CFP: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries

[Wyatt-Baxter, Krystal]

Call for Chapter Proposals: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries

 

Editors: Sarah Dornback, Grace Jeon, Melissa Mallon, Rebekah Silverstein, Krystal Wyatt-Baxter

 

For more information please see: https://tinyurl.com/welcomingspacesbook 

Chapter Proposals due: July 31, 2026

 

We invite chapter proposals for this edited collection to be published by ACRL Press. 

 

About the Book

Building off the Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries guide, this edited collection will share inspirational ideas and practical steps for academic library staff to reference as they intentionally create welcoming environments in library spaces. While the book primarily focuses on the physical library building, we also welcome strong examples of digital offerings that extend the library’s welcoming environment beyond in-person services and spaces.

We seek chapters in a variety of formats, including practical discussions and case studies, research-based perspectives, personal narratives, or theoretical frameworks. The effective application of technology and its use in each type of space will be an important consideration. Nontraditional formats (such as comic or graphic chapters) would also be welcome.

Submission Procedure

Please prepare a chapter proposal description of up to 500 words and a tentative chapter title. Your submission will also include your approach (e.g., case study, theoretical framework essay, etc.), which section your chapter best fits into, and a few sentences about your interests and/or experiences with the topic.

Please submit proposals to: Creating Welcoming Spaces in Academic Libraries Chapter Proposal

 

Anticipated Timeline

• Proposals are due by July 31, 2026
• Authors will be notified of their status (accept or decline) by September 30, 2026
• A first draft of approximately 2000 words (excluding endnotes and bibliography) will be due in Spring 2027
• After receiving editorial feedback, a final draft will be due in Summer 2027

 

Chapters must not have been previously published or submitted elsewhere simultaneously. We will accept one proposal per chapter entry; co-authors may be listed on the proposal submission form. 

For questions or to request additional information, please email the editors at: creatingwel...@gmail.com 

Please see the full Call for Proposals for more details. 

 

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KRYSTAL WYATT-BAXTER (she/her), Head of Assessment & User Experience
The University of Texas at Austin | University of Texas Libraries | 512.495.4144