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 approaches in health sciences fields, active learning and assessment, source evaluation, integrating AI skills into information literacy, and undergraduate research skills. The IIG and STEMIG thank all of our presenters for their engaging and informative presentations, which were attended by 70 participants!

If you were unable to attend the event or would like to revisit any of the presentations, please visit the session recording at this link.

–Liz Grauel & Brea McQueen, Instruction Interest Group Co-Chairs
-Kristen Adams and Nathanael Davis, STEM Interest Group Co-Chairs

PROMIG News

The PROMIG co-chairs are excited to talk about our recent events—new initiatives centered on sharing member experiences concerning programming, outreach, and marketing in academic libraries. The discussion topic for the first of our new Community Chats on April 24^th was “State and National Government Actions & Our Work,” where attendees discussed how they were weathering the effects of current events. The next chat—”Artificial Intelligence & Programming, Outreach, and Marketing”—is scheduled for Thursday, July 24th, 1–2 p.m. (ET) [Register Here].

PROMIG Snapshots of Success! is a new showcase of programming, outreach, and marketing success stories. The inaugural event on June 4th was well attended and featured a wonderful variety of lightning talks, covering story time; plant nurturing, banned books, and community programming; a student showcase; revitalizing a children’s collection; and gaming.

Thank you to all who attended and presented at these events, and we hope to see you at the next event! Want to know more about PROMIG? Please contact us at promig-chairs@alaoweb.org.

–Laura Birkenhauer, PROMIG Co-Chair
–Jerry Natal, PROMIG Co-Chair