Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR)
ALA-APA Salaries and Status of Library Workers Committee to Host Two Webinars
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Allied Professional Association’s (ALA-APA) Salaries and Status of Library Workers (SSLW) committee invites you to join them for the following two sessions. The first, Empowering Library Workers: Navigating Unionization in Challenging Environments, will be held May 1st, 1:30 – 3:00pm (Central)/ 2:30 – 4:00pm (Eastern). The second, What Comes after Unionization: Effective Engagement with Library Workers, will be held on May 8th, 12:00pm-1:00pm (Central).
Nation to celebrate library workers’ contributions, April 9
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On April 9, 2024, the nation will celebrate National Library Workers Day (NLWD), a time to recognize library staff for their contributions in transforming lives and communities. The ¾«¶«´«Ã½- Allied Professionals Association (ALA-APA) invites library advocates, patrons, and staff to show their support of our nation’s library workers by posting words of encouragement and appreciation for their local library stars at .
Recruiting to the Profession: The LIS Pipeline and How We Can Help Discussion to be Hosted by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment Advisory Committee, April 24
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) Advisory Committee invites you to join us for a discussion on recruitment to the library profession, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (Central). Register now for this free...
¾«¶«´«Ã½Announces Recipients of the 2024 Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is pleased to announce the selection of five recipients of the 2024 Jason Reynolds/Simon & Schuster Travel Grant. Established in 2022, the grants are intended to support ALA’s work of advancing diversity, equity, and...
ACRL sponsors 2020 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Emerging Leaders
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CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and its sections are sponsoring nine members to participate in 2020 class of ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Emerging Leaders. The program is designed to enable library staff and...
Meet AILA’s 2018 Emerging Leaders Group and Learn about the Tribal Libraries Directory
By: Rhiannon Sorrell, Instruction and Digital Services Librarian, Kinyaa'áanii Charlie Benally Library
PLA continues support of Emerging Leaders program through sponsorship of 2018 participants
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CHICAGO -- The Public Library Association (PLA), a long-time supporter of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½'s Emerging Leaders (EL) program, will sponsor the participation of two library professionals in the 2018 EL class. EL is a leadership development...
Author Elizabeth White to Present in ¾«¶«´«Ã½JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center will host author Elizabeth White on Sunday, June 25, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. during the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference in Chicago. Elizabeth White, author of Fifty-five, Unemployed, and Faking Normal, will discuss the...
eCourse on Fundraising and Grantsmanship Starting
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) is offering a six-week course on Fundraising and Grantsmanship. The online asynchronous sessions will be available on six sequential Mondays from March 6 – April 16, 2017. The course...
Accepting employer participants for Open House/Job Fair at ¾«¶«´«Ã½2017 Midwinter Meeting
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CHICAGO — As part of its continuing efforts to provide networking opportunities for employers and job seekers, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center will host an Open House - Job Fair from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 during...
Accepting appointments for photographer services at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½2017 Midwinter Meeting
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CHICAGO — An exciting service is now part of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s (ALA) JobLIST Placement and Career Development Center. During the ¾«¶«´«Ã½2017 Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta we will be offering all attendees an opportunity to have a "headshot"...
Accepting appointments for career counseling during the ¾«¶«´«Ã½2017 Midwinter Meeting
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s (ALA) JobLIST Placement and Career Development Center will provide complimentary career counseling sessions on Saturday and Sunday, January 21 - 22, 2017 during the ¾«¶«´«Ã½2017 Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta. The...
¾«¶«´«Ã½ announces Emerging Leader participants for class of 2017
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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has selected 50 people to participate in its 2017 class of Emerging Leaders. The program is designed to enable library staff and information workers to participate in project planning work groups, network...
Whitepaper: The Value of ¾«¶«´«Ã½-Accredited Master’s Programs
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The Value of ¾«¶«´«Ã½-Accredited Master’s Programs in Library & Information Studies: Serving Our Communities Through a Professional Workforce Presented to the: ¾«¶«´«Ã½ By: John Carlo Bertot, Lindsay C. Sarin John Bertot Consulting September 1, 2016 Download the whitepaper: The Value of a ¾«¶«´«Ã½Accredited Master's Programs in Library & Information Studies: Serving Our Communities Through a Professional Workforce (PDF, 187.38 KB, 25 pages) In June 2016, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ commissioned John Bertot Consulting to prepare a white paper on the...
eCourse on Current Issues Starting Soon
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) is offering a six-week course on Current Issues. The online asynchronous sessions will be available on six sequential Mondays from July 11 – August 21, 2016. The cost of the course is...
Federal experts to walk libraries through government red tape and unfunded mandates at the 2016 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference
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ORLANDO, Fla.—Ever felt frustrated by the prospect of another unfunded mandate from the federal, local or state government? Empower yourself, your library and your community by learning to navigate major e-government resources and websites by attending “E...
¾«¶«´«Ã½JobLIST receives WEDDLE’s 2016 User’s Choice Award
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CHICAGO – ¾«¶«´«Ã½JobLIST, the online career center for job seekers and employers in library and information science and technology, has been voted a 2016 User’s Choice Award winner in WEDDLE’s Media Group’s annual survey of job seekers, recruiters, and...
How to Get Your Bounce Back! Session to be presented during ALA’s 2016 Midwinter Meeting
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A session entitled How to Get Your Bounce Back! will be presented on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m ., during the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Midwinter Meeting in Boston (#alamw16). The session will be hosted by and held in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½JobLIST Placement and Career...