SLIM news

On July 22, the Kansas Summer Institute for School Librarians was hosted by the School of Library and Information Management in the William Allen White Library. Amanda Jones shared her experiences as a small town school librarian, teaching attendees how she combats book bans, advocates for her library in online spaces, and builds coalitions to affect real change in her community.

Congratulations to the Spring 2024 graduates! Your hard work has paid off, and we look forward to the rest of your exciting careers!

SLIM received the official notification from the Committee of Accreditation of the American Library Association that they have voted to grant continued accreditation status to our Master of Library Science program. SLIM’s next comprehensive review is scheduled for Fall 2030. This is a great accomplishment for SLIM, and thank you all so much for your participation during the accreditation processes and your great support through the past 8 years!

In January, SLIM students enrolled in LI 863 XI gathered to attend LIB LEARN X in Baltimore!

On November 3rd, the Beta Phi Mu new member induction ceremony was held during the annual meeting of the Emporia State University Beta Epsilon Chapter at the 2023 Kansas Library Association Conference in Wichita, KS. Congratulations, new members! 

Drs. Amanda Hovious, Mirah Dow, and Andrew Smith (pictured left to right), members of the Emporia State University (ESU), School of Library and Information Science faculty, were invited presenters during the ESU Beta Epsilon Chapter of Beta Phi Mu annual program held at the 2023 Kansas Library Association conference, Wichita, KS. The program was titled "Censorship as Information Behavior."

Robert McCloskey: The Art of Wonder celebrates life in Maine, children’s literature, illustrations as art and the 140th anniversary of the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine (curtislibrary.com/). The exhibit features more than 70 pieces of McCloskey’s original illustrations from ESU’s May Massee Collection, from Caldecott award-winning books "Make Way for Ducklings" and "Time of Wonder," Caldecott honor books "Blueberries for Sal" and "One Morning in Maine" and "Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man."