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2024-2025 Monthly Meet-ups Schedule

Join your colleagues from member institutions for informal discussions and networking.  Each month, a guest co-host will join NILRC Director, Lois Bruno, to discuss a specific topic of interest. 
Meet-ups are held monthly on the third Wednesday (unless otherwise noted) from 2 - 3 PM. 
Be sure to add the following opportunities to your calendar!

 September 18

Topic: Reserves

Co-host: Bryan Clark, Illinois Central College

 October 16

Topic: Collection Development for Foreign Language Materials

Co-host: Amy Pinc, Triton College

 November 20

Topic: Community Outreach

Co-host: Sarah Hill, Lake Land College

 January 15

Topic: Marketing Your Library Using Canva and Similar Applications

Co-host: Guillermo Gasca, Morton College

 February 19

Topic: TBD

Co-host: Amanda Avery, Parkland College

 March 19

Topic: NILRC Board Elections

Co-host: Sam Suber, Moraine Valley Community College

April 16

Topic: TBD

Co-host: Morgann Quilty, Parkland College

 May 21

Topic: TBD

Co-host: Christine Kuffel, Harper College

Spring 2024 Monthly Meetups!

Join ** your colleagues from member institutions for informal discussions and networking. Each month, a guest co-host will join NILRC Director, Lois Bruno, to discuss a specific topic of interest. Meetups are held monthly on the third Wednesday (unless otherwise noted) from 2 - 3 PM. Be sure to add the following opportunities to your calendar!

February 21
Topic: Archives workflows & discussion
Co-host: Russell Kracke, Oakton College

March 20
Topic: NILRC Board elections
Co-host: Bryan Clark, Illinois Central College

April 17
Topic: Challenges and opportunities for staffing in the post-pandemic college.
Co-host: Morgann Quilty, Parkland College

May 15
Topic: We survived another year, but how??
Co-h0st: TBD

**Please contact Lois Bruno at director@nilrc.org for the password if required.