California Academic & Research Libraries

Events 2024–2025

More to Come in the 2024-2025 Academic Year!

If you have any questions or concerns, please email DIAL's general email or Programs Chair Nicollette Brant

DIAL Resources LibGuide

Check out our DIAL Library Guide to see our suggested resources covering a wide variety of topics!

Highlights include information about Anti-Racism; Advocacy and Self-Care; Professional Development Resources, as well as student-focused programs like Library Technician; Invisble Labor; Police Industry and Judiciary Resources, the DIAL-IN Rundown, and much more!

Visit the DIAL LibGuide.

Past Events

2021 DIAL Symposium

DIAL 2021 Symposium Description and Speakers
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 | Thursday June 3, 2021

2021 DIAL Library Tech Outreach

DIAL Outreach Event to LBCC LibTech Program
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

2020-2021 Virtual DIAL-IN

DIAL-IN Program Description
This program occurred throughout the 2020-2021 Academic Year.

2020 DIAL-South Spring Program

DIAL Interest Group Showcase
Friday, June 5, 2020

2018 DIAL Showcase at CARL Conference

Libraries Respond: Connecting with our Communities in Times of Crisis
Saturday, April 14, 2018

2018 DIAL-South Fall Program

Tour of Leatherby Libraries
Thursday, July 26, 2018

2016 DIAL Showcase at CARL Conference

Black Lives Matter: How Librarians Can Serve as Allies
Saturday, April 2, 2016

2015 DIAL Meetup at ALA Annual

Afternoon Social
Saturday, June 27, 2015

2009 DIAL-South Spring Program

The Importance of First: Understanding the Needs and Experiences of First-Generation College Student
Friday, May 29, 2009

2008 DIAL Meetup at CARL

Lunch Social

2008 DIAL-South Field Trip

CHICANO ART & SOUL: Three Exhibitions in One: Chicano Now, Papel Chicano, and The Chicano Collection
Sunday, March 2, 2008

2007 DIAL-South Spring Program

Joining Voices, Sharing Visions: Diversity in Academic Libraries
Friday, May 18, 2007

2006 DIAL-South Field Trip

Museum of Latin-American Art in Long Beach
Sunday, July 9, 2006

2005 DIAL-South Fall Program

Preserving Memories: Human Rights Violations / Ethnic Cleansings
Friday, June 3, 2005

2004 DIAL-South Field Trip

Tour of the Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research
Friday, August 6, 2004

2003 DIAL-South Field Trip

New Diversity Perspectives: Practice & Action in Instruction, Gender Studies & Disability Services: Tour of the Hsi Lai Temple, Hacienda Heights
August 1, 2003

2002 DIAL-South Field Trip

Boyle Heights: The Power of Place at Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2002

1995 DIAL-South Fall Program

Multicultural Resources on the Infobahn
September 22, 1995

1994 DIAL-South Fall Program

Cultural Encounters: Service to Diverse Populations
November 2, 1994