We’re opening up our American Art/Portrait Gallery Library reading room to visitors to browse thousands of beautiful books. Selections include books on art of all periods and places, great biographies, histories, and more. Both brand new and used at incredibly low prices.

Wednesday-Friday, December 6-8, 2023
10:00am-5:00pm
American Art & P…[Read more]

Position announcement: Curator of Special Collections, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Library, NYC

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Library (“Cooper Hewitt Library”), within the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA), is hiring a Curator for rare books and distinctive collections of/on American, European, global, and con…[Read more]

Hello local ARLIS colleagues,

Sharing a public lecture at the National Portrait Gallery this coming Sunday. The artist Kenturah Davis will discuss her work, and her new collaboration with Arion Press<https://www.arionpress.com/store/125-their-eyes-were-watching-god&gt; will be on view. As you may know, Arion Press engages contemporary artists in…[Read more]

The International Journal of Librarianship (IJoL) invites abstract submissions for a special issue titled “Embedded Libraries and Archives in Museums,” to be published in June 2024. IJoL is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal focusing on developments in the field of library and information science globally. IJoL is published quarterly, open acc…[Read more]

Sharing an RFQ!

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI), for technical professional, non-personal services to provide to 2,000 hours of professional, technical, non-personal research and writing services to research, write, and review a minimum of-but not limited to- 30 fully…[Read more]

Hi all,

NPG has extended the period they are looking for a project-based contractor to assess a research collection! The CAP is an amazing collection.

This is ideal for someone with knowledge of art/historical research, so art historians or art-concentrated library experience is great. The term is more flexible than described—it does not r…[Read more]

Hi ARLIS Mid-Atlantic,

Just sharing the notice for the upcoming courses for CalRBS, in case you are planning out your professional travel and training. In addition to courses further afield, the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is hosting a week-long session in August, and there will be several relevant art-y courses being hosted in…[Read more]

Good morning,

I am pleased to be able to announce your 2023 Officers for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter!

New to our Officer roster:

* Vice Chair/Chair-elect:
* Salima Appiah-Duffell
Salima Appiah-Duffell is the Resource Sharing Librarian at the National Gallery of Art. Her library career has also included time as a Technician at the…[Read more]

Just calling out that our Chapter is STILL seeking nominations for a Treasurer for the 2023-2025 term, as noted in the list of vacancies below!

Please do consider this opportunity to get more involved with the society. I’d love to have identified at least one nominee ASAP, in order to put out a vote to our membership for this and the Vice Chair…[Read more]

Hi all,

As we have not received any nominations yet, I wanted to send another email to enlist volunteers for these two upcoming vacancies. ARLIS runs on volunteers, and these are two crucial positions to keep our Society working for the field. The Vice Chair position allows you to learn more about our group and grow into a leadership role (and…[Read more]

Smithsonian AA/PG Library Annual Art, History, & Biography Book Sale<https://library.si.edu/event/aapg-library-book-sale&gt;

It’s back, and just in time for buying holiday gifts!

We’re opening up our newly renovated reading room to browse hundreds of beautiful art books on all periods and places, great biographies and history books.

Brand new &…[Read more]

Hello local ARLIS colleagues,

Just a reminder-there are two great opportunities to get more involved with ARLIS on the local level, and by extension, ARLIS/NA!

As Vice Chair or as Treasurer, you can continue the good work of our group as we’ve . But as shown by our fantastic in-person meeting earlier this month, there is enthusiasm for more…[Read more]

Hi ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter folks,

In attempting to tie our fundraising in with the timing our next in-person chapter meeting (now planned for November 2022), the Spring virtual auction has become the ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s 2022 Autumn ACTION Auction! Bidding opens September 12.

Proceeds go toward the chapter’s fundraising…[Read more]

Warm welcome to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter Group!

As ARLIS/NA has further integrated our communities with the Humanities Commons this year, we have new tools to explore for communicating and collaborating with our Mid-Atlantic members. Stay tuned for more soon, and of course, if you have questions, reach out!