Spring Semester meeting schedule...

Virtual Halloween Trivia Night!

Join us for some halloweenie fun with your classmates.

When: Friday October 21st, 2022 at 7pm

Where: Zoom (i.d: https://stkate.zoom.us/j/92992822906)

 

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/

 

 

 

Mapping Prejudice Training Session

September 2

7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

Via Zoom

Register here!

*You must register at the link above to receive the Zoom meeting link.

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To build community awareness about housing injustice, Mapping Prejudice and St. Catherine University are mobilizing volunteers to document racial covenants in Ramsey County. Racial covenants were legal clauses embedded in property deeds that barred people who were not white from buying or occupying land. Elders have known for decades that covenants were widespread. But even with that community wisdom, there is a lot that we don’t know. How common were these restrictions? What areas of our community were reserved for white people only? How much land was restricted in this way? When were they put into place? What did they say? What are the legacies of these practices today?

Help us make a map that can answer these questions. As we do this research together, we will explore the connections between past injustices and present disparities. This is the first step towards meaningful change.

This online training session will teach you what you need to know to contribute to this project.

Two online videos can be helpful as you get ready to do this work. “Jim Crow of the North” will explain the history behind this map. And this Mapping Prejudice training video will show you what we need volunteers to do.

Scholarship Opportunity: Western Association of Map Libraries

The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is an independent association of map and geospatial librarians and other people with an interest in maps and geospatial librarianship.

 

WAML is committed to actively encouraging diverse voices and new perspectives in the field of map and geospatial librarianship and within the organization. They are excited to announce three scholarship opportunities in conjunction with the 2020 WAML virtual conference October 14-17, 2020 which is free for all to attend. Each scholarship includes an award of $500, a one-year membership in WAML, and the opportunity to present at the virtual conference. The award also includes free conference registration for the next in-person WAML Annual Meeting.

  

The application deadline is Friday, September 11, 11:59 PM (PDT). Scholarship applicants will be notified of the results by the end of September 2020.

 

Learn more and find the application links at: http://www.waml.org/mbrinfo.html#Scholarships

 

Feel free to contact Philip White (Scholarship Committee Chair) at philip.white@colorado.edu or 303-735-8278 with questions about the program or application process.

You can join us on Google Hangouts for our Fall 2020 meetings every 3rd Tuesday of the month (5:00-5:45 PM)!

Meeting ID: meet.google.com/scu-ynoo-gbp

Hope to see you there!
 

Our last ALASC meeting of the semester is coming up next week on
Tuesday, May 19 (5:00-5:45pm)!

We hope you'll join us on Google Hangouts.

Meeting ID: meet.google.com/ott-qgbi-qsc

Join the ALASC for our next virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 21 (5:00-5:45pm)! We'll be discussing open leadership positions (Secretary and Co-Chair) and the election for those roles this spring, current ALA happenings, and how things have been going personally and professionally. We hope to see you there!


Meeting ID:
meet.google.com/qsz-obvj-zvu

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the
Co-Chair AND Secretary positions with St. Kate's ALASC!


You can submit your nominations here: tinyurl.com/scnupjl


Please submit nominations by April 27, 2020!

Join the ALASC for a virtual hangout this Sunday! This is a purely social event, so come ready to chat, show off the puzzles and art you've done while sheltering in place, and spend some quality time with your peers! Dress code: Work from home SUPER casual (think pajamas or your funniest apocalypse outfit). Hope you can join us! Stay safe and healthy, everyone.

When: Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 5:00 PM (Central Time)

Register in advance for this meeting: https://tinyurl.com/srcbh9m

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting (via Google Hangouts).

Questions? Contact us at ala-students@stkate.edu