• CALL Bulletin Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    The CALL Bulletin has published three of the four 2020-21 issues up to the writing of this report (Issues 257-259) with the Summer issue to be published in the in late August 2021.  The committee included Emily Barney (co-editor), Emily Byrne (co-editor), Matt Timko (co-editor), Debbie Ginsberg and Sarah Walangitan.

  • CALL Government Relations Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    Chair: Sarah Reis  Members: Eugene Giudice, Sally Holterhoff, Joe Mitzenmacher, Mary Ellen Murphy, Sarah Walangitan  Board Liaison: Mandy Lee Committee Charge:  Government Relations Committee keeps apprised of government activity pertaining to libraries and information policy by staying informed of the work of the AALL Government Relations Committee and the Government Relations Office. Shares updates with…

  • From the Editors

    From the Editors

    Greetings CALL Members! We hope you’re staying cool over the last month of hot and humid temperatures. One thing that is always cool: the summer Bulletin, chalk full of reports from your fellow members on the great committee work and programs that have been going on.

  • November Business Meeting – David Schwartz and Adam Pah from SCALES-OKN

    November Business Meeting – David Schwartz and Adam Pah from SCALES-OKN

    November 19, 2020 Business Meeting at 12:00 p.m. via Zoom Our November Business Meeting had 59 attendees. President Lindsey Carpino opened the meeting by welcoming new members and introducing our sponsor, Thomson Reuters. Blythe McCoy discussed the various COVID-19 and civil rights resources that Thomson Reuters has made available to researchers. She also discussed Thomson…

  • Committee Roundup: Community Service Montrose Beach Cleanup

    Committee Roundup: Community Service Montrose Beach Cleanup

    October 9th was a beautiful sunny day in Chicago. On that day eight CALL volunteers assembled at Montrose Beach with our garbage bags and rubber gloves and got down to business collecting trash. And there was plenty of garbage to be found, unfortunately. As we walked along the waterfront, everything from food wrappers and pieces…

  • CALL Bylaws Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    The 2020-2021 CALL BYLAWS Committee was comprised of: Committee Chair Annie Mentkowski and members Jamie Stewart and Brandy Ellis. The Bylaws Committee updated the committee charge and the committee description. It also reviewed the CALL Bylaws to ensure that they continued to align with the AALL Bylaws. In addition, the Committee also worked with the…

  • CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – October 2021

    CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – October 2021

    Board Members Present: Jamie Sommer, Scott Vanderlin, Tom Keefe, Lindsey Carpino, Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, and Carrie Port Board Members Absent: None- Tom Joined late at 9:10 Guests: Stacia Stein, Clare Willis, Lisa Winkler called in for part of the meeting

  • CALL Community Service Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    In 2020-2021, the Community Service Committee was co-chaired by Jesse Bowman and Lisa Winkler.  The members of the committee were Mike McMillan, Nan Norton, Lucy Robbins, and Patricia Scott.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no in-person community service activities were planned.

  • CALL Continuing Education Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    Todd Hillmer and Debbie Ginsberg, Continuing Education Committee Co-chairs The Continuing Education Committee had a very successful year.  We sponsored or co-sponsored 5 successful presentations with another tentatively scheduled for the end of this month.  Due to COVID restrictions, all of these were webinars:

  • CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – May 2021

    CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – May 2021

    Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 9:00am via Conference Call Board Members Present: Jamie Sommer, Tom Keefe, Megan Butman, Mandy Lee, Jessie LeMar, and Philip Johnson Board Members Absent: Lindsey Carpino Guests: Incoming board members Scott Vanderlin, Sarah Andeen, and Carrie Port Significant Actions: None Treasurer’s Report (Section IV) Harris Balance as of May 10, 2021…