By Erica Rosalle There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic hit students hard. The PCOM (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) Georgia student community experienced sudden lifestyle adjustments such as reduced income sources, which affected the acquisition of basic necessities such as food, housing, and transportation. During this unique period of time, many students suddenly… Continue Reading PCOM Library Hotspot Lending Program
By Melissa N. Thompson Edited to add: The due date for nominations have been extended. Please see below for details. Library workers involved with circulation, reserves, stacks maintenance, and more services offered by Access Services departments will be excited to see that the Access Services Conference will be held as a hybrid event this year… Continue Reading Call for Nominations: 2021 Access Services Conference (Updated)
Join the Georgia Library Association’s Special Libraries and Information Services Division for a tour of the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film. SCAD FASH celebrates fashion as a universal language, garments as important conduits of identity, and film as an immersive and memorable medium. The museum focuses on the future of fashion design, connecting… Continue Reading SLIS Tour of SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion
Registration for the 2021 Georgia Libraries Conference is now open! Visit the GLC 2021 conference website for information about registration, the schedule, speakers, and more. It has been a year of Enduring and Evolving. GLC 2021 will explore how libraries and people have adapted and thrived. You won’t want to miss hearing from our keynote… Continue Reading Register for GLC 2021!
The University of West Georgia Ingram Library is the winner of the 2021 American Library Association Library Instruction Roundtable (ALA-LIRT) Innovation in Instruction Award. The award was in recognition of LibraryDen, an online asynchronous information literacy course, created by a small team from Ingram Library, led by Anne Barnhart. In March 2020 when all USG… Continue Reading UWG’s Ingram Library wins Innovation in Instruction Award
Help us recognize these Georgia library staff and librarians! Meaghan Davidson, has been awarded the ALA Tony B. Leisner Scholarship (An annual scholarship consisting of $3,000 to a library support-staff member who is pursuing an MLS in an ALA-accredited program.) Meaghan is the Young Adult Specialist at the Fortson Branch of the Henry County Public… Continue Reading Georgia Library Staff and Librarians Achievements