Posted March 22, 2016
The NEA Newsletter is looking for volunteers to serve as session reporters at the 2016 Spring Meeting in Portland, Maine, on April 1 & 2 Session reporters will write a summary of their assigned session(s) for publication in the July 2016 issue of the Newsletter. One reporter is needed for each of the 19 concurrent sessions to take place in four blocks on Friday…
Posted March 16, 2016
The Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP) provides university scholarships for straight-A Haitian students to attend university in Haiti. HELP also provides the services one expects at an institution of higher learning but which are not standard at Haitian universities including advising, dorms, a computer lab, and a library. Our library collection now boasts 3000…
Posted March 13, 2016
Two weeks ago we were thrilled to join The New York Public Library, First Book, and Baker & Taylor in announcing the launch of Open eBooks, an app containing thousands of popular and award-winning titles that are free for children from low-income households. The goal of Open eBooks is to encourage a love of reading…
Posted February 25, 2016
The ALCTS Collection Management and E-Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) is seeking a volunteer to serve as vice chair (2016-17) / chair (2017-18). Created in 1991 under the auspices of the Collection Management Section, CMERIG addresses issues related to collection management and development of electronic resources, their funding, and selection. Links to previous CMERIG-hosted conference sessions can be found online at http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/cms/grps/ats-cmdigcmer. Vice-chair…
Posted February 24, 2016
Library of Congress, Washington DC14 – 15 June 2016 Travel grants available for US-based graduate students; other travel funding may be available Applications due 15 March 2016 **This event is a follow-up to the Archives Unleashed datathon held in March at the University of Toronto Library. With generous funding from the National Science Foundation and the…
Posted February 18, 2016
I am reaching out as the Program Director for Mass Poetry, which puts on the annual Mass Poetry Festival. This year’s festival takes place in Salem, MA from April 29 – May 1. A registered volunteer of ours has indicated that Simmons School of Library and Information Science might be interested in learning more about…
Posted January 22, 2016
Working with an elementary school librarian, the volunteer will create an inventory of approximately 10,000 books to prepare to automate the library for next school year. The other elementary schools in the district are using LibraryThing for this inventory, and that will probably extend to Sheffield School. An additional part of the project could include collection development…
Posted December 18, 2015
Have you completed at least 9 credits at SLIS? Are you a recent graduate? Admissions would love to have your help in recruiting future SLIS students, as a SLIS Ambassador. There are several ways you can get involved, and you can specify how frequently (or infrequently) you would like us to contact you: Information SessionsWe welcome…
Posted December 4, 2015
Bentley Academy Charter School is looking for volunteers to assist librarian with shelving duties and indexing projects. If interested, in-depth training in circulation and cataloging on the Destiny Quest LMS will be provided, along with storytime experience. Please contact Emilia Mountain at [email protected] for further details.
Posted December 4, 2015
Share your love of reading with members of small Bolivian communities and work as a Literacy Ambassador leading a book club in one of our libraries. Several libraries have already implemented these clubs and they are so effective! Want to work with kids, adults and teachers to promote a love for reading and literacy? Then apply…
