Category: Winter 2020

  • CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – November 2019

    November 12, 2019 9:00 a.m., AALL HQ Board Members Present: Jessie LeMar, Lindsey Carpino, Joe Mitzenmacher, Julie Swanson, Jessie Bowman, Megan Butman, and Philip Johnson Board Members Absent: None Significant Actions: None Guests: Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, and Lyonette Louis-Jacques Treasurer’s Report (Section IV): Harris Bank Balance as of November 12, 2019: $11,491.94 Net income…

  • Letter from the Editors

    Letter from the Editors

    We have a lot of wonderful content from 2019 to share with you in this issue and are looking forward to the articles we’ll receive in 2020! Thank you to our CALL members who wrote recaps of the valuable lessons learned and interesting sights from conferences they attended through CALL grants for this issue! Thanks…

  • CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – October 2019

    October 15, 2019 9:00 a.m. Board Members Present: Jessie LeMar, Lindsey Carpino, Joe Mitzenmacher, Julie Swanson, Jessie Bowman, Megan Butman, and Philip Johnson Board Members Absent: None Significant Actions: None Guests: Emily Barney, Pat McCoy, and Tom Keefe Treasurer’s Report (Section IV): Harris Bank Balance as of October 14, 2019: $13,333.70 Net income as of…

  • CALL Executive Board Minutes – December 2019

    December 10, 2019 9:00 a.m. Board Members Present: Jessie LeMar, Lindsey Carpino, Joe Mitzenmacher, Julie Swanson, Megan Butman, and Philip Johnson Board Members Absent: Jesse Bowman Significant Actions: None Guests: Diana Koppang, Jean Wenger, Clare Willis, and Lisa Winkler Treasurer’s Report (Section IV): Harris Bank Balance as of December 9, 2019: $10,111.10 Net income as…

  • President’s Letter

    President’s Letter

    Greetings, CALL members! We’re about halfway through our CALL year, and I wanted to share some of the work of our committees and upcoming events. Our February Business Meeting was at Maggiano’s on Feb. 6. While our attendance numbers for this meeting are up, the attendance at our September and November meetings this year were…

  • November Business Meeting with Joe Scally

    November Business Meeting with Joe Scally

    We held our November 2019 business meeting at Ditka’s with Joe Scally, Clinical Case Manager at the Lawyers’ Assistance Program. 61 people registered for this meeting.

  • CALL Election Reminder

    CALL Election Reminder

    We’re happy to announce that the election for our 2020-2021 CALL Executive Board was sent on February 13th. The last day to submit your ballot is Friday, March 13, 2020, by 10:59 p.m. (CDT): Please find the candidates’  bios at on this member’s only page of the CALL website (contact the CALL Secretary if you need the password…

  • Grantee Report from CONELL & AALL Annual Meeting 2019

    Grantee Report from CONELL & AALL Annual Meeting 2019

    Attending the AALL Annual Meeting and Conference can be a worthwhile – and fun! – experience for law librarians at any career stage. The two of us, as newer law librarians, found this year’s meeting to be especially rewarding. It made us feel good about our profession and the people who have chosen it. We…

  • 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.

  • Recap: Creating a History Program For Your Organization

    Recap: Creating a History Program For Your Organization

    On October 1, 2019, Gretchen Van Dam, CALL member and Northern District of Illinois Court Historical Association Vice President and Archivist gave a presentation on the topic, “Creating a History Program for Your Organization: Lessons Learned from the Northern District of Illinois Court Historical Association.” The event took place at the Northern District of Illinois…