Our events for the 2024 - 25 season (running from September-July) are listed below. Attendees will be sent joining instructions prior to the meeting.
If you have any event suggestions, please email the committee camlibgroup@gmail.com
Upcoming Events (see below for full details)
Tuesday 8th April: Graduate Trainee Talk, Faculty of Law, Cambridge
Thursday 1st May: Prison Libraries with Nicola Hamill-Stewart, Betty and Gordon Moore Library, Cambridge
June: Talk by Emma McDonald, Alpine Club Librarian (online)
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Friday 13th September: Tour of Newnham College Library with Amanda Hawkes and colleagues.
Amanda Hawkes and colleagues will be giving a tour of Newnham College Library.
There will be an opportunity to see The Bletchley Park exhibition, as well as the Jaffé exhibition of books illustrated by women wood engravers, and the newly refurbished Rare Books Reading room.
This event is members only and is limited to 20 people only.
5.30pm start, the tour will last approx. 1 hour.
Please meet at the Porter's Lodge at 5.20pm.
This will be an in person event.
Thursday 17th October: AGM and talk by Steven Archer, Sub-Librarian, Trinity College
AGM starts promptly at 5.30pm, please join us from 5.15pm for networking.
Steven Archer's talk will start at 6pm, followed by an optional tour of the Wren Library.
Tales of a (College) Librarian: what we actually do and why we do it
In this talk, Steven will highlight the range of different tasks required of a College Librarian in an effort to dispel the myth that we simply sit in a sleepy corner of our colleges reading books or poring over medieval manuscripts all day. Using examples his career so far, he will talk about some of the highs and lows of working in these unique environments with one or two (hopefully) amusing anecdotes along the way.
Bio
Steven Archer is the Sub-Librarian at Trinity College, Cambridge where he manages the day-to-day running of a large college library, overseeing reader services, rare books and special collections, the College Archive and the Wren Digital Library.
Before joining Trinity in September 2020, Steven was the College Librarian at Trinity’s sister college in Oxford, Christ Church, and before that had worked as Curator and Digital Projects Librarian at the Parker Library, Cambridge and as Assistant Librarian at Christ’s College, Cambridge. His only hiatus outside of Oxbridge college libraries was spent as Head of Reference at the London Library.
Tour info
After the talk, Steven will lead a tour of the Wren Library where there will be a chance to admire Wren’s architecture and to see a specially curated display of treasures from across the Library’s holdings.
Please note that the meeting room and the Library are only accessible by a flight of stairs; there is no lift access.
Thursday 28th November: Matthias Ammon, German Historical Institute London
Matthias Ammon is Head Librarian at the German Historical Institute London. Prior to taking up this position in July 2023 he worked in various roles across Cambridge University Libraries, most recently as Research Support Librarian in the Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics Library.
Matthias will be joining us to talk about running a specialist library with no institutional affiliation, in particular how to raise awareness of the library and attract new readers, and about how to navigate working in two different national contexts and infrastructures.
5.45pm for a 6pm start.
This will be an online event via Microsoft Teams.
December: Christmas Meal
6th January: Twelfth Night, CUP Bookshop
Join us at the Cambridge University Press Bookshop for a Twelfth Night Celebration. Browse the bookshop and catch up with colleagues and friends.
This is a members only event and starts at 6pm. This will be an in person event.
Thursday 13th February: Stephanie Hogan, Service Development Specialist, Manchester Public Libraries
Public Libraries: Not Just About Books
Think libraries are all about books? Join Stephanie as she shares her experiences and insight into the wonderful world of public libraries.
Bio
Stephanie Hogan has been working in libraries for over 35 years and has worked in the HE, FE and public library sector around the Greater Manchester area. Stephanie started her career aged 16 as a Saturday Library Assistant with Bury Libraries. She is currently working as an Area Manager with Manchester Libraries.
This will be an online event via Microsoft Teams.
5.45pm for a 6pm start.
Thursday 27th March: Tour of the Scott Polar Research Institute
Peter Lund and Colleagues will give CLG a tour of the Library and a tour of the Special Collections.
SPRI - The Scott Polar Research Institute, established in 1920 as part of the University of Cambridge, is a centre of excellence in the study of the Arctic and Antarctic. Research covers both the natural and social sciences and is often interdisciplinary. The Institute also houses the World's premier Polar Library, extensive archival, photographic and object collections of international importance on the history of polar exploration, and a Polar Museum with displays of both the history and contemporary significance of the Arctic and Antarctic and their surrounding seas.
SPRI - The Scott Polar Research Institute, established in 1920 as part of the University of Cambridge, is a centre of excellence in the study of the Arctic and Antarctic. Research covers both the natural and social sciences and is often interdisciplinary. The Institute also houses the World's premier Polar Library, extensive archival, photographic and object collections of international importance on the history of polar exploration, and a Polar Museum with displays of both the history and contemporary significance of the Arctic and Antarctic and their surrounding seas.
The library service supports research into the contemporary significance of the Arctic, Antarctic and glaciology. The 91,000 catalogued holdings cover subjects from climate change to geopolitics and everything on snow and ice. Extensive special collections include archives, rare books, maps and photographs covering the history of polar exploration. During the period 2015-19 I project managed the National Lottery Heritage funded "By Endurance We Conquer - the Shackleton Project" which funded targeted acquisitions by the Library, Polar Museum, Archives and Picture Library.
We will meet at the Scott Polar Research Institute at 5.30pm and refreshments will be provided upon arrival. The tour will last approx. 1 hour and conclude by 7pm.
Places are limited to 20, and we will operate a waiting list, and confirm places prior to the visit.
Tuesday 8th April: Graduate Trainee Talk
Caitlin Brinkley (Pembroke College), Milly Dahmoune (St John's College), and Elliot Cobb (Queens' College) will
be sharing their experiences of being Library Graduate Trainees.
Graduate Traineeships are one-year fixed term training posts intended
to provide valuable work experience prior to pursuing an optional postgraduate
qualification in Library and Information Studies. Part of a cohort of 6,
the Cambridge trainees are based at different college libraries but have a
shared programme of visits throughout the year to introduce them to
different areas of librarianship and help them consider their future
career. You can read about some of their visits on their blog.
Join CLG to listen to the trainees talk about their individual responsibilities and projects, reflect on their experience so far, and share their future plans, followed by a Q&A.
In-person, 5:30pm for a 5:45pm start, at the Faculty of Law, Sidgwick Site.
Thursday 1st May: Inside prison libraries: a Suffolk librarian's perspective with Nicola Hamill-Stewart
Nicola Hamill-Stewart will be joining us to talk about her work in Prison Libraries for Suffolk County Council.
Nicola started her career in the late 1980s in academic libraries, working first as a trainee at the University of London Library in the iconic Senate House building and then for several years as Sub-Librarian at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and then as a subject librarian at the University of Essex. She then worked in various relief roles for the public library service in Cambridgeshire. During this time she covered a maternity leave in one the prison libraries. For the past 12 years she has worked for Suffolk Libraries as a library manager in a Suffolk prison.
In-person, 5.30pm for refreshments, and a 6pm start, at the Betty and Gordon Moore Library.
June: Talk by Emma McDonald, Alpine Club Librarian
This will be an online event via Microsoft Teams.
Details TBC
