ALASC Trivia Night (October 27)

We're doing it again! You are invited to come to Trivia Night next Wed., Oct. 27! 

When: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 @ 8:00-10:00pm

Where: Bauhaus Brew Labs (1315 Tyler St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413)

Details: Non-members are welcome! Bring a friend! No RSVP required. There is free parking. The venue is open-patio, so dress warmly. This is an informal, no-host gathering. 

***We'll have a small sign on the table that says "St. Kate's ALASC". If you're having trouble finding the table, please shoot me an email at accostopoulos764@stkate.edu.

Hello St. Kate's MLIS students,

The MLIS Student Governance Organization (SGO) and American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC) would like to invite you all to our Fall potluck! We wanted to host an informal in-person event before winter hits, and we hope you can join us!

ALASC Trivia Night (September 29)

 You are invited to come to Trivia Night! 

When: Wednesday, September 29 @ 8:00-10:00pm

Where: Bauhaus Brew Labs (1315 Tyler St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413)

Details: Non-members are welcome! Bring a friend! No RSVP required. There is free parking. The venue is open-patio, so maybe dress warmly. This is an informal, no-host gathering. 

New Leadership for ALASC 2021-2022

 Hi ALASC members,

I hope you're all having a great day! Voting is now closed for the 2021-2022 ALASC leadership positions, and I am excited to announce that we have two new students representatives for ALASC and a new faculty advisor for the student chapter. 

New Student Representatives

Congratulations to Alaina Bailey who will be the new Secretary.

Congratulations to Chris Yard who will be the new Treasurer.

New Faculty Advisor 

Congratulations and thank you to Anthony Molaro who will be our new Faculty Advisor!

Fall 2021 Meetings

 We hope you'll join us for our Fall 2021 meetings!

Interested in doing a practicum?

We will be hosting a panel with alumni Sophia Myers-Kelley, Ashley Walker, and Aubrey Mullenix to discuss their practicum experiences! We hope you'll join us on May 11, 2021 (5:00-5:45 PM) on Google Meet: meet.google.com/iof-norc-uqr

 

Guest Speaker from Minitex

At the next ALASC meeting, we will be talking about Minitex! Our guest speaker, Carla Pfahl, is a Reference Outreach & Instruction Librarian and the Coordinator of AskMN, Minnesota’s statewide 24/7 virtual reference service. As a consortial librarian with Minitex, Carla enjoys working to support libraries, librarians, and library services across Minnesota.

Please join us to learn more about Minitex:

Tuesday, March 16th - 5:00-5:45 PM

Link to join: meet.google.com/iof-norc-uqr

OR join by phone: (US) +1 984-221-1329‬ PIN: ‪871 318 011‬#

ALA Scholarship Program

More than $300,000 is available annually through the ALA Scholarship Program for those studying in an MLIS program. Submissions are due March 1, 2021. If interested, you can check the individual scholarship guidelines and apply here: https://bit.ly/2AVlEzn

Spring 2021 Meetings

 

We hope you'll join us for our Spring 2021 meetings! We'll be meeting virtually on Google Meet every 3rd Tuesday each month from 5:00-5:45pm. 

 

 

The meeting ID will be:

meet.google.com/iof-norc-uqr

 

 

ALA Midwinter Virtual Registration

The ALA Midwinter Virtual is coming up January 22-26, 2021! This event is free for ALA members, and the registration deadline is January 19. 

 

The event will feature:

-Symposium on the Future of Libraries, offering sessions on future trends to inspire innovation in libraries

-News You Can Use with updates that highlight new research, innovations, and advances in libraries

-Interactive author events

-Awards celebrations

-The Library Marketplace: Exhibitors, Stages & Resources with NEW Presentation Stages

-Live Chats

-Networking opportunities

 

More information here: https://2021.alamidwinter.org/