ARLIS/NA and VRA Northern CA Chapters Meeting on May 11th at CCA Oakland

Please join the ARLIS/NA and VRA Northern California Chapters for a Spring 2018 meeting on Friday, May 11th from 9:30AM-3:30PM at the Meyer Library at California College of the Arts (CCA) in Oakland: https://libraries.cca.edu/about-us/about-us/spaces/#meyer-library

Current Agenda:

9:30-10:00AM - Meet and Greet

10:00-11:00AM - ARLIS/NA and VRA Northern California Chapters business meetings

11:00-11:15AM - Break

11:15AM-12:00PM - Tour of CCA's Oakland campus, led by Annemarie Haar

12:00-1:30PM - Lunch on your own

1:30-2:00PM - Tour of the library exhibition, Eclipsis, by tamara suarez porras and Sei Harris, led by Lisa Conrad

2:00-3:30PM - Group discussion on approaches to using library materials for studio courses and in artistic practice, led by Teri Dowling and Lisa Conrad.  Please think about examples from your own libraries to add to the discussion.

Transit, Parking and Campus Information:  

The CCA Oakland campus is located at 5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618. It is about a 10-15 minute walk from the Rockridge BART station. Street parking is available around campus. 

Since the CCA semester is over, the campus gates along Broadway may be locked but you may enter campus from Clifton Street, either through the faculty parking lot or other walkways.

Lunch:  

There are lots of options along College Avenue, here are just a few suggestions:

Rikyu (Japanese / Sushi) - 5335 College Ave # 2, Oakland, CA 94618
Fillipos (Italian / Pasta) - 5400 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Holy Basil (Vietnamese / Pho) - 5362 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Rockridge Cafe (American / Diner) - 5492 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Cactus Taqueria - 5642 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

We look forward to seeing many of you there! Please RSVP by Monday, May 7th by filling out this short form: https://goo.gl/forms/5tCtSgNtIaiVHIIs1. If you have any questions, please contact Abby Dansiger at adansiger@famsf.org or Jason Miller at jnmiller@berkeley.edu.

Meeting minutes for the 2018 ARLIS/NA NYC chapter meeting

The meeting minutes for the ARLIS/NA Northern California Chapter meeting held at the 2018 ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in New York City are available here.

Thank you to ARLIS/NA for providing a time slot and venue and to all who attended!

Meeting minutes for the Fall 2017 Chapter meeting at Stanford University

The meeting minutes for the fall 2017 ARLIS/NA Northern California Chapter meeting at the Bowes Art & Architecture Library, Stanford University, can be viewed here.

Thank you to our meeting hosts and to all who attended!

Save the Date! Spring Meeting on May 11, 2018 at CCA in Oakland

Please save the date for our next chapter meeting on Friday, May 11, 2018 at the California College of the Arts Meyer Library in Oakland, CA.

More information about the day's events and a request for RSVPs will be sent out in the coming weeks!