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Dear Colleagues: The Art Librarian Parents and Caregivers SIG is organizing a session proposal for the 2018 ARLIS/NA Annual Conference on establishing family-friendly policies in libraries, archives, and museums. Do you have a story to share about how you successfully advocated for family-friendly services or negotiated with your employer to create a more accommodating workplace? Does your workplace have particularly supportive policies or flexible working arrangements for parents and caregivers that you'd like to highlight? Would you be willing to summarize your experiences and participate in a Q&A with other librarians and work/life experts? We are seeking panelists to share experiences that ARLIS/NA parents could try at their own institutions. Topics may include (but are not limited to): - Negotiating for maternity/paternity leave (paid or unpaid) - Advocating for maternity leave and other essential benefits - Lactation space for employees and/or lactation rooms as a library service - Flex schedules/working from home - Work/life balance - Baby-friendly work environments - Advancing your career while parenting If interested, please contact Stephanie Fletcher by Wednesday, May 3 with a brief summary of your experience. We look forward to hearing from you! Best wishes, Stephanie Fletcher E-Resources/Reference Librarian The Art Institute of Chicago [log in to unmask] Anna Simon Art Reference and Instruction Librarian University of Wisconsin-Madison [log in to unmask] -- Stephanie B. Fletcher E-Resources/Reference Librarian Ryerson & Burnham Libraries The Art Institute of Chicago (312) 443-3394 [log in to unmask] http://www.artic.edu/research -- *Hélio Oiticica: To Organize Delirium <http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/h-lio-oiticica-organize-delirium>* February 18–May 7 The Art Institute of Chicago Top Ranked in the World by TripAdvisor—Four Years in a Row ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~