Date: April 6th 11 am EST / 10 am CST An important element in achieving career success is being well connected. This means building a strong network of peers and colleagues, within and outside libraries, who can support you and ultimately your library once you are employed. Join Kim Bolan Cullin, Library Evolutionist and President of Kimberly Bolan and Associates,…
The 2018 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (2018 JCLC) is the third conference of its kind sponsored by the five ethnic affiliate associations: Black Caucus of ALA, American Indian Library Association, Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, Chinese American Librarians Association, and REFORMA).  The conference takes place in Albuquerque, NM, September 26-30, 2018.  This will be a wonderful opportunity for all…
From the ALA VLLD page: Virtual Library Legislative Day is part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) National Library Legislative Day, held each spring in Washington, D.C. This year, National Library Legislative Day will be May 7-8, 2018. Virtual Library Legislative Day activities will be held throughout the week of May 7-11, 2018, and will be an opportunity for all library advocates to make…
From District Dispatch: This Thursday, the FCC is expected to vote on a proposal from Chairman Ajit Pai that would rollback the strong, enforceable net neutrality protections established in 2015. The meeting will be webcast, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm EST. As John Lewis said, “Every voice matters, and we cannot let the interests of profit silence the voices of those…
I am pleased to report that on September 14, the full House of Representatives voted as part of a large spending package (H.R. 3354) not to make any cuts in federal funding for IMLS. This includes all funding for IMLS programs under the Library Services and Technology Act, and for the Department of Education’s Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. Read the…