Category: Winter 2025
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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…
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Decorating with Discards: The Case of the Rolled Pages
If you’ve ever worked with print materials, the chances are quite good that you’ve also found yourself surrounded by discards. The old, the out-of-date, the so-old-it’s-obsolete, the battered into uselessness: most of them will be destined for the circular file, unless someone has the energy to slide away the binding and recycle the loosened pages.…
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CALL Goes to the Friendship Center
Five CALL members volunteered at The Friendship Center on Nov. 2. The Friendship Center is a full-choice food pantry serving neighborhoods on the northwest side of Chicago. The Center also provides dog and cat food, as well as other pet supplies. CALL volunteers sorted donations to stock the pantry and helped prepare for The Friendship…
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September 2024 Business Meeting Recap
The CALL September Business Meeting was held on Wednesday September 25, 2024 at Maggiano’s Little Italy. There were 62 registered attendees. The scheduled speaker had to cancel at the last minute, so President Philip Johnson and Secretary Clare Willis presented on recent updates to the CALL website. This also left additional time for networking, which…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – September 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 20249:00 a.m. CentralZoom Board members present: Philip Johnson, Jill Meyer, Clare Willis, Emily Byrne, Mandy Lee, Mike McMillan Board members absent: Lucy Robbins Guests: none Treasurer’s report (Section IV):1. Checking account balance as of August 31, 2024: $16,365.642. Membership numbers as of September 9, 2024: 191 (5 new) Significant Actions: None. Compiled…