Dear ASCLA Members,

I invite you to volunteer for one of ASCLA’s committees or interest groups.

If you are already a committee or interest group volunteer, thank you for your service: you are so much appreciated!  Because of your contributions, our division accomplishes much. ASCLA, through its volunteers, has provided:

•Member expertise on accessibility and diversity for ALA committees and work groups, such as the Advocacy Coordinating Group and the Working Group on Digital Content and Libraries

•Standards and guidelines, such as those for libraries serving the blind and physically handicapped and for state library agencies

•Outstanding conference programming

•A great member newsletter

•Assistance vetting online learning opportunities of value to ASCLA members

•Special recognition of people and library services such as awards for specialized library services for people with disabilities or the homebound.

This is just a small sampling of what our volunteers plan and take part in, and what makes ASCLA a terrific place for opportunities for service, your professional growth, and networking with colleagues.

If you are not yet a member of any of our committees or interest groups, please join:

Committees: All current members may volunteer for ASCLA committees here: http://www.ala.org/cfapps/committee/volunteerform (you will be asked to login using your ALA login).

Second, write to the ASCLA vice-president, Sara Laughlin (mailto://saraglaughlin@gmail.com), our ASCLA president-elect, who will appoint the committees for 2014.  Tell her about your experience and why you can be of help to these groups.

Interest Groups: To join a free interest group, all current ASCLA members may call MACS (ALA’s member services department) at the following number: 1-800-545-2433, x5 and request to have the interest group added to their membership; or send an email to membership@ala.org with your request to be added to the interest group with subject line: ASCLA free interest groups.

Second, write to the specific interest group leader.  You will find a list of Interest Groups and their leaders in the Interest Groups section of Interface. Tell the leader about your experience and how you can be of help to the group.

Thank you again to all our current, past and future volunteers – you are truly what makes ASCLA such a wonderful, and fun, place to be!

Best Wishes,

Susan Hornung, ASCLA Executive Director, shornung@ala.org

Say au revoir to the gloomy fall weather and bonjour to lavender fields, vineyards and outdoor markets! Destinations for this Mediterranean adventure include Nice, Cannes and Monaco. This is the fourth fundraising trip hosted by ASCLA. Previous adventures include Paris, Ireland and the upcoming trip to Italy in April 2013, which is sold out. This adventure is open to the library community; there are no membership requirements in order to participate. Previous travelers have brought spouses, siblings and friends along.

Travelers will arrive in Nice on October 6, then transfer to Les-Baux-de-Provence. From Les Baux, the trip will explore the Luberon Valley, full of vineyards, lavender fields, olive groves and charming towns like L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Gordes; Arles and the St. Paul de Mausole; Avignon and the Palace of the Popes; and St. Remy. On October 10, the group will depart for Cannes, visiting St. Tropez en route. From Cannes, travelers will visit Antibes, Juan les Pins, Vence and Eze. There will also be tours of the Monaco Library, the Prince’s Palace of Monaco, the neo-Romanesque cathedral where Princess Grace and Prince Rainier are entombed; and Jardins St. Martin.

You can download a complete trip itinerary here. (http://www.ala.org/ascla/sites/ala.org.ascla/files/content/asclaevents/asclafrancefall2013.pdf)

Those interested in making a reservation should contact Michael Stillwell at Lyceum Tours (lyceum46@yahoo.com) or ASCLA Executive Director Susan Hornung (shornung@ala.org) for information. The cost of the trip is $2,869 plus airfare. A deposit in the amount of $500 is due by May 1 to reserve your space, with the balance due by July 15.

A bientôt!

REGISTER NOW!

All webinar times are Central (Chicago) Time. We use Blackboard Collaborate for our webinar presentations.

