ALA invites library workers to apply to be part of Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, a pilot program to help public and academic libraries engage their communities in programs and conversations that address the climate change crisis. The project will fund in-person and virtual film screenings, community dialogues […]
There’s still time to register for ALA Virtual: Community through Connection coming June 24-26, 2020. ALA Virtual features a variety of exciting education sessions, notable speakers, COVID-19 information for libraries, live author chats, a virtual exhibit hall, and more. Join us as we learn, grow, and most importantly, lean on […]
Join us on Thursday, June 4, from 1:00-2:15 p.m. Central for a free webinar, “The Library Community Moving Forward in the New Normal,” presented by AASL, ACRL, PLA, and the ALA Chapter Relations and Public Programs offices, with support from United for Libraries. The webinar will features insight and discussion […]
Jennifer K. Sheehan of the Grolier Club has been appointed to the post of Reviews Editor of RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, ACRL’s journal covering issues pertaining to special collections libraries and cultural heritage institutions. Sheehan will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2020. […]
This June, CHOICE is launching a brand new podcast called Patron Driven. The series features a multi-episode narrative format that combines interviews and storytelling to spotlight the breakthrough programs, hard-won advocacy, community connections—and the personalities behind them—that are being achieved in academic libraries. Our first series of Patron Driven is […]
The ACRL Board of Directors approved a new Framework for Access Services Librarianship (PDF) at its spring virtual meeting. Consisting of four sections, the framework defines access services, suggests competencies for access services librarians and managers, examines marketing and outreach of access services, and suggests opportunities for professional engagement for […]
Are you looking for a summer project that contributes to the profession while enhancing your subject skills? Resources for College Libraries (RCL), the Choice/ACRL bibliography of essential titles for undergraduate teaching and research, invites experienced subject selectors to serve as peer reviewers. We are currently seeking referees for the following […]
Join the ALA Copyright, Legislation, Education, and Advocacy Network (CLEAN) for a free CopyTalk webinar at 2:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, May 7. In recent years, K-12 and academic libraries have seen an increasing demand to provide online access to film that can be used as part of course instruction. […]
THE BOOKSELLERS is a lively, behind-the-scenes documentary film looking at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it. Executive produced by Parker Posey and featuring interviews with some of the most important dealers in the business, as well as prominent collectors, auctioneers, and writers, THE […]
The latest edition of Keeping Up With…, ACRL’s online current awareness publication featuring concise briefs on trends in academic librarianship and higher education, is now available. This month’s issue features a discussion of Universal Design for Learning by Robin Brown, Zach Welhouse, and Amy Wolfe. Keeping Up With… is available on the […]
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