ILA/ACRL

Tag: Conferences

  • 2022 Fall ILA Conference Session Suggestions

    2022 Fall ILA Conference Session Suggestions

    The 2022 Fall ILA Conference is just over one week away! The conference committee has been busy planning sessions and speakers. Here are some suggested session that may have particular appeal for individuals working in academic libraries:

    Thursday

    Concurrent Session 1

    • Common Ink: The Connection and Process of Art in Libraries
    • Encouraging patron adoption of privacy-protection technologies
    • Auditing Diversity in Library Collections
    • Lesser-Known New Children’s Literature: Window-Shop the UNI Youth Collection!
    • New Innovations and Experimentations with a Public Photo Archive: Igniting Community Engagement and Radiating the Fortepan Iowa Project Outward

    Concurrent Session 2

    • Book Challenges affect us all – best practices for supporting our SL colleagues

    Concurrent Session 3

    • Libraries, Labs, & Laws: The Vital Relationship of Info Lit, Science, & Democracy
    • Refugees and Immigrants in Iowa: Sharing Stories, Welcoming New Neighbors

    Friday

    Concurrent Session 4

    • “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore”: Sustainable liaison work at the crossroad between opportunity and crisis
    • Diversity and Inclusion Unconference

    Friday Concurrent Session 5

    • Life after Library School

    *Reminder that there’s Llamas sponsored by LLAMA at the North Liberty Public Library on Thursday evening!

  • ILA Fall Conference Scholarship

    ILA Fall Conference Scholarship

    The Awards Committee of ILA/ACRL announces the availability of a scholarship to attend the ILA Annual Conference, on October 12-14 in Coralville. Please submit the application online, including a 250-word essay describing your interest in the scholarship, and how you believe the scholarship will benefit your professional development. Scholarship winners are selected by the Awards Committee on the quality of the essay. The deadline for applications is September 14, 2022. The winner will be notified by September 30, 2022.

    To apply, please use this link: https://forms.gle/jiaZ49VKfWR2jJ2W9

    ILA Fall Conference Scholarship

  • Call For Proposals – 2022 ILA/ACRL & IPAL Spring Conference

    Call For Proposals – 2022 ILA/ACRL & IPAL Spring Conference

    The ILA/ACRL & IPAL 2022 Conference proposal submission form is now open! Submit presentation proposals for either a 6-minute lightning talk or a 50-minute concurrent session by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022.