Thanks to all who attended our 2024 Summer Institute! Amanda Jones shared her experiences as a small town school librarian, teaching attendees how she combats book bans, advocates for her library in online spaces, and builds coalitions to affect real change in her community.

Congrats to SLIM student Anna Crosswhite on her new position with Central Washington University! As the Affordable Course Materials Librarian, Anna will advocate for the creation, adoption, and increased awareness of resources that will reduce the cost of education for students.

Fun Fact Friday: August 2nd is National Coloring Book Day! Did you know that many libraries provide free coloring pages? Celebrate today by popping by your local library and seeing what coloring options they have to offer!

Fun Fact Friday: Happy National Book Lovers Day!! 📚 Today is dedicated to all the bibliophiles and book works out there. Looking for book recommendations to celebrate? Check out the link below! thebookseller.com/news/national-….

Fun Fact Friday: Did you know that ESU has a Student Chapter of the American Library Association (SCALA)? They host social hours, guest speakers, book clubs, and more! Check out their Facebook page for more info: facebook.com/emporia.scala?…

Join us for the live virtual session. Please, register for the live session at emporiastate.zoom.us/meeting/regist… This session will be recorded for later views. Our webinar archives are available at youtube.com/@schooloflibra…

Congratulations to SLIM graduate Sami Espenschied on her new position as the Public Services Librarian for Crowder College in Neosho, MO! Sami is also a volunteer for the National Parks Service as a Citizen Archivist VIP.

Join us for the 2024 ESU/SLIM Homecoming Virtual Alumni/Students Gathering! In this session, Perri Parise, a retired longtime SLIM Oregon Regional Director, is featured along with current SLIM faculty and academic advisors. Register for this event here: emporiastate.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Congratulations, Dr. Dave Gussak (SLIM Doctoral 2001), for this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award! facebook.com/share/p/8z6kyy…

Congrats to SLIM alum Larry Handy on his new position as Adjunct Faculty Reference Librarian with Hayden Memorial Library at Citrus College! Larry also works full time at Azusa Pacific University Library. Way to go, Larry!

Attending the Idaho Library Association Conference in Meridian, Idaho, October 10-11th - stop by and see Academic Advisor, Becca Kabasa and get some swag!

Congrats to SLIM student Jodi Hall on exhibiting her research poster at the RhAPP Annual Conference! Jodi researched the effectiveness of the virtual support groups provided by the Vasculitis Foundation in improving the social emotional health in folks with vasculitis.

Dr. Amanda Harrison, assistant professor at University of Central Missouri and SLIM doctoral alum (2020), was selected as one of ALISE Leadership Development Internship recipients at this year’s ALISE conference. Congratulations, Dr. Harrison!

KLA Day 1 - SLIM well represented!

Congrats to Dr. Emily Vardell on receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association!

The new KLA-CULS Proceedings have just been published. SLIM and ESU Library faculty contributed to many of the articles. Congratulations to all the authors! Read the articles at newprairiepress.org/culsproceeding… .

SLIM MLS student Virginia VanOrsdale has been selected as a mentee in Research/Publishing for the ALA’s CORE Mentoring Program! Virginia has also been selected for the ALA Learn Round Table Online Learning Committee. Congratulations, Virginia! ala.org/core/member-ce…

Congratulations to Valerie Brown Kuchera who on Friday, November 8, 2024, successfully defended her dissertation research titled "A Crisis of Aliteracy: An Exploratory Study of Teen Leisure Reading During Periods of Isolation."

Congratulations, Claire Saathoff and Isaiah Roby, for their Robert J. Grover Scholarship! The scholarship ceremony will be held on April 21, 2025 on campus.

We are pleased to announce the Fall 2024 Beta Phi Mu Achievement Awards for Outstanding Graduates: Charles Hower, Paul Thomas, Sally McMasters, Matt Mick, Abbey Briscoe, Cassandra Dulek, and Sahadev Poudel. Congratulations!