Category: CALL Committees
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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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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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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: Please send nominations directly to Scott Vanderlin by the end of the day Friday, January 31st.
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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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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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We Want Your News!
Happy New Year, CALL! As CALL and the Bulletin move into 2025, we’d like to remind you that the Bulletin is yours–and is here for you! Do you have ideas you’d like to share? Columns you’d like to write? Let us know! Are there changes in your life you’d like to share? We’d love to…
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Turning over a new leaf
Welcome to this new season of the Bulletin! While this first issue of 2024-25 includes content you have seen before, including committee reports from the 2023-24 year, we are also bringing something new: Rachel Ford’s Why think about web accessibility will get us started with something new and exciting. And we’d like to bring you…