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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Also posted in Annual Conference, Continuing Education, Division News, Events, In the News, Independent Librarians, LSSPS, Member Involvement, Outreach, Professional Development, Professional Resources, State Libraries
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Tagged #ALA2013, ala, ascla, branch manager, chicago, disaster recovery, disaster response center, FEMA, Heritage Preservation, Hurricane Sandy, library, library director, New Jersey State Library, ports in a storm, preconference, Queens Library, reference staff, University of Virginia
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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 [...]
By shornung
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Also posted in Call for Applications, Division News, In the News, Independent Librarians, LSSPS, 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 [...]
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 [...]
March 15, 2011 – 11:01 am
ASCLA member Diane Walden has been named a 2011 Mover & Shaker by Library Journal! Get the full story here: http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/LJInPrint/MoversAndShakers/profiles2011/moversandshakersWalden.csp We’re also excited to announce Diane as the winner of the 2011 ASCLA Leadership & Professional Achievement Award! The official press release is here and also pasted below. Congratulations Diane! We’re proud and honored [...]
September 30, 2010 – 10:35 am
NEWS OF NOTE FROM THE WASHINGTON OFFICE Contact: Jenni Terry, Press Officer, ALA Washington Office, (202) 628-8410, jterry@alawash.org For Immediate Release, September 30, 2010 President nominates former Public Library Association president for IMLS director Washington, D.C. – President Obama announced his nominations for key administration posts yesterday including Susan H. Hildreth for director of the [...]
