The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening

 The Black Librarian in America: Reflections, Resistance, and Reawakening commemorates two important milestones — the 50th Anniversary of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s founding and the first publication of Black Librarians in America. 

The panel will discuss Black library history, collective and individual identity, and moving forward together.

Featured Panelists

• Shauntee Burns-Simpson
• Nichelle M. Hayes
• Dr. Ana Ndumu
• Dr. Shaundra Walker
• Twanna Hodge
• Rhonda Evans

Date and time

Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 6:00 PM EST (Free event)

To register, please visit the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-librarian-in-america-book-launch-tickets-261314939017?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&utm_term=The+Black+Librarian+in+America+Book+Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_campaign=following_published_event

 

Bryant University (RI) Positions

 

Please visit the links below to learn more:

 

Bryant University Library Assistant Borrower Services: https://employment.bryant.edu/postings/2833

 

Bryant University Library Assistant, Research and Instruction Services: https://employment.bryant.edu/postings/2832

ALA Conference & Exhibition Washington, D.C. (in-person) June 23-28, 2022

 

ALA Conference & Exhibition

Washington, D.C.

June 23-28, 2022

 

Registration Opens February 2022

 

It’s been three long years, and we’ve missed seeing you in person!

 

Let’s reconnect, recharge, and recommit to professional growth and good times … together. We can’t wait! Save the date and follow #alaac22 for updates. 

 

Registration opens soon....https://2022.alaannual.org/

 

Learn more about exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities.

Joint Conference of Librarians of Color - JCLC 2022

 

Call for proposals for #JCLC2022 is now open! Share your successes, opportunities, and challenges on pressing issues affecting both libraries and communities of color.

jclcinc.org/conference/2022/proposals

Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA) 2022 Scholarships

The Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA) is soliciting scholarship applications from students and new librarians. CALA offers several scholarships, including the CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science, the Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship, and the Lisa Zhao Scholarship. 

 

Open to full-time students and new librarians who are of Chinese descent, these scholarships are designed to encourage professional and leadership development in Chinese American librarianship. 

 

More information about the scholarships, including eligibility and application materials, can be found at https://www.cala-web.org/awards/cala_scholarships

 

Please share the call for applications with your students or alumni. Applications will be accepted between now and March 15, 2022. Recipients will be announced in May. 

 

If you have any questions about the scholarships and/or the application process, please feel free to contact the Scholarship Committee.

 

Best wishes,

Lijuan Xu

Associate Director of Research and Instructional Services

Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042

xul@lafayette.edu

2022 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference (Virtual, Friday, June 10, 2022)

 

Save the Date/Call for Proposals 

 

Teaching for Change: Reframing Information Literacy through Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism 

 

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the 11th Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, June 10, 2022. The conference will be free for all to attend.

 

We invite you and your colleagues to submit proposals for breakout workshops (45 - 50 minutes long with a 10 - 15 minute Q&A session). Team presenters, such as faculty, students, and librarians from all types of libraries, are highly encouraged to submit a proposal. We also encourage proposals from out-of-state colleagues. 

 

The theme of this year’s conference is: Teaching for Change: Reframing Information Literacy through Antiracism. Institutions of higher education throughout the country are reinforming their educational policies, processes and practices with regard to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion.“Critical information literacy refutes the neutrality of traditional information literacy and asks library educators and students to engage with the social and political dimensions of information, including production, dissemination, and reception” (Eamon Tewell 2016) This means that all information contains the inherent biases and limited world view of the author. How do we transform our information literacy practices to build upon our institutions’ DEI plan? Inspired by the recent ACRL Publication “Loaded Questions: The Framework for Information Literacy through a DEI Lens” (https://crln.acrl.org/.../crlnews/article/view/24597/32410), this theme welcomes presentations that address topics of diversity, equity and inclusion, and social justice as it relates to information literacy instruction.

 

For consideration, please submit your proposal with this form by March 12, 2022. Accepted proposals will be notified on or about April 1, 2022. Questions regarding proposals should be directed to Pamela Dolin at pamela.r.dolin@uscga.edu.

Public Library Association (PLA) Virtual Conference 2022

 

#PLA2022 Virtual Conference registration is NOW OPEN! Join your colleagues online for top-rated programming, author interviews, virtual networking, and live-streamed keynote speakers, including Awesomely Luvvie and Kal Penn! 

 

Save on registration now through Feb. 18! https://www.placonference.org/virtual_conference.cfm