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Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to your association? Contributing to a CAPAL/ACBES committee is a wonderful way to help strengthen the profession in Canada. For more: docs.google.com/document/d/1…

CAPAL needs a member of the association who is a student in a MLIS or equivalent program OR recent graduate (within the last three years), to guide our Student Committee as its Chair for 2026-2027. If interested, reach out to [email protected] by July 31, 2026 .

Today is the deadline to apply for the Secretary position! If you’re interested in taking on the position of Association Secretary, please send an email to [email protected].

The CAPAL Board of Directors is looking for a member to volunteer for the role of Secretary for a minimum of 1 year term. If interested in taking on the position, please email [email protected] by July 22, 2026.

The 2026 Contributions to the Association Award goes to Helen Power! Congratulations, Helen, on this well-deserved award! To learn more, please visit: capalibrarians.org/2026/06/2…

The 2026 Early Career Researcher Award is awarded to Dr. Kristen Howard for “Digitization and Exploitation: Acknowledging and Addressing the Use of Exploitative Prison Labor by Libraries and Archives.” Congratulations, Kristen! To learn more: capalibrarians.org/2026/06/2…

The Student Research Paper Award for 2026 has been awarded to Anna Matveeva for her paper, “Subject Representation of Underground Soviet Literature in LCSH.” Congratulations, Anna, for your research and writing excellence! To learn more, please visit: capalibrarians.org/2026/06/2…

The CAPAL Board of Directors has sent the following public letter to Anna Burke, acting Nova Scotia Community College President, addressing the recent termination of all of the institution's librarians: capalibrarians.org/wp-conten… For background information: cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…

The CAPAL Awards Committee is excited to announce the 2026 Contributions to the Association Award. For more information, visit: Capalibrarians.org/wp-conten…. Contact: [email protected].

The CAPAL Awards Committee is delighted to announce the opening of applications for our 2026 Early Career Researcher Award. For more information, please visit capalibrarians.org/wp-conten… Please contact [email protected] .

The CAPAL Awards Committee is delighted to announce the opening of applications for our 2026 Student Research Paper Award. Submit applications to:  [email protected]. Details can be found here: capalibrarians.org/wp-conten…. Questions? Please contact [email protected]

The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBES) is seeking a second webmaster to work in tandem with the current webmaster. For details, please visit: capalibrarians.org/2026/01/c…

The SoTL CoP is open to new members again this year. Our first meeting is next Tuesday October 7th at 10am MT/12pm ET.

The CAPAL Research & Scholarship Mentorship Program is currently accepting participants for the 2025-2026 intake. If you’re looking to gain knowledge, or you’re an experienced researcher looking to give back to the profession, Please email [email protected]!

The CAPAL/ACBES Awards Committee is thrilled to announce Jeein Park as the recipient of the inaugural 2025 Student Research Paper Award for her paper. Congratulations to Jeein for this incredible achievement!

The CAPAL/ACBES Awards Committee is pleased to announce Kristin Hoffmann as the recipient of the inaugural 2025 Contributions to the Association Award. Congratulations to Kristin and thank you for your lasting impact on CAPAL!

The 2025 Early Career Researcher Award goes to Tina Liu for her paper “The Economics of Identity: How EDI Initiatives Treat Racialized Identities as Currency in Academic Libraries Congratulations to Tina for her incredible work on this paper and this well-deserved award!

#CAPAL25 is right around the corner! If you'd like to volunteer, please email us : [email protected] with the heading "Volunteer for CAPAL25." Please indicate sessions for which you would like to and/or DO NOT want to volunteer. conference.capalibrarians.or…

Get ready for CAPAL25, happening June 2 &3 2025! Learn more here: conference.capalibrarians.or… If you have any questions, email [email protected]!

We’re excited to announce an opportunity for library students and new researchers - our free 6-week Summer Research Accelerator Program! To apply or learn more about the program, please visit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Applications close Friday May 2, 2025.