The MiALA Advocacy Committee invites members to a one-hour webinar led by Meredith Kahn and Emily Drabinski, two of the co-authors of the book “Organize Your Library! Developing the Collective Power of Library Workers." The presentation will focus on the presenters' self-advocacy work in their organization and will share strategies and advice for communicating the impact of library work, as well as how to pursue changes in the workplace in a right-to-work state.
Please register to attend. This meeting will be recorded. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the MiALA Advocacy Committee at advocacy@miala.org. more info...
Curious about critical librarianship and how to apply it to your library instruction? The Instruction & Information Literacy IG hopes to see you on Thursday, April 2nd 11 a.m. for a collaboration with the Critical Librarianship IG. This panel discussion frames adrienne maree brown's work as a form of critical pedagogy and will feature the editors and authors of the forthcoming book, Emergent Strategy in Library Instruction: Stories, Reflections, and Imaginings.
Join the Mid-Level Leadership IG for a monthly informal discussion or presentation about a variety of leadership topics. Spring 2026 meetings will take place by Zoom on the second Thursday of every month, 1-2 pm (February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11). more info...
Centering Indigenous Knowledge: Building a Community-Driven Classification System for the TLAM Collection. Please join us for a webinar with Cassy Leeport, Lin Migiziikwe Gokee, and Anastasia Hanson. This webinar explores the collaborative development of a unique classification system designed specifically for the Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums (TLAM) collection at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s CDIS Commons Library. Moving beyond conventional systems such as Library of Congress classification, this project centers Indigenous knowledge systems, relationships, and community priorities. Presenters will discuss the motivations behind the initiative, the collaborative design process, and the challenges and possibilities of reshaping description and access to reflect Indigenous worldviews.