The ALISE Youth Services Special Interest Group (SIG) seeks proposals for original contributions on youth, learning, and information that focus on the future of youth services in LIS education, including reports of research, theory, pedagogy, or best practices. Students are especially encouraged to submit. Selected proposals will be presented at the 2023 ALISE conference being held October 2 - 5, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The conference theme is "Bridge the Gap."
Potential topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Book censorship and challenges
Challenging texts
Critical Race Theory and youth/youth services
Academic achievement and learning
Youth, families, and caregivers
Community literacy
Community engagement
The panel may include 2- 4 presentations. The session will begin with presentations of each submission (10-20 minutes each depending on the number of selected proposals), followed by an open discussion and Q&A.
The proposals must include:
● Title of presentation
● Author(s) information: full name, institutional/organizational affiliation, and email
● A proposal abstract (approximately 500 words)
The title, author information, and reference list are not included in the word count.
Please email your proposals to both SIG co-chairs: Dr. Rachel Magee (rmmagee@illinois.edu) and Kerry Townsend (klm7a5@mail.missouri.edu) by 11:59 pm CST, March 15, 2023.
Acceptance to the SIG's panel submission will be sent by March 16th, 2023. Presenters are required to register for the ALISE 2023 conference.
Feel free to contact the SIG co-chairs if you have any questions or comments. We look forward to seeing you in Milwaukee in October!
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Kerry Townsend
Library Media Coordinator
Columbia Public Schools
She/Her/Hers
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