Daily archive Jan 11, 2012

ASCLA 2012 Annual Conference Programs

CHICAGO — Any librarian concerned about what the future holds for libraries won’t want to miss the outstanding lineup of ALA Annual Conference programs hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). This year’s program topics highlight the expertise of ASCLA members, while delivering content that is relevant to a wide variety...

R-squared: Risk and Reward Conference

Submitted by Valerie Horton, Executive Director, Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) A core group of Colorado library staffers and supporters have developed a new style of conference that kicks off in 2012. The premise of this conference is that the safe route for libraries isn’t good enough anymore. Library professionals need to use creative thinking to evaluate...

Items of Interest from the New York Public Library

Submitted by Brigid Cahalan, Outreach Coordinator, New York Public Library Please see the links below for a couple of items that may be of interest to ASCLA members. Age-Friendly Tips–This is a list of ways to make your library more age-friendly. The list was prepared at the request of the Age-Friendly NYC team. The team asked a variety of...

A Word from the Interface Editor

Can it really be a new year already? Thanks to everyone for their contributions. It was especially nice to hear from our new Interest Groups. We hope to be able to report on all 13 (PLUS?) in the post-Midwinter issue. The deadline for that issue will be February 29th. If you would like to submit something, please...