Oklahoma Chapter - ACRL

08/24/2026

The OK-ACRL Board invites proposals for 45-minute presentations for the 2026 Annual Conference: “Resilience & Renewal: Strengthening Libraries through Collaboration.”

Proposals must be submitted by Friday, September 25 using the 2026 Proposal Submission form: https://forms.gle/QRE5SK21E2WwD5X19

We hope you will join us for this year’s conference on Friday, November 13, 2026, at The University of Tulsa. Our keynote speaker will be Michelle McCane, Oklahoma State Representative and former Library Media Specialist at Tulsa Public Schools.

Presentations on the conference theme (Resilience & Renewal: Strengthening Libraries through Collaboration) could cover topics such as:
- Building partnerships within and beyond the institution to expand library impact or reimagine what libraries can be
- Strategies for sustaining staff well-being and morale through periods of change
- Advocacy and coalition-building to strengthen support and investment for libraries
- Challenging assumptions about staff structures, workflows, or service delivery
- Creative partnerships that blur or erase traditional boundaries between libraries, campus units, or communities
- Small-scale or individually-driven collaborations that carry the theme into daily practice across groups, roles, or specializations

Preference will be given to proposals that relate to the conference theme, but proposals for all academic and research library related topics are welcome.

If you have any questions about conference proposals, please contact OK-ACRL President Matt Upson at [email protected].

Registration information and conference details will be available soon on the OK-ACRL website at https://www.okacrl.org/conference

06/10/2026

Save the date for OK-ACRL's 2026 Annual Conference on Friday, November 13th at the University of Tulsa!

11/13/2025

The OK-ACRL 2025 Annual Conference is only a week away! Register by midnight, November 16 to receive lunch on the day of the conference. We will have a potato bar with a variety of toppings, iced tea, and chocolate or carrot cake for dessert.

Register Now! View the brief schedule below.Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks. Detailed program will be posted soon. Theme: Unlocking Libraries: Exp…

11/07/2025

Registration is still open for the 2025 OK-ACRL Annual Conference, to be held at OCCC Keith Leftwich Memorial Library on Friday, November 21. View the schedule and register online at https://www.okacrl.org/conference

Our keynote speaker for this year's conference is Suzette Chang, Founder & CEO of Thick Descriptions, an organization invested in science empowerment and cultural intelligence for all. As a practicing anthropologist, Suzette weaves archeology, biology, cultural understandings, and language to explain everyday experiences. Her talk is titled "Accessing and Leveraging AI within Academic Spaces from the Lens of Cultural Anthropology."

Are you afraid/uncomfortable/indifferent about AI? You are not alone. As of September 2025, over 50% of Americans are more concerned than excited regarding the growing usage of AI within our daily lives. We need to talk about it and thoughtfully embrace AI because it is here to stay. Suzette will assist attendees to peel back the layers of their AI pauses. She will take a deeper dive into the anthropology of AI, the languages and cultural understandings linked to this form of technology, address opportunities and responsibilities, and foster resiliency within our network of academic librarians. Attendees will be exposed to generative AI and ways to create and maintain frameworks regarding this ever-growing and shifting technology. Be prepared to laugh and learn!

10/16/2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 Annual Conference, Unlocking Libraries: Expanding Access and Opportunity for All. Register online at https://forms.gle/JFMhRrTRKgWeWp74A

The conference will be held at OCCC Keith Leftwich Memorial Library on Friday, November 21. A full schedule will be released soon but we are tentatively planning for 9:00am – 3:30pm. You may register yourself and/or additional participants from your organization. Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks.

09/13/2025

The OK-ACRL Board is still accepting proposals for the 2025 conference "Unlocking Libraries: Expanding Access & Opportunity for All" to be held in person at OCCC Keith Leftwich Memorial Library on Friday, November 21.

Both full sessions (30-45 min) and lightning talks (7-10 min) are being accepted until Friday, September 26 using the 2025 Proposal Submission form: https://forms.gle/QxJiJwd6Wtb74dXj7

We want to hear from library workers, students, faculty, and others across the academic library community in Oklahoma and the surrounding areas. We welcome talks from first-time speakers, long-time librarians, new practitioners, and everyone in between. We also encourage talks from underrepresented groups within the Oklahoma library community. Our goal is to expose attendees to a variety of practices and perspectives.

If you have any questions about conference proposals, please contact OK-ACRL President Amanda Schilling at [email protected].

Registration information and conference details will be available soon on the OK-ACRL website at http://okacrl.org/conference

08/29/2025

The OK-ACRL Board invites proposals for full session and lightning presentations for the 2025 Annual Conference: “Unlocking Libraries: Expanding Access & Opportunity for All.”

Proposals must be submitted by Friday, September 26 using the 2025 Proposal Submission form: https://forms.gle/QxJiJwd6Wtb74dXj7

We hope you will join us for this year’s conference on Friday, November 21, 2025, at OCCC Keith Leftwich Memorial Library in Oklahoma City. Our keynote speaker will be Suzette Chang, Founder & CEO of Thick Descriptions.

Presentations on the conference theme (Unlocking Libraries: Expanding Access & Opportunity for All) could cover topics such as:
- Initiatives focused on increasing access to library collections
- Instruction and reference practices to support underserved students
- Reimagining library spaces to be more welcoming
- How to cultivate a supportive work environment for staff
- Developing or expanding an inclusive online presence for all
- Using library data to identify underserved populations
- Open access, open educational resources, open data, etc.

Preference will be given to proposals that relate to the conference theme, but proposals for all academic and research library related topics are welcome.

If you have any questions about conference proposals, please contact OK-ACRL President Amanda Schilling at [email protected].

Registration information and conference details will be available soon on the OK-ACRL website at https://www.okacrl.org/conference

08/19/2025

Save the date for OK-ACRL's 2025 Annual Conference on Friday, November 21st at OCCC Keith Leftwich Memorial Library.

This year's theme is "Unlocking Libraries: Expanding Access & Opportunity for All," and our keynote speaker will be Suzette Chang, Founder & CEO of Thick Descriptions.

Be on the lookout for a call for proposals soon!