The Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) of the Georgia Library Association (GLA) will sponsor and provide complimentary registration to the 2020 Georgia Libraries Conference (GLC) for one selected proposal. The presenter must be a member of GLA and the presentation should be 45 minutes total, including 10 minutes for Q&A. Potential presentation topics include, but are…
The Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting Program Committee proudly presents the theme for the 2020 conference: Building Partnerships and Dismantling Barriers. The Committee invites you to attend the meeting, to be held in Jekyll Island, Georgia, November 11 – 13. As we move into a new decade, our 2020 program will focus on how…
On Friday April 17th from 9:00am – 12:00pm, the Georgia Library Association’s Research and Assessment Interest Group and Distance Learning Interest Group are teaming up to host a virtual meeting all about research and assessment as it relates to librarians’ distance learning efforts. This meeting will feature a keynote address from Emory University’s Jennifer Sutcliffe,…
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 4, for the 2020 Georgia Archives Symposium. This year’s topic, From Field to Mill Town: Cotton and Textile Culture in Georgia, will feature a variety of presentations and a lunchtime slideshow of images from collections at the Georgia Archives. The symposium is from 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and is free…
Georgia Library Association’s Circulation and Access Services (CAS) Interest Group and the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Interest Group invite you to our next library workshop. It will be held on Monday, March 30, 2020, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Southwest Chatham Branch Library, a part of the Live Oak Public Libraries system in…
The Academic Library Division of the Georgia Library Association would like to invite you to a free ACRL webinar viewing party. Copyright and Course Reserves: Electronic and Media Reserves Live viewing date: 03/11/2020 Time: 2:00 PM Register at https://forms.gle/UvN2z2857YVvYEqM9 Viewing locations: Georgia College, Milledgeville, Ga Georgia State University Decatur Campus Georgia Southern Armstrong Lane Library, Savannah, Ga Frank…
“Hello, My Name is…” A History of Georgia Politicians with Unusual Names On Friday, March 13, 2020, noon-1:00 p.m., the Georgia Archives’ Lunch and Learn program will be “Hello My Name Is…”: A History of Georgia Politicians with Unusual Names by Junior Historian Andrew Bramlett. Some Georgian politicians with unusual names in the presentation include…
The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries Wednesday, March 25, 2020 2pm Eastern (11am Pacific | 12pm Mountain | 1pm Central) Register: https://bit.ly/36FyNca Description: The 2020 Census will determine how money and services are distributed for the next ten years. Libraries have always played an important part in the Census, and they will be even…
The Digital Library of Georgia is happy to announce that registration for its inaugural Partner Day, March 19, 2020 (8:30 am – 4:30 pm) at the Special Collections Building at the University of Georgia is now open. Attendance is free, and each partner institution is limited to one registrant. Registration is first-come, first-served. (register) The…
Each year, the Georgia Library Association presents members of the Georgia General Assembly with a beautiful print created by artist Debi Davis. If you’ve been to visit your state legislator, you may have seen their collection on the walls of their office. We need your help delivering these on Wednesday, March 4th. The prints will…