2023-2024 events:
Libraries Assembly Annual Business Meeting: June 7, 2023
Libraries Assembly Town Hall event, June 29, 2023
The Libraries Assembly is looking forward to hosting a virtual Town Hall meeting with Joe Salem (Duke University Libraries) and professional school library directors Katie Benjamin (Divinity School Library), Carlton Brown (Ford Library), Megan von Isenburg (Medical Center Library and Archives), and Alex Zhang (Goodson Law Library) on Thursday, June 29 at 1:00pm. Zoom details will be sent out closer to the event. The Town Hall will include a brief introduction of each of the panelists, dialog among them, a few pre-submitted questions from libraries staff, and many opportunities for the audience to pose questions. The event will be recorded.
Archiving Movement History: No Time Like the Present, September 7, 2023
In 2021, the Rubenstein Library received funding from the Mellon Foundation to launch “Our Story, Our Terms: Documenting Movement Building from the Inside Out” (OSOT). The 3-year OSOT project documents the intergenerational story of social justice movement building from the 1960s to present day. One novel aspect of the project is the creation of a Black cohort of archivists running the project archiving the organizational records of activist groups founded in the 2010s. Join the OSOT Archivist Cohort in an open discussion about the peaks and pitfalls of challenging the standard archival journey. The discussion will cover capabilities of community archives, HBCU archival resources, funding inequities, strengthening preservation skills, and more. Cohort archivists Kahfre Kujichagulia Abif, Malu Brooks, Ida Jones, Michael Morris, Sean Payne, join OSOT Team members Leah M. Kerr, and John Gartrell to share their experiences with library staff and to explore solutions in open discussion. This event is co-sponsored by the Libraries Assembly Professional Affairs Committee.
De-Stress Fest, December 8, 2023
As the semester wraps up, we imagine many of you will be ready to blow off some steam. We invite you to join your colleagues for some cookie decorating fun! Libraries Assembly will supply the coffee, cookies, and some sweet decorating supplies. Not into icing or decorating cookies? No worries! We invite you to come hang out, enjoy plain cookies, and relax! We will also be collecting canned and dry goods for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.
Neurodiversity in the University Library, February 14, 2024
Duke University Libraries Human Resources and the Libraries Assembly Professional Affairs Committee are excited to invite you to “Neurodiversity in the University Library” — a hybrid presentation led by Duke Neurodiversity Connections. This presentation will serve as an introduction on how to create a more neurodiversity-affirming academic library, with a particular focus on autism inclusion. It will begin with an overview of neurodiversity and autism, followed by specific suggestions for supporting neurodivergent staff (including a more accessible interview process) and users. Presenters will speak from a mixture of academic research/study and lived experience. Presenters include: Sam Brandsen, Tara Chandrasekhar, and Zachary Tumlin. A recording of the Zoom will be disseminated after the presentation.
2021-2022 events:
Libraries Assembly Annual Business Meeting
June 7, 9:30a-11:00am
This was first annual meeting since 2019 and an opportunity to hear from LA leaders about Assembly work during that past year as well as plans for the future! Election results will be announced as well!
Libraries Assembly-Duke Disability Alliance program on neurodiversity and disability at Duke
March 30th, 2:00-3:15 PM (via zoom)
Join us for a presentation and panel discussion, hosted by the Duke Disability Alliance (DDA) and Libraries Assembly (LA), on neurodiversity and disability issues in higher education, plus student activism efforts to create a more accessible and inclusive campus culture. Participants will include Meera Gangasani and Simran Prakash, undergraduate student leaders in the Duke Disability Alliance (DDA), and Zachary Tumlin, Project Archivist at Duke and formal Disability self-advocate and accessibility specialist. (Zoom information sent via email.)
DEI Efforts at Duke’s Libraries: A Call to Act, a Space to Reflect
Fall, 2021-Winter, 2022 (via zoom)
Building on the momentum of DUL’s “DivEing-In to the Racial Justice Roadmap” series that took place during the 2020-21 academic year, the Libraries Assembly and DivE-In (DUL’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council) have teamed up to create a space for community reflection in a series of lightning talks, “DEI Efforts at Duke’s Libraries: A Call to Act, a Space to Reflect.” Using the following four areas of focus, library staff from across Duke University were invited to share highlights from recent conferences or trainings, discuss current or future projects, or generally discuss their work toward departmental goals and objectives with a DEI focus. Our hope is that this series provided a space to share ideas and to foster collaboration.
