Photo credit: Grace Adeneye The photo was taken at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. [Alt text: Follow Me to the Farm in yellow. Shown is feet in black and white shoes with black leggings and plaid skirt in black, white, and yellow.] When colleagues of mine at the University of Delaware discovered that ACRL Read More
Category: professional development
Opportunities and recommendations for career development in librarianship.
Conference Reflection: Recasting the Narrative: An ACRL-2019 Recap
For my first conference as a resident librarian, I wanted to attend an event focused on academic libraries with programming and events related to social justice and anti-oppression work. When I saw that the ACRL Diversity Alliance offered a preconference for residents this year, “Taking Charge of Your Narrative” and exciting workshops like “Moving Beyond Read More
Librarian as Mentor
ACRL RIG’s New Members and Mentorship team presents its second discussion for residents and early-career librarians: Topic : Librarian As Mentor Facilitator : Eboni Johnson Time : Friday, February 2 @ 12-1 p.m. Eastern Time/ 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Central Time Description : This interactive discussion will begin with Eboni Johnson discussing her book, Librarian As Read More
Call for Participation: ALA Annual
RIG’s panel proposal “Library Residency Roadmap” was picked up for programming at ALA Annual in New Orleans this summer! We are looking for 3-5 panelists to discuss their experiences about what makes a residency program successful. RIG is hoping to fill the panel with current residents, librarians who participated in residency programs, and residency coordinators Read More
CFP: JCLC 2018
Will you be attending JCLC 2018? If so, RIG’s Programs and Proposals Committee is looking for 1-2 more panel speakers about residencies in academic libraries. RIG will be submitting a panel proposal to JCLC 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to highlight the experiences of residents and raise awareness of library residencies. If our panel is Read More