Virtual & In-person Meetings of the European Studies Section (ESS) of ACRL
All official meetings held online between Tuesday, June 16 – Thursday, July 9, 2026. Some meetings will take place at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago between June 27 and 28 (these in-person meetings serve to allow ESSies at ALA to catch up in person, and are open to all ALA attendees). Registration for the ALA Conference is not a prerequisite for attending the virtual meetings.
Schedule
Times listed: Pacific (PT), Mountain (MT), Central US (CT), Eastern (ET), Central European (CET). For other time zones, convert to your time zone.
Please register for individual meetings to receive a Zoom link.
Virtual Meetings
| Date | Time | Meeting | Zoom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, June 16 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (PT) 10:00 – 11:00 AM (MT) 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CT) 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) 6:00 – 7:00 PM (CET) | Vendor Relations Committee | Register for the Vendor Relations Committee meeting |
| Thu, June 18 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT) 12:00 – 1:00 PM (MT) 1:00 – 2:00 PM (CT) 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET) 8:00 – 9:00 PM (CET) | Slavic & Eastern European Discussion Group | Register for the Slavic & Eastern European Discussion Group meeting |
| Mon, June 22 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM (PT) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (MT) 12:00 – 1:30 PM (CT) 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET) 7:00 – 8:30 PM (CET) | Scandinavian Discussion Group | Register for the Scandinavian Discussion Group meeting |
| Mon, June 22 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM (PT) 1:00 – 2:00 PM (MT) 2:00 – 3:00 PM (CT) 3:00 – 4:00 PM (ET) 9:00 – 10:00 PM (CET) | Cataloging Issues Discussion Group | Register for the Cataloging Issues Discussion Group meeting |
| Wed, June 24 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT) 10:00 – 11:30 AM (MT) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (CT) 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET) 6:00 – 7:30 PM (CET) | Slavic Cataloging and Metadata Committee | Register for the Slavic Cataloging and Metadata Committee meeting |
| Sun, June 28 | 8:00 – 9:30 AM (PT) 9:00 – 10:30 AM (MT) 10:00 – 11:30 AM (CT) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (ET) 5:00 – 6:30 PM (CET) | ESS Presentations, offered by Research and Program Committee (also in person in Chicago, see below) | Register for ESS Forum |
| Sun, June 28 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (PT) 12:00 – 1:30 PM (MT) 1:00 – 2:30 PM (CT) 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET) 8:00 – 9:30 PM (CET) | ESS Professional Development Forum (also in person in Chicago, see below) | Register for the ESS Professional Development Forum |
| Wed, July 1 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT) 12:00 – 1:00 PM (MT) 1:00 – 2:00 PM (CT) 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET) 8:00 – 9:00 PM (CET) | College and Medium-sized Libraries Discussion Group | Register for the College and Medium-sized Libraries Discussion Group meeting |
| Thu, July 2 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (PT) 10:00 – 11:00 AM (MT) 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CT) 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) 6:00 – 7:00 PM (CET) | Membership Committee | Register for the Membership committee meeting |
| Thu, July 2 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM (PT) 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (MT) 12:00 – 1:00 PM (CT) 1:00 – 2:00 PM (ET) 7:00 – 8:00 PM (CET) | Communications and Publications Committee | Register for the Communications and Publications Committee Meeting |
Wed, July 8 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (PT) 12:00 – 1:30 PM (MT) 1:00 – 2:30 PM (CT) 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET) 8:00 – 9:30 PM (CET) | General Membership Meeting | Register for the General Membership Meeting |
| Thu, July 9 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (PT) 1:00 – 2:30 PM (MT) 2:00 – 3:30 PM (CT) 3:00 – 4:30 PM (ET) 9:00 – 10:30 PM (CET) | Executive Committee | Register for the Executive Committee meeting |
In-person meetings at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago
| Date | Time | Meeting | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, June 27 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (CT) | Communications and Publications Committee | Hilton Chicago, Conference Room 4a |
| Sat, June 27 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM (CT) | Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Discussion Group | Hilton Chicago, PDR 2 |
| Sat, June 27 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM (CT) | Germanists Discussion Group | Hilton Chicago, PDR 2 |
| Sun, June 28 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM (CT) | ESS presentations, offered by Research and Program Committee (also offered virtually, see above) | Hilton Chicago, Boulevard C |
| Sun, June 28 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM (CT) | ESS Professional Development Forum (also offered virtually, see above) | Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB |
Committees and Discussion Groups not meeting at ALA Annual 2026
- Research and Program Committee
- Romance Languages Discussion Group
- ESS Book Club
Committees and Discussion Groups
Resources
- 2026 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
- June 25-29, 2026, Chicago, IL
- Hotel locations and shuttle service
- Find the ACRL ESS section within ALA Connect