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SNAP Steering Committee Meeting Minutes - 2025/10/20

Present: Kay, Mary Katherine, Emma, Katelyn, Erin, Sarah, Maya

Absent: Jason, Katie


What you’re working on, what are you looking forward to, what are you reading/watching/listening to? Any cool announcements?

  • The Library Book by Susan Orleans

Governance / Council Updates

  • September meeting minutes have been posted on the microsite - thanks Maya!

  • Brittany Newberry is our Council Liaison for 2025-2028 - she’ll be attending our November meeting!

  • Leadership Forum has been moved to late October.

  • The Graduate Archival Education Subcommittee reached out to the Chair to see if a SNAP representative could attend their upcoming meeting regarding a Council discussion about supporting student chapters. Erin and Katie attended – any updates?

    • Focused on student membership rates and revitalizing membership post-COVID

    • Potential to engage more with state associations like ALA

Programming

  • SNAP-py Hours debrief

    • Aim to schedule next session in the spring after the holidays

    • Received positive feedback from attendees that there is interest in more events like this in the future and that the two session options worked well

    • Future planning: 

      • structure calls around themes

      • Drive conversations with specific questions

      • Partner with another subcommittee to reach a wider audience (Kay will reach out to GAES)

  • Certificate Programs webinar: Kay, Emma and Jason met with SAA Chairs and active members who lead programming re: certificates

    • Will start a new email thread to identify individuals that can speak to the diversity and value of certificate programs for new professionals

    • Digital Archives taps into specific skills that are not generally taught in MLIS programs, so definitely could be helpful for new professionals

      • Course is online and has a final exam, which is different from others

    • Emma and Kay working on scheduling 

  • SAA Career Counselor Michelle Ganz is presenting a job materials program on November 1st!

Blog / Web Team

  • First call for submissions has been posted - thank you Katelyn, Sarah and Mary Katherine!

    • Blog/Web Team will email and send follow ups to submissions

    • Facilitate an open space for submissions to help folks get their work out there

  • Team suggested we collaborate with the America 250 Task Force. Kay is finding a contact to see if SNAP’s blog can contribute to this SAA-wide initiative in some way.

SNAP Member Spotlight – Archival Outlook

  • Call for nominations for other SNAP members to be included in AO closer to the winter, as the SNAP member completing the first round will be submitting theirs by December 1st.

Action items

  • All Steering Committee members - send headshot and profiles to Katelyn to put on microsite

  • Kay will ensure Gmail access for Blog Team

  • Kay will reach out to GAES about partnering with another subcommittee for next SNAP-py Hour

  • Blog Team will meet separately to review submissions in GDoc

Updated: 2025-10-20