(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Do you like to present at conferences? Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a division of ALA, is seeking proposals for webinars and Core classrooms for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. If you have presented at a conference recently or plan to present at one, you can submit the same or…
Registration Open for Washington Library Association’s Accessibility in Libraries Summit (Online Fri., Oct. 21)
(via Brianna Hoffman, Washington Library Association Executive Director) The Washington Library Association is excited to share that registration is now open for the 2022 WLA Accessibility in Libraries Summit! This all-day virtual event on Friday, October 21, will bring together library professionals in Washington AND BEYOND to engage in topics surrounding accessibility. The Summit will have…
Call for Proposals: 2023 Reaching Forward Conference (Deadline Tues., Nov. 22)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Forum is accepting program proposals for its 2023 Conference. The Reaching Forward Conference is Illinois’ premier library conference for library staff of all levels, with a strong emphasis on frontline and support staff. If you’ve never submitted a proposal to Reaching Forward, consider submitting one; if you’ve previously…
Call for Proposals: Free NNLM National Health Misinformation Symposium (Online Tues., April 4 – Fri., April 7)–Deadline Mon., Oct. 31
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) The Network of the National Library of Medicine invites proposals for a virtual National Health Misinformation Symposium. It will take place online from Tuesday, April 4, to Friday, April 7, 2023. This free, virtual Symposium will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions…
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Annual Meeting and Governing Directors Meeting in Champaign (Fri., Nov. 4)–Deadline Thurs., Oct. 27
(via CARLI) Please join us for the 2022 CARLI Annual Meeting, to be held Friday, November 4, from 10:15 AM to 3:00 PM CDT, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. We are excited about our keynote speaker, Victor Jones Jr. (he/him/his), who serves as the Director of DEIA for the University Library at…
Registration Open for Free Tennessee Health Library Association Annual Meeting (Online Tues., Nov. 8 – Wed.., Nov. 9)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA) will hold its annual meeting online from Tuesday, November 8, to Wednesday, November 9. We welcome you to join us for this free event! All aspects of this event, aside from the business meeting, are open to the…
Reminder: Scholarship Applications and Program Proposals for ACRL 2023 Conference (Wed., March 15 – Sat., March 18, in Pittsburgh, PA) Due Fri., Oct. 14
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) ACRL anticipates providing over $115,000 in scholarship funding for the ACRL 2023 Conference. Scholarships are available for early-career librarians, mid-career librarians, career librarians, library school students and recent graduates (seeking employment in a librarian role), library professional and support staff (non-MLIS), and ALA Spectrum Scholars. Scholarships typically include complimentary…
Registration Open for IACRL Journal Club’s Next Meeting (Fri., Nov. 11, at 1:30 PM CDT)–Article to Discuss “Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to online programming”
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Secretary) The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) C&CE (Conference & Continuing Education) Committee announces its 1st Journal Club of the fall! When: Friday, November 11, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM CDT Article to discuss: Droog, A, Shotick, K., Swope, K., Finley, W., McGowan, B. & McHone-Chase, S. (Spring 2020). Zooming through crisis: Navigating the move to…
Legislative News – 10/07/2022
Federal – October is National Medical Librarian’s Month (NMLM)! Learn more about the 2022 theme, “Make Better Decisions Faster: Consult Your Health Information Professional” at the MLAConnect website, download the 2022 graphic to post in your library, and find email signatures you can incorporate into every message you send! U.S. House of Representatives passes the…
Registration Open for 2022 Southeast Data Librarian Symposium (Online Oct. 12-14, Wed.-Fri.)
(via Chantelle Swaren, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) The 2022 Southeast Data Librarian Symposium (SEDLS) will take place from Wednesday, October 12, to Friday, October 14, online via Zoom and Discord–and the program is posted and registration is open! PROGRAM: Available here. REGISTRATION: Register here. REGISTRATION COSTS: General Registration – $20.00 (USD)–includes access to attend…