The Mayer Library is hiring for a paid, part-time intern this summer. Current library school students are encouraged to apply.

Applications are due April 10, 2026. Full description and application instructions: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/3995602

Scope of the Position:
The Shirley Phillipson Pollock…[Read more]

The Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Committee is extremely pleased to announce Mya Wilson as recipients of this year’s Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award. This $1,500 award will support expenses related to attending the ARLIS/NA annual conference held in Montreal Quebec, May 2-8, 2026.

Mya Wilson works as a L…[Read more]

We look forward to collaborating on the […]

I was sorting through the ARLIS/NA annual conference website and came across discounted travel codes for both Delta and United Airlines listed at the very bottom: 2026: 54th Annual Conference – Art Libraries Society of North America. I was able to reticket an existing flight and save nearly $300 by using the code for…[Read more]

Your co-moderators, Jenna Stout and I, want to invite you to an informal meetup of the MLD at the Montréal Conference!

Date: Monday, May 4th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: TBD

We have not determined a place just yet, mostly because we aren’t sure how many will attend. A number of you expressed interest during our winter…[Read more]

Our fall chapter meeting this year will convene in Oaxaca, Mexico in October 2026 (exact dates and details coming soon).

We are looking for members to help us plan and organize! Interested? Please reply below OR e-mail chapter President Lauren Gottlieb-Miller (lhgottli@central.uh.edu) and…[Read more]

The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 2026 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Awards, which supports attendance and participation in the ARLIS/NA 54th annual conference to be held in Montréal, Québec from May 2-8, 2026.

Deadline: February 10, 2026

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be a member in good s…

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Event Information: Museum Library Division – Winter Conversation – Art Libraries Society of North America

Zoom Lin…[Read more]

I am not sure when the schedule will be posted (I am also eagerly awaiting this so I can plan my travel), but I found Tellina’s email address through the conference website.

tellina.liu@mcgill.ca

Look forward to seeing you and everyone else in Montreal!

Rebekah S. Boulton (she/her)
Public Service and Instruction Librarian
Hirsch…[Read more]

Does anyone know when the workshops and presentations for the 54th annual conference in Montreal will be posted? I keep checking the website regularly, but I haven’t seen anything yet. I’m also having trouble locating Tellina Liu’s (the workshop coordinator) email.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Rachel

For this meeting, we will primarily focus on the charge for a working group to update the 2021 Best Practices for Library Exhibitions, including writing a call…[Read more]

Introduction to Python

Instructor: Maneesha Sane

Date and Time:
Thursday, February 19th and Friday, February 20th, 2026
1:00pm – 4:00pm ET
ONLINE

Workshop fee: $50 VRA members/ $65 non-VRA members
Registration c…[Read more]

As promised, I am rescheduling December’s meeting. Please share your availability here by Jan. 12 to help pick a day and time.

Museum Library Division – Winter Conversation – Art Libraries Society of North America

Zoom…[Read more]

LaVey, A.M. (2025) “Igor Savchenko and Contemporary Belarusian Photography: Reimagining the Visual” [review]. Lib…[Read more]

Please find the newest issue of The Medium attached. It will be available on the Chapter’s website shortly.

Inside you’ll find:

• The President’s Column by Sha Towers
• Spring 2025 ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter Meeting Minutes (Approved)
• Mesoamerican Codex Facsimiles at the Kimbell by Caroline Clavell
• A Tour to Remember:…

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Has anyone volunteered to write up a part of this already? Maybe we can ask people to let us know what part they want to write about so that we’re not duplicating efforts but are covering all the activities & tours?

I’m willing to write something but maybe Sha could send us the names (& work titles?) of all our tour guides & lab sta…[Read more]

It was wonderful connecting with so many of you at the Fall Chapter Meeting in Waco last week!

I am requesting submissions for inclusion in our Chapter’s newsletter, The Medium. Submissions are welcome (and encouraged!) in English or Spanish.

