Dear LHRT Members,
To those of you going to Chicago, wishing everyone a wonderful ALA Annual Conference! A few things to keep on your radar:
ALA's 150th Anniversary Display - Docent Volunteers Needed
If you'd like to volunteer as a docent at the 150th anniversary display at conference, ALA would love your help. Please fill out this form to sign up:
Airtable | Everyone's app platformALA Connect Lounge - Friday Programming
Most of Friday will be reserved at the ALA Connect Lounge (https://2026.alaannual.org/ala-connect-lounge) for anniversary-related activities. ALA is looking for LHRT members who would be interested in giving a brief, casual talk (roughly 10–15 minutes) on an interesting moment in ALA history - as focused or wide-ranging as you'd like. If this sounds like you, there's a section for that in the volunteer form linked above.
Edward G. Holley Memorial Lecture - Cancellation Notice
We're sorry to share that the Edward G. Holley Memorial Lecture, scheduled for June 28 at 10:30am, has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for news about the Library History Seminar, coming this fall.
Summer Board Meeting
The LHRT Summer Board Meeting will be held via Zoom on June 30, noon–1:00pm EST. Please reach out to me directly for the meeting link if you are interested in attending.
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Jennifer Bartlett
Chair, Library History Round Table, 2025-26
Associate Dean for Engagement, Learning, and Public Services
University of Tennessee
John Hodges Library
jbartl22@utk.edu------------------------------