By Meghan Stipe Bartow County Public Library System in Cartersville, Georgia has introduced a hiking club, There & Back Again Hiking Society, designed to encourage patrons to get outside and hike to stay healthy and appreciate the beauty of Georgia’s state parks and public lands. The club was originally dreamed up by Adult Services Library Assistant…
The Georgia Library Association and the Georgia Association for Instructional Technology invite proposals for panels, workshops and meetings for the Georgia Libraries Conference. This year, the conference will be held at the Macon Marriott City Center in Macon, Georgia on October 9-11, 2019. Our theme this year is “Building Better Together.” Libraries strive to offer…
Georgia Library Association Paraprofessional Division Call for Proposals Georgia Libraries Conference October 9-11, 2019 Macon, Georgia The Paraprofessional Division of the Georgia Library Association (GLA) would like to extend a call for proposals on topics that would be of benefit to non-MLS library staff at the Georgia Libraries Conference (GLC). We welcome library staff from…
By Alice Murphy Union Grove Middle School is in the Henry County School district, just south of Atlanta. The UGM Library Media Center is both a virtual library, available 24/7, and a physical space that houses materials and a wide variety of activities to support its mission. The mission is threefold: to promote reading as…
The Georgia Library Association awards two scholarships annually to students pursuing a master’s degree in library science. The Hubbard Scholarship, a $3,000 award, is intended to recruit excellent candidates for librarianship in Georgia and defray some of the costs of their education. The Beard Scholarship, in the amount of $1,500, is targeted for applicants of…
From Silo to Hub: Seizing Opportunities to Drive Change Wednesday, May 8, 2019 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central) Register: https://bit.ly/2CgZBTQ Description: In 2016, the De Paul Library at the University of Saint Mary won the Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant, building on a librarian-driven change movement for the overall…
Archive, Information, and Library Professionals Mixer at Manuel’s Tavern When: Friday, March 22, 2019 — 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Where: Manuel’s Tavern in the Eagle’s Nest RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/MNsTsRCRXEED0rT92 The Special Libraries and Information Services Division of Georgia Library Association invites all information professionals, archivists, and librarians in Georgia to a networking happy hour at…
Music is always in the air at the Oconee County Library in Watkinsville, Ga! Oconee County Library’s Children’s Specialist, Rebecca Ballard, offers a variety of music-related programming, but she is especially excited about the library’s ukuleles. Rebecca Ballard and her friend and former co-worker Natalie Wright started a region-wide circulating collection of ukuleles, and the…
The Academic Library Division of the Georgia Library Association in collaboration with the Georgia Library Associations’ Black Caucus (GLA-BC) would like to invite you to a free ACRL webinar viewing party. Overcoming Biases and Microaggressions in the Workplace. Description: As human beings, we cannot hide from bias: It is a natural part of our brain.…
Area Bibliographic Instruction Group (AABIG) welcomes Atlanta conference proposals for the 2019 AABIG Conference on June 7, 2019 at Georgia State University – Clarkston Campus Library in Clarkston, Georgia. 2019 Theme: “The ABCs of Instruction: Assessment, Building Programs, and Creating Opportunities.” Come share your research and innovative ideas with your colleagues! We encourage submissions from…