ARSL Professional Networking GroupsDeepen your connection to your ARSL peers with the new ARSL Professional Networking Groups! Modeled on the success of our Solo-ish Librarians Happy Hour, these one-hour online meetings are your opportunity to share ideas, find support, and build community with fellow members of ARSL. All groups will be facilitated by ARSL members! ARSL Professional Networking Groups (with the exception of the existing Solo-ish Librarians HH) are open to ARSL members only. All networking groups will be held in ARSL Zoom rooms on a standing schedule (monthly or bimonthly as outlined below). You will only need to register once to receive the Zoom link. Meetings will be drop-in style, with no obligation to stay the full hour. There is no cost to join or attend. There is no limit to how many Networking Groups you can join - find the ones that speak to you and register today! MonthlySolo-Ish Librarians Happy HourFacilitators: Bree Drapa, Director, Westford Public Library, Westford, VT; Chelsea Price, Library Director, Meservey Public Library, Meservey, IA First Thursdays, 4 pm PT / 5 pm MT / 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET Register: Solo-Ish Librarians Happy Hour
Bimonthly, Odd Months: May, July, September, NovemberLibrary Workers of ColorFacilitators: Janine Miller, Coordinator of Training & Development, Arkansas State Library; Leticia Snow, Assistant Library Supervisor, Saint Peter Public Library, St. Peter, MN; Jamie Kurumaji, Supervising Librarian, Fresno County Public Library, Reedley, CA Third Wednesdays, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET Register: Library Workers of Color Networking GroupDirectors, Managers & AdministratorsFacilitators: Shannon Putney, Library Director, Carter Lake Public Library, Bellevue, NE; Cicely Douglas, Library Director, South Sioux City Public Library, South Sioux City, NE Third Fridays, 1 pm PT / 2 pm MT / 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET Register: Directors, Managers & Administrators Networking GroupLGBTQ+ Library WorkersFacilitators: Casey Copeland, Branch Manager, Washington County Public Library (Belpre Branch), Davisville, WV; Nicole Sargent, Library Director, Gill Memorial Library, Paulsboro, NJ Fourth Tuesdays, 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET Register: LGBTQ+ Library Workers Networking Group
Bimonthly, Even Months: June, August, October, DecemberLibrary Workers with DisabilitiesFacilitators: Lucretia Calonder, Director, Altoona Public Library, Altoona, KS; Jen Stevenson, Library Assistant, L. E. Smoot Memorial Library, King George, VA First Wednesdays, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET Register: Library Workers with Disabilities Networking GroupYouth and Teen ServicesFacilitator: Erica Testani, Youth Services Librarian, L. E. Smoot Memorial Library, King George, VA Second Thursdays, 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET Register: Youth & Teen Services Networking GroupAdult ServicesFacilitators: Elisa Cruz, Circulation Manager, Keene Memorial Library, Omaha, NE; Patricia Miller, Scottdale Public Library, Scottdale, PA Second Mondays, 10am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET Register: Adult Services Networking GroupNeurodiverse Library WorkersFacilitators: Carla Huston, Library Director, Jean M. Thomsen Memorial Library, Stetsonville, WI; Sara Moesel, Assistant Director, Mulvane Public Library, Mulvane, KS Third Wednesdays, 3 pm PT / 4 pm MT / 5 pm CT / 6 pm ET Register: Neurodiverse Library Workers Networking GroupReaders' AdvisoryFacilitators: C. L. Quillen, Library Director, Churchill County Library, Fallon, NV; Michelle Baker, Library Director, Gale Library, Newton, NH Fourth Wednesdays, 12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET Register: Readers' Advisory Networking Group
Have an idea for a networking group not listed here that you would be willing to lead? Email [email protected] to ask us about how to start it! |