Congratulations to the LLOPS grant recipients attending AALL and SLA 2019! We look forward to their reports on the events and programming at the 2019 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference: Capitalizing on Our Strengths.
AALL:
Crystal Alberthal, Serials & Research Services Librarian – University of Washington – $695
Stephanie Wilson – Head of Reference Services – Seattle University – $670
SLA:
Karen Whitney, Library Operations Supervisor – Perkins Coie – $635
Greetings LLOPSters,
Please join us Wednesday, April 24th at 4:00 P.M. for a special presentation by UW Law Professors Karen Boxx and Lauren Sancken on Marijuana Law.
Topic: Meeting with Happy Hour to follow
Date: Wednesday, April 24th
Time: 4:00 p.m. (Marijuana Law Presentation)
5:00 p.m. Happy Hour to immediately follow presentation
Location:
Marijuana Law Presentation
UW Law School
Gates Hall – 4293 Memorial Way Northeast
Room 115
Seattle, WA
Happy Hour
Big Time Brewery
4133 University Way NE
Seattle, WA
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Your LLOPS Program Committee Mary, Ashley, Maya and Brenna
Please join us Wednesday, March 27th at noon for a special presentation by Philippe Cloutier and Nicole Partridge.
Topic: Grow, Experiment & Learn: Microsoft Library Evolution
Microsoft has gone through one of the greatest corporate transformations in history. Find out how the Microsoft Library team’s commitment to community, data, and trust has evolved the 35-year-old library and developed habits to experiment, fail fast, and learn fast. Get lots of ideas, strategies, and tips for evolving your library!
Date: March 27th
Time: 12 noon – 1p.m.
Event Type: Brown Bag Lunch
Location: Stokes Lawrence, P.S. 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98101-2393
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Your LLOPS Program Committee Mary, Ashley, Maya and Brenna
Please join us Wednesday, January 30th at 12 noon for the business meeting at Lane Powell. We will be providing cookies from Midnight Cookies.
Topic: Business Meeting
Date: January 30th
Time: 12 noon – 1 pm
Event Type: Cookies from Midnight Cookies/Brown bag lunch
Location: Lane Powell, 1420 5th Ave #4200, Seattle, WA 98101
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Your LLOPS Program Committee Mary, Ashley, Maya and Brenna
The LLOPS Holiday Party will be Thursday, December 13th from 5-8 p.m. at Fado Irish Pub (801 1st Avenue). This is a members-only event but you are welcome to bring a non-member guest. Please RSVP by December 7th.
This year LLOPS is collecting donations (checks or cash) for Legal Voice. Legal Voice “pursues justice for all women and girls in the Northwest, through groundbreaking litigation, legislative advocacy, and legal rights education.” Their work includes ending gender-based violence, ensuring access to health care, advancing economic justice, supporting all families, eradicating discrimination, and protecting reproductive freedom. Legal Voice envisions “a world where every woman and girl enjoys economic, social, and legal equality.” If you prefer, you can donate online.
| Please save the date for the October LLOPS Meeting on Wednesday, October 31st at 12 noon. Fastcase will be presenting and providing lunch for LLOPS. Please RSVP (for ordering lunch) to Mary Thurston, Ashley Perkins or Maya Swanes. Thank you. |
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Fastcase Presentation |
| Date: |
October 31st |
| Time: |
12 noon – 1 pm |
| Event Type: |
Lunch Provided by |
| Location: |
K&L Gates LLP
925 Fourth Avenue
Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104 |
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We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Your LLOPS Program Committee Mary, Ashley and Maya
If you would like to see all that LLOPS was up to during the 2017-2018 year, you can access our annual report here.
Please save the date for the June LLOPS Meeting on Wednesday, June 27th at 12 noon. This is the June business meeting, presidential inauguration and LLOPS birthday party.
| Topic: |
June Business Meeting, Presidential Inauguration & LLOPS Birthday Party |
| Date: |
June 27, 2018 |
| Time: |
12 noon – 1 pm |
| Event Type: |
LLOPS to provide cupcakes |
| Location: |
K&L Gates
925 Fourth Avenue
Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104 |
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Your LLOPS Program Committee Mary, Ashley and Maya
Greetings LLOPSters,
| Please save the date for the May LLOPS Meeting on May 30th at 12 noon. In this meeting we will enjoy hosting AALL visitor, Emily Florio, AALL Executive Board Member and Director of Research & Information Services at Finnegan |
| Topic: |
AALL Visitor Emily Florio |
| Date: |
May 30, 2018 |
| Time: |
12 noon – 1 pm |
| Event Type: |
LLOPS Provides Pizza Lunch |
| Special Notes: |
Bring a government-issued ID and allow extra time to get through building security. No liquids allowed. |
| Location: |
U.S. Court of Appeals
1010 5th Avenue
#940
Seattle, WA 98104 |
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We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Your LLOPS Program Committee Mary, Ashley and Maya
The Nominations Committee is seeking candidates for the upcoming LLOPS Executive Board election.
The 2018-2019 Nominations Committee is composed of co-chairs Helen Harris (Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt) and Barbara Engstrom (King County Law Library) and Jonathan Franklin (UW Law School). Per the LLOPS Bylaws, the committee represents at least 2 types of law libraries.
We are currently recruiting candidates for the positions of Vice-President/President Elect and Secretary. The duties of these positions can be found in the Chapter Manual on http://llops.org/
You many nominate yourself or a colleague you believe would be an asset to the chapter.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 16 at 5pm.
Feel free to contact me or any of the committee members with questions,
Barbara
Barbara Engstrom
Executive Director I Public Law Library of King County
206-263-1190 I 516 Third Ave., Suite W621, Seattle WA 98104
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