(via the Illinois Library Association) We are excited to announce that nominations for the 2019 ILA Awards and applications for the 2019 Scholarships are now open! The ILA awards program recognizes excellence in librarianship and library service in Illinois. The ILA scholarships are designated to help and encourage the pursuit of education in librarianship. While the Illinois…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for an Illinois Library Association Committee is Friday, March 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) Interested in serving on an ILA committee? Appointments are now being considered for the coming program year. Appointments begin July 1, 2019, and most committee members serve two-year terms. ILA’s committees provide major support services for ILA membership, leadership, special interest groups, and the Executive Board. Committee chairs are appointed by…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit a Proposal for Illinois Library Association 2019 Annual Conference is Friday, March 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) Have you flipped the library paradigm with a program or service? Have you changed focus? Are you shifting your service model? Where are you stepping out to make an impact? Tell us about it. The Illinois Library Association Conference Program Committee is seeking proposals for the 2019 Annual Conference that embody…
Legislative Action Item: Support the IMLS (again)
ALA is calling for support in the continued funding of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). President Trump’s proposed FY2020 budget again eliminates the IMLS. Read ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo’s response here. Use this form to ask your representative to sign the Dear Appropriate letter in support of preserving the IMLS and its…
Registration Open for LIRT Teaching, Learning, and Technology Committee Webinar “Ready OER Not, Here We Come? Intentionally Planning for Open, Sustainable, & Learning-Analytics-Ready Resources” (1:00-2:00 PM CST on March 12)
(via Cinthya Ippoliti, University of Colorado Denver) Next week! Please join the ALA Library Instruction Round Table’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology Committee on Tuesday, March 12, at 1:00 PM CST for an exciting, free webinar: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/651009967. The session will be recorded and made available on the LIRT website after the event. Please note that the…
Reminder: Registration for CARLI Program “Emerging Issues in E-Resources: Usage Statistics and Streaming Video” Closes Friday, March 15
(via Cindy Clennon, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) This is a reminder that registration for the CARLI program Emerging Issues in E-resources: Usage Statistics and Streaming Video will close one week from today. This all-day event will be held at the iHotel in Champaign on March 26, 2019. Learn about and discuss two important…
Call for Proposals: 2019 Brick & Click Conference (Deadline Wednesday, March 13)
(via Michelle Haake, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) Annual Brick & Click: An Academic Library Conference Friday, November 1, 2019 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri Brick & Click is seeking presenters for the 2019 conference. Now in its 19th year, the Brick & Click Library Conference is a one-day event focused…
Call for Nominations: RAILS Board (Deadline Friday, March 29)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System) Join the RAILS Board! Would you like to work with a committed team of colleagues representing all types of libraries to help shape the future of a member-driven, vibrant library system? RAILS invites nominations for the following positions…
Post – Information Literacy Summit Meet-Up on Critical Librarianship and Emergent Strategy
(via Tish Hayes, Moraine Valley Community College) You’re invited to a post – Information Literacy Summit meet-up centering critical librarianship and emergent strategy! (Please note that you don’t need to attend the Information Literacy Summit to participate in this meetup) Connect with librarians across the Chicagoland area Begin conversations about critical pedagogy, social justice, coalition building, and facilitating change in…
Call for Ideas and Questions: Instruction and Programming Events Related to Authority and Scholarship
(via Mackenzie Salisbury, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Are you working on instruction or programming events that engage with the frames “Authority is Constructed and Contextual” and/or “Scholarship as Conversation”? Are you having productive discussions with faculty or students around the problems with systems of knowledge production? We value your authority in this…