CHICAGO–Managers and leaders from all types of libraries will benefit from the upcoming May 9 webinar “Being an Effective Facilitator” hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of ALA that cultivates leaders in librarianship with a wide variety of relevant webinars, workshops and online courses. During this 90-minute online [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Continuing Education, Division News, Events, Fun Stuff, Independent Librarians, Member Involvement, Professional Development, Professional Resources
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Tagged ALA online learning, ascla, facilitation, facilitator, leadership, leadership development, library, membership, webinar
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April 24, 2012 – 10:52 am
Today (Tuesday) is the last day to sign up for Thursday’s ASCLA webinar, “Libraries for Detained and Incarcerated Youth 101: Programming for Detained and Incarcerated Youth”. The webinar will be held Thursday, April 26, 2012, 12-1:30 p.m. CT. We will be recording the webinar, so if you can’t attend at this specific time, register and [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Continuing Education, Division News, Events, Member Involvement, Outreach, Underserved Populations, Universal Access
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Tagged adults, ascla, detained, incarcerated, interest groups, juvenile detention, library programming, outreach, prison libraries, webinar, youth
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April 18, 2012 – 11:12 am
Dear ASCLA Members, I am delighted to invite you to attend the 2012 ASCLA President’s Program in Anaheim at ALA’s Annual Conference. We have a fantastic speaker lined up for the program and a free gift for the first 200 people who attend. Our speaker, John Jantsch, is the best-selling author of Duct Tape Marketing [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Annual Conference, Division News, Events, Fun Stuff, Independent Librarians, Leadership, Member Involvement, Professional Development
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Tagged #ala12, ALA Annual Conference, anaheim, ascla, Duct Tape Marketing, John Jantsch, LibraryAware, marketing, New Jersey State Library, NoveList, President's Program, Professional Development, The Referral Engine
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Registration is open through close-of-business on Thursday, April 19, for “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities”, an online course offered by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) that prepares your library and library staff to provide effective services to all users of the library. Providing library services to people with disabilities [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Continuing Education, Division News, Events, Member Involvement, Professional Development, Underserved Populations, Universal Access
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Tagged ALA online learning, ascla, customer service, library services, people with disabilities, universal access
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April 17, 2012 – 12:52 pm
Read the official ALA press release. This year’s ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award, an annual honor presented by the Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), will be presented to two organizations that produced noteworthy services and programming for library users with disabilities: the Port Washington (N.Y.) Public Library for its “Books for Dessert” Program, and the Perkins Braille & Talking Book [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Annual Conference, Awards, Division News, Events, Underserved Populations, Universal Access
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Tagged #ala12, adult book club, ALA Annual Conference, ascla, award, Bookport Plus, Books for Dessert, BookSense, Boston Public Library, BPH, DAISY, Digital Access Project, Digital Audio Information System, literacy, NLS, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, Port Washington Public Library, special populations, universal access, Victor Stream
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April 17, 2012 – 12:46 pm
Read the official ALA press release here. Carole Rose, who recently retired as a librarian at the Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library, is the 2012 winner of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies’ (ASCLA) 2012 Francis Joseph Campbell Award. The award, which includes a citation and a medal, is presented to a person [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Annual Conference, Awards, Division News, Events, Member Involvement, Underserved Populations
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Tagged #ala12, achievement award, Annual Conference, ascla, Francis Joseph Campbell, Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library, Indiana Vision Expo, Ruth Lilly Foundation
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April 17, 2012 – 12:44 pm
Read the official ALA press release here. Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, associate state librarian, New Jersey State Library, is the 2012 recipient of the Cathleen Bourdon Service Award, an annual achievement award given by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association. The award, which is named for former ASCLA Executive Director [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Annual Conference, Awards, Division News, Events, Leadership, Member Involvement
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Tagged #ala12, achievement award, ALA Annual Conference, ascla, Cathleen Bourdon, service award
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April 17, 2012 – 12:36 pm
Read the official ALA press release here. Laura Sherbo, branch library services program manager at the Washington State Library, is the 2012 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership and Professional Achievement Award – an annual award presented to an ASCLA member who exemplifies leadership and achievement in consulting, library cooperation, networking, [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Annual Conference, Awards, Division News, Events, Leadership, Member Involvement
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Tagged #ala12, achievement award, ALA Annual Conference, ascla, leadership, Washington State Library
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April 17, 2012 – 12:34 pm
Read the official press release from ALA here. The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) will posthumously honor Kathleen Hegarty, Boston Public Library (retired), with the 2012 ASCLA Exceptional Service Award. The ASCLA Exceptional Service Award is a citation presented to recognize exceptional service to patients, to the homebound, to people of all ages who live in [...]
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Public Library Association (PLA) are teaming up to offer “Consultants Give Back” at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif.—an opportunity for libraries to receive free 30-minute consultation sessions from professional library consultants. This event features consultants with expertise in a wide variety [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Posted in Annual Conference, Call for Applications, Division News, Events, Fun Stuff, Independent Librarians, Member Involvement, Outreach, Professional Development, Professional Resources
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Tagged #ala12, ALA Annual Conference, anaheim, ascla, Consultants Give Back, consulting, independent librarians, library consultants, library consultants interest group, pla, public libraries, registration
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