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 our work, (re)define what is “essential,” and negotiate the tension between our values and our responsibilities. This spring we invite you to join us as we explore our guiding questions:
- How has the pandemic changed our understanding of the value of our work and which workers are most “essential” to our organizations?
- How has the culture of our workplaces and our profession supported or undermined our health and wellbeing?
- How can we negotiate the conflict between our personal values and our practical responsibilities?
Interested? Here’s how you can participate:
Submit a presentation proposal — Shared learning is a fundamental part of our mission. To support that continued learning, we welcome submissions that help us explore some element of our guiding questions. Recorded presentations will be posted and shared via chapter’s YouTube page in April 2022.
To submit a proposal, please complete this proposal form. Proposals should include the following:
- Names, affiliations, positions, and email addresses of the presenters
- Preferred presentation format
- Topic Summary, including a description of how the presentation connects with the guiding questions (up to 300 words)
Please submit by March 7, 2022. Any questions about the process can be emailed to programs@acrldvc.org
Additionally, watch our Events page for details on upcoming live events.
Attend our Live Keynote and Discussion in May — Join us in May as we welcome a keynote speaker to share themes related to our guiding questions.
Healing in Nature this June — While some parts of our work can be negotiated, the importance of our individual health cannot be questioned. Plan to join us this June as we learn to find strength and healing in nature. Details coming soon.
We hope you will join us as we continue to ask questions, seek answers, and center values in our work – together. We look forward to hearing from you.
Maisha Carey
President, ACRL DVC
On behalf of the Program Planning Committee