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 NJAL and the ACRL New Jersey Chapter.
We want to hear from you! Contact us anytime with questions, event suggestions, and more!
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Upcoming Events & Meetings
General Interest Meeting – Spring 2026
Curious about academic librarianship? Come join SCARLA for our first general interest meeting of the semester. Everyone is welcome! Here’s the topics we will cover: What is academic librarianship? What kind of jobs fall under that umbrella? What courses in the MI program will prepare me for academic librarianship? SCARLA events to look forward to this semester–we’ll be holding events about the academic librarian hiring process, feminism in academic librarianship, and more! Ways you can...
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 NJAL conference
- Share an article at a meeting
- Teach a workshop
- Become an officer
- Have an idea? Reach out!
The SCARLA board (2025-2026)
President: Adrianna Bugliarello-Wondrich
Vice-President: Ashli Aaron
Treasurer: Christina Oster
Secretary: Tallulah Pentecost
Webmaster: Emma O’Mara
Faculty advisor: Nancy Kranich
If academic libraries interest you, consider running for a position on the board!