Events

Excelling as a librarian manager requires you to develop your skills as supervisors, mentors, and coaches. Join us to explore innovative approaches to assessing librarian strengths and identifying areas for growth to better support their development. We will share equitable, person-centered methods that promote self-reflection and ensure accountability around key components of librarian responsibilities both traditional and contemporary such as outreach, teaching, creative technologies, and more. We invite you to join the conversation by sharing your strategies!

Presenters: 

Eric Resnis, Head of Research and Scholarship for the Coastal Carolina University Libraries, managing teaching, research, engagement, and creative technologies. He has over 20 years of experience managing instruction, research support, and assessment initiatives. His research areas include liaison effectiveness and the role of creative technologies and virtual reality in enhancing student learning. 

Jennifer Natale is currently the Head of Research & Learning at Dartmouth leading the team of Arts & Sciences Librarians and the library liaison program. She held previous librarian positions at Miami University and Appalachian State University. She has a background in academic librarianship, student development, and nonprofit administration. Her research interests include library liaisonship, outreach, and assessment. 

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Hosted by FLVC
 

This webinar explores strategies for staging pop-up libraries aligned with the themes of local events. Drawing on their experiences in liaising with campus affiliates and community members at performing arts venues at two universities, the presenters will share methods for highlighting connections between event attendees’ interests and library collections. Webinar participants will engage in collaborative knowledge building around leveraging this flexible outreach tactic to fit their own capacity and collection parameters.

Pre-Webinar Handout & Breakout Activity Information:

To help you get the most out of our upcoming session, we’re providing a pre-webinar handout with instructions and context for an interactive breakout activity that will take place during the webinar.

This handout includes helpful prompts and guidance that will prepare you for the collaborative portion of the session. Reviewing it in advance will allow you to maximize your time in the breakout rooms and engage more meaningfully with your peers.

We encourage all attendees to take a few minutes to look over the handout before the webinar begins. It’s designed to support a more productive and engaging experience during our group discussions.

Presenters: 

Jessica M. Abbazio (PhD, MLS) is the Music Librarian and Collections Coordinator for Arts, Humanities, & Area Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her portfolio includes collection development, instruction, reference, and outreach to the School of Music, and she contributes to collections-related strategic planning, policy formulation, and implementation at the University Libraries. Jessica is the current editor of the New Periodicals column of Notes: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, and is an active member of the national Music Library Association and of the organization's Midwest Chapter. On the national level, Jessica is a member of the Music Library Association's Board of Directors, currently serving as Fiscal Officer (2025-2026).

Michael J. Duffy IV (MLIS, MM) is the Fine Arts Librarian at Western Michigan University.  He is library liaison to the Gwen Frostic School of Art, the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music, and the School of Theatre and Dance.  Michael is a member of the Music Library Association and its Midwest Chapter, the Theatre Library Association, the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres, and the Michigan Academic Library Association.  He has served as Past Chair of the Midwest Chapter of the Music Library Association, as well as a past member the Music Library Association’s Board of Directors.

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Hosted by FLVC
 

Are you new to library instruction or still finding your footing in library instruction? Whether you’re in your first librarian role, preparing for that role, or pivoting into instruction work, join us for a lively, fast-paced professional development event hosted by the CARLI Instruction Committee.

Speedchat is a one-hour Zoom event where you’ll rotate through four 12-minute breakout conversations, each led by an experienced instruction librarian ("Instruction Pro") ready to share advice, strategies, and encouragement.

Topics you can expect to ask questions on: engaging with students and faculty, assessment, AI, lifelong information literacy, and online/hybrid learning.

Space is limited to keep breakout groups small and engaging – sign up early to save your spot!

To encourage conversation, this session will not be recorded.

To Register: Use the "Register" tab at the top of this page.

Questions? Contact support@carli.illinois.edu