ACRL e-Learning webcast: So You Want to be an Academic Librarian: Academic Librarianship and the Hiring Process

Are you interested in academic librarianship? Want to learn more about what working in an academic library entails or what the hiring process is like? Please see this message from ACRL Associate Director, Mary Jane Petrowski. Join ACRL on Thursday, February 21 for the e-Learning webcast So You Want to be an Academic Librarian: Academic Librarianship and the Hiring Process. The webcast will be held…

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ALA 2019 Youth Media Awards

Interested in Youth Services, early literacy, and materials for children and teens? Didn't make it to ALA Midwinter this year? Don't miss the livestream of ALA's Youth Media Awards, Monday, January 28th, at 8:00 am Pacific Time. Tune in for the announcement of this year's Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scot King Book Awards.  For more information and the link…

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2018 I Love My Librarian Award

From I Love Libraries: Nominate a librarian for the 2018 I Love My Librarian Award! Our nation’s librarians transform their communities, schools and campuses, improving the lives of the people they serve every day. If a librarian has made an impact on you or your community, now is your chance to honor their contributions. The I Love My Librarian Award…

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Volunteer with the San Jose Public Library

Become a Computer Coach or a Reading Tutor for adult learners at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library! Imagine that you could not read a bus schedule, interpret the directions on a medicine bottle, or complete basic tasks on the computer. Please consider becoming a volunteer tutor or a computer coach for the adult literacy program, Partners in Reading,…

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More Reflections! 2018 ALA Annual Conference

Post written by David Fournier, Treasurer (2017-2018). I had the opportunity to attend the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans from June 21 to June 26. The experience left me feeling a greater confidence that this is the perfect field for me. I am grateful for the funding from Dr. Hirsh, for it would have not been possible to do…

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