MAGIRT Activities at ALA Annual 2026
Chicago, Illinois
Please join MAGIRT for the following events and programs:
Friday, June 26, 2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th St., Room 369, Chicago, IL 60637
Exciting tours of the Map Collection, the Reading Room under the Dome, and a walk-through of the historic quad to view the old Harper Library, which once was the main university library, and now is a Hogwartsian student space:
The Library That Isn't: https://college.uchicago.edu/news/campus-stories/library-isnt-evolution-harper-memorial-library.
Picture of the space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Library#/media/File:University_of_Chicago,_Harper_Library.jpg.
The University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th St., Room 369, Chicago, IL 60637
Dr. Brendan Whyte, FRGS AFRHistS, Curator and Head of the Map Collection
Tour, Friday June 26, 2026, at 2:00 pm (773) 702-4103; Meet in the lobby on or before 1:50 PM, and please email me if you plan to attend: itaylor0519@gmail.com. Unfortunately, no one who can work the cranes is available to show you the bowels of Mansueto.
Dinner on your own!
Saturday, June 27, 2026
930 AM – 9:50 AM
Visit MAGIRT for a Huddle!
Huddle: When everyone's phones have GPS, how do map libraries maintain relevance and space?
Location: McCormick Place ALA Connect Lounge Hall F2 Lobby
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
MAGIRT Chair's Program – How to Catalog a Map
Location: McCormick Place 193 A
4:30 PM
MAGIRT Members Dinner
Contact Iris Taylor for details!
Sunday, June 28, 2026
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Cartographic Materials Cataloging Interest Group
Location: Marriott Marquis, Room: Calculus
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Membership Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Room: Grant Park C
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Executive Board Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Room: Superior
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Visit MAGIRT at the ALA Connect Lounge Desk
Location: McCormick Place, Room: ALA Connect Lounge
FYI: Tuesday, July 21, 2026
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Central)
Cataloging and Classification Committee (Virtual)
Watch for details on ALA Connect!
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Iris Taylor
Special Assistant to the Director
Senior Cataloging Specialist
Library of Congress
She/Her/Hers
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