Student Leadership Nominations:
While this year is winding down, LISSA is getting ready for our spring student leadership elections. If you would like to get involved in one of our student associations, submit your nomination Saturday, April 15th. Nominations will be open for two weeks until April 29th. We have a lot of great opportunities open this semester.
Stay tuned for the official open positions list, or send LISSA an email at [email protected] for more information.
Friday April 7th:
Students of Color at SLIS are invited to mingle with LIS professionals of color. During this event students can network with professionals and learn about their experience.For professionals, this event provides an opportunity to build relationships with newcomers to Library and Information Science.Allies: While we appreciate you, please respect this space, and reserve your attendance for our next social event.
It’s our last Prison Book program volunteering event of the semester! We are working with the Prison Book program to provide books and educational materials to incarcerated people in need. Find out more about the program here: prisonbookprogram.org
Volunteer hours are from 10 am to 4 pm. Meet us at the Palace Road building lobby at 10:30 and we will commute to the site in Quincy together!
Or, feel free to meet us there! 1306 Hancock Street, Suite 100 Quincy, MA 02169 Volunteer as much as you would like, as best fits your schedule. We strongly recommend packing snacks or a lunch.
April 9th- April 15th
All Week:
- Grab a postcard from Beatley Library to write to your representatives and tell them to #SaveIMLS, the Institute of Museums and Library Science and its grant program.
- Guess how many books are in Beatley Library! The most accurate guess will win you a prize.
- Donate books to the Maranyundo Initiative
Make sure you tell your favorite Library worker that you appreciate them, and will fight for them and funding for their institutions.
Brought to you by PLG & SCIRRT (Progressive Librarians Guild, Student Chapter International Relations Round Table)
Brought to you by SLIS
The Library and Information Science Career and Networking Fair is exclusively for SLIS master’s degree candidates and recent graduates of the program. It will bring together hiring employers from the Greater Boston area, the New England region, and beyond to meet with students and alumni. We have employers from a range of fields including public, school, and academic libraries, government agencies, corporate libraries, museums and archives, information and knowledge management firms, digital publishers and information services, and more.For more information, visit simmons.edu/sliscareerfair.
Join UXPA@Simmons for a valuable opportunity to tour the WGBH vault, learn how games, apps, and websites are built for WGBH and the public broadcasting system at large, and participate in usability testing of their crowdsourcing game!
Tickets limited to 15! Sign up and see details here.
Join us at Lansdowne Pub for Library Trivia from 7pm-9pm in the room behind the stage! Test your Library Popculture, Library history, and SLIS knowledge and win Simmons Swag!Donate a book on this night to be entered into a raffle for more prizes! Enjoy appetizers sponsored by PLG.