CHICAGO—Join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures on Saturday, June 27 from 2:30 – 3:30pm CDT during ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, for the Core President's Program featuring Drew Ramsey, MD.

CHICAGO – Newly published research study from the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), used surveys and interviews to analyze book censorship in Texas school libraries. Articles can...

CHICAGO — Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Power of a Community The Colorado Chicano Movement" on July 15, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Engaging with their community through active, collaborative memory work, archivists can provide a voice and build...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Unlocking Team Potential: Leading Effective Library Teams" on June 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. eams are an increasingly important workplace construct, allowing libraries to tap into staff potential to...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Elevating Public Spaces: Universal Design, Safety, and Community Voice in a Major Library Renovation" on June 2, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Embarking on a major capital renovation presents unique challenges...

CHICAGO — Join Core for the webinar "From Planning to Showtime: a Librarian's Guide" on October 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Public libraries are hubs of community engagement, innovation, and learning—and increasingly, they are called upon to lead large-scale...

CHICAGO–Core is pleased to present the fourth “Best of Core Forum” webinar collection, starting on March 25, 2026. These webinars are based on programs presented at the 2025 Core Forum. The presenters are adapting the program content into live webinars to...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Mindfulness as a Leadership Tool" on May 13, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Leading a library in today’s complex landscape presents unique challenges, including political dynamics, budget constraints, and the...

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is happy to announce that Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty is the 2026 Honorary Chair of Preservation Week from April 26- May 2, 2026. The theme for Preservation Week 2026 is Is This Thing On? Preserving...

CHICAGO — Join Core for the webinar "Using the Viewfinder Toolkit for Responsible AI" on May 5, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. AI hype is everywhere! Libraries and archives want to use AI to improve our resources and services, while protecting our communities from...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Competency vs. Character: What Makes a Good Leader?" on April 8, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Leadership is essential at every level of an organization, as experienced library leaders reach retirement age, the...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Power of a Community The Colorado Chicano Movement" on April 15, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Engaging with their community through active, collaborative memory work, archivists can provide a voice and build...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Ethics, AI, and Cataloging: A Practical Approach" on April 14, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to streamline metadata workflows and increase the capacity of...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: AI in Cataloging and Metadata: Developing Community and Best Practices" on May 6, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. The presentation will give an overview of the work of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)...

CHICAGO–From March 2-6, Core will host its fifth annual Interest Group Week, this year expanded to over 30 free sessions over 5 days. This dynamic virtual gathering brings together library professionals, thought leaders, and enthusiasts for professional...

CHICAGO — Join Core for the webinar "Lean Thinking for Transformation: Actionable Change" on April 1, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Budget reductions are a reality for many in academic library leadership. For decades, significant cutbacks have been made in library...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Navigating Institutional Change Through Collaboration and Use of Management Tools" on April 8, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Over the past two years, the Collection Services department of our library faced...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: How to Create a Patron-Centered Administration" on April 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Do you want to take your library’s customer service to the next level? If so, this session is for you. We’ll share a...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Competency vs. Character: What Makes a Good Leader?" on March 25, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Leadership is essential at every level of an organization, as experienced library leaders reach retirement age...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Competency vs. Character: What Makes a Good Leader?" on March 25, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Leadership is essential at every level of an organization, as experienced library leaders reach retirement age...