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 nominations@capalacbes.org 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 capalibrarians@capalacbes.org.

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 capalibrarians@capalacbes.org 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/2026/06/2026...

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/2026/06/2026...

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/2026/06/2026...

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-content/u... For background: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The CAPAL Awards Committee is excited to announce the 2026 Contributions to the Association Award. For more information, visit: Capalibrarians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Contributions-to-the-Association-Award-Criteria-and-Rubric.pdf. Contact: capalawards@gmail.com.

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-content/u.... Please contact capalawards@gmail.com .

The CAPAL Awards Committee is delighted to announce the opening of applications for our 2026 Student Research Paper Award. Details can be found here: capalibrarians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Student-Paper-Award-Criteria-and-Rubric.pdf. Questions? Please contact capalawards@gmail.com

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/capa...

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 some knowledge in the area of research or you’re an experienced researcher looking to give back to the profession, Please email capalmentorship@gmail.com!

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 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!

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!

#CAPAL25 is right around the corner! If you'd like to volunteer, please email us : capalconference@gmail.com with the heading "Volunteer for CAPAL25." Please indicate sessions for which you would like to and/or DO NOT want to volunteer. www.conference.capalibrarians.org/schedule-cap...

Get ready for CAPAL25, happening June 2 &3 2025! Learn more here: www.conference.capalibrarians.org If you have any questions, email capalconference@gmail.com!

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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.

CAPAL LIS Research Accelerator

Thank you for your interest in our first Research Accelerator Program. Priority for this program is reserved for CAPAL members. We're limited to 30 participants. If you sign up, you are expected to a...

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Please note that the deadline for the Student Research Paper Award has been extended to March 14th. ! Application deadline: March 1, 2025 Submit applications to: capalawards@gmail.com To learn more, visit:https://capalibrarians.org/about/committees/awards-committee

Please note that the deadline for the Early Career Researcher Award has been extended to February 14th. To apply and learn more, visit: capalibrarians.org/about/commit...

Please note that the deadline for the CAPAL “Contributions to the Association” Award has been extended to February 28th! To learn more and apply, visit: capalibrarians.org/about/commit...

The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences welcomes submissions for the spring cycle of the EDID Initiatives Fund: www.federationhss.ca/en/programs-.... Send your proposal to Courtney Lundrigan (clundrigan@uvic.ca) and Alison Skyrme (askyrme@torontomu.ca) by February 21st.

CAPAL members – if you have not yet renewed for 2025, please do that today! If you need help with renewing, you can reach someone on the Membership Committee at capal.membership@gmail.com – we are happy to answer your questions. You can take out a membership at: membership.capalibrarians.org

The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBAP) is looking for new members to serve on the Board of Directors. For more, please visit: bit.ly/capal-acbes-... The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2025

CAPAL Nomination Form 2025 | Formulaire de mise en candidature de l’ACBES 2025

La version française suivra * CAPAL Board of Directors The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBES) is looking for four members to serve on the Board of Directors. As ...

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The CAPAL Early Career Researcher Award has been extended with a new deadline of February 14th! Submit applications to: capalawards@gmail.com For more information, please visit: capalibrarians.org/about/commit...

The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBAP) is looking for new members to serve on the Board of Directors. To apply: bit.ly/capal-acbes-...

CAPAL Nomination Form 2025 | Formulaire de mise en candidature de l’ACBES 2025

La version française suivra * CAPAL Board of Directors The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBES) is looking for four members to serve on the Board of Directors. As ...

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The CAPAL Awards Committee is delighted to announce the opening of applications for our first ever Student Research Paper Award! Application deadline: March 1, 2025 Submit applications to: capalawards@gmail.com Learn more here: capalibrarians.org/about/commit...

The CAPAL Awards Committee is delighted to announce the opening of applications for our inaugural Early Career Researcher Award! Application deadline: January 31, 2025 Submit applications to: capalawards@gmail.com Learn more: capalibrarians.org/about/commit...

The CAPAL Awards Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of the “Contributions to the Association” Award! Application deadline: February 14, 2025 Submit applications to: capalawards@gmail.com For more information, visit: capalibrarians.org/about/commit...