October is National Medical Librarians Month, and I want to take a moment to celebrate you, the incredible health sciences library professionals who make such a difference every day.

Scheduled: Thursday, October 29, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm, Central Time Grants actively expand library reach and open doors to enhance support to the communities they serve. Because libraries sit at the…

Join us in Denver for MLA ’27: Elevating Impact, where health information professionals from across the profession will gather to learn, connect, and shape the future of health sciences librarianship.

Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Central Time Due to limited enrollment, this session is not included in the CE Passport. This workshop, a part of the MLA Research Training Institute…

Hard to believe it’s already mid-month, which means October and National Medical Librarians Month (NMLM) is quickly approaching! The NMLM recognition is your opportunity to spotlight the essential…

MLA is looking for passionate educators and subject matter experts to help advance the knowledge and skills of medical librarians and health information professionals. Whether you’re exploring the…

Get ready for this month’s Open Shelf Conversation speaker! We are excited to welcome Heather Holmes as our featured speaker. Join us for an engaging and informal series where seasoned health sciences…

During the July 2026 TEC (Technology in Education) MLA Retrospective, contributors from MLA ’26 in Milwaukee gave brief overviews of presentations of interest for TEC members who had not been able to…

MLA is looking for passionate educators and subject matter experts to help advance the knowledge and skills of medical librarians and health information professionals. Whether you’re exploring the…

At the MLA annual conference in May 2026, the Community Building and Belonging (CBB) Committee was joined by representatives from various caucuses to host a Storytelling Roundtable – a new in-person…

We invite you to submit a proposal for a webinar for the Medical Library Association (MLA). We hope you will be interested and share your expertise and skills with MLA members and the wider information professional community. MLA’s Education Curriculum Committee will review all proposals and send notifications by January 18, 2027. The submission deadline is September 21, 2026. This information may help you decide: MLA offers honorariums for all webinars and courses. No fee for submitting a proposal. Webinars are typically 1.5 hours. We work with presenters to prepare to deliver their...

I have had a few great questions come through the “Ask the Treasurer” queue. Question: Has the association considered hosting our conferences at lower-cost venues, such as a university building…

Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Central Time Due to limited enrollment, this session is not included in the CE Passport. This workshop, a part of the MLA Research Training Institute…

MLA is looking for passionate educators and subject matter experts to help advance the knowledge and skills of medical librarians and health information professionals. Whether you’re exploring the…

Date of webinar: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Central Time Due to limited enrollment, this session is not included in the CE Passport. This workshop, a part of the MLA Research Training…

Whether you’re just starting your career as a librarian, pursuing an MLIS degree, or bringing years of expertise to the table, SCMLA’s ECLI Open Shelf Conversation series is perfect for you!

Many of you know that the Office of Management and Budget released its proposal to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. There were significant changes with this proposal…

Scheduled: Thursday, August 13, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm, Central Time Library leadership succession planning safeguards the stability, direction, and institutional memory that keeps a library functioning…

Scheduled: Thursday, August 13, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm, Central Time Library leadership succession planning safeguards the stability, direction, and institutional memory that keeps a library functioning…

Are you interested in uncovering what some of our members are reading this summer? At our recent Cafecito Chat, we curated a list of summer reading recommendations based on suggestions from members of…

Join the MLA/AAHSL Joint Task Force on Educational Research and Assessment for an MLA Open Forum webinar on August 4, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., central time. The Task Force is developing a checklist to…

Scheduled: Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm, Central Time Generative AI is rapidly transforming research, teaching, and learning across the health sciences, and educators are reaching out to…

Our dreams and aspirations. What we strive to be. Our desired future state and how we plan to get there.

Scheduled: Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm, Central Time Generative AI is rapidly transforming research, teaching, and learning across the health sciences, and educators are reaching out to…

AI is already part of our work, whether we planned for it or not. It shows up in search interfaces, citation tools, writing support, teaching conversations, vendor demos, research workflows…