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Dates: Thursday, November 19 and Thursday November 26, 2026

Times: 11:00am – 12:30pm ET each day.

• Session 1 – Opening the Door: Inclusive Job Design, Recruitment, and Selection
• Session 2 – From Candidate to Colleague: Inclusive Onboarding and Belonging

Location: Online

A two-part virtual workshop series that combines concise framing, reflection, realistic scenarios, and opportunities for participants to apply the tools to their own organizational practices.

Have you ever wondered if the interview process could be a kinder, more accessible experience anchored in equity that is ultimately meant to develop connections? Would you like to critically examine practices in the hiring and onboarding periods to ensure empathy for applicants going through the process? Explore leading hiring practices, the differences and benefits as compared to more traditional approaches to hiring, and the impact of these practices. Discover the support contents of a professional resource (the Building Inclusive Libraries Toolkit), developed by a collection of administrators as well as someone who went through the reimagined process as a successful candidate, all from a range of institutions, differing vantage points within the organizations in terms of hiring authority, and holding a variety of identities. Plus, learn how to use or adapt the insights in your context in order to support both the critical examination, such as equity lenses, and practical resources to develop more inclusive approaches from the job posting to making an offer, and beyond.

Speaker:

Annie Bélanger (she/her) is founder and coach from Kind Shift Coaching, as well as a senior presidential fellow, fellowship program coordinator, and senior librarian at Grand Valley State University. Previously, she was the dean of University Libraries at Grand Valley State University for eight years and the associate university librarian, Information Resources & Academic Excellence at the University of Waterloo, for 5 years. Being an accessibility and inclusion advocate as well as her experiences in academic, corporate, public libraries, and government settings define her career. Her research now focuses on leadership and skills development. Annie is Québéçoise and disabled. She received an MLIS from Western University, Canada. She is an ARL Leadership Fellow alum.

Registration (per person, excl. tx):

• Member: $110
• Provincial Affiliate: $110
• Non-Member: $190
• Member Equity Seats* (x3): $0
• Student/Underemployed Members: $50
• Staff at Public Libraries Serving Under 20,000: $50
• First Nations Public Library Staff: $0
• Groups of 5+ from the same organization – eligible for reduced rate, contact us

Registration information can be found here.

Connection Instructions:

An email with connection instructions will be sent out 1-2 business days prior to the event date. Please ensure you are subscribed to event emails from education@accessola.com to receive this and other important updates relating to the series.

 

Date: November 19, 2026
Time: 12:00-1:00pm EST

Advancing Shared Print in Canada: Leveraging Collaboration, Technology, and Metadata for a Sustainable Future
Jennifer Browning, North/Nord Researcher-in-Residence 2025-2026, will share key findings and insights from her research project, Advancing Shared Print in Canada: Leveraging Collaboration, Technology, and Metadata for a Sustainable Future. Framing print stewardship as a shared responsibility, Jennifer will explore how a shift in the way we think about and manage print collections can strengthen collaborative efforts across institutions. She will discuss practical recommendations for leveraging technology and metadata to support collective collection management and foster the long-term sustainability of shared print programs.

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Date: 19 novembre 2026
Temps: de 12 h à 13 h (heure normale de l’Est).

Jennifer Browning, chercheuse en résidence à North/Nord en 2025-2026, présentera les principales conclusions et réflexions issues de son projet de recherche. En considérant la conservation partagée comme une responsabilité partagée, Jennifer explorera comment un changement dans notre façon de concevoir et de gérer les collections imprimées peut renforcer les efforts de collaboration entre les établissements. Elle présentera des recommandations pratiques visant à tirer parti de la technologie et des métadonnées pour soutenir la gestion collective des collections et favoriser la viabilité à long terme des programmes de conservation partagée.

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Date: Tuesday, November 10

Location: Zoom

What does it mean to take gossip seriously as an information practice in archival work? Often maligned as untrustworthy, gossip’s focus on relationships and feelings can help open up alternative paths through institutional records. In this talk, I’ll be using the archives of artist-run centres as a case study, considering them as a site that is in-between an institutional and community archive. How might this mutability create openings for thinking about how we can work in (and across) different archival spaces as information labourers and researchers? A good gossip session usually happens on the apartment stoop or in the bar, but gossiping in the archive can similarly help us get under and through the “official” record, when too often the record means gaps, silences, and erasures

RSVP here: https://carleton.ca/history/event/gossip-practice-in-the-archives/

Presenter:

Emily Guerrero is an information worker, writer and parent living in Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. They hold an MLIS from the University of British Columbia, and have worked in archives and both public and academic libraries for over a decade. They currently work as a Community Librarian with a focus on providing library services to patrons who are historically underserved and systematically marginalized. Their work on gossip, arts archives, community work, and abolitionist librarianship have been published in Archivaria, C Magazine, and forthcoming in In The Library With a Lead Pipe.

 

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
Location: Online via Zoom

As librarians approach the later stages of their careers, they bring with them a wealth of knowledge, experience, and hard-earned wisdom. This virtual panel shares the opportunities and challenges that often accompany late-career librarianship, with strategies for navigating this career phase with intention and confidence.

Seasoned and retired library professionals review insights on mentoring the next generation, transferring institutional knowledge, remaining engaged in advocacy efforts, and finding meaningful ways to stay connected to the library community after retirement.

Whether you’re actively planning your next chapter or simply beginning to think about what comes next, this conversation will offer practical advice and inspiration for building a lasting legacy while embracing new possibilities.

Register here