Call for Proposals: Advocating for Libraries and Library Workers through Strategic Communications and Collaborations
Submit a proposal here: https://form.jotform.com/250055421209244 (due Feb 6, 2025)
We invite presentations from library workers who wish to share how they advocate for libraries (and themselves) through the provision of library services, events, communications, and partnerships.
Possible topics may include (but are not limited to) responses to the following prompts:
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What faculty outreach strategies do you use to increase advocacy?
- What activities /events does the library engage in that builds advocacy? This could be targeted to students, faculty, administrators, or the broader community.
- How do you promote a supportive work culture of library workers who advocate for each other?
- What communication strategies do you use with students or faculty to advocate for yourself and libraries?
We are interested in hearing your strategies about how you advocate for libraries, library workers, library services, and more.
This year’s LACUNY Dialogues will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025 and will start at 2:00pm.
The event will take place virtually via Zoom.
Registration coming very soon!
Submit a Proposal Now! https://form.jotform.com/250055421209244
All library workers are invited to participate. You may submit a proposal as an individual or as a panel with your colleagues. Each presentation can be up to 20 minutes in length.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday, February 6, 2025.
Notifications will be emailed by Monday, February 10, 2025.
Please contact me if you have any questions!
Best wishes for a great start of the new year!
Mark
LACUNY Dialogues 2024
Unmasking in Academia: How Accessibility, rather than Accommodations, Supports Neurodivergent Community Members
Ingrid Conley-Abrams, Graduate Center
Resource list (slides are attached to this message): https://docs.google.com/document/d/17xNZFitpE6oNxHxYz1tA9HNvWfNqCXrUlqvetnykjdc/edit?usp=sharing
Building Community for Those who Serve Education Programs: Creating a CUNY Affinity Group for Subject Specialists
Alison Lehner-Quam, Lehman College & Eric Silberberg, Queens College
What Community Building Means for Outreach Librarians
MarkAaron Polger, College of Staten Island | Jessica Jackson, York College | Sharell Walker, Borough of Manhattan Community College | Carrie Jedlicka, Kingsborough Community College
Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1td2Czc4sOGcR17q7q-hUBgshXxbqiaetNa3rwk-HBzI/edit?usp=sharing