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Join Your Colleagues at the Core Forum this October in Salt Lake City! Got Zoom fatigue, but want to connect with your colleagues? We’re going to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Core Forum October 13-15, 2022, and we invite you to join us. Core Forum will provide an opportunity…Continue Reading
The October Core e-Forum brought perspectives from a wide range of libraries, including public libraries, school libraries, and academic libraries. Some belong to institutions that currently have active DEI committees and initiatives. Potential benefits from library DEI efforts in cataloging and collection development include more satisfied users and increased library…Continue Reading
Due to the continued pandemic, the surge of the Delta Variant and the data throughout the United States including in our host city, Baltimore, we have been forced to cancel the upcoming Core Forum in Baltimore, scheduled for October 7-9. While I am deeply disappointed because I had very much…Continue Reading
Preconference registration is open for Core Forum! Register for an all-day library buildings tour or an afternoon preconference offered on Thursday, October 7, in Baltimore, Maryland. We Create Inclusive Experiences! Library Buildings Tour (8am–4pm) Choose Your Own Adventure Scholarly Communication Assessment Rubrics (12–4pm) presented by Suzanna Conrad, Emily Chan, Daina Dickman and Nicole…Continue Reading
Join us for the first ever in-person Core Forum, October 7-9, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore! It’s an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and make new connections while celebrating the intersection and overlap of the core work we do. Learn more about our keynote speakers. Forum Features ⭐…Continue Reading
Core ForumOctober 7-9, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland —– Opening Keynote Presenter Announced: Nikole Hannah-Jones The 1619 Project, an ongoing journalism project conceived by Nikole Hannah-Jones and published by the New York Times Magazine, commemorates the 400th anniversary of the date the first enslaved Africans were brought to the American colonies. The initiative…Continue Reading
Submission Deadline: May 17, 2021Preview the proposal form as a PDF. The October 7-9 Core Forum in Baltimore will be our first opportunity to celebrate the diverse and interconnected library work of Core members. We’ll engage the collective expertise of presenters and participants, facilitating thought-provoking conversations over two days of…Continue Reading
Core Forum provides an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and make new connections while celebrating the interconnected library work Core members share. Registration opens in June. Forum features a welcome reception, 2 days of thought-provoking presentations, keynote presentations, tabletop exhibits, dine-arounds, a game night and poster sessions. Additionally, there will…Continue Reading
We’re excited about the Core Virtual Event next week and we invite you to join us for the interactive library conference! RSVP for our FREE online Forum Kick-off events by November 16th: November 17, 4:30-5:30pm CENTRAL: Authors Panel w/ Cory Doctorow: Dealing with Information and Misinformation in Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Beyond November…Continue Reading
Core Virtual Forum, the first official event of Core is happening next week! RSVP FOR FREE CORE VIRTUAL FORUM KICK-OFF EVENTS Still undecided about attending Core Virtual Forum? RSVP for our FREE online Forum Kick-off events by November 16th: November 17, 4:30-5:30pm CENTRAL: Authors Panel w/ Cory Doctorow: Dealing…Continue Reading
