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July 20, 2016 - 1 comment.

Conversations in the Park: Community Engagement

This summer, join your peers and special guest speakers for "Conversations in the Park" - a series of talks in our lovely city parks, brought to you by the LAAC Subcommittee on Community Outreach and Advocacy. Bring snacks!

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Soldier and girlfriend in canoe 1943, Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection

Join us for the last meetup in our summer “Conversations in the Park” series at Echo Park Lake on Sunday, August 14th from 3-5 pm. We’ll be discussing community engagement with guest speakers Kelly Besser (UCLA Library Special Collections), Roderic Crooks (UC Irvine), and Manuel Escamilla (City of Santa Ana). Besser and Crooks will speak to their work with the Miracle Bookmobile; Escamilla will discuss projects at Santa Ana Public Library and the City of Santa Ana. The group will meet on the green space near the Boathouse.

 

 

July 7, 2016 - Comments Off on Conversations in the Park: Emerging Research in Information Studies

Conversations in the Park: Emerging Research in Information Studies

This summer, join your peers and special guest speakers for "Conversations in the Park" - a series of talks in our lovely city parks, brought to you by the LAAC Subcommittee on Community Outreach and Advocacy. Bring snacks!

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Join us in Barnsdall Park for conversation about emerging research in Information Studies with UCLA doctoral candidates Marika Cifor and Stacy Wood. Cifor will speak on nostalgia and the use of HIV/AIDS records by activists and artists; Wood will discuss classified information, conspiracy theories, and queer archives. Joint discussion of feminism and archives will follow.

May 19, 2016 - Comments Off on Conversations in the Park: Advocating for Yourself in the Workplace

Conversations in the Park: Advocating for Yourself in the Workplace

This summer, join your peers and special guest speakers for "Conversations in the Park" - a series of talks in our lovely city parks, brought to you by the LAAC Subcommittee on Community Outreach and Advocacy. Bring snacks!

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We're pleased to kick off our series with a conversation about advocating for yourself in the workplace. Join us in downtown's spacious Grand Park for discussions of salary negotiation, hiring practices, maintaining productive relationships with supervisors, and balancing professional advancement with non-work interests and responsibilities. With special guests Nancy Martiz (Benefit Partner, USC Human Resources), Shilpa Rele (Digital Program Librarian at Loyola Marymount), and Charmaine Sello (Community Library Manager of Sorenson Library).