GLA’s Atlanta Emerging Librarians are hosting their first formal mingle of 2017! Learn about special libraries and what it takes to be a special librarian. Our presenters will talk about their organizations and their roles as special librarians. Resources will be shared, skills will be discussed, and participants will even have an opportunity to try…
By Tim Wojcik Ina Dillard Russell Library In an increasingly crowded field of library and information education sector events, Georgia College in Milledgeville hosted the first Central Georgia Libraries Unconference. It was my first experience with an unconference by such a name. It was, as the event handout stated, a “low-cost, low-travel professional development opportunity that…
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm Location: Lane Library at Armstrong State University This webinar is sponsored by the Academic Library Division of the Georgia Library Association, and co-hosted by the Coastal Georgia Library Collaborative. Stick around after the webinar for a one-hour workshop where we will discuss library and classroom…
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017 Time: 5:30pm Location: The Georgia Historical Society Reading Room, 501 Whitaker St., Savannah, GA 31401 This casual meet-up is open to all library workers regardless of your title – paraprofessional, faculty, librarian – it doesn’t matter! This is a chance for you to meet others who work in the same…
Date: Saturday, July 15, 2017 Time: 5:00 – 8:30 pm (Game 5:00pm-6:30pm & Dinner 7:00pm – 8:00pm) Location: Game: Yaarab Shrine Center (400 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308) Dinner: Manuel’s Tavern (602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307) *Both locations have free parking on site. RSVP for this event