Happening This Week
- Registration for Core Forum 2025 is now open! Join your colleagues November 12-14 in Denver, CO, at the Hilton Denver City Center! Reconnect with friends and make new connections while celebrating the intersection and overlap of the core work we do. Learn more about Forum and register for the main event and its preconferences at www.coreforum.org.
- Fundamentals of Collection Assessment 2025 – Session 3.0 will be held from May 19 – June 27
- Core Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 20 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Technology Section Leadership Team will meet on Tuesday, May 20 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core Leaders Monthly Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 20 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CT. Registration is required.
- Leadership Development and Mentoring Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 20 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
- Best of Core Forum: Neurodivergent Leadership: Learning to Lead in a Neurotypical World webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 21 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 21 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Forum Planning Committee will meet on Friday, May 23 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Budget and Finance Committee will meet on Friday, May 23 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Happening Next Week
- Appointments Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 27 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
- Best of Core Forum: Mapping Your Skill Sets: Understanding and Using the Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata Professionals webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 28 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core Presidents Mini Retreat #3 will be held on Friday, May 30 from 11:00am – 5:00pm CT
- LIFT Awards Committee will meet on Friday, May 30 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Member Opportunities & Announcements
- The Core Classroom Your Supported Job Search has been rescheduled to run August 4-29, 2025.
- We need your talents! Complete the volunteer form to get involved in Core. For most of our committees, the appointment process starts in February and finishes in April so that new committee members can begin on July 1. You must be a member of Core to serve on a committee or chair an Interest Group. Please note: technical difficulties with this form have been resolved. Please contact Todd Ross, Core Membership and Communications Specialist at tross@ala.org for questions.
- Core is offering several Fundamentals Web Courses throughout 2025! This series of related online courses covers basic topics that enhance skills in various areas of library work.
- 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.
To have your committee meeting, Core event, or Core member opportunity listed in a future issue of This Week in Core (TWIC), contact the Core Office at core@ala.org a few weeks ahead of time and title your message “TWIC Post Request.”
Have a great week!
Mia
