(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Don’t miss the Amigos Library Services’ online conference, Healthy Habits: Cultivating Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities on Thursday, October 10 featuring keynote speaker Jenn Carson. Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals…
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Proposals for Empirical Librarians (Feb. 27-28 in Knoxville, TN) Due Friday, Oct. 18
(via Dr. Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) Empirical Librarians is a small conference that specifically focuses on the unique place of original research and original researchers in the larger information environment. We are a place where librarians who do research and librarians who support research can come together to share ideas and insights about original…
Legislative Update, 08/27/2019
Federal news New Law Will Require Breastfeeding Rooms in Federal Buildings (FedSmith.com) “The Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act (H.R. 866) … stipulates that these lactation rooms will be hygienic places provided in addition to the restrooms that are ‘shielded from view’, ‘free from intrusion’ and ‘contains a chair, a working surface, and, if the public…
Sign Up for Buddy System at 2019 ILA Annual Conference (Deadline Sept. 6)
(via the Illinois Library Association) For the first time, ILA is offering a Buddy System for registered attendees* of the 2019 ILA Annual Conference. It can be intimidating to attend a large conference alone. With this experience, you can attend the conference, experience all the events, and meet someone new! This program is for individuals…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Testimonials for “Tell Your Library Story” Project
(via RAILS) During our strategic planning listening tours, you told us that you’d like ideas on how to gather meaningful testimonials showing how people benefit from using your library. You can start by encouraging patrons and others to share their positive experiences on your website. RAILS has developed an easy way for all our members…
EIU’s Stacey Knight-Davis Receives ILA Reference Services Award
(via the Illinois Library Association) Stacey Knight-Davis, Head of Library Technology Services at Eastern Illinois University’s Booth Library, receives the 2019 Illinois Library Association (ILA) Reference Services Award, which is awarded annually for excellence in providing assistance to library users as they seek and use information. The award is sponsored by Ancel Glink. One example…
Call for Nominations: Access Services Conference Awards (Deadline July 31)
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) Support Staff Travel Award Do you have a motivated and deserving staff member who could really benefit from attending the 2019 Access Services Conference (November 21-22 in Atlanta, GA)? The Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the Support Staff Travel Scholarship! #ASCATL Nominate today: https://tinyurl.com/ASC-Travel19 Distinguished Achievement in Access Services Do you…
Call for Participation: RAILS Campaign to Help Libraries Promote Value to Stakeholders
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Based on feedback from our member libraries of all sizes and types (academic, public, school, and special), RAILS has launched a campaign to help libraries prove their value to their different stakeholders. The latest addition to the campaign is the MyLibraryIs.org website. Members told us they wanted a place…
RAILS Requesting Interlibrary Loan Staff to Complete Survey on Using L2’s Resource Sharing Policy Directory (Deadline July 12)
(via RAILS) As previously announced, RAILS received a grant to replace L2 (librarylearning.info), the statewide continuing education calendar and library directory. As part of this process, we are looking at current L2 features and functions to see how they might be improved. We are asking interlibrary loan staff to complete a brief survey on L2’s…
Illinois Library Association Releases Statement on the Removal of Books From a Library at the Danville Correctional Center
(via the Illinois Library Association) As information professionals, we are troubled by the removal of more than 200 books<https://ila.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e70654dccbd86e15c572ad55&id=48135bf7ca&e=b9a4efc184> from the Danville Correctional Center’s library. Many of the books removed from the library had been available for years without incident. The cornerstone of the library profession is our commitment to intellectual freedom and the freedom…