Academic Librarian Conference and Networking Day

Description

The Colorado Chapter of the ACRL invites Colorado academic librarians to come together for a 1-day conference on June 12, 2026, from 10am-4pm at the Anderson Academic Commons on the University of Denver campus.

The Colorado Chapter of the ACRL invites Colorado academic librarians to come together for a 1-day conference on June 15, 2026, from 10am-4pm at the Anderson Academic Commons on the University of Denver campus. The day will include a keynote address, roundtable conversations, and plenty of time for networking with your colleagues. 

Call for Session Proposals

We encourage you to submit a session proposal for the conference. Please complete the session proposal form by February 13, 2026. Anyone can submit a presentation, but priority will be given to those working/studying librarianship (i.e. vendor presentations will be considered, but they must offer value to the profession and not be a sales pitch). Our planning committee will select presentations and notify presenters in early March.

Conference session types will include:

·       Breakout sessions - Breakout sessions are 50 minutes long and include presentations, panel sessions, workshops, etc. This experience should be interactive and engaging for participants.

·       Short session – Designed as a focused 15-20-minute presentation, this session introduces participants to a topic and highlights findings and practical implications, providing attendees with a clear overview and ideas for further exploration.

·       Lightning round sessions - Lightning round sessions maximize the amount of information shared about innovative and exciting projects, services, or ideas. Each presenter (or small group) will be given five minutes to present on a topic, followed by three minutes of audience Q&A.

·       Poster session – Poster sessions allow for visual representations of research and informal interaction with conference attendees. The poster session will be a part of the lunch break (held at the end, so presenters will have time to eat).

Possible presentation topics might include (but can be about other things, too):

·       AI (in teaching, cataloging, preservation, and more)

·       Assessment

·       Budgets, personnel, and administration

·       Inclusive hiring and on-boarding

·       Inclusive/decolonized metadata and description

·       Information/Digital Literacy

·       Library employee morale

·       Open Access (OER, open pedagogy, etc.)

·       Outreach with campus or community partners

·       Negotiating licensing agreements

·       Student well-being/mental health

·       Teaching and Learning

The deadline for proposals is February 13, 2026. Questions? Contact Jayne Blodgett at jayne.blodgett@unco.edu.