Three CALL members volunteered at Cradles to Crayons on March 15, helping to sort and organize clothing donations.
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Web Accessibility and Community
When planning this CALL Bulletin issue, the committee discussed “community” as a potential theme, one that resonates with many aspects of our work in law libraries as well as our participation together as CALL. If you spend time on web accessibility, “community” might seem like a synonym for “audience,” and to a certain extent, it should be: after all, we want to make our online presence accessible so that our users can benefit. But “community” is not just the “why” for accessibility; it’s also part of the “how.” We can best improve web accessibility by making the most of our communities, both communities of practice and the communities our law libraries serve.
Cook County Law Library- A resource for Cook County and the CALL Community
Earlier this month, I met up with Executive Law Librarian Joanne Kiley to learn more about Cook County Law Library (edited for clarity).
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President’s Message
Hello, CALL, and happy spring!
I recently met with a UIC faculty member from outside of the law school to discuss his research and how he might find law review articles related to a couple of early 20th century cases. It was a nice opportunity to connect with someone outside of the law school, hear about some fascinating research, and share some resources that we law librarians might take for granted but would be rather helpful and otherwise unfamiliar to someone who’s new to legal research.
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!
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 McFadden from Southwestern Law School, Elizabeth Lynch from Addison Public Library, and Laura Long from Fremont Public Library shared their experiences and discussed concrete ways to advocate for libraries on a local, state, and national level.
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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 to do when it’s not. That’s where web accessibility tools come in.
In line with this issue’s focus, below you’ll find a few new or recently improved tools for investigating and resolving common web accessibility problems. Each one is freely available and doesn’t require installation or significant background knowledge to get started. Some of these tools have been around for a while, but hopefully one or two will be new to you—and helpful too!
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.
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. Legal deskbooks and their kin outdate even faster than science books, with which I have also worked; they leave us with a lot of books ready to go out…and also a lot of books to use, if we feel like it, for impromptu art projects.
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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 Center’s pet food pantry next week. The total amount of food added up to 1,440 meals.
Thank you to all CALL members who donated their time.
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