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Mar
27

April Professional Development Opportunities

Here are the April 2024 professional development opportunities both free and paid opportunities! If you know of webinars, classes, conferences, publishing opportunities, etc. that would be of interest to fellow Iowa library folks, please pass it along to one of us on the ILA/ACRL Professional Development Committee.  Sarah Slaughter Laura Kerr Liz Riordan Sarah Voels… Continue reading April Professional Development Opportunities

Mar
21

2nd call for ILA/ACRL Award Applications

2nd Call for ILA/ACRL Awards Applications! ILA/ACRL Research Award: A $500 grant to be awarded to an ILA/ACRL member for a presented or published scholarly work. Deadline: Sunday, March 31, 2024. Submit an application for the Research Award. ILA/ACRL Mary Iber Spring Conference Scholarship: Helps to fund attendance at the Iowa ACRL and IPAL Joint… Continue reading 2nd call for ILA/ACRL Award Applications

Mar
20

Reminder – ILA/ACRL Town Hall Meeting Thursday, March 21 at 1:00 pm

Dear members, This is a reminder that a  Zoom ILA/ACRL Town Hall meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, March 21 at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 21 from 1:00 to 1:50 pm. Topic: Update on the Iowa legislative session and informal conversations Join Zoom Meeting https://uni.zoom.us/j/94644686860?pwd=NHhmdjZDNmRNdUkveGZ4THZOSnBhdz09 Meeting ID: 946 4468 6860 Passcode: 346268 Ellen Neuhaus – On behalf of the ILA/ACRL Electronic Communication… Continue reading Reminder – ILA/ACRL Town Hall Meeting Thursday, March 21 at 1:00 pm

Mar
18

Deadline for ILA/ACRL Communications Survey Extended to March 22

Dear members, The deadline for the ILA/ACRL Communications Survey has been extended to Friday, March 22.  ILA/ACRL wants to find out how you gather information so we can improve communication with our members. Your responses will help us figure out if we are using the right communication channels to effectively connect with you. ILA/ACRL Communications… Continue reading Deadline for ILA/ACRL Communications Survey Extended to March 22

Mar
05

Volunteer Needed for Electronic Communications Committee

  Dear members, We need one more volunteer to serve a one-year term (January 2024 – December 2024) on the Iowa ACRL Electronic Communications Committee. The committee is responsible for running the mailing list and maintaining the ILA/ACRL Web site and social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This involves adding new information to the Web site and… Continue reading Volunteer Needed for Electronic Communications Committee

Feb
28

Extended! Call for Proposals for the ILA/ACRL & IPAL Spring Conference

The deadline for proposals for the ILA/ACRL & IPAL Spring Conference has been extended to March 15! We invite your proposals for 6-minute lightning talks and 50-minute concurrent sessions. Proposals for lightning talks are especially welcome! The Conference Planning Committee will notify applicants of proposal acceptance by March 29. Direct questions to the Conference Planning Committee… Continue reading Extended! Call for Proposals for the ILA/ACRL & IPAL Spring Conference

Feb
28

March Professional Development Opportunities

Here are the March 2024 professional development opportunities both free and paid opportunities! If you know of webinars, classes, conferences, publishing opportunities, etc. that would be of interest to fellow Iowa library folks, please pass it along to one of us on the ILA/ACRL Professional Development Committee.  Sarah Slaughter Laura Kerr Liz Riordan Sarah Voels… Continue reading March Professional Development Opportunities

Feb
22

Call for ILA/ACRL Awards Submissions

Happy March 1st! The ILA/ACRL Awards Committee is accepting submissions for the ILA/ACRL Research Award and the ILA/ACRL Mary Hammond Iber Spring Conference Scholarship.  The ILA/ACRL Research Award is a $500 grant to be awarded to an ILA/ACRL member for a presented or published scholarly work.  Submit your work or nominate a colleague for the ILA/ACRL… Continue reading Call for ILA/ACRL Awards Submissions

Feb
21

February Professional Development Opportunities

Welcome to the 2024 edition of your monthly professional development opportunities! With the exception of February, you can typically expect these emails around the start of the month. If you know of webinars, classes, conferences, publishing opportunities, etc. that would be of interest to fellow Iowa library folks, please pass it along to one of… Continue reading February Professional Development Opportunities

Feb
20

ILA/ACRL Communications Survey – Deadline March 22th

ILA/ACRL wants to find out how you gather information so we can improve communication with our members. Your responses will help us figure out if we are using the right communication channels to effectively connect with you.   Please complete this brief survey by Friday, March 22, 2024 ILA/ACRL Communications Survey Form Posted on behalf of the ILA/ACRL Electronic Communications Committee [Ellen Neuhaus (chair),… Continue reading ILA/ACRL Communications Survey – Deadline March 22th