May 1: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Positive Interactions: Making the Library Welcoming for People with Disabilities 

May 15: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Creating a Latino Friendly Library 

May 31: 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Accessibility is Usability

August 14, 21, and 28: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Understanding Personalities in the Workplace***

September 18, 25 and Oct. 2: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Emotional Intelligence in Your Workplace***

 ***Register for BOTH of these webinars and save 15%.

Individual Registration Fees:

•$40 for ASCLA members

•$50 for ALA members

•$65 for non-ALA members

•$45 for ALA student members and retired members

Group Rates:

To qualify for a group rate, you must have a minimum of 2 people registering from the same library, library system or network.

•$99 single login

•$38/person for multiple logins (min. 2 people)

State Library Group Rates:

State Libraries who are members of ASCLA receive the following rates:

•$69 single login

•$29/person for multiple logins (min. 2 people)

ASCLA is now accepting proposals for institutes for the 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia and preconferences and programs for the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

The best topics represent ASCLA’s core member areas–state library agencies, special populations librarians, independent librarians and library consultants, and resource-sharing librarians at networks and cooperatives–but are also of interest to librarians throughout the profession from all types of libraries. Keep in mind that topics should still be relevant in January and June 2014 when they are finally presented.

Any current ASCLA member can propose one of these events, however we strongly encourage support and sponsorship from one of the interest groups. If you are not yet an interest group member, consider joining one and using the group as a springboard for your conference event ideas. Check out the list of interest groups in this issue of Interface.

For more information about making the actual program submissions, check out the ASCLA Blog:

http://ascla.ala.org/blog/2013/04/call-for-proposals-ascla-2014-programs-preconferences-institutes/

There’s a link to both the online submission form and a PDF download of the form that you can use to prepare your submission.

Have you visited the ASCLA Resources page recently? This blog post covers all the recent updates. Go directly to the page–and visit it often–for new information about library services related to the following topics: blind and physically handicapped; certification; cooperative library organizations; deaf/hard of hearing; equity of access; impaired elderly library users; independent librarians and library consultants; learning disabilities; prison libraries; state libraries; students with disabilities; and website accessibility. Visit the ASCLA Resources page.

 New Interest Group

ASCLA has a new Interest Group: Serving Those with Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias.  The leader of this new group is Mary Beth Riedner.  Please contact Mary Beth for more information (mbried@comcast.net).

Library Consultants Interest Group  –  Seattle Wrap-up

ASCLA and ALA members enjoyed Library Consultants Interest Group (LCIG) interactive events and a membership meeting during the recent Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Experienced consultants, new consultants, and those interested in becoming consultants, joined LCIG members at the first Library Consultants Networking Lunch on Saturday and at the Library Consultants Discussion Forum on Sunday.

Forty-one people attended the Library Consultants Networking Lunch in the Visions Room at the top of the Renaissance Seattle Hotel. Participants were treated to a spectacular view of the city, a great lunch, and active learning activities. Attendees received a penny at sign in. As the lunch began, everyone shared a Penny Story with tablemates. For this icebreaker, the date on each person’s penny was the key for describing significant events from that year. Nancy Bolt introduced the Penny Stories exercise. She explained that having people talk about the events from a random year could be useful for groups of colleagues who regularly work together as well as for groups getting to know each other. The next activity involved Elevator Speeches. Nancy Bolt, Jeannette Smithee, and Carson Block role-played airline passengers responding to the “what do you do” question. After their demonstrations, everyone in the room circulated and shared short introductions with several others. For the final activity, Carson Block described, used, and coached the audience in using Twitter. He described how presenters and attendees utilize Twitter for event promotion, for taking quick notes, for prompting presenters, for back-channel comments, etc. Attendees used the tag #asclalunch to post comments such as — #asclalunch #alamw13 Library Consultants Networking Lunch very energizing

The Library Consultants Discussion Forum focused on ethical issues confronted by library consultants in their work. This discussion built on the ASCLA Library Consultants Code of Ethics. Panelists Gary Pitkin, Nancy Bolt, and Liz Bishoff each presented a consulting situation where they encountered information where they needed to make a decision about whether and how to act on the information in an ethical manner. After each panelist presented the situation, the audience was invited to give reactions on how they would handle the situation. The panelist then described how the situation was actually resolved. The Forum provided lively discussion for twelve attendees.

