Business Meeting Minutes: Aug. 19, 2016

ACRL MD Meeting – Agenda & Minutes

August 19, 2016

Notes by Alison Cody

Update on summer session

went well! evaluations were very positive – people particularly liked the improv artist. Panelists enjoyed themselves as well.
improv person was great! should bring her back for another session
low attendance though – summer slowdown? librarians are introverts – maybe not into the idea of improv? not as much advertising as usual

Fall program

Considering #CritLib: Inclusion and Diversity in Libraries (Collaboration with MILEX)

Hoping to put out a save the date to marylib soon, as well as call for lightning talks. MILEX can share the info with their members now

Journal club

Winter social

The last bowling evening – Stonleigh Lanes in Towson – was very fun, well-attended, good reviews. Family-friendly, BYOB.
Chase @ ACRL national sent Claire the list of current ACRL members living in MD – limited in some way by the preferences people set about communications. Don’t know this year’s dollar amount yet.
Claire will book again for Jan/Feb

Nominations for next year’s ACRL MD officers due by Oct 1

Secretary and VP
last year posted a list of requirements to the blog
traditionally give secretary first right of refusal to be nominated for VP/Pres Elect

ACRL National in Baltimore next March

We do not have any obligation to host events – but we are welcome to. They hold complimentary spaces in the hotels for these types of events – we’d have to pay for catering. Also provided info on times that are open/no conflict
Recommended we reach out to other local chapters as well
Is it inappropriate to get outside sponsorship for events? Vendors, etc? (Towson had a daylong library conference sponsored by a few big vendors) worth looking into.
Agree that we should do something

Host state’s association gets a complimentary table at the conference – someone we need to contact about that to staff the table (could do with the other local states)

MLA Conference Planning update

Theme – charting new courses
still have one slot for a keynote – Thursday
planning for some events is dependent on site visit – Sept 22 – Sara is driving if anyone wants to go
Delaware academic division is thinking about doing newspaper digitization, online instruction, intellectual freedom
looking for 55-60 programs; 4-5 would be sufficient from us
not many proposals yet – due Sept 5. typically get a lot at the end. should do reminders.
include something about this in the message to ACRL members?
form we ask people to submit now makes it less likely people will claim expenses from out of state – ran into trouble with that last year. have been hesitant to send the call beyond MD for that reason
have 6 people lined up to review

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