Library Services for Incarcerated Youth Interest Group
Submitted by Kathleen Houlihan, Youth Program Librarian, Austin Public Library Another one of our new Interest Groups, Library Services for Incarcerated Youth is working on some exciting projects: – Robbie Reasoner is organizing presenters for a series of webinars on libraries in juvenile detention facilities. – Amy Cheney, Angela Craig, and Kathleen Houlihan are preparing...
Physical Delivery Interest Group
Submitted by Greg Pronevitz, Executive Director, Massachusetts Library System, Inc. The Physical Delivery Interest Group was created to provide a forum for discussion and information sharing in the area of physical delivery. Please join us to hear about physical delivery solutions and problems and to share your own story. In Dallas we are meeting in DCC...
ASCLA Preconferences for 2012 Annual Conference
CHICAGO – Registration for three half-day preconferences covering mission-critical library topics—library services for the print-disabled, public library partnerships with correctional facilities and successful library marketing and development strategies, all hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) — will open on Jan. 3, 2012, along with 2012 ALA Annual Conference registration. These workshops are...
Revised NLSBPH Standards and Guidelines Published
CHICAGO — 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...
Celebrate Deaf Legacy @ Your Library
Submitted by Alice L. Hagemeyer, President, Library for Deaf Action / FOLDA Email: Folda86@aol.com The Dallas Public Library, in partnerships with the Friends of the Dallas Public Library, Inc., the Deaf Action Center, Texas Association of the Deaf and National Association of the Deaf, will host a deaf cultural program, Deaf Legacy and Texas on...