Events

Events

Thu, May 28, 2026 / 1:00pm to 1:45pm

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 link to the recording will be sent via the CARLI Governing Directors email list as soon as it is available and can be viewed for 30 days after the meeting.

Tue, Jun 2, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:30pm

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

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Wed, Jun 3, 2026 / 11:00am to 12:00pm

Newberry Transcribe invites volunteers to help unlock the Newberry Library's handwritten historical collections — one document at a time. In this webinar, Digital Services Librarian Jen Wolfe discusses the philosophy behind the project, the outreach strategies that have built an active volunteer community, and the ongoing work of sustaining a transcription program after launch. Attendees will come away with a framework for thinking about crowdsourced transcription not as a technical problem but as a community relationship — one that remains meaningful even in an age of AI.

This is the first webinar of the summer Digital Possibilities webinar series, a CARLI and FLVC joint collaboration.

Presenter:

Jen Wolfe is a Digital Services Librarian at the Newberry Library in Chicago, where she manages digital scholarship and outreach programs, including Newberry Transcribe, a crowdsourced manuscript transcription project. She has spent over a decade making archival materials accessible and engaging for non-specialist audiences through digital exhibitions, instructional resources, and public programming. 

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Hosted by CARLI

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Thu, Jun 4, 2026 / 9:00am to 4:00pm

Registration to attend the 14th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase is now open!

Agenda forthcoming.

To register: Use the Register tab at the top of this page.

 

Thu, Jun 4, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:30pm

The Resource Sharing Committee meets monthly. This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call. Contact for attendance details.

Sun, Jun 7, 2026 / 2:00am to 3:00am

Ex Libris will perform maintenance on our I-Share Alma and Primo VE environments to apply the latest release.

This upgrade will occur between 2:00am-3:00am Central.  Access to your environment may be unavailable during the time of installation.

Release and Maintenance Schedule
Alma Release Notes
Primo VE Release Notes
Ex Libris System Status Page - CARLI I-Share Environments are on Alma NA06 and Primo VE NA06

Mon, Jun 8, 2026 / 10:00am to 11:00am

The CARLI Archives Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

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Tue, Jun 9, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Archivists often encounter tremendous emotional labor in archival repositories. Experiences can include processing sometimes traumatic collections, assisting researchers who are exploring community trauma, and working with donors experiencing a ‘trigger event’ such as suffering a loss, a health crisis, or other life-changing circumstances. This presentation will explore emotional labor, how it manifests in archival work, and suggest ways to implement mental health wellness practices into daily life.

This program will be recorded.

Presenter:

April K. Anderson-Zorn is an associate professor and University Archivist at Illinois State University. Anderson-Zorn holds an MA in History from the University of Central Florida and an MLIS from Florida State University, maintains a Digital Archives Specialist certificate from the Society of American Archivists, and is a certified archivist. Anderson-Zorn is active in SAA, Midwest Archives Conference, and the Academy of Certified Archivists, advocating mental health awareness and representation for archives professionals. Additionally, her research focuses on unique outreach initiatives for hard-to-access repositories.

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This event is sponsored by the CARLI Archives Committee and is open to Illinois libraries and members of the Professional Development Alliance.

Wed, Jun 10, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

In 2024 Chicago's Office of the City Clerk was awarded a Recordings at Risk grant by the Council on Library and Information Resources to digitize a collection of City Council meeting audio recordings that span 40 years of Chicago political history. In this webinar, Matt Messbarger will explain the specific challenges faced and strategies developed to plan and complete this large-scale project with a focus on access and preservation of a unique record of Chicago history.

This is the second webinar of the summer Digital Possibilities webinar series, a CARLI and FLVC joint collaboration.

Presenter:

Matt Messbarger is the archival specialist for the Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago. He has an MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists and the Illinois State Records Advisory Board. 

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Hosted by CARLI

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Thu, Jun 11, 2026 / 10:30am to 12:00pm

The OER Committee meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

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