Month: April 2017

Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Call for Applications – Deadline May 15

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups into careers in research libraries and archives. The IRDW includes: A stipend of up to $10,000 over two years in support […]

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2017 LITA Forum – Call for Proposals

The 2017 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for the 20th Annual Forum of the Library Information and Technology Association in Denver, Colorado from November 9-12, 2017. The Forum Committee welcomes proposals for full-day preconferences, concurrent sessions, workshops, or poster sessions related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special, and corporate. Collaborative, hands-on, and interactive concurrent sessions, such […]

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Books and Libraries: Free Webinar!

Make Your Library Bike-Friendlier! Bikes and Libraries: Pedaling Toward Innovative Outreach, Health, and Sustainability Mana Tominaga and Emily Weak A 60-Minute Webinar Friday, April 14, 2017 1:00 PM Eastern | Noon Central 11:00 AM Mountain | 10:00 AM Pacific Bikes are big in America these days. Whether you’re in a big city or a small town, chances are you are seeing […]

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Trends Impacting Young Adult Services: A Paper Presentation Sponsored by YALSA Past Presidents

Call for Papers   Trends Impacting Young Adult Services: A Paper Presentation Sponsored by YALSA Past Presidents The YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation is an annual event sponsored by past presidents of YALSA.  Its purpose is to provide a venue for educators, librarians, students, and others interested in young adult librarianship to gather and explore a topic of current interest that […]

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