Category: Spring 2025

  • February business meeting summary

    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…

  • CALL Mentorship and Career Development Committee Trivia Happy Hour

    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

  • Government Relations Brings Public Libraries to the Fore with CALL Webinar

    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…