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The Awards Committee of ILA/ACRL invites applications for a scholarship to attend the Iowa Library Association Annual Conference on October 1-3, 2025, in Sioux City, IA. The scholarship will cover the registration fee and up to $200 in travel, hotel, and meal expenses. Applicants must fall into at least one of the following three categories: […]

Congrats to Zane Collett! About the scholarship: The Mary Hammond Iber Spring Conference Scholarship helps to fund attendance at the ILA/ACRL and IPAL Spring Conference. This year’s conference was held at the Cowles Library, Drake University on May 28-29, 2025. About the winner: Zane Collett is a U2G (undergraduate-to-graduate) student in the School of Library […]

Academic librarians from around Iowa met at Drake University on May 28 and 29 for the annual joint meeting of the Iowa Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Iowa Private Academic Libraries (IPAL). Seventy people attended the conference, and another 9 members attended virtually. The theme of this year’s conference […]