Saturday, November 19th:
*Prison Book Program
10:30am, 1306 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169, Suite 100
Come volunteer with PLG and the Prison Book Program. Read letters sent by incarcerated individuals and match them with donated books. The event runs from 10am-4pm at 1306 Hancock Street Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02169, and volunteers can come and go as they please. Meet us there, or meet in the Palace Road building at 10:30. We can take the train together. We recommend bring a lunch or snack. Please contact [email protected] with questions.
*Manuscript Crawl (Brought to you by SCoSAA and Panopticon)
12:00pm, McMullen Museum, Boston College
SCoSAA and Panopticon invite you to join them for a museum and bar crawl through the ambitious Beyond Worlds illuminated manuscripts exhibitions currently on display in Boston. We begin with Manuscripts for Pleasure & Piety at McMullen Museum (Boston College), walk through Brookline (stopping at Publick House and HOPS N SCOTCH), and finish with Italian Renaissance Books at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Please note that this event requires several hours of standing and walking. SCoSAA and Panopticon are unable to offer alternative means of transportation at this time, but we’re happy to coordinate with you if you will be joining us along the way by car or train. Please arrive promptly at 12 PM. We hope you’ll join us for a great indoor/outdoor, cultural/social event! Please RSVP here.
Upcoming events!
Monday, November 28th:
*Accessibility and Usability Talk
3:00pm-4:00pm, location TBD
UXPA@Simmons invites you to a talk on usability, web accessibility, and a more inclusive user experience by Christopher LaRoche and Katherine Wahl, Consultants at the MIT Accessibility and Usability Group. Sign up for free on Eventbrite: https://uxpa-accessibility.eventbrite.com There will be snacks!
Wednesday, November 30th:
*SCoSAA Federal Jobs Panel
2:00pm-3:00pm, Collaboratory
Have you ever considered applying for a federal job? On November 30, from 2-3 in the Collaboratory we will be hosting a federal jobs panel with all the tips and tricks of navigating the federal job application process. This is ideal for people graduating in December or May who are in or about to begin the job search process, as well as anyone who is considering an internship at NARA, Library of Congress, or other federal repositories this summer.
*Resume X
5:00pm-7:00pm, Kotzen Room (LeFavour Library Building, L001-L002)
ResumeX is a semi-annual event hosted by SLA@Simmons. It is a speed dating style event where special library professionals review the resumes of attendees
Saturday, December 3rd:
*Prison Book Program
10:30am, 1306 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169, Suite 100
Come volunteer with PLG and the Prison Book Program. Read letters sent by incarcerated individuals and match them with donated books. The event runs from 10am-4pm at 1306 Hancock Street Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02169, and volunteers can come and go as they please. Meet us there, or meet in the Palace Road building at 10:30. We can take the train together. We recommend bring a lunch or snack. Please contact [email protected] with questions.