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Your ACRL Member of the Week is Mahasin Ameen, a teaching and learning librarian at Indiana University, Indianapolis!

ACRL Member of the Week: Mahasin Ameen Mahasin Ameen is a teaching and learning librarian at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Mahasin has been a member of ACRL for 13 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for June 22, 2026. Describe yourself in three words: Creative, engaging, hilarious. What are you reading (or listening

New on ACRLog... A (Long Overdue) LOEX 2026 Recap https://bit.ly/4w66L62

A (Long Overdue) LOEX 2026 Recap A beautiful Norfolk harbor view. I attended LOEX for the first time this year, and it was a wonderful experience! I returned to UNI with so many new connections across Libraryworld and exciting ideas for my classroom this fall. Today, I’d like to share my takeaways from a few critical conference

The Spring 2026 issue of RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage is now available on the journal website this issue features articles on STEM in special collections, book exhibitions, bibliotoxicology, and more. https://bit.ly/4ePdMSK

⌛ One week away and there's still time to register for !! Join us June 23-26 in Milwaukee, WI, and online to explore advocacy at every career stage, from speaking up as a newcomer to driving change as a leader. https://bit.ly/4snTnaW ⌛

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Anna Boutin-Cooper, a research and instruction librarian at Westfield State University!

ACRL Member of the Week: Anna Boutin-Cooper Anna Boutin-Cooper is a research and instruction librarian at Westfield State University in Westfield, MA. Anna has been a member of ACRL for 4 years and is your ACRL Member of the Week for June 15, 2026. Describe yourself in three words: Creative, reflective, thoughtful. What are you read

New on ACRLog... Questions Middle Managers Ask: Ways of Seeing Everyday Work https://bit.ly/49WYFUG

Questions Middle Managers Ask: Ways of Seeing Everyday Work This past semester, I participated in a professional development program at my institution targeting middle managers. My cohort included about a dozen such folks from across the university. While the size of our respective departments as well as the nature of our work varied, our shared experience a

New on ACRLog... Mentoring MLIS Students on the Job Market: How to make mentorship work for you and your mentees https://bit.ly/49Oq3nK

Mentoring MLIS Students on the Job Market: How to make mentorship work for you and your mentees Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Lexi Kadis, Teaching and Learning Librarian at the University of Maryland Libraries. I was in a state of perpetual déjà vu throughout the Spring 2026 semester. Just a year ago, I was on the academic librarian job market—revising CVs, writing cov...

New on ACRLog... The Supposed Summer Slowdown https://bit.ly/4frgVJj

The Supposed Summer Slowdown I started my academic librarian position in August 2025. During the first few weeks of my role, before most of the on-campus students returned and the school year started, fellow librarians told me two (main) things: that I should enjoy the calm before things got busy again, and that the first year

REIMINDER! Join us at 2:30pm Central on June 11 for an online feedback session on the new ACRL strategic plan, based on the ALA Forward Strategic Plan but also capturing the unique needs of the ACRL community. Check out the draft plan and feedback doc -

ACRL New Strategic Plan Feedback Session In March 2026, the ACRL Board of Directors developed a new division Strategic Plan that is based on the ALA Forward Strategic Plan but also captures the unique needs of the ACRL community. Join us from 2:30 – 3:30 PM Central on Thursday, June 11, 2026, for an online feedback session on the new p

New on ACRLog... The New ALA Workers Union, and Why It Matters https://bit.ly/4uUN8gU

The New ALA Workers Union, and Why It Matters A hearty congratulations to the newly formed ALA Workers United (ALAWU)! In March, employees at the American Library Association announced their intention to form a union, and last week, they voted on that proposal. More than 95% of the employees who voted were in favor of forming the new un