The deadline to submit your final articles is December 5th. If you plan to write for…[Read more]

For this meeting, we will primarily focus on the charge for a working group to update the 2021 Best Practices for Library Exhibitions, including writing a call for v…[Read more]

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We will be holding a January informal conversation (no recording) for members to chat about topics of interest and/or share about work in the field. Please indicate your preferred date / time and any topics of interest in this form by Friday, November 28: https://forms.gle/K5KL8ygQiM47yBgZ7.

Best,

Jenna Stout

Have any of your libraries decided to forgo security gates?

Conversations are happening here at the DMA about relocating the entrance to the library (as part of a much bigger building renovation project). The library’s security gates are currently hidden in a large, built-in display case, which is unlikely to move to the new…[Read more]

https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/artistsbooks/page/home 

20 artists’ books from the Artists’ Books Collection are featured in the digital exhibit. The books were photographed by our digitization department except when the publisher or artist…[Read more]

You can also see the minutes/agenda doc pinned at the top of this thread.

In our December 2025 meeting, we will discuss and (hopefully) vote on the charge for a new working group to review and propose revisions to the Best Practices document.

I have created a folder in our (new!) Google Drive account for this project, Best…[Read more]

We have collected a list of […]

It was wonderful connecting with so many of you at the Fall Chapter Meeting in Waco last week!

I am requesting submissions for inclusion in our Chapter’s newsletter, The Medium. Submissions are welcome (and encouraged!) in English or Spanish.

The deadline to submit your final articles is December 5th. If you plan to write fo…[Read more]

“Dusting off the Shelves: Improving collections’ accessibility through b…[Read more]

While we do not plan to record this event given its…[Read more]

Have a wonderful week,

Rachel

It is a flipped version of Rebecca at the Well by Robert van Audenaerde (After Carlo Maratti) according to the Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/400620

Have a great day,
Rebekah S. Boulton (she/her)
Public Service and Instruction Librarian
Hirsch Library | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
713-353-1510 | rscoggins@mfah.org

Thank you so much!

No worries. I am still getting used to this platform and keep missing messages! Unfortunately, I am not going to be available for the meeting on Monday. I’ve got a monthly collection development meeting at that time. I look forward to seeing the meeting minutes and figuring out how I can get involved.

Cheers,

Johanna

Zoom link: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/99803058247?pwd=xU2S2uO6KOWz3IWrjFKhmuPFn0ve8m.1

Meeting ID: 998 0305 8247
Passcode: 784476

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

NEXT MEETING: January 27, 2PM EST/11am PST

• Zoom link: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/2965690227?pwd=QVJ3L2JIcTRYQjFpbk5Ia3V3TDlqdz09&omn=98653710404

Help us find a time for the next Exhibitions SIG meeting: please fill out this short poll by next Wednesday, October 22: https://forms.gle/p7Kk1Tq2Rf43oyJd8

You can find a draft agenda, add suggestions, and see notes from the previous meeting here. Feel free to add ideas or topics for discussion to this thread, too!

Best,
Stephanie

I’m excited to announce an upcoming event co-organized with the Special Collections & Archives SIG:

Moving Past Wow: the Potentially Paralyzing Effect of Wonder in the Context of Library Exhibits

Date: Thursday, Nov. 6, 12–1PM EST / 9AM-10AM PST

Taylor F. Henning, and Rachel C. S. Duke, both of Florida State University Library’s S…[Read more]

My name is Lillian Kinney, librarian and archivist, and Manager of the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds, Ford, PA, managing our libraries, archives, and special collections.

I am very pleased to announce the publication of a major finding aid for the N.C. Wyeth Correspondence…[Read more]

You are invited to join us for the ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter Fall Meeting from November 6-8, 2025, held in Waco, Texas!

See attached tentative itinerary we’ve planned full of events at Baylor University, plus the chapter welcome dinner on Thursday night! We hope to see you for these informative and fun-filled…[Read more]