Monthly Archives: June 2025

President’s Report

We said goodbye to spring semester ‘25 and rolled right into a summer full of major changes and updates statewide. I know this will be a busier than usual summer but I strongly encourage everyone to try and find moments … Continue reading

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2025 ALAO Executive Board Election Results

As chair of this year’s Nominating Committee, I  am delighted to announce the newly elected members of the 2025-2026 Executive Board.  Please join me in congratulating: Board Members-at-Large: We look forward to welcoming and onboarding Cara, Jill, Marilia, and Pamela … Continue reading

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Annual Conference Planning Update

The ALAO Conference Planning Committee has been working hard to develop a robust annual conference for 2025.  We are thrilled to announce that Ione Damasco from the University of Dayton will be the Keynote speaker for this year’s conference.  Their … Continue reading

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Membership Report

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 264 members consisting of 218 regular members, 5 retiree members, and 41 student members. We are excited to welcome new members who joined between February 26, 2025 and June 5, 2025. … Continue reading

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2025 ALAO Research Grant Winner Announced

The ALAO Research & Publications Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 ALAO Research Grant, Catie Carlson, Associate Senior Librarian & Library Director at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College’s Marcotte Library. Catie’s research project is entitled, … Continue reading

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Join ALAO’s Web Team!

Looking for a way to join the Executive Board and learn more about the organization? Come join ALAO’s Web Team! As an ALAO Web Manager, you’ll gain unique insight into the organization’s events, Interest Groups, structure, and website. No better … Continue reading

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Interest Groups News

ALAO’s 2nd Annual Innovative Instruction Showcase–Recording Available On May 7, 2025, the ALAO Instruction and STEM Interest Groups hosted the second annual Innovative Instruction Showcase, which featured seven lightning talks presented by nine instructional librarians. This year’s topics included instructional … Continue reading

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People & Library News

Bryant & Stratton College News We are in the early stages of working with EBSCO to test the usability of Bibliograph, which, when fully implemented, will convert eBook MARC records to BIBFRAME format, allowing us to take advantage of linked … Continue reading

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