On behalf of the 2026 Spring Institute Planning Committee, we invite you to our upcoming Spring Institute held on Friday, April 24th, 2026, at the Central New York Philanthropy Center in Syracuse, New York & Virtually over Zoom!  Our topic this year is “Managing Library Anxiety and Burnout: Strategies for Law Librarians.” Thriving in law librarianship starts with protecting your well-being. Join us for a day of conversations and ideas for navigating stress, burnout, and well-being in the profession. 

Thriving in law librarianship starts with protecting your well-being. Join us for a day of conversations and ideas for navigating stress, burnout, and well-being in the profession.

Topics include:

• Self-care and Wellness Strategies
• Boundary-setting 
• Work-life balance
• Mindfulness
• Navigating Wellness in the Legal Field
• Slow Librarianship
• Stress Management

 

Speakers:

• Lorin Jackson, Asst. Director, Holman Biotech Commons, University of Pennsylvania
• Deb Grimm, Research Services Manager, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
• Elisabeth Osei-Kwame, Volunteer Administrator at United Way of Central New York
• Heather Simmons, Associate Director for Instruction & Access at University of Georgia
• Kyle Courtney, Executive Director of Social Law Library
• Kim Wolf Price, Chief Operating Officer at Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

 

Panel Discussion Participants:

• Andre Davison, Director of the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
• Maria Cudowska, Visiting Professor at the Syracuse University College of Law
• Susan Ryan, Librarian at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, who is also leading a Mindfulness Exercise

 

Location:

Central New York Philanthropy Center, 431 E Fayette St, Syracuse, NY 13202, and virtually over zoom.

We look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces in Syracuse and over zoom!

We're thrilled to announce that the Southeastern Chapter of AALL Annual Meeting will be held May 14–16, 2026, in the heart of North Carolina's Research Triangle — Durham, NC, hosted by the Goodson Law Library at Duke Law School.

This year’s theme — “SEAALL in the Research Triangle: Shaping the Future of Law Libraries Together” — sets the stage for bold conversations, fresh ideas, and meaningful connections. The Research Triangle is one of the most dynamic hubs of innovation and knowledge in the country — and there's no better place to envision what comes next for law librarianship. Click here for more information.

Do you know someone who has given special service to our chapter? Someone with a sustained record of service through committee and/or board work? If so, then please consider nominating them for the Service to SEAALL award!

To nominate a colleague for the award, please send a nomination letter by March 15 to Beau Steenken, Caroline Osborne, or Kat Klepfer. The letter should specifically address the nominee's contributions to SEAALL and should verify that the nominee has been an active chapter member for at least five years. Please note that current and immediate past SEAALL officers are ineligible for the award.

More information about the Service to SEAALL Award can be found in our handbook: https://seaall.wildapricot.org/handbook_committees#service

The SEAALL Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for conference attendance support and professional development funding. Whether you're planning to attend the SEAALL Annual Meeting or CONELL, or seeking support for other professional development opportunities, we encourage you to apply.

Application Deadlines:

·         SEAALL Conference Requests: April 3, 2026 (notifications by April 17, 2026)

·         CONELL, Scholarships, and other professional development requests: May 1, 2026 (notifications by May 18, 2026)

Submit your application at: https://forms.gle/ZaRbiRrNH1HDgaHXA

Questions? Contact Scholarship Committee Chair Emily Pavuluri at emily.pavuluri@vanderbilt.edu.

The SEAALL Program Committee is delighted to invite program proposals for our 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held at Duke Law School in Durham, NC, from Thursday, May 14th to Saturday, May 16th. This year’s theme—“SEAALL in the Research Triangle: Shaping the Future of Law Libraries Together”—celebrates innovation, collaboration, and the shared work of imagining what comes next for our profession. We hope the theme sparks ideas that push boundaries, build connections, and reflect the dynamic spirit of the Research Triangle. For more info about proposing a program, see our annual meeting page.

Dear Librarians, friends, and legal information professionals,

Registration for our 2025 Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York (ALLUNY) Annual Meeting

“If You Build It, Will They Click? Creating & Marketing Legal Research Tools With Intent” is now live.

Click the link above to register!

Who are LibGuides designed for?  What is the user experience?  How are they structured?  Organized?  Why are LibGuides the industry standard and how do you get people to use them?   How to reach your audience: internal, external, remote, patrons, public, etc.?   How does library type change the structure of the information?  What are the different experiences in various types of libraries?  How does each promote their services?  Join us to learn about several types of LibGuides and how they are being successfully used.  

We look forward to seeing you on October 24, 2025!

Lucile Elliott Scholarship: Provides financial aid for any purpose reasonably designed to improve one's career in law librarianship. Two scholarships in the amount of $900 are available this year. | Deadline: January 17, 2025 Download Application Here

CONELL Grant: Provides $1200 toward the cost of CONELL registration and hotel for a SEAALL member. Service Requirement: CONELL grant recipients are required to write a newsletter article in The Southeastern Law Librarian or to volunteer for a SEAALL committee. | Deadline: January 17, 2025 Download Application Here

PLI is delighted to announce the second season of the PLI Ever Current Practising Law Librarian podcast providing timely, valuable information for the librarian community. Each episode features key learnings unearthed and explored through conversations with law librarians from varied backgrounds.

From the beginning, we asked accomplished law librarians what they wish they had known when they began working in libraries, what advice they would give to new librarians, and what key nuggets of wisdom, critical learnings, or book recommendations they wanted to share. During the second season, we also explored library trends, what AI will mean for law libraries and the legal profession, the evolution of legal research and patron needs, and more about the future of libraries.

Join us for fun, engaging discussions including a talk with SEAALL former President Donna Nixon, Electronic Resources Librarian and Clinical Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law.  We explore and learn about the role of historical documents, leadership, online resources, vendor librarian liaisons, government libraries, and the breadth and depth of your own experience in the law library today.

Lucile Elliott Scholarship: Provides financial aid for any purpose reasonably designed to improve one's career in law librarianship. The amount of the award is $1000 this year. | Deadline: March 22, 2024 Download Application Here

CONELL Grant: Provides the cost of CONELL registration and the cost of staying in a hotel for one night to a SEAALL member. Service Requirement: CONELL grant recipients are required to write a newsletter article in The Southeastern Law Librarian or to volunteer for a SEAALL committee. | Deadline: March 22, 2024 Download Application Here