This week ACRL New Mexico wants to remind you that calls for proposals for NMLA 2022 are open, AND there’s an opportunity for professional development/mentorship!
LibrarySTRONG
NMLA Conference 2022 Call for Proposals
In 2019, the American Library Association identified sustainability as a core value of librarianship. Sustainability has always been a part of libraries, though we do not always see our work as meeting those challenges. In a world that is living with a pandemic, threats of climate change, political unrest, and other factors that affect our lives and planet, the sustainability and resilience of libraries is increasingly important for our communities.
Now NMLA wants to hear how you and your library meet the challenge of sustainability.
This year, the NMLA 2022 LibrarySTRONG Annual Summit will focus on Sustainability. We know that libraries are:
- Sustainable
- Thriving
- Resilient
- Open
- Network Builders
- Green
What does sustainability mean to you? What are your sustainability stories? What conversations can you facilitate to help others build more resilient and just communities? In writing your proposals, consider how you incorporate concepts and perspectives of sustainability. Maybe you have a cool new recycling program, maybe you invite elders from the community to lead programs, maybe you have revised your library spaces to be more inclusive, or changed the way you do your work daily. Sustainability is much more than just a commitment to improving and maintaining our environments. It can be found in library budgets, workflows, planning, pedagogy, community engagement, and equity initiatives, among many other things.
NMLA’s 2022 annual conference will be in-person October 26-28.
Calls for proposals will be accepted through June 30, 2022, for:
● Full Day and Half Day Pre-Conference Workshops,
● Presentations
● Panel discussions,
● Posters, and
● Lightning Talks.
Proposals with a focus on the conference theme will receive priority consideration.
Proposal Mentorship and Peer Support Opportunity
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Are you nervous about giving presentations? Never spoken at a conference before? Want to learn more about sustainability? Like the idea of having a mentor to help you develop a conference program?
In order to support the creation of proposals around this year’s theme and encourage first-time presenters we will be offering two free interactive workshops and one-on-one mentorship opportunities to help you develop your proposal and your presentation.
We are offering these opportunities to support anyone who is crafting a proposal for the first time, is having trouble connecting their ideas to sustainability, or just anyone who’d like a second set of eyes on their proposal before submitting it.
These events are free, but registration is required. Please note that the deadline to register has been extended to mid-May!
Registration is now open. Deadline to register has been extended!
We especially encourage graduate students, new library professionals, library workers who may not have a Masters degree, out-of-state library professionals, and new presenters to take advantage of this opportunity. You do not have to be a member of NMLA to attend this mentorship opportunity, but we do encourage participants to be engaged with professional activities, such as the NMLA board, conferences, advocacy efforts, and special interest groups. Libraries are stronger when we work together!
Rough schedule:
- Meeting 1: Creating a Proposal for the NMLA conference/ What is sustainability?
- 1 Hour Webinar by Zoom
- First Opportunity: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 from noon to 1pm
- This meeting opportunity will be held at least once more before the end of May.
- Meeting 2: Peer Practice: Share your proposals and practice presenting.
- 1 Hour to share your idea and practice presenting on Zoom
- TBD mid-May
- Open Office hours with Erin Wahl and Eli Guinnee
- By appointment
- 30 minute Zoom meetings
- To discuss pre-proposal submission: May 15-June 15; and/or
- To discuss post-acceptance presentation development: August 1-October 1
Those who participate in a mentorship activity will also be invited to fill out a survey about their experience at a later date to determine if this is an experience you’d like us to repeat in the future prior to the annual conference.
For questions about proposal submissions and mentorship opportunities please contact:
Erin Renee Wahl
(575) 646-7484
ewahl@nmsu.edu
Eli Guinnee
(505) 476-9762
eli.guinnee@state.nm.us
For questions about the conference please contact:
Kate Alderete
(575)737-2594
kalderete@taosgov.com
ACRL New Mexico 