• From the Editors

    From the Editors

    A retro-active welcome to 2021! Please forgive us for this belated issue, 2021 started with a bang. To mark the speedy passage of time, we offer what we can in this issue. Included are the President’s Message from Lindsay Carpino and the Executive Board Meeting minutes for November, December, and January. If you attended or…

  • President’s Message

    President’s Message

    I hope everyone did their best to stay warm over the extra cold winter! As I write this message, the snow continues to fall. It has been a year since our last in-person business meeting in February, but CALL continues to keep our members engaged. We hosted a successful virtual business meeting on February 18,…

  • February Business Meeting

    February Business Meeting

    Our February business meeting convened on February 18 over Zoom and had 53 CALL members in attendance. President Lindsey Carpino opened the meeting by reminding attendees that the CALL election is going on until March 15 and that this month the community service has arranged for CALL to support the DuSable Museum of African American…

  • Congratulations to the Incoming Board Members

    Congratulations to the Incoming Board Members

    Please congratulate me in welcoming our newly elected CALL Board: Vice President/President-Elect Scott Vanderlin Secretary Sarah Andeen Director Carrie Port We will congratulate you officially at our May Business Meeting. I would like to thank the Nominations & Elections Committee for putting together a wonderful slate: Joe Mitzenmacher (Chair), Julie Melvin, Eugene Giudice and Todd…

  • Trivia Night Review

    Trivia Night Review

    The meetings committee hosted a holiday online trivia night on December 17, 2020. Ten excited and hopeful teams participated. Tanya Carlson, Konya Moss, Jessie LeMar, and Sandy Qiu of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom were the winning team with an assist from their families. Jillian Baker hosted the trivia night and wowed us with…

  • Highlights from IALL Annual Course in Sydney

    Highlights from IALL Annual Course in Sydney

    Yaama.* A CALL grant facilitated my attendance at the 38th Annual Course of the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) held in Sydney, Australia, October 27-30. “Law Down Under: Australia’s Legal Landscape” drew 132 delegates (attendees) from 21 countries with 48% being first-time delegates. *The Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW, Australia.

  • President’s Message – Summer 2025

    President’s Message – Summer 2025

    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…

  • Bike locks & more at your library

    Bike locks & more at your library

    I usually stop by my public library twice a week. I’m not there for very long, and I have to schedule in time to go, but I get in there to pick up and drop off books (and to make sure the door counter adds a few more people, for the sake of stats and…

  • Celebrating Libraries through Accessible Online Outreach

    In this summer’s issue, we’re celebrating libraries of all sorts, including both the law libraries where many of us spend our workdays and the wide array of other libraries we may visit as patrons, tourists, or researchers. When planning your next summer getaway or staycation, consider dropping into a new-to-you library or branch and checking…

  • 🔮 Horoscope for Law Librarians: July & August 2025

    🔮 Horoscope for Law Librarians: July & August 2025

    (As interpreted through the stars… AI…and maybe a few outdated legal treatises.) Overall Celestial Vibe: This summer, Mercury’s tango with Saturn (your favorite rule-follower) brings a delightful surge of structure, clarity, and, and cosmic caffeine. Jupiter encourages big-picture thinking, so don’t be surprised if you’re suddenly inspired to reorganize your OneDrive  and your life. ♋…

  • Summer 2025 Membership Minute

    Summer 2025 Membership Minute

    On behalf of the Membership Committee, we would like to thank everyone who renewed their membership for the 2025-2026 year. Email reminders for renewal or membership expiration will also go out over the summer, so it’s not too late to renew if it passed you by in the end-of-the-semester / start of the Summer Associates…

  • Archives Committee Annual Report – 2024-25

    Chair: Joe Mitzenmacher Committee members: Therese Clarke Arado David Heusel Kristen Naik Sally Wise Committee Projects The 2024-25 CALL Archives Committee handled three projects. First, we updated our Committee Charge to reflect the current CALL Strategic Plan and to (finally) account for the relocation of the Archives to Loyola University Chicago. Second, we were part…

  • Bulletin Committee Annual Report – 2024-25

    The CALL Bulletin has published three of the four 2024-25 issues up to the writing of this report (Issues 257-259) with the Summer issue forthcoming.  The committee included Stacia Stein (co-editor), Caitlin E. Archer-Helke (co-editor), Rachel Ford, and Susie Seibert. The Summer 2025 Issue is scheduled to be published June 30. The Spring 2025 Issue was published…

  • Community Service Committee Annual Report – 2024-25

    In 2024-2025, the Community Service Committee was chaired by Leah Whitesel. The members of the committee were Jim Fortsas, Kristen Naik, and Julie Melvin. Volunteer Opportunities We successfully coordinated the following three volunteering opportunities from September 2024 to March 2025: September 2024: Montrose Beach Clean Up with the Alliance for the Great Lakes November 2024: …

  • Continuing Education Committee Annual Report – 2024-25

    Committee Co-Chairs Katrina Perez and Sam Wertime Past Chair: Shari Berkowitz Duff Committee Members Therese Arado Jesse Bowman Rachel Ford Frank Young The Continuing Education Committee had another successful year, sponsoring two presentations during the 2024-25 CALL year. The committee tried to identify topics that would interest all our members, whether they work for private…

  • Diversity & Inclusion Committee Annual Report – 2024-25

    Members: Todd Ito, Sarah Reis, Matt Timko Board Liaison: Philip Johnson This year, the committee took on the task of determining if and how to adjust the committee charge to ensure that future iterations of the committee are well-positioned to carry out their work. Because this committee did not have a chair this year, Philip…