1. Recruitment and Retention (September 29, 2021)
2. Collections and Description (October 27, 2021)
3. Research and Instruction (January 26, 2022)
4. Libraries as Inclusive Spaces (February 23, 2022)
Town Hall with Duke Libraries Directors
Wednesday, November 17 (via zoom)
A virtual Town Hall meeting with Deborah Jakubs (Duke University Libraries) and professional school library directors Katie Benjamin (Divinity School Library), Carlton Brown (Ford Library), Megan von Isenburg (Medical Center Library and Archives), and Alex Zhang (Goodson Law Library). The event included brief remarks by each of the panelists, dialog among them, pre-submitted questions from libraries staff, and opportunities for the audience to pose questions.
2016-2017 Academic Year
Campus Library Tours
August 9: Perkins Library
September 20: Medical Center Library
October 25: Divinity School Library
November 30: Virtual Tour of the Marine Lab Library
Summer Conference Lightning Talk Brown Bag
Tuesday, August 23 at 12pm
Several library staff presented brief talks on summer conferences attended.
Shaping Your Online Identity
February 20, 2017 at 3:00pm
Presentation on managing and promoting a professional online identity using Scholars@Duke and other tools.
“From Osler’s Library to the Osler Library of the History of Medicine: Library Relevancy in the 21st Century.”
April 5, 2017 at 3:00pm
Talk by Chris Lyons, Osler Librarian, Osler Library of the History of Medicine
“The Arabic Collection in the Library of Congress”
April 12, 2017 at 12:00pm
Talk by Muhannad Salhi, Arab World Specialist, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress. Part of the Archives of Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean Series, Hosted by the History Department and co-sponsored by PAC and the Triangle Seminar on the Histories of Muslim Societies and Communities
Librarians Assembly Coffee Break: Proposed Changes to Librarians Assembly Bylaws
April 18, 2017 at 10:00am
Discussion of proposed changes to bylaws prior to vote by assembly on changes.
National Library Legislation Day: Take Action for Libraries
May 1, 2017 at 9am
ALA advocacy event bringing supporters of libraries together with legislators; webcast of the keynote address and issue briefings.
2015-2016 Academic Year
Conference Lightning Talks
August 25, 2015
Seven library staff presented lightning talks on the highlights of the summer conferences they had attended.
Open Access Panel
October 21, 2015
Panel discussion on library projects and initiatives supporting open access.
Campus Library Tours
April 12: Ford Library at the Fuqua School of Business
“Integration and High-Impact: Educational Practices for Student Success” ACRL/ULS Webinar
May 5, 2016
Webinar discussion of definitions and examples of high-impact educational practices.
Librarians Assembly Annual Meeting
May 24, 2016
Campus Library Tours
June 14: Music Library and Lilly Library
July 12: Law Library
2014-2015 Academic Year
Conference Lightning Talks
August 18th, 2014
Ten library staff presented lightning talks on the highlights of the summer conferences they had attended.
Digitizing the Women’s Liberation Movement: A Conversation with Movement Leader Alix Kates Shulman
September 10, 2014
Developing Librarians for 21st Century Scholarship: a Brownbag Conversation with Alex Gil
November 3rd, 2014
Co-sponsored event with Digital Scholarship Service. Alex led a conversation about the “developing librarian” project at Columbia and why, and how, librarians and libraries will need to change (and are changing) to confront new research realities.
Duke’s Global Mobility: How Are We Fostering Intercultural Competencies? : A Panel Discussion
November 12, 2014
Co-sponsored with the Duke International House, DukeEngage & Duke Global Education for Undergraduates. Leaders in Duke’s International programs discussed their work and thinking about ways in which new educational opportunities abroad call for increased cultural competencies.
Post-Port Reflections from the Floating Librarian
March 5th, 2015
Catherine Shreve shared her experience and information for interested library staff about serving as a librarian on the semester-at-sea program in Fall 2014.
Invitation to the Duke Library Writing Group Event
April 17th, 2015
Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, professor in the Thompson Writing Program, shared insight and tips with librarians about running writing groups, giving good feedback, and sustaining professional writing projects.
Librarians Assembly Annual Meeting
May 14th, 2015
2013-2014 Academic Year
#noemail with Paul Jones
September 25, 2013
Duke’s Global Endeavors at Home and Around the World
November 18, 2013
PAC Presents: The Digital Public Library of America and You: Getting Involved as a User, Contributor and Advocate
February 4, 2014
