Dear ARLIS SoCal community,

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is hiring for the following positions:

• Archivist and Special Collections Librarian ($81,000.00 – $89,000.00)
• Systems and Technical Services Librarian ($69,000.00 – $90,000.00)

Please reach out to Joan Jocson-Singh, Director of Library, with any qu…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

Jennifer Martinez Wormser has generously offered to host an artists’ books event at Denison Library in Claremont this summer. It should be a fabulous event!

If you’re interested in joining, please complete this Doodle poll to indicate your timing preferences. Once we determine the date of the visit, we can…[Read more]

ArtCenter College of Design Library is searching for an experienced Digital Services Specialist to join our team.

Job title:        Digital Services Specialist
Reports to:       Director, Collections and Systems
Supervises:       Student Workers
FLSA status:      Non-exempt
Salary grade:     7
Salary range:     $43,368-$50,000

Re…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA Nor Cal Chapter,

Please save Friday, May 19 for our in-person chapter business meeting.* The meeting is hosted by San Francisco Public Library and the morning/afternoon will include business meeting, tours, exhibits, lecture and more! Start time is 9:30am and end time is early afternoon-ish.

We’ll have the business meeting as…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

Please save the date to join us for the Academic Library Division Annual Business Meeting on May 2, 2023:

• Tuesday, May 2, 2023
• 9am PDT/10am MDT/11am CDT/12 pm EDT
• Virtual via Zoom: https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/93417763980?pwd=UWJpOVFjVFJGb3dMWmZoOTRXa3VoUT09

We will be introducing our new incoming ALD Vice-Moderator, discussing…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA Southern California Community,

If you’re planning to attend the conference in CDMX, we hope you’ll join us for an ARLIS/NA SC happy hour! We’ll be gathering for cocktails, mocktails, and snacks at La Azotea, a rooftop bar close to the conference hotel, on Wednesday, 4/19, at 6pm.

I’ll send a reminder next week, but I’ll also share…[Read more]

Hello museum library colleagues! I am working with our curatorial department to assess and learn more about artists’ book collection in both our museum and library collections. I would love to find out a bit more about the logistics of your collections. I’ve created a short survey (less than 5 minutes) I kindly ask for those in museum libraries to…[Read more]

Hi all!

I’d like to announce our Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 10am PST/11am MST/12pm CST/1pm EST. Zoom information to follow. (Conference schedule link here.)

Join us for discussion of upcoming chapter plans, group updates, and calls for a new Vice Moderator and participants in a working group to kick off our updated…[Read more]

Join the ARLIS Graphic Novels, Comics, and Zines SIG for our 2023 conference meeting! Due to co-moderators not being able to attend in-person, the Graphic Novels, Comics, and Zines SIG will meet virtually for the 2023 conference. The SIG meeting will be held Friday, May 5th  from 3:00pm -3:50pm ET on Zoom.

Meeting URL: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/94…[Read more]

The Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art invites you to:

Growing Canadian Art Histories

Wednesday/mercredi 29 March/mars 2023, 4:00-5:30/16h-17h30.

Panel / Table ronde: Gentiane Bélanger, Elizabeth A. Cavaliere, Mark A. Cheetham, Tammer El-Sheikh, Cynthia Imogen Hammond, Cathy Mattes, Gwendolyn Owens, and Erin…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

We are currently seeking nominations for the seventh annual Notable Graphic Novels Review. Click here to read the instructions and to submit your nominations, or follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlkBWUHAkVnlrVB5Nulc3Im211N_oZgjgpwzt–yyYtzdjtg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please submit nominations by Friday,…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA Southern California Chapter members,

Our annual Spring Business Meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, April 27th, from 11am-12pm PST. Please save the date!

Zoom info will be shared closer to the meeting date.

My best,

Sam Regal

ARLIS/NA SC Chair