CALL Bulletin

  • Want to Join a CALL Committee?

    There is still time! If you’re not sure what the committees do, you can check out the Committee Information page over on the main CALL website, which helpfully includes a volunteer form for expressing interest. Want more information? Take a look through the Bulletin! You’ll see examples of many committees’ programming, including highlights such as…

  • Web Content Accessibility in the Interim

    Web Content Accessibility in the Interim

    On April 24th, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For those of us at law libraries operated by state and local governments, that started a two-year countdown to meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Version 2.1, Level…

  • Horoscope for Law Librarians: Spring 2026

    (As interpreted through the stars… AI…and maybe a few outdated legal treatises.)

  • CALL at Cradles to Crayons

    Eleven CALL volunteers, including spouses and children, volunteered at the Cradles to Crayons event on March 7. Cradles to Crayons fights clothing insecurity, and CALL volunteers sorted donations. Shout-out to Emily Byrne, who did a great job of organizing. About the author Leah Whitesel is the chair of the CALL Community Service Committee and Student Services Librarian at…

  • CALL Election Results, 2026-2027 Board

    CALL election results are in!

  • From the Editors: We want to hear from YOU!

    Do you have news to share, or thoughts about a database, or a favorite study location? Have you seen some great migrating birds, or visited the piping plovers?

  • A Spring Issue Card Pull

    We’re back again for the spring, with a series of cards that might be hopeful…or might just be promising a weird spring and summer to come. It’s up to you!

  • Illinois Legislative Update (February 2026)

    On behalf of CALL’s Government Relations Committee, below is a sampling of Illinois laws that will go into effect in 2026. For a full list of Illinois laws going into effect this year visit  bills-taking-effect-2026.pdf. Commentary is my own (not the GRC’s or CALL’s).

  • Join the Community Service Committee at Cradles to Crayons!

    Join the Community Service Committee at Cradles to Crayons on Saturday, March 7, from 10-12. Members who have attended these can affirm that it is a lot of fun!

  • Continuing Education: Research Roundtable

    On January 21, 2026, the CALL Continuing Education Committee hosted a Research Roundtable, bringing together members for a discussion on three areas of legal research.