ARSL Professional Networking Groups

Deepen your connection to your ARSL peers with the new ARSL Professional Networking Groups! Modeled on the success of our Solo-ish Librarians Happy Hour, these one-hour online meetings are your opportunity to share ideas, find support, and build community with fellow members of ARSL. All groups will be facilitated by ARSL members!

ARSL Professional Networking Groups (with the exception of the existing Solo-ish Librarians HH & Library Workers of Color) are open to ARSL members only. All networking groups will be held in ARSL Zoom rooms on a standing schedule (monthly or bimonthly as outlined below). You will only need to register once to receive the Zoom link. Meetings will be drop-in style, with no obligation to stay the full hour. There is no cost to join or attend.

There is no limit to how many Networking Groups you can join - find the ones that speak to you and register today!

You will need to log into your ARSL account to access the Members Only registration links and resources.

Monthly

Solo-Ish Librarians Happy Hour (Open to nonmembers)

Facilitators: Bree Drapa (Library Director, Westford Public Library, Westford, VT); Chelsea Price (Library Director, Meservey Public Library, Meservey, IA)

Schedule: First Thursdays, 4 pm PT / 5 pm MT / 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: January 2 (canceled), February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, December 4

Access our Solo Librarians' resources and more here!

Register: Solo-Ish Librarians Happy Hour

Directors, Managers & Administrators (ARSL Members Only)

January, March, May, July, September, November

Facilitators: Wendy Moulton (Library Director, Abilene Public Library, Abilene, KS); Lisa Thompson (Assistant Branch Manger, Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library System, Floyd, VA)

Schedule: Fourth Tuesdays, 9 am PT / 10 am MT / 11 am CT / 12 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: January 28 (cancelled), March 25, May 27, July 22, September 23, November 25

February, April, June, August, October, December 

Facilitators: Cicely Douglas (Library Director, South Sioux City Public Library, South Sioux City, NE); Brenda Stanley (Library Director, Enosburgh Public Library, Enosburg Falls, VT)

Schedule: Third Fridays, 1 pm PT / 2 pm MT / 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: February 21, April 18, June 20, August 15, October 17, December 19

Bimonthly in Odd Months: January, March, May, July, September, November

Library Workers of Color (Open to nonmembers)

Facilitators: Janine Miller (Coordinator of Training & Development, Arkansas State Library); Jamie Kurumaji (Supervising Librarian, Fresno County Public Library, Reedley, CA); Maggie Moore (Youth Services Assistant, Lillian DesMarias Youth Library, Chillicothe, MO)

Schedule: Third Wednesdays, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: January 15, March 19, May 21, July 16, September 17, November 19

Register: Library Workers of Color

LGBTQ+ Library Workers (ARSL Members Only)

-- Currently on hold --

Adult Services (ARSL Members Only)

Facilitators: Bailee Hutchinson (Oklahoma); Margaret Perkins (Library Director, Medway Public Library, Medway, MA)

Schedule: Second Tuesdays, 9 am PT / 10 am MT / 11 am CT / 12 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: January 14, March 11, May 13, July 8, September 8, November 10

Bimonthly, Even Months: February, April, June, August, October, December

Facilitators: Brooke Bourgeois (Youth Services Coordinator, Hancock County Library System, Bay St. Louis, MS); Jana Slisher (Youth Librarian, Bath Township Public Library, Eagle, MI)

Schedule: Second Wednesdays, 11 am PT / 12 pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: February 12, April 9, June 11, August 13, October 8, December 10

Neurodivergent Library Workers (ARSL Members Only)

Facilitators: Phillip Carter (Library Director, Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System, Starkville, MS); Kim Benjamin (Library Business Manager, D. R. Evarts Library, Athens, NY)

Schedule: Third Wednesdays, 3 pm PT / 4 pm MT / 5 pm CT / 6 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: February 19, April 16, June 18, August 20, October 15, December 17

Readers' Advisory (ARSL Members Only)

Facilitators: Kenneth Roman (Head of Adult Services/Tech Center Manager, George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott, NY); Beth Vendetti (Public Services and Acquisitions Manager, Kingsville Public Library, Kingsville, OH)

Schedule: First Mondays, 11 am PT / 12 pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET
2025 Meeting Dates: February 3, April 7, June 2, August 4, October 6, December 1

Have an idea for a networking group not listed here that you would be willing to lead? Email [email protected] to ask us about how to start it!