Date: Friday, September 21
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois 53, Lisle, IL 60532
Established in 1922 and envisioned to be a “great outdoor museum of trees.” Situated on over 1,700 acres on the banks of the DuPage River in Lisle, IL… … More Field Trip: Morton Arboretum
Date: Wednesday, May 23rd Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Libraries are increasingly asked to lead their communities in addressing political and other hot button topics. However, staff may feel at a loss for how to approach these less traditional programming topics. At this panel, presenters will … More Civic Engagement at the Library: Programs for the Political Climate
Date: Thursday, March 15th Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Location: Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077 The maker movement has transformed learning in libraries, introducing maker education opportunities for underserved youth populations. But what are the best practices in facilitating making with youth and young adults? Dr. Shirin Vossoughi is an assistant professor of … More Equity in Making: A Framework for Embodied Learning and Educational Justice
Mark Aaron Polger is the First Year Outreach Librarian at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), and an Information Literacy Instructor at ASA College. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Marketing Libraries Journal, a new open source, peer-reviewed scholarly journal that is dedicated to research in library marketing and its components. … More Interview: Mark Aaron Polger, founder of Marketing Libraries Journal
Date: Friday, February 2nd Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Location: Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 Schoenbeck Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090 Studies show that employee engagement correlates with increased productivity and service, job satisfaction and retention of top talent. How are libraries engaging their employees and cultivating supportive staff environments in ways that go … More Beyond Staff Day: Everyday employee engagement
Date: Saturday, August 12 Time: 10:30am – 11:30am Location: Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 South Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649 The Stony Island Arts Bank is a hybrid gallery, media archive, library and community center in the South Shore neighborhood. Designed by William Gibbons Uffendell and built in 1923, the bank at 68th Street and Stony … More Field Trip: Stony Island Arts Bank
We are no longer accepting applications for the Recharge Committee. Thank you to everyone who applied. -Recharge Committee 7/7/17 If you’re an information professional eager to get involved in the library world and create learning opportunities for other library professionals, consider joining the Recharge Committee! We’re looking for people who are creative, organized, and motivated … More Join Us! (Updated)
Date: Friday, May 19th Time: 10:00-12:30 Location: Gail Borden Public Library 270 N Grove Ave, Elgin Are you interested in learning more about management in a public library? Are you new to a supervisory or management role and want practical pointers on how to succeed? Join us for a panel and small group discussions on … More Management From All Sides
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2017 Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm Location: Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst IL, 60126 Today, many libraries are seeing teens fall for ongoing technology-focused camps. Going beyond what a single program accomplishes, tech camps build a learning environment for exploration and camaraderie. Speakers will discuss Gail Borden Public Library’s Summer Digital Media … More One Time, at Tech Camp: Modern Learning Environments Teens Love
Date: Thursday, March 30 Time: 2:00pm- 4:00pm Location: American Library Association, 40 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL Join the Recharge Committee for a futures-focused field trip to the American Library Association in Chicago. Hear about some of the ways that ALA is planning for the future of libraries with a visit to their headquarters, including a tour of … More Field Trip: ALA Headquarters
