Spring Program

With the changing nature of higher education, the focus on MOOCs, expanding online programs, as well as hybrid courses, libraries have continued to enhance user experience. Learn how librarians in the Delaware Valley are supporting students and faculty, leveraging technology, and promoting lifelong learning.  One Step Further: The Benefits of Integrating your Library Tutorial in …

Please join ACRL/DVC for a day of networking and learning from information literacy leaders who bridge the gap from high school to the college experience. Program: 9:00-9:30: Registration and coffee 9:30-10:30: Cathi Fuhrman, Library Department Supervisor, Hempfield School District, Landisville, PA. The Model Curriculum for Pennsylvania School Library Programs: A Curricular Framework for School Librarians …

Join us to hear perspectives from across the OER (Open Educational Resources) landscape. Colleagues involved in both nascent and ongoing initiatives will share their experiences, and we will learn about lobbying efforts to encourage the development of OER.   Program: 9:30-10am: Registration and refreshments 10-11am: Bill Hemmig, Dean, Learning Resources and Online Learning, Bucks County Community College Stacey …

10:00-10:30 Registration 10:30-11:30 Keynote Presentation: Partners, Partners, and More Partners Cheryl A. Middleton, 2017-18 ACRL President, Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Oregon State University Academic libraries seek out, create, nurture and foster partnerships at many levels, ranging from individual and institutional to national and global. What do these partnerships look like and what are some …

Due to the rapidly developing COVID-19 situation, we have decided to postpone the 2020 DVC Spring Program until Fall 2020. We will post the date once it is set. There has been a lot of positive buzz about the Temple program and we look forward to seeing you all there in the fall.   Existing …

Although our 2020 Spring Program at Temple University’s new Charles Library has been postponed until September 25th, the Delaware Valley Chapter of ACRL is planning an online professional development meet-up on April 3, from 10:00am - 12pm to address how to best support one another and our students during the COVID-19 pandemic.     Plans are …

The Delaware Valley Chapter of ACRL invites you to participate in our Spring 2022 Programs, collectively titled The Essential Work: Centering Our Values, Health, and Humanity. This program and our guiding questions were inspired by the ongoing uncertainty around and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past 22 months we have been asked to reinvent …

This virtual keynote address, from Feminist Healing Coach, Writer, and Library Advocate. Nisha Mody, will be on how we can become more trauma-informed in libraries by shifting toward a relational approach rather than a transactional one. She will address the questions: What forces subconsciously take us away from being relational? How can we be more …

While some parts of our work can be negotiated, the importance of our individual health cannot be questioned. Plan to join us on Friday June 17th as we learn to find strength and healing in nature.Join us in person at the Wissahickon Environmental Center (WEC) Tree House  in Northwest Philadelphia  for a Guided Meditation and Nature Walk, …