Happening This Week
- View the recording of the Core 5 Year Anniversary Presentation: Celebrating Growth, Community, and the Future including a talk on ‘10 Essential Insights: Generative AI and Libraries Claiming the Center” originally presented September 10, 2025
- Fundamentals of Management (FM) 6.0 will be held Monday, September 15 – Friday, October 10
- Core Budget and Finance Committee met Monday, September 15 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Core Web Committee met Monday, September 15 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Core Executive Committee met Monday, September 15 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Engaging with Vendors on E-Resource Accessibility will be held Tuesday, September 16 – Wednesday, September 17
- Core Technical Services Workflow Efficiency Interest Group will meet Tuesday, September 16 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
- Core Diversity and Inclusion Committee will meet Wednesday, September 17 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core Planning and Design Committee will meet Friday, September 19 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Happening Next Week
- Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM) 5.0 will be held Monday, September 22 – Friday, October 31
- Fundamentals of Universal Library Design (FUDL) 2.0 will be held Monday, September 22 – Friday, October 31
- Core International Relations Committee will meet Monday, September 22 from 10:00am – 11:00am CT
- Core Executive Committee will meet Monday, September 22 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core Webinar: The Library of the Future: Health, Wellbeing, & Sustainability will be held Tuesday, September 23 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- CoreTechnology Section Leadership Team will meet Tuesday, September 23 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core Ebooks Interest Group will meet Tuesday, September 23 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
- Core Consortium Management Interest Group will hold a program titled “Crossing Back Over: Insights from Consortial Veterans in the Library” Wednesday, September 24 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Core Interest Group Chairs Town Hall will meet for “Wednesday, September 24 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee will meet Friday, September 26 from 10:00am – 11:00am CT
- Buildings and Operations Section Leadership Team will meet Friday, September 26 from 10:00am – 11:00am CT
- Core Forum Planning Committee will meet Friday, September 26 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Core Emerging Technology Trends Committee will meet Friday, September 26 from 12:00pm – 1:00pmCT
Member Opportunities & Announcements
- Core Forum Early Bird Rates End October 5. Register Now and Save! 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
- The ALA 2026 Annual Conference Call for Program and Poster Proposals is open through September 22, 2025!
- 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!
Check out these two new titles which are available in the Core/ALA Store.
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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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