February 16, 2011 – 4:56 pm
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) invites interested instructors and presenters to submit proposals for online professional development courses and webinars. Topics for online learning proposals might include but are not limited to assistive technology; the fundamentals of serving special populations, including those with autism & spectrum disorders, the deaf and hard [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Call for Applications, Continuing Education, Division News, Independent Librarians, Leadership, LSSPS, Member Involvement, Outreach, Professional Development, Submissions, Underserved Populations
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February 15, 2011 – 3:24 pm
This week, the House of Representatives will consider two amendments to the FY2011 Continuing Resolution that are critical to libraries – one that would eliminate all Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funding including Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding and another that would halt all funding for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) [...]
February 15, 2011 – 10:46 am
ASCLA needs your help! We have an opportunity to win the $5,000 prize that GuideStar USA, Inc., the leading source of nonprofit information, and KIMBIA, a group that empowers nonprofits and other organizations to increase giving, are making available through their Winter 2011 GuideStar-KIMBIA Nonprofit Giveaway. Anyone with firsthand knowledge about and who is not [...]
February 14, 2011 – 3:22 pm
Upcoming preconferences hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans include topics like leadership skills, preservation planning for digital collections and how to become a successful library consultant. The preconference topics highlight areas of expertise of ASCLA’s members, and are open to all [...]
February 9, 2011 – 11:26 am
Hennepin County (Minn.) Library Outreach Services is the 2011 winner of the ASCLA Exceptional Service Award, an annual honor presented by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). The award recognizes exceptional service to patients in a medical facility, to persons who are homebound, to inmates, to older adults and adults with a physical or mental [...]
February 9, 2011 – 11:25 am
Elizabeth Ann Ridler, neighborhood library supervisor at the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library and longtime member of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), is the 2011 recipient of the ASCLA Cathleen Bourdon Service Award. ASCLA is a division of the American Library Association. This award, named in honor of former ASCLA Executive Director Cathleen Bourdon, [...]
February 9, 2011 – 11:15 am
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) has selected the Queens Library Mail-A-Book Program with Interactive Programming for the homebound as the winner of the 2011 ASCLA/KLAS/NOD award, sponsored by Keystone Systems. The ASCLA/Keystone Library Automation Systems/National Organization for Disabilities Award presents $1,000 and a citation to an innovative and well-organized project that [...]
February 1, 2011 – 1:25 pm
The 2005 Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped guidelines are currently being reviewed and revised by ASCLA thanks to a grant from the Library of Congress. A project director, a working team, and an advisory team have been appointed to develop [...]
