanding contributions in defending intellectual freedom or the advancement of these principles as espoused and promulgated by both the Illinois Library Association and the American Library Association by nominating an individual or a group. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 15. More information about…
Lake Superior Libraries Symposium 2020 Cancelled (Postponed Until June of 2021)
(via Kayleen Jones, University of Minnesota Duluth) Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently affecting the world, we will not be holding the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium in June 2020. We are postponing this event until next year, June 2021, and we look forward to exploring our theme of Mapping Our Identity then. Stay safe…
Catholic Library Association Conference (Online Thursday, April 2, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM) Now Free for Members and Non-Members–Registration Required
(via Jack Fritts, University Librarian at Benedictine University – Lisle and CLA President) 2020 CLA (Catholic Library Association) Spring Virtual Conference Presents “Leading the Way: 2020 National Section Awards” Thursday, April 2 | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM CDT Registration is now free for both members and non-members. With so many people in the librarianship field working from home…
Registration Open for Free IMLS Webinar “Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections” (12:00-1:00 PM on Monday, March 30)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Institute of Museum and Library Services will host “Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collection” on Monday, March 30, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The free webinar will give an overview of the CDC’s guidance for community settings and environmental disinfection, and a discussion of…
Legislative News, 03/27/2020
Federal news COVID-19 Emergency Declaration [Federal Emergency Management Agency release on 3/13/2020] On March 13, 2020, the President declared the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency declaration for all states, tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia… H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act [became Public…
Registration Open for “Flip the Deficit Script!: How to Build Strengths-Based Information Literacy Instruction and Programs” Webinar (Thursday, March 26, 12:30-1:30 PM)
(via Kristen Garlock, ITHAKA) We’d like to invite you to a free webinar on Thursday, March 26, that focuses on leveraging students’ life skills for teaching information literacy. We are sensitive to the disruptions we are all experiencing from the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, but considering the great interest this webinar has received, we have decided…
Reminder: Extended Deadline for ILA 2020 Conference Proposals is Monday, March 23
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA 2020 Annual Conference Program Committee is seeking program proposals for this year’s conference. This year’s theme — “Many Libraries, One State — We Are ILA” — focuses on what brings us together and how we can remove barriers to collaboration. Therefore, we highly encourage you to widen the scope of…
Call for Participation: Survey on Low-Morale Experiences and COVID-19
(via Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, University of South Carolina Lancaster) I’ve created an informal survey to document if and how library responses to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) are intersecting with ongoing Low-Morale Experiences (repeated and protracted exposure to workplace abuse or neglect – Kendrick, 2017). The survey is open to librarians and archivists working in all kinds of…
Cancelled: 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference (Next Meeting Scheduled for June 11, 2021)
(via Kristina Edwards, University of Connecticut) Due to the effects of COVID-19, the 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference has been CANCELED. Please join us on June 11, 2021 at Manchester Community College for Digital Divide 3.0: Bridging the Gap in Information Literacy 2020 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference Friday, June 12, 2020 Manchester Community College, Manchester,…
Postponed: Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries” (Originally Scheduled for March 25)
(via Kimberly Boyd, Brenau University) Due to library closures, the Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries”, currently scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, will be postponed until further notice. Thank you so much to everyone who has registered for this presentation. We will contact you once the webinar has been rescheduled. Everyone stay safe…