When disaster strikes, where can the members of your community go for assistance? What does your community need in the wake of a hurricane, an earthquake or terrorist attack? How can you prepare your library to provide the answers to both of these highly relevant questions? On Friday, June 28, the Association of Specialized and Cooperative [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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March 26, 2013 – 11:08 am
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) has extended the deadline to receive responses for the RFP for a project director to assist in the production of a revising the current ASCLA standards for libraries serving the incarcerated; responses are due by Monday, April 8, 2013. ASCLA, a division of ALA, serves librarians [...]
February 26, 2013 – 1:56 pm
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) has issued an RFP for a project director to assist in the production of a revising the current ASCLA standards for libraries serving the incarcerated; responses are due by Monday, March 25, 2013. ASCLA, a division of ALA, serves librarians who work with the incarcerated of [...]
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Also posted in Call for Applications, Division News, Independent Librarians, LSSPS, National News, Outreach, Professional Development, Professional Resources, Revised Standard, Underserved Populations
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Tagged incarcerated, RFP, standards
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February 19, 2013 – 2:35 pm
The ASCLA Resources Page has been updated to include new information on website accessibility and students with disabilities: Students with Disabilities: Pre-K-12 • Project ENABLE (Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access By Librarians Everywhere): This comprehensive site provides information and training for developing effective library and information services for pre-K-12 students with disabilities. The site contains five self-paced [...]
October 24, 2012 – 5:03 pm
Congratulations to ASCLA President Stacey Aldrich on her new position as Deputy Secretary for the Office of Commonwealth Libraries in Pennsylvania. Read more about Stacey and her new position in this recent issue of Compendium, the Commonwealth Libraries Newsletter.
March 20, 2012 – 10:25 am
ASCLA member Carrie Banks, supervising librarian at the Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs, Brooklyn Public Library, has been named one of Library Journal’s 2012 Movers and Shakers! We here at ASCLA knew Carrie was pretty awesome, and now everyone knows–congratulations, Carrie! Check out Carrie’s profile here. A full list of 2012 LJ Movers and Shakers [...]
By Liz, ASCLA Staff
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Also posted in Awards, Division News, Fun Stuff, LSSPS, Member Involvement, Underserved Populations
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Tagged ascla, Library Journal, member, mover, shaker
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The “Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped” (NLSBPH) have been published by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and are now available for purchase through the ALA Store. The 2011 version of these standards and guidelines is the [...]
January 17, 2012 – 12:37 pm
Dear ASCLA Members: ASCLA has a renewed passion and energy under our new reorganization. Members are doing some great work and I invite you to join in if you will be in Dallas for the Midwinter meeting. Don’t miss these events: • ASCLA Board of Directors I. Saturday January 21, 8:00 – 10:00am, DCC – [...]
Check out this story from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about a partnership between The Ellis School (Shadyside) and the Carnegie Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. From the story: Students are recording digital audio books for young readers who can’t see print. “It was a very rewarding experience,” said Malik, 17, a junior at the [...]
March 28, 2011 – 12:51 pm
There’s a lot going around in the Twitterverse about this article in the Washington Post featuring ASCLA member and Maryland Prison Librarian Glennor Shirley: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/glennor-shirley-head-librarian-for-md-prisons-believes-in-books-behind-bars/2011/03/25/AFXcTbYB_story.html Look for this article in this week’s American Libraries Direct, too!
