Spring Workshop Registration

A friendly reminder that the College and Research Division of the Pennsylvania Library Association is holding its Spring Workshop on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. This will be a hybrid event, giving you the choice between attending virtually via Zoom or in person at one of three locations across the state:

• Penn Highlands Community College in Johnstown
• Penn State University in University Park
• The University of Scranton in Scranton

We have an exciting lineup of speakers ready to talk about a variety of topics about “Transforming Perceptions: Campus Advocacy for Academic Librarians”. First, Christi Buker, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Library Association, will moderate a discussion between Amy Pajewski from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Jocelyn Codner from Chatham University about their collaborations with their institutions’ admissions and advising offices to help new students feel welcome and supported during the transition from high school to college (and beyond). Next, Rebecca Miller-Waltz from the Pennsylvania State University will talk about the various ways that Penn State campus libraries have worked with public libraries to provide resource-sharing and other programs to benefit both student and local communities. Finally, Melissa Powers from the organization Respect Together will talk about her organization and how academic libraries can use their resources to help create a safer place for students on their campuses.

Registration costs will be $30 for members and $45 for non-members. You can register at this link: https://www.palibraries.org/event/2025CRDSpringWS

We look forward to seeing you there.