Tag: Featured
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Summer 2025 Membership Minute
On behalf of the Membership Committee, we would like to thank everyone who renewed their membership for the 2025-2026 year. Email reminders for renewal or membership expiration will also go out over the summer, so it’s not too late to renew if it passed you by in the end-of-the-semester / start of the Summer Associates…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – April 2025
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:00 a.m. Central Zoom Board members present: Philip Johnson, Jill Meyer, Clare Willis, Mandy Lee, Mike McMillan Board members absent: Emily Byrne Guests: Todd Hillmer, incoming CALL Vice President/President-Elect 2025-2026, and Joanne Kiley, incoming CALL Secretary 2025-2026 Treasurer’s report (Section IV): 1. Checking account balance as of April 8, 2025: $9,811.61…
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CALL Business Meeting Summary – May 2025
The Chicago Association of Law Libraries held its May 2025 Business Meeting on May 20, 2025, at Wildfire, 159 W. Erie, Chicago. President Philip Johnson opened the meeting and welcomed six new members. The sponsor for the meeting was Thomson Reuters. Blythe McCoy addressed the members on behalf of Thomson Reuters, thanking CALL for the…
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CALL goes to Cradles to Crayons
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…
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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…
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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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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…