Syracuse Sun

Syracuse University Libraries, in collaboration with Pi Lambda Sigma chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information studies honor society at the University, is celebrating National Libraries Week from April 7-13. The American Library Association has designated “Ready, Set, Library!” as this year’s national theme.

As part of the celebrations, a virtual presentation on ‘The Role of Libraries in Fighting Misinformation: The Tulsa 1921 Race Massacre’ will be held on April 9 at 3 p.m, presented by Adrienne Teague ’18, a public librarian in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This program was postponed from National Libraries Week 2023.

Another highlight of the week will be the celebration of the 2024 Mary Hatch Marshall Award on April 10 at 1 p.m. This award, sponsored in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, recognizes a graduate student’s scholarly writing. Mary Hatch Marshall was a long-standing member of the Library Associates, a ‘friends’ of the Library group that raises money for the Libraries’ special collections.

Furthermore, a virtual presentation on ‘Flashing the Hazard Lights: Unraveling Artificial Intelligence in Librarianship’ will take place on April 11 at 11 a.m, presented by School of Information Studies’ Ph.D. candidate Tyler Youngman ’20, G’21.

For more information or accommodations, interested individuals can contact libcom@syr.edu.