Join us this coming Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 7 pm CT/ 8 pm ET for the second 2024-2025 UIOWA SLIS Professional Development Series “Professional Growth Through Personal Engagement” session featuring Sam Helmick, MLIS. Sam Helmick has served as a library worker for over fifteen years. As Iowa City Public Library’s Community & Access Services Coordinator, Sam is responsible for the teams which provide Help Desk, Bookmobile, as well as Public Relations and Marketing services to the community. Sam is the immediate past president of the Iowa Library Association and served during a year when the state experienced the second most library adverse bills in the nation and two intellectual freedom lawsuits. They have also served as ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table chair-elect and chair of the Iowa Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee where they were awarded the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award.

Sam is President-Elect of the American Library Association and speaks internationally on topics related to advocacy, intellectual freedom, social marketing, outreach, wellness, and library fundraising. Learn more and connect at SamForLibraries.com.

Mark Your Calendars for the upcoming events in the 2024-2025 Season:

November 19, 2024 @ 7 pm CT/ 8 pm ET

Dr. Angela Fritz, Visiting Assistant Professor, UIowa SLIS, The Future of Archives

December 3, 2024 @ 7 pm CT/ 8 pm ET

Amanda Jones, Author, Activist, and School Librarian

March 11, 2025 @ 7 pm CT/ 8 pm ET

Stacy Collins, Instructional Librarian and Geographer-at-Large

April 8, 2025 @ 7 pm CT/ 8 pm ET

Cyndee Landrum, Acting Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services

Follow UIOWA SLIS Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn for further details about this event and more!

October 2024 free training opportunities have been posted open to students and alumni.

Attn. archives students: In a previous blog post this semester we mentioned that regional professional organizations are great, and here is proof!

MARAC is hosting a virtual conference, 3 days, and students can register for just $10. https://www.marac.info/fall-2024-conference

A student noted this presentation may be of interest to 581 students who recently read MPLP and 584 students:

LIFE AFTER MPLP?: IDENTIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN COLLECTIONS THROUGH A REPOSITORY-WIDE COLLECTIONS SURVEY

Other intriguing session titles:

• WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN SCHOOL: SKILLS LEARNED WHILE WORKING
• A BACKWARD APPROACH: THE NEW JERSEY STATE ARCHIVES’ ELECTRONIC RECORDS PROGRAM
• PROPPING THE DOORS OPEN: COLLABORATION AND ACCESS BETWEEN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND NON-NATIVE INSTITUTIONS
• ENHANCING ARCHIVAL ACCESS WITH AI

Full program link

The recording of our second LIS speaker for fall 2024, Erin Rooney, is available on our Kaltura channel. Here is a direct link to Rooney’s recording.

Please note captioning and transcript features are integrated into IU’s media platform Kaltura. The captions and transcripts are automatically integrated with the media. Look for the CC and “show transcript” text in the lower right-hand corner of the player interface.

Visit the Luddy website to register for future LIS Industry Speaker Series events and to access all series recordings any time. A button linking to the past recordings is at the bottom of the page.

Job Title: Children’s Services Librarian, full-time

Description/Responsibilities: Are you a librarian that is enthusiastic, creative, and that has a passion for working with Children? If so, you may be a great addition to our Children’s Services Department! The Anderson Public Library is seeking a dynamic Children’s Services Librarian to join our team to serve our diverse community! As the Children’s Services Librarian you will focus on meeting the needs of library customers by preparing and presenting children’s programming inside the library, as well as participating in opportunities to provide library services and programming at offsite community locations. Additionally, you will provide engaging customer service and reader’s advisory to visitors in the Children’s Department and at offsite events. You will also have the ability to hone in on your creative skills as you create current, timely, and relevant departmental displays! If this opportunity sounds like a great fit, we would like to review your qualification for the chance to be the newest member of an amazing team!

Qualifications: Master of Library Science degree from ALA accredited school ;ability to obtain certification from Indiana State Library; public library children’s services work experience preferred; customer service and public speaking skills; experience developing and conducting programming activities, knowledge of “Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library” model.

Salary: $20.39 – $22.94 per hour; excellent benefits package

Schedule: 40 hours per week, including evening and weekend shifts

Contact:  For more details about this position and how to apply, visit:  www.andersonlibrary.net/careers. Applications will only be accepted online through the library website. Contact person: Holly Watkins, Human Resources Manager, hwatkins@andersonlibrary.net, (765) 641-2443.

Posted: September 26th, 2024

Deadline: Until Filled