C.A.L.L.: Conference About Libraries & Learning

C.A.L.L.: Conference About Libraries & Learning

Monday, April 6, 2020

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 Accessibility: Breaking Barriers

It is our distinct pleasure to invite you to the Conference About Libraries & Learning (C.A.L.L.). The conference is a collaboration between UW-La Crosse Murphy Library, the School District of La Crosse & La Crosse Public Library and will take place on the UW-La Crosse campus on Monday, April 6, 2020. Librarians from all types of libraries (school, public, academic, special, etc.) are encouraged to attend. 

Now in its fourth year, C.A.L.L. has chosen Accessibility: Breaking Barriers as its 2020 theme. Libraries are often considered the last democratic institution. But in fact, there are still lasting barriers that prevent patrons from accessing all of the resources that the library has to offer. We are now accepting presentation proposals on the topic of accessibility including and not limited to: 

• Political climates
• Physical means and spaces 
• Intentional collection development 
• Equitable access 
• Comprehensive programming 
• Ingrained barriers in libraries 
• Literacy (information, digital, media, reading, etc.)
• Outreach and engagement
• High speed internet access
• Socially excluded users
• Perceptions of librarians as unwelcoming
• Lack of professional staff or trained staff

Submission Details

To submit a conference proposal, please use the submission form.  Presentation sessions are 30 minutes each with 15 minutes scheduled for questions/discussion. Collaborative and interactive presentations are encouraged and panel presentations are also accepted. The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, February 10, 2020 and notification of acceptance will be Monday, February 17, 2020.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please contact Liz Humrickhouse at ehumrickhouse@uwlax.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at the Conference About Libraries and Learning!

Cindy Halter, School District of La Crosse

Teri Holford, UW-La Crosse Murphy Library

Liz Humrickhouse, UW-La Crosse Murphy Library

Linda Jerome, La Crosse Public Library

CALL Conference Rescheduled to April 15, 2019

The C.A.L.L. (Conference About Libraries & Learning) conference, a multi-type conference co-sponsored by the La Crosse School District, UW-La Crosse Murphy Library and La Crosse Public Library has been re-scheduled for Monday April 15. Despite the polar vortex's determination to whirl away this scrappy little conference, organizers were able to re-book all the speakers and find a more spring-like date!

This year's theme and focus:

"Service runs through a librarian’s work day. We know it from day one going in to the field. We expect to be tired at the end of a day, week, program, or semester. Patrons, students, community members or administration turn to us for answers, help, expertise, reassurance, and a friendly smile.

So let’s talk about burnout. What do we do when we have barely anything left to give, when we’re at the end of the rope, when we feel emotionally drawn and the tanks of compassion are running on empty? Is there any space in our work lives to recognize that sometimes we feel unprepared for the realities of managing and regulating the requirements of emotional labor of librarianship? Let’s talk about it."

To register and read more about the conference, please stop here.

Let's Not Burn-out! CALL Conference Registration Open

Thursday, January 31, 2019

It is our distinct pleasure to invite you to the third Conference About Libraries & Learning (C.A.L.L.). The conference is a collaboration between UW-La Crosse Murphy Library, the School District of La Crosse & La Crosse Public Library and will take place on the UW-La Crosse campus on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Librarians from all types of libraries (school, public, academic, special, etc.) are welcome to attend.

Register here to attend the C.A.L.L. conference on Jan. 31, 2019

• Cost to attend is $50.00 per person plus Eventbrite service fee
• The conference will take place in room 3310 of the UWL Student Union (campus map)
• Light breakfast and hot lunch is included in the cost of attendance
• For questions regarding the C.A.L.L. conference, registration, parking, or any other campus access issues please contact Liz Humrickhouse at ehumrickhouse@uwlax.edu

Service runs through a librarian’s work day. We know it from day one going in to the field. We expect to be tired at the end of a day, week, program, or semester. Patrons, students, community members or administration turn to us for answers, help, expertise, reassurance, and a friendly smile.

So let’s talk about burnout. What do we do when we have barely anything left to give, when we’re at the end of the rope, when we feel emotionally drawn and the tanks of compassion are running on empty? Is there any space in our work lives to recognize that sometimes we feel unprepared for the realities of managing and regulating the requirements of emotional labor of librarianship? Let’s talk about it.

For this year’s C.A.L.L. conference, we are going to explore ideas and techniques, both urgent on-the-spot, and intentional techniques to cultivate when time allows.

We are excited to invite presenters on the following topics of interest that may include, but are not limited to:

• Techniques to combat compassion fatigue in the workplace
• How to emotionally support one another professionally
• Techniques to de-escalate emotionally charged interactions:  librarian to patron and colleague to colleague
• Workplace practices to nurture self-care

C.A.L.L.: Conference About Libraries & Learning

C.A.L.L.: Conference About Libraries & Learning

Thursday, January 31, 2019

https://callconferenceblog.wordpress.com/

It is our distinct pleasure to invite you to the third Conference About Libraries & Learning (C.A.L.L.). The conference is a collaboration between UW-La Crosse Murphy Library, the School District of La Crosse & La Crosse Public Library and will take place on the UW-La Crosse campus on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Librarians from all types of libraries (school, public, academic, special, etc.) are welcome to attend.

Service runs through a librarian’s work day. We know it from day one going in to the field. We expect to be tired at the end of a day, week, program, or semester. Patrons, students, community members or administration turn to us for answers, help, expertise, reassurance, and a friendly smile.

So let’s talk about burnout. What do we do when we have barely anything left to give, when we’re at the end of the rope, when we feel emotionally drawn and the tanks of compassion are running on empty? Is there any space in our work lives to recognize that sometimes we feel unprepared for the realities of managing and regulating the requirements of emotional labor of librarianship? Let’s talk about it.

For this year’s C.A.L.L. conference, we are going to explore ideas and techniques, both urgent on-the-spot, and intentional techniques to cultivate when time allows.

We are excited to invite presenters on the following topics of interest that may include, but are not limited to:

• Techniques to combat compassion fatigue in the workplace
• How to emotionally support one another professionally
• Techniques to de-escalate emotionally charged interactions:  librarian to patron and colleague to colleague
• Workplace practices to nurture self-care

Submission Details

To submit a conference proposal, please use the submission form. The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, September 17, 2018.  The committee invites proposals that address current challenges faced by professionals in the field and are solution-oriented as well as stimulate and provoke discussion and audience engagement. Presentation sessions are 30 minutes each with 15 minutes scheduled for questions/discussion. Collaborative and interactive presentations are encouraged and panel presentations are also accepted. Notification of acceptance will be prior to Monday, October 15, 2018.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please contact Liz Humrickhouse at ehumrickhouse@uwlax.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at the Conference About Libraries and Learning!

Cindy Halter, School District of La Crosse

Teri Holford, UW-La Crosse Murphy Library

Liz Humrickhouse, UW-La Crosse Murphy Library

Linda Jerome, La Crosse Public Library