The Discussion Forum immediately followed the LCIG Leadership and Member meeting where several guests joined the Leadership Team. Jeannette Smithee, LCIG Leader welcomed guests and invited them to participate in the Discussion Forum and to become involved in the Library Consultants Interest Group. The team discussed nominations for the 2013-2014 team, plans for programs at the Annual Conference, plans for using a new database to manage the Consultants Giving Back program offered at ALA, PLA, and possibly other conferences, plans for pursuing a preconference on facilitation skills in 2014, and needs for other continuing education for consultants. Members of the leadership team at the meeting included Jeannette Smithee – leader, Allen Kleiman – leader-elect, Carol Desch – past-leader, Nancy Bolt – member-at-large and Stephanie Gerding – member-at-large. Jean Porter -secretary, was not in attendance.

Here is the list of current interest group leaders.  For instructions on how to join an of the Interest Groups, see http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaourassoc/asclainterest/list or contact the Interest Group leader.

ASCLA Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias Interest Group

Leader: Mary Beth Riedner, mbried@comcast.net

 ASCLA Future of Libraries Interest Group

Leader: Peggy Cadigan, pcadigan@njstatelib.org

 ASCLA Consortium Management Discussion Interest Group

Leader: Sheryl Knab, sknab@wnylrc.org

ASCLA Collaborative Digitization Interest Group

Leader: Rhonda Marker, rmarker@rci.rutgers.edu

 ASCLA Interlibrary Cooperation Interest Group

Leader: Scherelene L. Schatz, slschatzie@aol.com

ASCLA Physical Delivery Interest Group

Co-Leader: Gregory Pronevitz, greg@masslibsystem.org

Co-Leader: Mr. James E. Pletz, jpletz1968@hotmail.com

ASCLA Library Consultants Interest Group

Leader: Jeannette Smithee, smithee@seflin.org 

ASCLA Library Services for Youth in Custody

Leader: Camden Eadoin Tadhg, Tadhg_C@cde.state.co.us

ASCLA Bridging Deaf Cultures @ your library Interest Group

Leader: Alec Mcfarlane, alec.mcfarlane@gmail.com

ASCLA Library Services to People with Visual or Physical Disabilities that Prevent Them from Reading Standard Print Interest Group

Leader:  Carli Spina, carli.spina@gmail.com

ASCLA Library Services to the Incarcerated and Detained

Leader: Diane Walden, diane.walden@doc.state.co.us

ASCLA Universal Access Interest Group

Leader: Marti Goddard, mgoddard@sfpl.org

ASCLA State Library Agencies – Library Development Interest Group

Leader: Gina Persichini, Gina.Persichini@libraries.idaho.gov 

ASCLA State Library Agencies – LSTA Coordinators Interest Group

Leader: Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, kpeiffer@njstatelib.org

ASCLA State Library Agencies – Youth Services Consultants Interest Group

Leader: Sharon Rawlins, srawlins@njstatelib.org

ASCLA Tribal Libraries Interest Group

Leader: Lillian Chavez, mescalero_library@yahoo.com

Ruth J. Nussbaum retired Dec 31, 2012 after 25 years, as reference librarian at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS/BPH), Library of Congress. She continues to be active in ASCLA remaining on two committees, and is a new member of Retired Members roundtable.

 Rand Simmons was appointed Washington State Librarian.

Robert Maier retired as director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners on March 15.

Please send your news to the ASCLA Interface Editor for the next issue.

We welcome the following new members to ASCLA! Do you recognize anyone here? We encourage you to connect with these new colleagues! Send them an email or, if they happen to be in your office, drop by their workspace and say hello!

