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Mark Puente Responds to LJ Editorial on Diversity Recruitment
ARL's director of diversity and leadership programs, Mark A. Puente, submitted the following comments to Library Journal (LJ) in response to the May 23 editorial by Michael Kelley, "The MLS...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Call for Applications—Deadline June 14, 2013
ARL is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic...
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ARL and Society of American Archivists Awarded IMLS Grant for Mosaic Program
ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have been awarded a $487,652 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program in...
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Synergy Issue 10, April 2013
In this issue, Alexandra Rivera, Jade Alburo, Makiba Foster, Lisa Chow, and Latanya Jenkins reflect on their experiences at the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in Kansas City,...
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ARL/Music Library Association Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Call for Applications
ARL is now accepting applications for the ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (ARL/MLA DII). This scholarship program, funded by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant...
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ClimateQUAL® Lite web seminar
Learn more about the new ClimateQUAL Lite survey protocol in a free ARL online seminar. The ClimateQUAL survey collects information about (a) library staff perceptions of the organization’s commitment to...
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ARL Fall Forum: Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries
The ARL Fall Forum on "Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries" convened October 11–12, 2012, in Washington, DC. Program topics included demographic trends, staffing priorities, changing the collective mindset, organizational...
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Hiring the Next Wave of Multicultural Librarians
This National Journal article about recruiting minority librarians into the profession features ARL’s Diversity Programs and Director of Diversity & Leadership Programs Mark A. Puente. “For the librarian workforce to...
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ARL Annual Leadership Symposium (invitation only)
ARL will host its 10th Annual Leadership Symposium January 23–26, 2014, during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Symposium participants include master of library and information science (MLIS)...
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ARL Annual Leadership Symposium (invitation only)
ARL will host its 11th Annual Leadership Symposium January 29–February 1, 2015, during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. Symposium participants include master of library and information...