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Bookstores and Libraries in Chicago
Thu April 18, 2019
Chicago is home to wide variety of bookstores and libraries.
Blog link: Featured Articles
Tour Mansueto at MLA!
Thu April 18, 2019
The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library located on the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park will be having a private tour on Saturday May 4, at 2:30 p.m..
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Child Care Services
Thu April 18, 2019
Child care service during MLA'19.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Shopping in Chicago
Thu April 18, 2019
Shopping on and just off the Magnificent Mile in Chicago is for everyone at every price point.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Local Attractions: New since MLA ’14 #mlanet19
Tue April 9, 2019
The logo of MLA ’14, featured iconic skyscrapers and Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate sculpture. Here is a sampling of what is new in Chicago for MLA ’19.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Get on Board
Thu April 4, 2019
The house band is ready to go. Are you? The call is still OPEN for folks to sign up and join in the fun. Individual members, groups, libraries, chapters, sections, and special interest groups (SIGs) are invited to pull it all together for the MLA open mic night. This is your chance to shine.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Enhance Your MLA ’19 Experience: Add a CE Course!
Thu April 4, 2019
Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area by taking a continuing education (CE) course, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
MLA ’19 Colleague Connection: Sign up by April 10 – #mlanet19
Tue April 2, 2019
Whether you’re a first time MLA attendee or an experienced participant, Colleague Connection has something for you! Sign up by April 10!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Open House at the American Hospital Association at #mlanet19
Sat March 30, 2019
AHA has graciously offered to host an open house at the AHA Resource Center just a mile away from the conference on Wednesday, May 8th, from 1:00pm- 3:00pm.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Congratulations to the 2019 RTI Fellows!
Thu March 28, 2019
MLA is pleased to announce the 2019 Research Training Institute (RTI) Fellows! The fellows will attend the RTI in Chicago from July 15–19, 2019.
Blog link: RTI News
Annual Meeting Travel Grant Recipients
Thu March 28, 2019
MLA congratulates the 2019 recipients of the Annual Meeting Travel Grant. Financial support for 2019 travel grants includes ten grants supported from the MLA annual budget and ten grants generously sponsored by McGraw-Hill. All recipients will be honored during MLA ’19 in Chicago.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Call for Research Award Judges
Thu March 28, 2019
The Research Awards Committee of the MLA Research Section is seeking judges for research papers and posters at MLA ’19 in Chicago. If you are willing to help, please fill out the online form by Friday, April 5.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Spring in #Chicago #mlanet19
Fri March 22, 2019
Spring is a beautiful, but unpredictable, time in Chicago.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Apply for InSight Initiative Summit 3
Thu March 21, 2019
The InSight Initiative Task Force is pleased to announce that applications are now being sought for the third InSight Initiative Summit, “Bridge Building: What Bridges to Build and How,” to be held June 12–13, 2019.
Blog link: InSight Initiative
Are you looking to improve your leadership and management skills? The Managing from the Middle: Learning to Lead from Where You Are symposium is a great place to start! Award-winning educator, author, and academic leader, Joan Gallos will present the keynote talk at the symposium.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Upgrade Your MLA ’19 Experience: Add a CE Course!
Thu March 21, 2019
Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
MLA Annual Meeting Courses Are Powerful Learning Experiences!
Thu March 14, 2019
MLA ’19 offers you more than twenty continuing education (CE) courses and a daylong symposium about “Managing from the Middle.” CE takes place on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Attending MLA ’19? Don’t throw away your shot to see Hamilton while you are in town. Purchase your tickets now.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
MLA ’19 Service Project - #mlanet19
Thu March 7, 2019
The MLA ’19 LAC has partnered with SitStayRead, a literacy organization in Chicago that brings human and dog volunteers into low-income Chicago Public Schools to increase at-risk students’ literacy skills.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Get Your Hands-On Learning at MLA ’19: Add a CE Course! - #mlanet19
Thu March 7, 2019
Come early to MLA ’19, take a course in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to tour MLA’s home town, Chicago!
Choose from over twenty continuing education courses and a daylong symposium on “Managing from the Middle,” offered on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.
Choose from over twenty continuing education courses and a daylong symposium on “Managing from the Middle,” offered on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
MLA '19 Submissions Acceptance Rates - #mlanet19
Tue March 5, 2019
MLA '19 programming will ELEVATE your practice and health sciences librarianship. Here are this year's acceptance rates.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Elevate Your MLA ’19 Experience: Add a CE Course!
Thu February 28, 2019
Come early to MLA ’19, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
Choose from twenty-two continuing education (CE) courses offered on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.
Choose from twenty-two continuing education (CE) courses offered on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Chicago Baseball during #mlanet19
Tue February 26, 2019
Chicago is home to two baseball teams: the Cubs and the White Sox. Pick your favorite and head to a game during MLA ’19.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Network and Connect at MLA ‘19 – #mlanet19
Fri February 22, 2019
Elevate your network and connect with colleagues at MLA ’19! Formal and informal networking events abound in Chicago.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
A four-day workshop was conducted in Cairo, Egypt from April 22-26, 2018
Blog link: Librarians without Borders
Award-winning educator, author, and academic leader Joan V. Gallos, will present the keynote at the MLA ’19 symposium, Managing from the Middle: Learning to Lead from Where You Are, sponsored by the Leadership and Management Section.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
International News: IFLA Announcement
Thu February 21, 2019
The 2019 WLIC, IFLA’s 85th General Conference and Assembly, will be held in Athens, Greece, August 24–30. The calls for papers are out, and anyone interested in presenting is encouraged to submit proposals. Please consider joining colleagues from over 120 countries and attend.
Blog link: International
Chapter News: NCNMLG and MLGSCA 2019 Joint Meeting Call for Proposals
Thu February 21, 2019
The NCNMLG and MLGSCA are accepting proposals for our 2019 Joint Meeting, to be held June 12–14, 2019, in San Francisco, CA. Our meeting theme is “Critical Health Sciences Librarianship: Examining Our Role in Social Justice.”
Blog link: Chapter Information
Janet Doe Lecturer: Jerry Perry, AHIP, FMLA - #mlanet19
Tue February 19, 2019
Janet Doe Lecturer, Jerry Perry, AHIP, FMLA, shares the powerful story of how he became “The Activist Health Sciences Librarian”.
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
Become a #mlanet19 Blogger Superstar!
Fri February 15, 2019
It is not too late to answer the call to be an MLA'19 Elevate blogger! #mlanet19 needs YOU!
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
You Know You’ve Always Wanted Your 15 (Or 5) Minutes of Fame and Here’s Your Chance!
Thu February 14, 2019
MLA ’18’s Talent Show was a great success. So many talented members sang, told stories, read poetry, and more. The house band blew up the stage, and the audience conga-lined the night away. The call is OPEN for folks to sign up and join in the fun this year. What is your talent?
Blog link: MLA '19 | Elevate
MLA Educational Webinars in 2019: Register Now and Mark Your Calendars!
Wed February 13, 2019
All MLA webinars are open for registration!
Blog link: MLA Webinars
Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great
Tue February 12, 2019
Register now for MLA's recorded webinar, Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great. Join Andy Hickner, as he shows you how to make your guides user friendly and how to identify and fix accessibility problems.
Blog link: Recorded MLA Webinars
MLA ’19 Continuing Education
Thu February 7, 2019
MLA ’19 ELEVATE continuing education (CE) courses in Chicago, IL, will take place on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, 2019. CE courses support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting to rapidly changing environments