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Tune in throughout Banned Books Week for a series of free online events featuring authors, librarians, and activists working to fight censorship.

Canva and Design for Libraries: Page Layout and Social Media Design

CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) have jointly launched a digital edition of the Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) Second Edition toolkit, an early literacy resource for public libraries and other early literacy centers. Available for the first time with instant digital access, this edition mirrors the content and resources of its paper counterpart.

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CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Moving Out of One-and-Done Strategic Planning" on May 15, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Strategic planning is a major undertaking for employees at all levels of a library; drafting a plan in the midst of remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic made that process even more challenging. This webinar will share the process at a midsized academic library as a new plan was developed under new library leadership. Bryson’s (2018) Strategy Change Cycle was used as a model for completing bottom-up strategic planning, with department break-out activities utilized to avoid telework and Zoom fatigue. The model utilized includes revisions of mission and vision, so the presenters will share some strategies used for engaging the library in crafting their own mission statement. Using Bryson’s model means that the library has also moved to a more agile model of strategic management, rather than one-and-done strategic planning.

CHICAGO — School librarians need to engage with their staff and community to help define their role, raise their profile, and make a real impact. Whether you’re a solo school librarian, a team member, or a team leader, you’ll find practical advice about building these important business relationships in “

CHICAGO — Ten collection development grants are available to AASL members to create or expand their collection with content to provide context and content that explores Jewish experience, Jewish achievement, and Jewish identity as an antidote to antisemitism. Sponsored by The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, the “Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) Collection Development Grants,” will offer ten AASL members $500 in grant funds to create or expand their collection.

Syosset High School named National School Library of the Year

CHICAGO—Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Cultivating Equitable Hiring Practices for Academic Librarians; Bridging Perspectives of Applicants and Hiring Committees" on May 21, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. After experiencing inconsistent search committee processes at our university libraries, with little opportunity for training, the presenters recognized that these inconsistencies created equity issues, barriers to attracting diverse candidates, and problematic search practices. Inspired by faculty-driven initiatives, the presenters created a hiring guide that outlines best practices for search committees and how these practices can be consistently applied. These practices aid the library’s efforts to attract excellent and diverse applicants, conduct fair and equitable candidate evaluations, and hire and retain well-qualified staff. To further the implementation of these practices, this webinar contains highlights from the guide to every search committee in order to stress the importance of these processes. During this session, attendees will learn about the content of the hiring guide and search committee presentation, discuss obstacles to the consistent application of equitable practices, and discuss the challenges to changing workplace culture. The discussion will also cover the importance of thoughtful, purposeful, and collaborative onboarding practices once the candidate is hired. With this work, the presenters strive to create a template to guide search committees through the process of recruiting, selecting, and retaining outstanding candidates for positions, while drawing particular attention to issues of equity and inclusion.

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