Events

Events

Tue, Apr 21, 2026 / 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Librarian Claire A. Miller explores the science and practice of making, crafting, and creating in groups. From story-time craft projects to adult stitching circles, crafting as part of a group offers benefits for both individuals and communities. The practice of crafting together can help fight digital abstraction, connect socially, and build our personal reserves of patience, resilience, and tolerance for mistakes.

Learn how to build, facilitate, or host your own social crafting event! Start the process of planning your own event from space considerations and budgeting to suggested craft projects and marketing ideas. Explore how social crafting can be adapted to fit a wide range of spaces, user groups, and organizational goals.

Participants are encouraged to bring a craft or coloring page of their own to work on during the presentation.

Presenter:

Claire A. Miller is the Research and Instruction Librarian at Seminole State College of Florida 

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Hosted by FLVC
 

Tue, Apr 21, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

CARLI's Public Services Committee continues to explore shared library learning spaces with a virtual presentation by SVCC Learning Commons Library Coordinator Jackie Hanson, Library Coordinator Kelsey Head, Writing Center Coordinator Zak Forkner, and Tutoring Center Coordinator Jenny Brown. Sauk Valley Community College is a small, rural Community College located in northwest Illinois. The Learning Commons department is made up of the library, writing center, and tutoring center.
 
This presentation will give an informational overview of their Learning Commons followed by a Q&A session. If you were interested in but unable to attend the in-person Learning Commons and Collaborative Library Spaces Open Houses, this event is for you!

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Tue, Apr 21, 2026 / 2:00pm to 3:00pm

For many libraries, addressing accessibility needs feels critical to the library’s mission and values, while at the same time falling outside the scope or expertise of library staff. The University of Memphis Libraries is one such place where no individual job description or departmental charge includes an obligation to accessibility. In 2021, a group of faculty and staff sought to fill this gap by forming the Libraries Accessibility Committee, where members could address needs and share resources to more equitably serve patrons. Five years later, the committee is now implementing the second iteration of its Libraries Accessibility Plan, providing structure and guidance for its ongoing and future work. 

Presenters:

Marie Peeples (she/her) is the Electronic Resources Librarian at the University of Memphis Libraries in Memphis, TN. She has served on the Libraries Accessibility Committee since 2022 and chaired the committee since 2023.

Brigitte Billeaudeaux (she/her) is the Department Head of Special Collections at the University of Memphis Libraries in Memphis, TN. She served on the Libraries Accessibility Committee from 2021 until 2025. 

Anna Kirby (she/her) is a Library Assistant II in Special Collections at the University of Memphis Libraries in Memphis, TN. She has served on the Libraries Accessibility Committee since 2023.

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Hosted by FLVC
 

Wed, Apr 22, 2026 / 9:00am to 9:45am

Green tea background with a lilac teapot in the upper right corner pouring vines from it. The letters, E, R, M, T are magenta and adorned in flowers, and hanging from the vines. The fonts are in green and magenta with the CARLI logo in the bottom left corner.

Wed, Apr 22, 2026 / 10:00am to 11:30am

The CARLI Technical Services Committee meets monthly via Zoom. Contact committee co-chairs or CARLI Office Staff with questions.

Wed, Apr 22, 2026 / 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Do you have questions about the Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources grant (SCOERs), the OER funding from the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library, or the CARLI Member OER Initiative? 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

Wed, Apr 22, 2026 / 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Please join the CARLI as we demonstrate some of the uses of LibreTexts Conductor for project planning and management. This workshop will also go over getting you started on remixing, adapting, or creating your OER project.

This workshop is part of a series of workshops designed for the CARLI members who have opted in to use LibreTexts.

This workshop is open to all CARLI members.

Please register in advance.

 

Thu, Apr 23, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join us for a Virtual Open Illinois Add-a-Thon, a hands-on session designed to help participants upload and share their materials in the Open Illinois Hub in OER Commons. We will begin with a brief training on the deposit process, including what kinds of materials can be shared, how to prepare your submission, and how to navigate the platform. After the training, we will move into a working session where participants can upload materials together, ask questions, and get support in real time. This is a chance to learn the process, make tangible progress, and meet others doing this same work.

Please register in advance.

Fri, Apr 24, 2026 / 10:00am to 2:30pm

Join the CARLI Library Instruction Committee for our free annual in-person event at Elmhurst University! Connect with fellow instruction librarians, share ideas, and refine your praxis. 

Date & Time: Friday, April 24, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: AC Buehler Library (Room 103),  Elmhurst University

Parking: Free in the Alexander Parking Lot (Parking Map)
Coffee and lunch is provided. 

The day includes a library tour and two breakout discussions exploring this year’s theme: “Trust Us: The Role of Library Instruction in Transforming Landscapes.”

Registration closes Friday, April 17th and space is limited. Reserve your spot today!

Fri, Apr 24, 2026 / 1:00pm to 2:30pm

The Advocacy Task Force meets monthly.

This virtual meeting is held via Zoom / Conference Call.

Contact  for attendance details.

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