Business Meeting Minutes: Feb. 16, 2018

ACRL MD Business Meeting

February 16, 2018

Agenda

Attending: Robert Miller, Mike Kiel, Regina Rose, Andrea Craley, Natalie Burclaff, Monique Clark

Come bowling!

Spring program update

Claire and Robert are working with the National Gallery of Art library to confirm a date in mid-June
Program will be a tour of the library in the morning, then a break for lunch followed by a tour of the art galleries themselves

MLA/DLA Annual Conference

Everything is set up
We’re in PR mode: Mike will start advertising the event on our blog
Conference and hotel registration are open
Come to our shared pre-conference on Human Libraries
- Think about volunteering as a human book at MLA/DLA
We’ll be looking for donations for the silent auction donation basket
- We’ll start collecting money at duckpin bowling tonight, and later we’ll send out a call
- Regina will coordinate the basket
- Theme possibilities are wide ranging: coffee, tea, books promoting diversity, local beers

What went down at Midwinter

ACRL Chapters Council
- Natalie is secretary
We can always have up to two representatives attend
Because of the financial obligation of having to attend midwinter, the Chapters Council will permit virtual attendance next year via a hybrid meeting
Some chapters budget for someone to attend ALA annual and midwinter
ACRL 2019 will be in Cleveland
- May 4 deadline for contributed paper, panel session, pre-conference and workshop proposals
- October 12 deadline for poster session, roundtable discussion, TechConnect and virtual conference webcast proposals
Scholarships and grants available
- advocacy on behalf of your library
- impact grants for research at your institution
How do we get people more involved: virtual options
Contact your local representative about IMLS funding
Lisa Nickel of VA chapter wants to collaborate with us on different projects

Ideas and goals for next year

Mike will have to submit yearly plan to MLA
Work with ACRL VA chapter
A group to do advocacy and go to Legislative Day
- Going alone might be intimidating, so a group would be great
Inclusion: Library students, new librarians, librarians from under-represented groups–how to involve them in our programming, conversations, outreach
Using potential of MLA–collaborate with other divisions on, for example, inclusion, to make sure the profession grows in a positive and diverse way
Please let Mike know if you have any ideas for next year

Next meeting

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