Events

Events

Mon, Dec 8, 2025 / 10:00am to 11:00am

The CARLI Archives Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

Contact for attendance details.

Tue, Dec 9, 2025 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

These monthly, informal, agenda-free meetings provide a platform for you to talk with other directors about topics on your radar and/or updates from your library. CARLI usually provides updates as well. CARLI rotates the meetings (day of the week, time of day) to accommodate busy calendars. We do our best to avoid conferences, holidays, and other conflicts. Please let me know about times/days that never work for you. If you cannot attend, you may send a representative. We look forward to seeing you all for conversation and updates!

Check your CARLI Governing Directors email for connection information.

The meetings are recorded. The recordings are posted for 30 days here: https://www.carli.illinois.edu/membership/directors#

Wed, Dec 10, 2025 / 9:30am to 11:00am

CARLI is pleased to offer a 3-week synchronous and asynchronous course on open educational resources. This virtual course includes material that was first shared with the CARLI membership during the Open Textbook Network Train-the-Trainer workshops.

This course will be offered December 2025 with the live sessions on December 3, 10, and 17, from 9:30 am - 11:00 am. Attendees should plan to attend each live session.

The live sessions will include some presentations, but the aim of the course planners is that these will incorporate a flipped classroom model to build community among participants as all share and discuss the topics.

Technology used for live sessions: Zoom, ideally participants will be able to use video as well as audio.

Registration: More information on this course and instructions for registering can be found on CARLI's December 2025 OER virtual course registration page.

If you have any questions, please email them to CARLI Support.

Wed, Dec 10, 2025 / 11:00am to 12:00pm

Using LibreStudio to Create H5P Assignments

Are you interested in adding dynamic assignments to your Open Educational Resources? Want to learn how to add H5P learning tools to your course materials? Then this is the course for you. Please register for the course in advance. You should also request access to LibreStudio on the LibreTexts site prior to the class so we can get you started creating new learning tools.

This workshop is part of a series of workshops designed for the support of Open Education Resources in the State of Illinois and funded by the Support of the Creation of Open Education Resources grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education.

This workshop is open to all CARLI members.

Please register in advance! https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/cAG5xSaPRXWlBiH3CTu-Nw

Wed, Dec 10, 2025 / 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Do you have questions about the Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources grant (SCOERs) or the OER funding from the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library? Do you need guidance creating your OER or ancillary materials?  

If so please feel free to join us with all your OER related questions. Registration is not required.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84245967645?pwd=VkVQeGRQQVIvdXA2dWg4Umx4UU5rQT09

Meeting ID: 842 4596 7645
Password: 271282

Thu, Dec 11, 2025 / 10:30am to 12:00pm

The OER Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

Contact  for attendance details.

Thu, Dec 11, 2025 / 12:00pm to 1:00pm

This presentation explores the use of Microsoft Copilot to create engaging activities and assessments for Open Educational Resources (OER). By leveraging Copilot's AI capabilities, content gaps can be identified and bridged, ensuring a comprehensive and cohesive learning experience for students. The session provides practical insights and strategies for educators looking to enhance their OER with AI-driven solutions.

Presenter:

Fran Kennedy is an instructional designer at the Minnesota State system office, where she plays a pivotal role in enhancing teaching and learning through the development of high-quality open educational resources. She recently earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Fran brings a thoughtful, research-informed approach to her work, designing effective, inclusive, and engaging learning experiences.

Register to attend.

Hosted by Minitex

Thu, Dec 11, 2025 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Learn about preserving, digitizing, and providing access to historical newspapers in your library collections! Staff of the Illinois Newspaper Project will discuss preservation and digitization best practices, how to undergo a newspaper digitization project, and what to do with newspapers once they've been digitized. INP staff will also highlight the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections as a statewide repository for digitized Illinois historical newspapers and will discuss opportunities for collaboration.  

Presenters:

Jessie Knoles is the Newspaper Content Coordinator for the Illinois Newspaper Project, where she manages newspaper digitization projects, digital newspaper donations, and provides instruction and outreach using historical newspapers and digital newspaper collections. She received her MSLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

William Schlaack is the Digital Reformatting Coordinator and Coordinator for Digital Preservation Services at the University of Illinois. He discovered his passion for preservation while working in campus archives during his senior year of college, leading him to attend the University of Illinois and graduate with an MSLIS in 2012. William now oversees large scale digitization and reformatting projects, including working with the National Digital Newspaper Program, Internet Archive, and HathiTrust. 

Register to attend.

Sponsored by the University Library at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and the CARLI Preservation Committee

Fri, Dec 12, 2025 / 10:00am to 11:00am

As we look to wrap up the semester and the calendar year, join the CARLI Instruction Committee for Grumble & Grow, a lightly facilitated event for instruction librarians to come together, reflect, share challenges, and celebrate small wins. 

As part of this year’s theme, “Trust Us:” The Role of Library Instruction in Transforming Landscapes, the Instruction Committee is exploring how trust shows up in our instruction work. As librarians, we navigate a complex information landscape shaped by declining trust in institutions and expertise, alongside habitual reliance on platforms such as AI, social media, influencers, and search engines, while striving to earn the trust of those we serve and work with.

This year many of us may have wrestled with instructional missteps, shifting student expectations, or the ever-present hum of imposter syndrome, experiences that can shake our confidence and make us question our roles as educators. Grumble & Grow offers a space to process those moments together as a community of practice through the lens of our theme, and to leave with a renewed sense of connection and possibility.

We hope you’ll join us. 

To register: Use the "Register" link above.

To encourage conversation, this session will not be recorded.

Please send any questions to

Fri, Dec 12, 2025 / 11:00am to 12:00pm

The Commercial Products Committee meets monthly via Zoom.

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