CALL Bulletin

Category: Summer 2021

  • CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – June 2021

    CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – June 2021

    Board Members Present: Jamie Sommer, Scott Vanderlin, Sarah Andeen, Lindsey Carpino, Mandy Lee and Carrie Port Board Members Absent: None Guests: None Significant Actions:

  • Grantee Report: AALL Management Institute

    Grantee Report: AALL Management Institute

    Thanks to a generous grant from CALL, I was able to attend the  virtual AALL Management Institute in March 2021 The Management Institute is a two-day immersion which ambitiously aims to prepare “managers to thrive in uncertainty, confidently navigate conflict, and build commitment to strategic goals.”

  • Grantee Report: AALL Introduction to Law Library Budgets Course

    Grantee Report: AALL Introduction to Law Library Budgets Course

    The CALL Grants and Awards Committee graciously provided me with a Grant to enroll in the AALL Introduction to Law Libraries virtual course. The course was self-paced which created flexibility in my scheduling; while I received the grant in March, I was able to take and complete the course in June after the semester and…

  • CALL Public Relations Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    In 2020-2021, the CALL Public Relations Committee had the following members: Shari Berkowitz Duff, Debbie Ginsberg, Lyonette Louis-Jacques (Chair), Sharon Nelson, and Sarah Sherman. Megan Butman served as CALL Board Liaison.

  • CALL Archives Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    Co-Chairs: Lucy Robbins, Brittany Adams Members: Patricia Scott, Joe Mitzenmacher, Matt Timko Due to the pandemic, the archives could not be accessed or updated for most of the year. There is no report this year.

  • CALL Nominations and Elections Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

    Chair: Joe Mitzenmacher Members: Eugene Giudice, Todd Ito, Julie Melvin The Nominations and Elections Committee met virtually in August to begin the process of seeking nominations for candidates to run for the three open positions on the 2021-2022 CALL Executive Board: Director, Secretary, and Vice-President/President-Elect. Recommendations were solicited over the CALL listserv and during the…

  • 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.

  • 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…