SAVE THE DATE: RU Library Crawl!
Join LISSA and SCARLA as we tour several New Brunswick campus libraries on Friday, November 20th. Expect a full schedule by the end of the week.
LISSA Nov. 17 Meeting, 5:50pm to 6:20pm, Room 323 of SC&I Building
Please join us at the next LISSA meeting on November 17 from 5:50pm to 6:20pm held in room 323 of the SC&I building. Our November meeting will feature guest speaker, Evelyn Kim Adams, who is an Archivist at the New Brunswick Public Library and at the Rutgers University Libraries Special Collections and Archives.
Oct. 14 Post- Colloquium Unofficial New Student & Current Student Mixer at The Olive Branch
After the colloquium this coming Wednesday, October 14, LISSA is organizing yet another unofficial New Student & Current Student Mixer at The Olive Branch (37 Bartlett Street, New Brunswick, NJ – very close to the Alexander Library).
MI Colloquium Presents: Troubled Times and Tough Choices – Tales from Baltimore and Ferguson
What is the role of the library (school and public) in the realm of social justice? Join Scott Bonner – Library Director for Ferguson, Missouri; Dr. Carla Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, in Baltimore, Maryland and Nancy Kranich, Special Projects Librarian for RU Libraries and past president of the American Library Association for this important discussion.
Joint LISSA & RASL Meeting: Tuesday, October 20th, 5:50pm-6:20pm, Room 323, SC&I Building
Please join us on Tuesday, October 20th, 5:50-6:20pm, for a dynamic joint LISSA and RASL meeting focusing on issues surrounding banned books and intellectual freedom.
NJLA Committee Internship Program: Oct. 7 Deadline
You may recall from our first LISSA meeting Allen McGinley talking about the NJLA Committee Internship Program (CIP). Well, they added another open call for applications, with a deadline of October 7. I strongly encourage you all to apply!
MI New Student & Current Student Unofficial Mixer: Sept. 18, Post-Colloquim
After the colloquium this coming Friday Sept. 18, LISSA is organizing an unofficial MI New Student & Current Student Mixer at The Olive Branch (37 Bartlett Street, New Brunswick, NJ – very close to the Alexander Library).
LISSA Sept. 8 Meeting Notes
Due to technical difficulties, we were unable to save the audio recording from our first LISSA meeting of the semester, which turned out to be a great one, however we have for your viewing pleasure detailed notes from the meeting kindly provided by our wonderful LISSA Secretary, Carla Harwood. This document includes lots of very helpful links!
LISSA Trip to NJ State Library: Oct. 23, 2pm – RSVP HERE
Can you come to LISSA’s trip to the NJ State Library? We will be meeting with several departments of the State Library in Trenton, NJ to learn about the various departments and services they provide to libraries across the state. The trip will be on Friday, October 23rd at 2pm and will last about 2 hours. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!
Survey on LISSA Fall 2015 Trips
LISSA is planning our Fall 2015 trips. In order to coordinate this and other great trip opportunities, we’d like to hear your scheduling preferences in general and for LISSA’s Oct. trip.