Happening This Week
- Core Executive Committee met on Monday, March 17 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Web Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 18 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- New Core Leaders Monthly Meeting (Core Section Leaders, Committee Chairs, Board Members and Core Staff) will be held on Tuesday, March 18 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CT. Registration is required.
- Best of Core Forum: Cut Through the Noise; Strategic Promotion webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 18 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Leadership Development and Mentoring Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 18 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
- Core will host a Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, March 19 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Central Time. Click here to sign up and receive the Zoom access link.
- Artificial Intelligence and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 19 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 19 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Leadership Development & Mentoring Committee Critical Conversations Series: Co-creating Team Expectations to Build Trust and Rapport: Approaches for New Managers will be held on Thursday, March 20 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Access and Equity Leadership Team will meet on Thursday, March 20 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Buildings and Operations Section’s Buildings for College and University Libraries (BCUL) Committee Monthly Meeting will be held on Friday, March 21 from 10:00am – 11:00am CT
- Preservation Section’s Preservation Outreach Committee will meet on Friday, March 21 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Happening Next Week
- Fundamentals of Preservation Session 2.0 will be held from March 24 – April 18
- Fundamentals of Collection Assessment Session 2.0 will be held from March 24 – May 2
- Core Executive Committee will meet on Monday, March 24 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Interest Group Coordination Committee will meet on Monday, March 24 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
- Elevate Your Writing with Artificial Intelligence Powered Assistants webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 25 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Technology Section Leaders will meet on Tuesday, March 25 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Appointments Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 25 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
- Awards and Scholarships Coordination Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 26 from 9:00am – 10:00am CT
- Best of Core Forum: Only Managers in the Building; Everything You Wish You Knew Before Becoming a Manager webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 26 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Fundraising and Sponsorships Committee will meet on Thursday, March 27 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Forum Planning Committee will meet on Friday, March 28 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Member Opportunities & Announcements
- The Core election is now open for voting and will continue through Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Learn about the candidates on the Core Elections page. All Core members in good standing as of January 31, 2025, are eligible to participate and vote in this election. Members will receive an email from ALA with information about how to vote online. The election results will be announced on Monday, April 7, 2025.
- The deadline to apply for the PR Xchange Award has been extended to March 30! Apply now!
- Applications are open for the Career LIFT Award to support skill development and networking opportunities for information professionals. The award consists of up to $1,500 the recipient may use on professional development including, but not limited to, ALA and/or Core membership dues, attending the ALA Annual Conference, the Core Forum, or continuing education. The deadline to apply for the 2025 Career LIFT Award is Wednesday, April 2. Apply or nominate someone today!
- The Core Access & Equity Leadership Team is eager to hear from membership about what kind of programming you would be interested in seeing from this section. Fill out this four-question survey to have your say in what kind of programming is offered.
- Have you volunteered with Core, or are you interested in volunteering with Core? Have you experienced barriers to participating with Core? Core is investigating offering grants/scholarships for a limited number of members (via an application process) to participate as volunteers in ALA and Core that otherwise may not be able to participate. We invite you to complete this brief online survey that will help identify the financial and time-based commitments members make as volunteers.
- Nominate a colleague to be featured as Core Member of the Month! Fill out the nomination form and a member of the Marketing and Social Media Committee will be in touch!
- Present a webinar or moderate an e-Forum Discussion for Core! Send your e-forum discussion idea to core-eforum+help@groups.io. Complete the webinar proposal form to submit your webinar idea.
Have a great week!
Mia