Alexander Andrasik

Alicia V. Zuniga

Andrea G. Barkley

Art Spanjer

Basheer L. Kareem

Brandon Cal

Brenda Carrillo

Cari Pat Rerat

Caroline Dechert

Charlotte Roh

Cindie Gaither

Claudia A. Perry

Connie F. Thompson

Corey Christians

Courtney L. Young

Dawn Amsberry

Diana Maria Rojas

Elissa Skye Corey

Elizabeth Jean Brumfield

Eva M L Rios-Alvarado

Ivelisse Maldonado

James C. Clifford

Jami Shafer

Janet McKenney

Jeanette Mancusi

Jordan Boaz

Julie Ann Winkelstein

June P. Thammasnong

Justin D. Mitchell

Kate Laughlin

Katherine Kimball Adelberg

Keith Gresham

Kelly Jean Knudsen

Kimberly A. Kelly

Kirk G. McLeod

Krystin Mavity

Laura J. White

Laura K. Probst

Lauren Mae Peters

Leonor Mabel Cortina

Levertes Ragland, Jr

Linda M. Barbero

Liza Booker

Lori E. Harris

Marcia C. McIntosh

Marisa L. Mendez-Brady

Melleny Alene Thomasson

Orolando Augustus Duffus

Patricia A. Wand

Raina Uheina Tuakoi

Robert Cale Oldfield

Robert M. Baker

Rosa Cesaretti

Saira Raza

Samantha L. Hager

Sylvie Merlier-Rowen

Tony Landolt

Vivienne E. Layne

Wilhelmina Hargrave

Dear ASCLA Members:

The Midwinter conference in Seattle is beckoning this year and I hope those of you who will be there will take time to visit with us at the ASCLA/COSLA Dessert Reception, Sunday, January 27, 2013, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. Renaissance Seattle Hotel, East Room. One of ASCLA’s strengths is that our small size allows us to network and connect with each other better than some of the bigger divisions, and with more fun! All members and visitors are welcome.

One other event is sure to be of interest to all ASCLA members and also promises to be stimulating and fun: the ASCLA leadership session, which will take place 10:00a-11:30 a.m. in the Washington State Convention Center, Room 201. We have a great facilitator this year, Carson Block (http://www.carsonblock.com/). Come to this interactive session on technology visioning and planning and learn about different ways to successfully gather and connect using technology, tips on best practices, plus a chance to put together your own!

Our next ASCLA trip will be announced at the Seattle conference, with more details forthcoming. But, here’s a preview: it will take place in October 2013 and we’ll be going to Provence and the French Riviera! Stay tuned for more information that will appear on the ASCLA website (www.ala.org/ascla) and blog (http://ascla.ala.org/blog/). 

Last but not least, the ASCLA board will meet twice in Seattle. Please feel free to join us as our honored guests. The meetings will be held:

Board of Directors I (ASCLA)

Saturday, January 26, 2013

8:00-10:00 a.m. Washington State Convention Center, Room 201

Board of Directors II (ASCLA)

Monday, January 28, 2013

8:00-10:00 a.m. Washington State Convention Center, Room 310

It has been a wonderful year and I want to thank every ASCLA member for all their dedicated work and loyalty in helping to make our division successful. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to work with you! Have a happy new year!

Susan Hornung

Executive Director, ASCLA

shornung@ala.org

ASCLA Awards: Nomination deadline extended to January 31, 2013

Please consider nominating yourself or someone you know for one of ASCLA’s awards! The deadline has been extended to January 31, and we eagerly await your submissions.

Visit the ASCLA Blog for more information and links to nomination forms.

