Category: CALL Committees
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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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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: Vice-President/President-Elect (three-year term) Secretary (two-year term) Director (two-year term) Please send nominations directly to Scott Vanderlin by the end of the day Friday, January 31st.
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CALL Nominations and Elections Committee Annual Report 2023-2034
The Nominations and Elections Committee sought nominations for the 2024-2025 CALL Executive Board: Director, Treasurer, and Vice-President/President-Elect via the CALL listserv. The slate was announced on the CALL listserv. Voting took place February 26, 2024 thru March 22, 2024. The committee worked with Chris Siwa from AALL Headquarters to set up the online election, and…
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Apply for a Grant! Nominate a colleague for an Award!
In spring 2025, CALL’s Grants & Chapter Awards Committee will seek nominations for the following awards: • The Agnes and Harvey Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship – presented annually at the May business meeting for outstanding service to the chapter during the previous year or for contribution to law librarianship. • Outstanding…
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Membership Minute
Have you changed jobs? Changed names? Do you have a new email? If so, the CALL Membership Committee can help!
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Stay tuned for more from the Government Relations Committee!
The Government Relations Committee is hard at work to curate programs and information of use to librarians in Illinois. Stay tuned for exciting opportunities, including the following: A special guest appearance from Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias at the May CALL meeting A webinar on effective advocacy for libraries and libraries…
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Archives Committee Annual Report 2023-24
Chair Joe Mitzenmacher Committee members: David Heusel Sally Wise Committee Projects The 2023-24 CALL Board charged the Archives Committee with exploring cloud storage options for the organization’s digital media assets, such as digital photos taken during CALL events and Zoom recordings of CALL events (as our Zoom account was approaching its maximum allowable storage level).…
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Community Service Committee Annual Report 2023-24
2023-24 Annual Report Committee Co-Chairs Beth Schubert and Leah Whitesel Committee Members Mike McMillan Nan Norton Volunteer Opportunities We successfully coordinated the following three volunteering opportunities from September 2023 to May 2024: September 2023: Montrose Beach Clean Up with the Alliance for the Great Lakes February 2024: Greater Chicago Food Depository Repack Session April 2024:…
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Continuing Education Committee Annual Report 2023-2024
The Continuing Education Committee had another successful year, sponsoring three presentations during the 2023-24 CALL year. The committee tried to identify topics that would interest all of our members, whether they work for private law firms, academic institutions, or courts or government agencies. Following a practice that began during the pandemic, all three presentations were…