The Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Chapter of ACRL Program Committee is excited to invite proposals for our Annual Spring Conference to be hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Library System at Hillman Library (and virtually) on Friday, June 12, 2026. 
Proposals on any topic related to librarianship will be considered. We encourage proposals from both long-standing library professionals as well as those who may be new to the region and/or the field of academic libraries. Chapter membership is not a requirement for consideration.
The committee invites proposals for:

• 30-minute presentations (online or in-person)
• 5-minute lightning talks (online or in-person)
• Poster presentations (in-person)
• Other - please share your idea/time requirements for this option (online or in-person)

To submit a proposal, please fill out the proposal form by 5:00pm EST on Monday, March 23, 2026. Notifications regarding proposal status will be sent by mid-April, 2026.
Not interested in submitting a proposal? You can still help the Program Committee create awareness about the conference by sharing this information with colleagues at your institution! 
If there are any questions about the conference, the submission process, or submissions themselves, please reach out to WPWVC-ACRL Program Committee Chair, Carrie Donovan (cdonovan (at) pitt.edu). 

Getting ready for a presentation? Stuck on a research idea? Not sure how to shape your proposal, paper, or presentation?

Join the WPWVC-ACRL Program Committee at 2 PM Monday, March 2 via Zoom for an informal dialogue and idea-sharing session! 

Show Up and Talk is a welcoming, informal dialogue designed to provide support at any stage of the writing, research, or presenting process. Whether you're brainstorming a new idea, preparing to submit to a conference, or navigating the peer review process, we're here for each other. This opportunity is for everyone, from graduate students to experienced researchers alike. Membership in the association is not required.

Volunteers will show up and take no more than five minutes to talk through a single slide outlining your project or need, and we’ll facilitate connections to support you through
• Brainstorming
• Presentation practice
• A sounding board for research ideas

Sessions are relaxed and collaborative, with an emphasis on connection, clarity, and confidence. You bring the topic and we’ll provide the structure. 

Show Up and Talk is part mentoring, part community, and all about making scholarship more doable (and less lonely). Please complete this online form to register and let us know how you’d like to engage during the session. You will receive the sign-in details via email. This event is coordinated by the 2025-2026 WPWVC-ACRL Program Committee.

​The Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Program Committee is pleased to invite you to an upcoming panel session featuring leadership from Library and Information Science (LIS) programs across our region, including Marshall University, the University of Pittsburgh, and PennWest.

The event will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, February 3rd at 11:00am EST. Please register in advance to receive the meeting details.

This panel will offer an opportunity for program leaders to highlight their LIS educational offerings and discuss the current trends shaping the field. Panelists will share insights into program focus areas, delivery formats, and how their curricula prepare graduates for careers in libraries and information organizations.

Please join us for this engaging session to learn more about regional LIS programs while strengthening connections across our institutions and organizations. We encourage you to attend and to share this invitation with colleagues, students, or anyone interested in library and information science education.