ACRL MD Winter Social Hour: Duckpin Bowling

We’re hosting a bowling social on Friday, February 24, at Stoneleigh Lanes in Towson from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This informal get-together is a great way to meet ACRL MD members, hear ALA Midwinter highlights from those who attended the conference, and share ideas about the upcoming year with colleagues.

Our division has rented a few bowling lanes for two hours, but you’ll need to rent your own shoes ($4/person). You’re welcome to bring a friend, family member, colleague – the more the merrier! Please RSVP on our Facebook event page so we get a sense of how many people to expect, and if we should reserve more lanes. Don’t have Facebook? Please email Robert.Miller@umuc.edu.

ACRL MD Winter Social Hour: Duckpin Bowling

We’re hosting a bowling social on Friday, February 24, at Stoneleigh Lanes in Towson from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This informal get-together is a great way to meet ACRL MD members, hear ALA Midwinter highlights from those who attended the conference, and share ideas about the upcoming year with colleagues.

Our division has rented a few bowling lanes for two hours, but you’ll need to rent your own shoes ($4/person). You’re welcome to bring a friend, family member, colleague – the more the merrier! Please RSVP on our Facebook event page so we get a sense of how many people to expect, and if we should reserve more lanes. Don’t have Facebook? Please email Robert.Miller@umuc.edu.

Business Meeting Minutes: Sept. 16, 2016

ACRL MD Meeting – Agenda & Minutes

September 16, 2016

Attending: Natalie Burclaff, Claire Holmes, Sara Arnold-Garza, Robert Miller (notes), Alison Cody, Elizabeth Schlackman, Kim Miller

Fall program updates:

Considering #CritLib: Inclusion and Diversity in Libraries

• Emily Drabinski, keynote and facilitator
• Friday, Nov 11, 9:30am-3pm, Loyola-Columbia
• Collaboration with MILEX: MLA/MILEX registration rate is $60. Non-member rate is $90
• Invitations/Info are out via blog, FB, MILEX email, Marylib
• MLA handling registrations
• MILEX handling call for Lightning Talks
  • MILEX has received proposals for lightning talks
• Over lunch, attendees will vote on topic of “unconference” discussion at the end of day, facilitated by Emily Drabinski. 
  • We’ll also have report-outs from group discussions.
• Maybe Natalie and others will help with further advertising
  • Natalie will make an image to be used for further advertising
• We can cross-promote our program with ACRL-2017 critlib unconference
• Joint Planning Meeting: 9/19, noon (conference call)
• To join using the internet (you need a microphone and speakers or a headset):
  • Go to freeconferencecall.com;
  • Click on Online Meetings;
  • Select Join Meeting;
  • Enter Online Meeting ID: sbg
  • To join using the your phone:
    • Call 641-715-3580;
    • Enter Access Code: 737-107

Journal club: Oct 21

• Dates for the year are noted on blog, all have discussion leaders assigned.
• Claire is sole member of executive committee who is able to attend the Oct. 21 journal club.
  • Robert will copy her when he emails Elizabeth Schlackman, who will facilitate the October discussion.

Winter Social – January/February

• Duckpin Bowling: Stoneleigh Lanes
• Date/Time tba
• We’ll choose a Friday

MLA/DLA conference – Sara AG, site visit in Cambridge Sept 22, 11am

• We didn’t get a strong response to CFP. (Because of ACRL 2017 in Baltimore, we thought we would have fewer proposals.)
  • But we will have 2-3 presentations, which is not bad.
• We might be able to invite someone to speak? Maybe someone local from IT, or another field outside of librarianship.
  • Maybe we could invite someone who proposed lightning talk for MILEX/ACRL critlib conference?
  • Maybe we could invite the improv artist who ran a workshop at our summer program.
  • Maybe email academic librarians near Cambridge, MD. Claire can reach out to CALD.

Nominations for next year’s officers due by October 1, 2016     

• Self-nominations, suggestions welcome

ACRL in Baltimore, March 22-25, 2017

• Restaurant/Bar reception
  • CALD pledged monetary support and likes the idea of a restaurant reception/meet-up
• Arrange a tour… Peabody?
• Topical Interest dinners? Fund raising… (Brewer’s Art?)
• We want suggestions for an event
• We should put together a task group
  • Natalie volunteered
  • Others who want to volunteer can email Claire
• New UB law school building, we could reserve space there for a party, if CALD pays for catering
  • Hopefully that’s not too far north–it’s convenient to public transit
• Alison says that restaurants/bars require a minimum amount for food. So we have to be careful of that
• Sara says that catering/alcohol could be cheaper in UB building, rather than in a restaurant/bar
• We can go back to CALD to discuss money when we have more solid plans in place
• Brewer’s Art is owned by former librarian. Natalie can reach out to him

New business?

• None

Next meeting: October 21, 2016

ACRL MD Winter Social Hour: Duckpin Bowling

We’re hosting a bowling social on Friday, January 22  February 19 (because snow), at Stoneleigh Lanes in Towson from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This informal get-together is a great way to meet ACRL MD members, hear ALA Midwinter highlights from those who attended the conference, and share ideas about the upcoming year with colleagues.

Our division has rented a few bowling lanes for two hours, but you’ll need to rent your own shoes ($4/person). You’re welcome to bring a friend, family member, colleague – the more the merrier! Please RSVP on our Facebook event page so we get a sense of how many people to expect, and if we should reserve more lanes. Don’t have Facebook? Let us know in the comments if you’re interested.