This Week in Core – Sept 14

TWIC – Week of Sept 14

Special Announcement:  Please follow Core on Facebook!

HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Monday, September 14

• Core Leadership & Management Section Leadership Team met from 1pm – 2pm CDT
  • Core Executive Committee (Core Presidents and Executive Director) will met from 2pm – 3pm CDT

Tuesday, September 15

Wednesday, September 16

• Interested in running for Core Leadership? The Core Nominating Committee is hosting a Town Hall from 11am-11:45am CDT.  Register here.
  • Core Leadership & Management Competencies Working Group will meet from 12pm – 1pm CDT
  • Core Webinar “Best of Core Forum: Accuracy Matters: Evaluating the Value of AI Tools” will be held from 1pm – 2pm CDT.  Learn more and register here.
  • The Core PR Xchange Awards Committee will meet from 2pm-3pm CDT

Thursday, September 17

• Core Web Committee will meet from 11am – 12pm CDT
  • Core Communications Committee (formerly Marketing and Social Media Committee) will meet from 11am – 12pm CDT
  • Interested in running for Core Leadership? The Core Nominating Committee is hosting a Town Hall from 1pm-1:45pm CDT.  Register here.

Friday, September 18

• Core Preservation Outreach Committee will meet from 11am – 12pm CDT
  • Core Nominating Committee will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT

HAPPENING NEXT WEEK

Monday, September 21

• Core Executive Committee (Core Presidents & Executive Director) will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT

Tuesday, September 22

• Core Project Management Interest Group Fall Brown Bag will meet from 11am-12pm CDT. Register here.

Wednesday, September 23

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Thursday, September 24

• Interested in running for Core Leadership? The Core Nominating Committee is hosting a Town Hall from 3pm-3:45pm CDT. Register here.
  • Core Library Consulting Interest Group Meeting: Marketing Ourselves, Our Brand, Our Company will meet from 3pm-4pm CDT.  Register here.

Friday, September 25

• Core Buildings for College and University Libraries (BCUL) will meet from 10am-11am CDT
  • Core Forum Planning Committee will meet from 11:30am – 12:30pm CDT
  • Core Nominating Committee will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT

MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Annual Conference 2027 in New Orleans: AC27 Program and poster proposals are due September 21st.
• Core Webinars: Core CE Committee is seeking webinar proposals for the fall.
• Core e-Forums: Send an e-Forum discussion topic idea to Core CE Committee at core-eforum+help@groups.io.
• Core Forum 2026 in Louisville: Join your colleagues at Core Forum this November.  Early-bird rates end October 4th!
• Core Members Open Forum on September 29 from 11am – 12pm CDT: Register here to receive a brief update from the Core Board of Directors on the division’s activities and get your questions about Core answered. If you have a question already in mind, please submit it here.

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.”