Category Archives: Division News

Maryland State Library’s Jill Lewis wins ASCLA award for library services to blind and physically handicapped

June 12, 2013 – 8:32 pm

Read the original press release. CHICAGO — Jill Lewis, former director of the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (MDLBPH), is the 2013 recipient of the Francis Joseph Campbell Award—an annual honor presented by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). The award, which consists of a citation and a medal, is presented [...]

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NEWS: Accessibility advocate Ruth Nussbaum wins ASCLA’s 2013 Cathleen Bourdon Service Award

June 12, 2013 – 8:22 pm

Read the official ALA press release here. CHICAGO – Ruth J. Nussbaum, retired reference librarian, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, is the recipient of the 2013 Cathleen Bourdon Service Award for exceptional service to and sustained leadership for the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a [...]

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Libraries and incarcerated youth: Conference programs from ASCLA

June 12, 2013 – 2:47 pm

ASCLA is hosting two programs focused on library services to incarcerated youth. Join us for one or both of these exciting events and get “outside of the (library services) box” to get a new perspective on the importance of libraries, and their role as a lifeline for incarcerated youth. Arts + School Libraries Inside Saturday, [...]

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Servant Leadership in Your Library: Register by June 21 for leadership development workshop hosted by ASCLA

June 12, 2013 – 1:47 pm

“Servant Leadership” – what does it mean, particularly in a library setting? And why should it matter to you? And you’re absolutely right. But in this ASCLA workshop, Servant Leadership in Your Library, you’ll learn how to integrate “serving” with “leadership” in a way that will positively influence how your library is perceived by patrons, [...]

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You’re invited! ASCLA/COSLA Reception at 2013 ALA Annual Conference

June 10, 2013 – 11:48 am

Come celebrate and network with the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) at the ASCLA/COSLA Reception on Saturday, June 29, 5:45-7:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Get the event details and specific room location in the ALA Conference Scheduler. Why is this [...]

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Q&A: Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, incoming ASCLA Vice President/President-Elect

June 3, 2013 – 11:53 am

Congratulations to Kathi Moeller-Peiffer of the New Jersey State Library on her election to the ASCLA Vice President/President-Elect position! We asked Kathi some questions about her relationship with ASCLA and what she does when she’s not preoccupied with important library work. Swing by the ASCLA/COSLA Reception at the ALA Annual Conference to meet Kathi and [...]

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NEWS: Consultants give back: free 30-minute sessions in Chicago co-sponsored by ASCLA and PLA

May 29, 2013 – 9:21 pm

CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies’ (ASCLA) Library Consultants Interest Group and the Public Library Association (PLA) are teaming up to offer “Consultants Give Back” at the ALA Annual Conference — an opportunity for libraries to receive free 30-minute consultation sessions from professional library consultants. This event features consultants with expertise in a wide [...]

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NEWS: Innovation at your library: ASCLA workshops, programming and events at the ALA Annual Conference

May 23, 2013 – 9:34 pm

The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a small and mighty division of ALA, will offer innovative and insightful preconferences, programs and events at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference; this year’s topics include disaster response, leadership development, effective decision-making, accessibility, services to older adults, arts programs for incarcerated youth and service evaluation. Participants in ASCLA’s [...]

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NEWS: New ASCLA webinar provides practical tools for increasing usability and accessibility of websites

May 21, 2013 – 5:34 pm

CHICAGO — “Accessibility is Usability,” a new webinar hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), will tackle Web accessibility and its strong connection to usability and will also discuss adaptive technologies, how to write accessible website code and how to check a website for accessibility. “Accessibility is Usability” will cover key concepts of accessible [...]

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ASCLA hosts prison library tour at 2013 ALA Annual Conference

May 17, 2013 – 11:44 am

Going to ALA Annual 2013 in Chicago? Want to find out more about the world of juvenile corrections & juvenile correctional librarianship in general? Are you already working in the field, and interested in seeing how another juvenile correctional facility library operates?  ASCLA and Library Services for Youth in Custody (LSYC) are co-sponsoring and hosting a [...]

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