This conference may be of interest to some of our members.

There’s still time to secure your spot at Alberta’s biggest library event of the year! Don’t miss two days of learning, networking, and inspiration with 450+ library professionals.

Register today to secure your spot!

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This call for information may be of interest to some AAAL members:

Northwestern Polytechnic Learning Commons is looking to move away from cash and invoiced based payment system. We currently collect fees for printing and printing credits, late fees for our technology reserve items, and lost books. They can either pay us directly with cash, or we have to put them on financial hold or send them to Finance to pay. This is becoming difficult to do with our distance students. 

We are wondering if any other institution has a system set up in which students (or externals) can pay for lost books or other fees online, and if so, which vendor do you use? 

If not online, how do you collect your fees? 

If you have information to share regarding this query, please contact: awills@nwpolytech.ca

This conference may be of interest to some AAAL members:

Registration is officially open for the Stronger Together Library Conference 2025, happening October 8–9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton!

This year’s conference promises to be better than ever, with:

• More engaging sessions
• More time to network
• Two amazing keynotes: Tim Caulfield (Wednesday) and Pam August (Thursday)
• Enjoy hot breakfast and lunch both days, library-focused exhibitors, and top-tier accommodations.

Don’t miss Alberta’s biggest library event of the year!

This online learning event may be of interest to some AAAL members:

It’s time to register for ILuminate 2025, the free, online learning event hosted by MacEwan University Library!

ILuminate 2025, with Mikayla Redden: Surfacing Marginalized Perspectives – Library Instruction and Scholarly Conversation Beyond the Peer Review Paradigm

Event details:

• Tuesday, May 6th, 10:00-11:30am(MDT), via Zoom
• Mikayla Redden’s bio + full session description: sites.google.com/macewan.ca/iluminate/iluminate-2025
• Register for free: ILuminate 2025 Registration

Registered participants will be sent a Zoom meeting link prior to the event. We hope to see you on May 6th! 

Sent on behalf of the ILuminate 2025 planning team: Jane Duffy, Liam Monaghan, Jody Nelson, Alison Pitcher 

This call for applications may be of interest to some AAAL members:

For inquiries or further information, please contact: vimloc@gmail.com

The Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLoC) Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for the 2025 session! This mentoring session will run from May 1st to June 30th, 2025. To apply as a mentor or mentee, please fill out the mentor application form or mentee application form. 

*** Applications will close on April 20, 2025. ***

About this program

The Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLoC) recognizes the need to help visible minority librarians, especially early career and new immigrant librarians, develop their professional careers, as well as the need to encourage and guide visible minority library students with career planning. Lack of mentorship is often cited as a challenge among visible minority librarians, and through our mentorship program, we found that small acts of mentorship were able to make an impact on our mentees.

Applying for this program will help create a larger network of visible minority librarians and increase our representation in the library profession. The 2025 ViMLoC mentoring program will recruit experienced visible minority librarians as potential mentors, as well as facilitate the matching of potential mentors to mentees. ViMLoC membership is NOT required to participate in this program, however, you are encouraged to sign up for ViMLoC membership. Please visit our mentorship program page for more information.  

Should I apply?

This program is open to visible minority librarians at all stages of their career, and visible minority library students. In Canada, the visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: Chinese, South Asian, Black, Arab, West Asian, Filipino, Southeast Asian, Latin American, Japanese and Korean. Participants with the intersectionality of these backgrounds are welcome to apply. We need mentors with all kinds of experience and skills. In recognition of your contribution to the mentorship program, we would be happy to provide mentors with a reference letter. 

Expectations

Applicants to the program are expected:

• To commit to the full term of the session;
• To keep in touch with their mentorship partner a minimum of twice per month (by email, phone, Zoom, or other means of communication upon mutual agreement);

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at vimloc@gmail.com.