Find CRL Staff and Events at 2017 ALA Midwinter Conference

Friday, January 6, 2017

A number of CRL staff members will attend this year’s American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Atlanta, January 20-24, to report on, and gather input for, CRL programs. Please contact one of us if you would like to arrange a time to meet.

Some specific meetings and panels that one or several of the above staff members will be attending are: CIFNAL Membership MeetingGNARP Membership MeetingTRAIL Information and Update Session and the PAN Forum.

 

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