In accordance with the Bylaws of the Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter/Association of College and Research Libraries, Inc., ACRL/NY is dedicated to improving library services, encouraging the exchange of ideas and information, providing networking opportunities for librarians and seeking greater cooperation among academic and research libraries. ACRL/NY promotes professional standards, mentors librarians, and enhances professional development through a variety of educational programs. The Chapter encourages local participation in national issues relating to academic and research libraries.
Announcements
- LACUNY Institute 2022 : “Built to Exclude: Confronting Issues of Equity and Otherness in Libraries.” 05/06/2022The full schedule is now live for LACUNY Institute 2022 which will be held virtually (next week!) on May 12th and 13th and hosted by the New York City College of Technology. Register here. We have an amazing line up of speakers from across the U.S.and Canada.Our keynote speaker is Mariame Kaba, an organizer, educator, curator, and ...
- REGISTRATION (and call for posters) IS OPEN! SUNYLA Annual Conference @ Farmingdale State College June 8-10 04/26/2022Call for posters extended to May 2, 2022! Please submit poster proposals here: Call for Poster Session Proposals Library school students are especially encouraged to submit poster proposals. The poster session will take place on Thursday, June 9, 4:30-6:00 P.M. Full conference registration is only $50 for students, and poster presenters get 10% off! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!! SUNYLA 2022: Soaring into the Future of Libraries–a Hybrid ...
- LACUNY Institute 2022 : “Built to Exclude: Confronting Issues of Equity and Otherness in Libraries.” 04/22/2022Registration is now open for LACUNY Institute 2022 which will be held virtually on May 12th and 13th and hosted by the New York City College of Technology. Register here We have an amazing line up of speakers from across the U.S. and Canada. Check out the program in process (new sessions are still being added and a ...
- LACUNY Institute 2022 04/14/2022Our Keynote Speaker for this year’s LACUNY Institute 2022, which will be held virtually on May 12th & 13th, and will be hosted by the New York City College of Technology.Mariame Kaba is an organizer, educator, curator, and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolitionist who is active in movements for racial, gender, and transformative justice. Learn more about Mariame and her work: https://2022lacunyinst.commons.gc.cuny.edu/keynote-speaker/ Save ...
- Call for Proposals- ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee 2022 04/06/2022ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee is currently seeking 25/45 minutes session and 60/90 –minutes workshop proposals for Spring 2022 and Fall 2022 Professional development events. All topics related to libraries and professional development of library community are welcome! Some suggestions include, but are not limited to: Fostering staff morale and engagement Mindfulness and finding a balance Media platforms and intensifying cost ...
Upcoming ACRL/NY Events
- Collaborating with Our Public Libraries: Partnerships That Support FYE Programs — ACRL/NY First Year Experience Discussion Group (Friday, May 13, 2022)ACRL/NY’s First Year Experience Discussion Group co-chairs Carl Andrews (Bronx Community College) and Derek Stadler (LaGuardia Community College), invite members to attend our Spring 2022 meeting. Have you ever considered reaching out to the public library near your campus? How can academic and public library collaborations support our First Year Experience students? Our spring meeting will address collaborations ...
- CFP: Call for Lightning Round Proposals: ACRL LMOIG- (Greater NYC) – Spring 2022 virtual meeting – April 8, 2022 deadlineCall for Lightning Round Talks Promoting Digital Scholarship Projects ACRL National Library Marketing and Outreach Interest Group – Greater NYC Meetup Spring 2022 Virtual Meeting Friday April 29, 2022 via Zoom (3:00pm-4:30pm eastern time)* https://acrl-lmoig-nyc.org/ *Our meeting will be held via Zoom and we encourage individuals (far and wide) to submit lightning round proposals and attend Submission form —– > https://form.jotform.com/220584589715164 (deadline: April 8, 2022) The ...
- CFP: LACUNY Institute 2022: “Built to Exclude: Confronting Issues of Equity and Otherness in Libraries” – April 4 deadlineLACUNY Institute 2022 : “Built to Exclude: Confronting Issues of Equity and Otherness in Libraries.” Submission deadline extended: April 4, 2022 Submit: https://bit.ly/LACUNY-Inst-2022-CFP Library workers, patrons, and scholars are grappling with questions about what it means to have access, to belong, and to feel welcome and included. How do library environments and institutional norms–from the ways spaces are designed and ...
- ACRL/NY Professional Development Committee invites you to the Fall 2021 programTITLE: Mapping K-16 Connections for Student Success: Information Literacy across the Educational Spectrum WHO: Heather Ball and Caroline Fuchs WHEN: Thursday December 16, 2021, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM WHERE: Zoom link will be shared with all registered participants. The event will not be recorded. Please register by Tuesday December 14th at the following link: https://stjohns.libcal.com/calendar/libraryevents/ACRLNYPD12162021 ABOUT THE PROGRAM: ACRL National ...
- Incorporating Critical Pedagogy in Your Library Instruction — ACRL/NY First Year Experience Discussion Group (Friday, November 19, 2021)Incorporating Critical Pedagogy in Your Library Instruction ACRL/NY’s First Year Experience Discussion Group co-chairs Carl Andrews (Bronx Community College) and Derek Stadler (LaGuardia Community College), invite members to attend our Fall 2021 meeting. “Critical pedagogy is the philosophy of education that empowers through connecting knowledge to power, allowing one to act constructively and to recognize the relationship between ...
- Register NOW! Critical Pedagogy Symposium (virtual), May 17th – May 19th, 2021, 11am – 4pm ESTRegistration is now open for the Critical Pedagogy Symposium, which will be held virtually May 17th – May 19th, 2021, 11am – 4pm EST. Registration is free! Use this link to register We will explore together a pedagogy that interrogates and explores frameworks of power. We’re open to any framework of anti-oppression and vision of justice that can help ...