The American Craft Council will be holding its Winter 2024 Forum this Thursday, Jan. 25 at 1:00pm Central time via Zoom.  Attendance is free, but please register in advance at https://www.craftcouncil.org/programs/forums

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What comes to mind when you think of New Orleans? Mardi Gras? Bourbon Street and the French Quarter? The…[Read more]

Hello Material Friends,

The virtual spring meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April 17 at 12:30pm ET (9:30am PT). Zoom information and a full agenda will be shared closer to the date.

Two important bits of SIG information:

• The SIG will have a session at the Pittsburgh conference! Keep an eye out in the program for “POP! into H…

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Subject: Apply now for the ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance and Travel Awards!

Dear colleagues,

The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Travel Awards Subcommittee is now accepting applications for the ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance and Travel Awards to support attendance at the ARLIS/NA 52nd annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA on…[Read more]

Hi all,

I am writing with a final plea for submissions to The Medium‘s Fall 2023 issue. Your content does not need to be long or super academic. It would just be great to hear about any projects you are working on or anything else of note from your institutions. It can even be just images! From those who were in Lubbock, we would especially love…[Read more]

Hi Everyone,

A Pay-What-You-Can virtual tour of the Dorothy Liebes Exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright is now available for registration.

Journey through decades of influential textile artistry from a master in the field in this Virtual Tour of A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes. This exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt,…[Read more]

Hi all,

The planning meeting for SCIP’s activities at ARLIS/NA Pittsburgh is scheduled for Monday, January 22 at 1pm EST.

Here’s the Zoom link:

https://risd.zoom.us/j/93796500300?pwd=Tm15UGplYWZkbU1FSmZpT0kybG1aZz09

Thanks to everyone who responded. We look forward to scheming with you!

Emily Coxe, Moderator

Fong Ku, Vice-Moderator

ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter Lois Swan Jones Award: $1000
Deadline: January 19, 2024

The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 2024 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award, which supports attendance and participation in the ARLIS/NA 52nd annual conference to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from April 2-5,…[Read more]

Hello all!

I’m writing today remind everyone that submission abstracts for the Fall 2023 issue of the ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter newsletter, The Medium, are due soon! I have extended the abstract submission to Friday, December 8.

Submissions to The Medium are a great way to tell your fellow librarians about what you have bene doing, including…[Read more]

Hey now,

My colleagues and I have been exploring membership to the Urban Land Institute. We have noticed the user interface is not great and was wondering what your experiences have been working with this resource. Have you become ULI members? Is it worth it?

Your experience is much appreciated.

With gratitude,

Kai Alexis…[Read more]

Hello all!

I hope everyone’s fall is going well as we gear up for the end of another year! I’m writing today to officially request submissions for the Fall 2023 issue of the ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter newsletter, The Medium.

Submissions to The Medium are a great way to tell your fellow librarians about what you have bene doing, including but…[Read more]

I’m writing on behalf of a graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, who wrote to me recently

I will be travelling to Scotland next year to learn more about knitting.  I am searching for a book that would assist me in finding knitting/yarn centers in Scotland.  I found one company on the Isle of Lewis but am not able to get additional l…

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