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
General Meeting – September 2025
Curious about academic librarianship? Come join SCARLA for our first general interest meeting of the semester. Everyone is welcome! SCARLA is the Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association at Rutgers. Feel free to bring your own questions, and here are the main discussion topics: What is academic librarianship? What kind of jobs fall under that umbrella? What courses in the MI program can I take? Our first event this year, Celebrating Intellectual Freedom: Banned Books Week,...
Celebrating Intellectual Freedom: Banned Books Week
Join SCARLA and LISSA on Monday October 6, 2025 in a free-flowing discussion & open mic night celebrating the right to intellectual freedom and highlighting the leaders in our communities championing the fight against censorship. Come read an excerpt from your favorite banned book or sit with us in solidarity. Register here. We also have a padlet, Celebrating Intellectual Freedom, for more info and community submissions! Censorship is no longer creeping into the fabric of our country; it...
Blog Panel
Oct 27, 2025 6 -7 PM EST Zoom registration link More info to come!
Career Panel with Recent Alumni
Nov 10, 2025 6 -7 PM EST Zoom registration link More info to come!
General Meeting – December 2025
Dec 1, 2025 6 -7 PM EST Zoom registration link More details to come!
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
The SCARLA board (2025-2026)
- President: Lauren Gaudite
- Vice-President: Adrianna Bugliarello-Wondrich
- Treasurer: Ashli Aaron
- Secretary: Tallulah Pentecost
- Member-At-Large: Christina Oster
- Faculty advisor: Nancy Kranich
If academic libraries interest you, consider running for a position on the board!