Happening This Week
- Publications Coordination Committee met on Monday, August 11 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Core Leadership Development & Mentoring Committee met on Monday, August 11 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Core Executive Committee met on Monday, August 11 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core Leaders Orientation will be held Tuesday, August 12 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT for Division Committee Chairs, Section Leaders and Board Members.
- Technology Section Leadership Team Meeting will be held Tuesday, August 12 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Getting Started with Book Mending (collaboration with ALA Learning) will be held Thursday, August 14 from 1:30pm – 3:00pm CT
- 2025 Core Forum Planning Committee will meet Friday, August 15 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Core Marketing & Social Meeting Committee will meet on Friday, August 15 from 1:00pm – 1:30pm CT
Happening Next Week
- Core Executive Committee will meet Monday, August 18 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Best of Core Forum: Calling it Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop Doing will be held Wednesday, August 20 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Project Management Interest Group Presentations will be held Wednesday, August 20 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Core Diversity and Inclusion Committee will meet Wednesday, August 20 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core LIFE Committee will meet Thursday, August 21 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Member Opportunities & Announcements
- Registration for Core Forum 2025 is 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
- Core is offering several Fundamentals Web Courses throughout summer and fall! 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.
Hot off the Presses!
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Providing concrete guidance on integrating accessibility into all aspects of a library’s digital work, this book will serve as your one-stop guide to accessibility standards, processes, and best practices.
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