Hello CALL-leagues!
I hope this finds you all deep in the thralls of all sorts of fun summer activities. Maybe you are reading this while enjoying a cup of coffee outside in the morning sun, or while on vacation at the beach, or in the mountains. Wherever you are reading this, I would like to thank you all for entrusting me with the gavel for this upcoming CALL season. When I joined CALL back in 2009, I never would have imagined I would end up in this role. While it’s still a bit of a shock to me, I am excited to see what the next year will bring, and what part I can play in continuing on the great legacy that is the Chicago Association of Law Libraries.
During the past year, the Executive Board, and Committees have been busy working through some long overdue projects, which we hope will make it easier for everyone to connect with CALL and each other. One of the main projects, which will hopefully be close to done by this publication, is a newly revamped website. Our previous website had been slowly breaking, and regularly causing documents to be unavailable, among other update issues. Our hope with this new revamp is that we will have a better hub for CALL members to go to for information about the Association’s activities. Along with the new website, we also were able to design a new logo. With this refreshed logo, we hope to reflect the modern evolution of CALL as an organization with a proud history in the city of Chicago.
Even though we are going on 5 years post-pandemic, I think we can all agree, we are still feeling the ripple effects of the changes that occurred during 2020. While we have had some great in-person meetings, community service events, and happy hours this past year, we also continued to offer some hybrid or online programs and meetings, to allow those who are not available to travel to Chicago a chance to attend. People are slowly starting to return to office more regularly, however, it does seem that the hybrid office/”work from home” model is here to stay. So with that in mind, we are going to continue to try a mix of both in-person and virtual events in the next year. Whatever your preference, we hope to see all of you at least once!
To close out my first message to you all as President, I would be reminisce to not mention the Committee volunteer form that went out to everyone this month. I encourage everyone to join a committee, especially if you have never been on one before. It’s truly the best way to get involved in CALL, and meet others in the group. If you are unsure of what you would like to do, or have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me for help.
Enjoy your summer!
Jill
Jill Meyer is Manager of Information Services at Dykema.