List of Contributions

ALA want's your opinion!

Posted By Lauren Carlton Oct 13, 2023 09:00 AM
Found In Egroup: Virtual Worlds Interest Group \ view thread

Dear Virtual World IG leaders/members, There is a virtual reality project led by the San Jose State University's iSchool that ALA has been approached about collaborating with. I've included a brief description/link below. ALA is hoping to gather some informal (and confidential) feedback on the below ...

Chapter Funding Reminder

Posted By Lauren Carlton Sep 12, 2023 02:36 PM
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Dear Chapter Leaders, I hope you all had a nice summer! I'm writing you one last message as your previous staff liaison before Aleah Price takes over. Typically, around this time, I would be sending chapter budgets, but I'm letting you know that the ACRL Board of Directors approved to discontinue ...

Chapter Speaker Program Update

Posted By Lauren Carlton Jun 12, 2023 09:44 AM
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Dear Chapter Leaders, ACRL currently offers the ACRL Chapter Speakers Bureau, free of charge to Chapters. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these visits took place in-person. Since the pandemic, these visits have been conducted virtually for Chapters. As ACRL faces decreased revenues and ...

ACRL Plan For Excellence Reports due July 14

Posted By Lauren Carlton Jun 02, 2023 10:41 AM
Found In Egroup: ACRL Chapters Council \ view thread

Dear ACRL Chapter Leaders, On behalf of the ACRL Board, I would like to thank you for the contributions your chapter has made in advancing the ACRL Plan for Excellence during the 2022-23 membership year. We now need your help documenting ACRL's accomplishments over the past year. Thank you for ensuring ...

ACRL Seeks Nominees for Section Offices

Posted By Lauren Carlton Apr 26, 2023 11:43 AM
Found In Egroup: ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section \ view thread

Hello Section Membership! Standing for ACRL section office is an opportunity to become involved with important issues affecting academic and research librarians in the 21st century, gain leadership experience, and build ties with colleagues. It is also an opportunity to be of service to your ACRL ...

ALA Grants for Minority Serving Institution Libraries

Posted By Lauren Carlton Apr 17, 2023 03:40 PM
Found In Egroup: ACRL Chapters Council \ view thread

Hello, Please see the below message on behalf of ALA's Chapter Relations Office. ALA Announces Building Library Capacity Fund Grants for Minority Serving Institutions For Immediate Release Mon, 04/17/2023 Contact: Michael Dowling, Director, Chapter Relations Office mdowling@ala.org ...

RE: Chapter Funding Update

Posted By Lauren Carlton Oct 31, 2022 10:25 AM
Found In Egroup: ACRL Chapters Council \ view thread

Great question! The Board is still discussing so there should be an update early spring after their next meeting. We will keep you posted! -Lauren ------------------------------ Lauren Carlton ACRL American Library Association She/Her/Hers ------------------------------

Chapter Funding Update

Posted By Lauren Carlton Aug 09, 2022 03:53 PM
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Dear ACRL Chapter Leaders, I am reaching out with an update from the ACRL Board of Directors and ACRL Budget & Finance Committee meetings which took place August 1 and August 3, respectively. After reviewing the original proposal to reduce funding to $100 for all chapters and after holding thoughtful ...

We've updated our Code of Conduct

Posted By Lauren Carlton Aug 01, 2022 10:48 AM
Found In Egroup: ACRL Chapters Council \ view thread

Hi everyone, The American Library Association has a single Online Code of Conduct that applies to its blogs and websites, its social media, ALA Connect, and other channels across ALA (including those managed by Divisions and Round Tables). The Online Code of Conduct replaced the many policies/guidelines ...

Chapter Roster Listings and Fall Conferences

Posted By Lauren Carlton Jul 27, 2022 10:01 AM
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Dear Chapter Officers, I hope you're having a great summer! I would appreciate your help by taking a moment to check your chapter’s listing on our website to make sure both your officer roster and chapter conference information are current. For roster updates, please provide the new officer’s ...

RE: ACRL Plan For Excellence Reports due July 15

Posted By Lauren Carlton Jul 19, 2022 10:21 AM
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Dear Chapter Leaders, Friendly reminder the Plan For Excellence report was due July 15. If you'd still like to submit, please do so before August 1, 2022. Full details above! Questions? Let me know! (lcarlton@ala.org) ------------------------------ Lauren Carlton ACRL American Library Association ...

Chapter Funding Update

Posted By Lauren Carlton Jul 14, 2022 04:42 PM
Found In Egroup: ACRL Chapters Council \ view thread

Dear Chapter Leaders, I hope you are having a nice summer! I am writing to let you know that Chapter budgets for the 2023 Fiscal Year will be available later this fall. However, I wanted to let you know that the ACRL Board and ACRL Budget and Finance Committee are considering a change to the ...

Update to Code of Conduct

Posted By Lauren Carlton Jul 05, 2022 04:46 PM
Found In Egroup: Technical Services Interest Group \ view thread