Welcome to SCARLA
The Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association (SCARLA) organizes speakers, lecture series, events, trips and workshops to promote our understanding of academic librarianship. We aim to foster community among the students, faculty and librarians at SC&I and the Rutgers Library System and participate in conferences and activities sponsored by professional organizations at both the state and national level.
We are also affiliated with the NJLA College and University Section and the ACRL New Jersey Chapter.
Upcoming Events & Meetings
Banned Books Week!
More books are being targeted for censorship than ever—according to the ALA, over four thousand titles were challenged in 2023, 65% more than in 2022, with organized pressure groups increasingly targeting public libraries as well as school libraries.
Join SCARLA (Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association) on Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. EDT for a free-ranging discussion of censorship and book challenge issues and readings from our favorite banned books.
Sign up here (Rutgers login required) if there are particular books you want to read from, resources you want to share, or things you want to talk about. Or just show up!
Resources and information:
- ALA’s Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023
- “Censorship Attacks”: Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson’s database of book bans and challenges in the United States, sponsored by the EveryLibrary Institute
Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/2244511291?pwd=ZmNIVnNBYStkcW1CQ0lxZ0tzRXMxUT09
Ways you can participate with SCARLA:
- Attend meetings and events (in-person or online)
- Write blog posts about events, internships, or issues
- Coordinate programming and panels
- Volunteer during the Spring Career Fair
- Co-author the SCARLA poster for the NJLA conference
- Share an article at a meeting
- Teach a workshop
- Become an officer
Your Fall 2023 officer board is as follows:
Secretary: Bethany Falcon
Webmaster: David Moles
Faculty advisor: Marie Radford
If academic libraries interest you, consider running for a position on the board!