Category Archives: Summer 2021

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. Continue reading CALL Community Service Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

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: Continue reading CALL Continuing Education Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

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 – $14,835
  • Membership numbers to date – 213

CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

The 2020-2021 CALL Placement & Recruitment Committee (“committee”) was comprised of Julie Pabarja (Chair), Valerie Kropf and Sean Rebstock.  Megan Butman was the Board Liaison.

The committee started the year by reviewing and suggesting edits to the committee charge, the job posting form and the job placement terms & conditions found on the CALL website.  The committee also discussed the initiatives in the CALL Strategic Plan assigned to this committee to handle. Continue reading CALL Placement and Recruitment Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

President’s Letter

Greetings CALL Colleagues,

We are at that time of the year where we feel pulled in two directions.  Trying to squeeze every last bit of relaxation we can into the final weeks of summer while also sprinting into fall, preparing for new students and new associates.  The tension between those tasks feels even more precarious this year as we factor in our “return to work” plans.  Are we going back to the office? How often? What will it look like? One thing we have gotten very good at over the past year is not only making plans, but also making contingency plans and maybe contingencies to those plans too.  The What Ifs loom large over all of our heads, which can be a source of stress, but I am choosing to look at this time as a source of opportunity. Continue reading President’s Letter

CALL Grants and Chapter Awards Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

Committee members: Jessie LeMar (chair), Jesse Bowman,  Shari Duff, Lyonette Louis-Jacques, and Jamie Stewart.

This year’s Grants and Chapter Awards Committee was charged with selecting grant recipients based on established criteria for CALL members to attend professional meetings and selecting recipients for the chapter awards based on nominations from CALL colleagues. Continue reading CALL Grants and Chapter Awards Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

CALL Mentorship and Leadership Development Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

Sarah Andeen June 2021

Committee members included Sarah Andeen (chair), Brandy Ellis, Caroline Hersch, Sally Holterhoff, Heidi Kuehl, and Lyonette Louis-Jacques.

With the pandemic the 2020-2021 year was a bit odd, but we did hold an event that was very successful. Continue reading CALL Mentorship and Leadership Development Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

CALL Meetings Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report

Co-Chairs:

  • Carrie Port
  • Eugene Giudice – Co-Chair

Committee Members

  • Mike McMillan
  • Jill Meyer – committee member

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic precluded any in-person events.  The meetings committee, realizing the necessity to keep the librarian community connected, was able to put on a number of virtual events.  The events that the committee planned this year were as follows: Continue reading CALL Meetings Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report