Dear ARLIS Colleagues,
I was recently hired by the San Diego Public Library as the Library Arts and Culture Exhibition Manager. After doing some research and attempted benchmarking of other library exhibition programs, I sadly realized that I had no good outlet
for discussion and informal exchange of information. While exhibition fits within programming, and thus the ALA
Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC) is useful, I was hoping for a more specialized group. ARLIS seems like a natural fit, but while renewing my membership (it lapsed after those lovely student rates expired), I realized there
wasn’t a division, section, or even a Special Interest Group (SIG)
that fit my needs.
In the last decade I have had the pleasure of participating in many museum professional associations. Now that I am back in the library field, I would like to find like-minded colleagues that can share and learn from.
Would anyone else be interested in participating in a SIG focused on Library Exhibition Programs? Alternatively, if you feel like this is a duplicative effort of a resource that already exists I ask that you please let me know what it
is, so I too can participate!
Many thanks,
Kara West, MLIS
Library Arts and Culture Exhibitions Manager
San Diego Public Library
330 Park Blvd
San Diego CA 92101
(619) 236-5881 | [log in to unmask]
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