Category: 2025 Issues
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CALL at GLAM Virtual Career Festival
On February 28th, a group of CALL members attended the GLAM Virtual Career Festival hosted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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February business meeting summary
CALL held its first Business Meeting of the year online on February 19, 2025. Vice President/President-Elect Jill Meyer presided over the meeting in President Philip Johnson’s absence. CALL members donated to Cradles to Crayons in advance of the Community Service Committee volunteer event on March 15, 2025, at 1:30pm. Lexis once again generously donated door…
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CALL Mentorship and Career Development Committee Trivia Happy Hour
CALL and the Mentorship and Career Development Committee hosted a networking happy hour and trivia at the From Here On Food Hall & Market on Tuesday, March 10, 2025. Much fun was had by all! Photographer Carrie Port
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Government Relations Brings Public Libraries to the Fore with CALL Webinar
On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the CALL Government Relations Committee welcomed public librarians from around Illinois and the AALL Government Relations Committee Chair for a virtual panel. The panel focused on challenges public libraries face and the advocacy efforts at state and national levels to counter them. Amanda McKay from the Effingham Public Library, David…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – October 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 20249:00 a.m. CentralZoom Board members present: Philip Johnson, Jill Meyer, Clare Willis, Mandy Lee, Mike McMillan, Lucy Robbins Board members absent: Emily Byrne Guests: Susan Berg and Keith Klein, co-chairs of Meetings. Caitlin Archer-Helke and Stacia Stein, co-editors of the Bulletin. Treasurer’s report (Section IV):1. Checking account balance as of September…
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Continuing Education Program: Demystifying Leadership and Volunteering in CALL.
On Wednesday, November 20, the Mentorship and Career Development Committee hosted an online panel entitled Demystifying Leadership and Volunteering in CALL. This Continuing Education Program sought to inspire members to step into leadership roles within the organization and offered practical advice for navigating CALL’s opportunities. Panelists featured CALL members with a variety of leadership experience…
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New and Improved Web Accessibility Tools
In the last issue, we tackled the question of why we should think about web accessibility, but this time, let’s consider what can be done and how. As librarians, we all want to make our websites and digital communication accessible, but it’s not always clear how we can tell what is already accessible or what…
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Government Relations Bringing Librarians Together
The Government Relations Committee is moving forward with plans to bring a webinar on advocacy and other issues facing our colleagues in public libraries, including ways in which law librarians can help advocate for public libraries and librarians.
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Call for CALL Executive Board Nominations
The CALL Nominations and Elections Committee is seeking nominations for the following Executive Board positions: Please send nominations directly to Scott Vanderlin by the end of the day Friday, January 31st.
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November 2024 Business Meeting – Damien Riehl
CALL held its November Business Meeting on November 14, 2024 on Zoom. President Philip Johnson welcomed the attendees and thanked Lexis for sponsoring our door prize. Vice-President Jill Meyer introduced our speaker, Damien Riehl from vLex. Damien is a lawyer and technologist with experience in complex litigation, digital forensics, and software development. At vLex Group…