Hello everyone!

Just wanted to send out a quick reminder to the chapter reminding you that nominations (either for yourself or someone you think would be a great candidate) for the positions of Chapter Vice President and Treasurer are due by end of day Tuesday, August 1st!

Serving on the Executive Committee is a great (and fun!) way to get…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Save the date! The Academic Library Division will be hosting an open forum on Tuesday, August 8th at 2:00pm EDT/11:00am PDT. The hour-long open forum will be a discussion centered around the transition from summer to the academic year. Forum topics will include the kinds of work many of us do over the summer, such as collection…[Read more]

Hi all!

Is there any interest in reviving the Postcards from the Edge series of workshops at ARLIS 2024? For those who don’t remember it, PftE was a hands-on workshop series where we covered “art-adjacent” fields like theatre, film studies, media & TV, etc. (In other words: fields academic art librarians frequently cover, often with little formal…[Read more]

Hello ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter members!

Do you have an interest in serving on the Executive Committee of our chapter? Serving on the Executive Committee is a great (and fun!) way to get involved in and support the chapter, work with fellow members, develop leadership skills, and enhance your CV.

We welcome nominations for the following…[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]

Save the Date!

The 2023 Texas-Mexico Chapter Meeting will be held in Lubbock, Texas from October 5-7, 2023.
Highlights of our fall meeting will include our annual business meeting and research roundtable, our annual chapter dinner, Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail, local library and museum visits and tours, and more!
Registration details, hotel i…[Read more]

Hi, Hello, All –

Recirculating this message for those of you who might be interested in serving on the Wittenborn Book Award Subcommittee.
Please email me direct by this Friday 6.16 if you are interested.

All the best,
Hillary

From: Veeder, Hillary
Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:32 AM
To:…[Read more]

Hi, Hello, Texas-Mexico Chapter!

We have been contacted by Courtney Stine, Chair of the ARLIS/NA Awards Committee, regarding membership for the 2023-2024 Wittenborn Book Award Subcommittee. For anyone who was not already aware, the host chapter for the past conference is charged with administering the award for the 2024 conference.

If you are…[Read more]

Hello all,

The Spring 2023 issue of The Medium is out now!

Spring 2023

Read all about your fellow chapter members’ visits to Mexico City for the annual conference. Thank you to all who contributed!

Have a great day,

Rebekah S. Boulton

Public Service and Instruction Librarian

Hirsch Library | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

713-353-1510 |…[Read more]

Morning all!

Happy Monday!

Today is the last day to submit to The Medium. I have some submissions, but please consider sending some anecdotes and pictures from your trip to Mexico City! I’d love to have a larger cross section of our TX/MX Chapter experiences.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much 🙂

Have a great day,

Rebekah…[Read more]