LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

Learn more about LIRT on the ALA website.

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Advance your teaching practice! Advance your profession! Join the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program!

  • 1.  Advance your teaching practice! Advance your profession! Join the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program!

    Posted Aug 22, 2022 11:54 AM
    Apologies for cross posting. Please forward this to interested colleagues. Thanks!
    • Do you want to share your professional library instruction experience? 
    • Do you want to build a relationship with a new colleague? 
    • Do you want to learn about the teaching and learning strategies colleagues are using? 
    • Do you feel you need to develop your library instruction skills, methods, and resources more fully? 

    Then consider becoming a mentor or mentee in the 2022/23 ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program!


    The purpose of the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program is to contribute to the professional development of academic librarians who teach information literacy by pairing librarians experienced in teaching with librarians and graduate students new to instruction or to the Instruction Section. This program creates a forum for learning opportunities, networking, and the exchange of ideas between paired mentors and mentees about instruction and information literacy. 

    • The program lasts from October 2022 to June 2023. 
    • Conference attendance is not required. In fact, all of the mentoring takes place through virtual communication such as email or video conference. 
    • Mentors should have a passion for instruction and experience in this field. Serving as a mentor is also a meaningful way to contribute to our field in ways other than committee work. 
    • Mentees should be librarians or graduate students seeking to improve their instruction skills and knowledge. 
    • We welcome applications from mentors and mentees working in a wide range of academic library and instructional contexts. 
    • Mentors and mentees should expect to have monthly conversations with each other. Additional opportunities for synchronous and asynchronous networking and idea sharing will also be available. 

    To apply…

    • Mentor applicants, please use this form.
    • Mentee applicants, please use this form.
    • Deadline to apply: Thursday, September 8, 2022. Membership in both ACRL and Instruction Section are required to apply.

    If you have questions about the ACRL Instruction Section Mentoring Program, please contact the Committee Chair, Jen Jarson (jmj12@psu.edu), or visit the IS Mentoring Program site for more information.



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    Amanda Izenstark
    Reference and Instructional Design Librarian
    University of Rhode Island Library
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