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
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