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!