Awards offered:

• The ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award recognizes an innovative and well-organized project that successfully developed or expanded services for people with disabilities; $1,000 cash prize and a citation.
• The Francis Joseph Campbell Award honors a person or institution for outstanding and significant contributions in the field of library services to the blind with a medal and a citation.
• The Exceptional Service Award is a citation that recognizes exceptional service to patients, to persons who are homebound, to people of all ages who live in group homes or residences and to inmates, as well as to recognize professional leadership, effective interpretation of programs, pioneering activity and significant research or experimental projects.
• The Leadership and Professional Achievement Award is a citation presented to one or more ASCLAmembers (personal or organizational) exemplifying leadership and achievement in the following areas: consulting, library cooperation, networking, statewide services and programs and state library development.
• The Cathleen Bourdon Service Award is a citation presented to an ASCLA personal member for exceptional service and sustained leadership to the division.

ASCLA Events at ALA Midwinter Meeting, Seattle

• ASCLA’s Library Consultants Interest Group is hosting a networking luncheon in Seattle! The luncheon will be held Saturday, January 26th from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at an ALA conference hotel in Seattle. Tickets start at $75 for ASCLA members; ALA Midwinter Meeting registration is not required in order to purchase tickets for this event. In addition to lunch, attendees will have a chance to develop and practice their elevator pitches and learn more about using Twitter to benefit their consulting business. Get more information.
• ASCLA’s fun and interactive Leadership Session begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 26th, immediately following ASCLA Board I. Library technology consultant Carson Block will present different ways to successfully gather together and connect with colleagues using technology, as well as tips on best practices for these tools. Add it to your schedule.
• The ASCLA/COSLA Reception will be held Sunday, January 27th from 8:00-10:00 p.m. We have some delicious desserts on the menu and a cash bar. Come and unwind from your whirlwhind conference tour with your colleagues. Guests are welcome. Add it to your schedule.
• Access a full list of ASCLA events in Seattle by using the ALA Midwinter Scheduler. You can search by keyword, or click the “Browse Sessions” button, then search for event sponsor: ASCLA. Login using your ALA Connect information to save events to your schedule.

The Consortia Management Discussion Interest Group will not be meeting at Midwinter.  Our next planned meeting will be Sunday, June 30 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. 

Submitted by Sheryl L. Knab, Executive Director, Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC)

The Physical Delivery Interest Group will meet on Sunday, January 27th at 8:30-10:00 a.m. in Room 306 at the Washington State Convention Center.  Join your colleagues for the latest updates and top issues in this area.  We’ll be reviewing the agenda for our Interest Group’s joint Preconference in June on Discovery to Delivery:  Rethinking Resource Sharing.  Please contact co-chair Greg Pronevitz with questions or topicsmailto:greg@masslibsystem.org.

Submitted by Greg Pronevitz, Executive Director, Massachusetts Library System, Inc.

The Library Services for Youth in Custody Interest Group will be having a networking and problem-solving session on Sunday, January 27th from 10:30-11:30 a.m.  Everyone who is interested in library services for youth in jail, prison, juvenile detention, etc., is welcome to attend. You don’t need to be an LSYC member.

Submitted by Camden Tadhg

The Bridging Deaf Cultures @ You Library Interest Group will be meeting on Saturday, January 26th from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Room 310 of the Washington State Convention Center.  We will be discussing formal motions to put before the ALA Council in support of a National Deaf Cultural Digital Library as has been proposed in Maryland (See: http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/sb0571.htm)

Submitted by Alec McFarlane

The Midwinter Meeting in Seattle has several opportunities for Library Consultants Interest Group (LCIG) members and those who are interested in learning more about being a consultant or independent librarian. On Saturday,, January 26th, LCIG will host the first ever Library Consultants Networking Luncheon. This ticketed event ($75) will be held at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel. Jeannette Smithee, Nancy Bolt, and Carson Block will lead networking and learning activities, include tips and techniques for improving an elevator speech for your unique services as well as demonstration and discussion of using Twitter and social networking as part of your consulting business. If you have already registered for the Conference you can modify your registration to add the luncheon.

On Sunday January 27th, LCIG will host both a membership meeting and a discussion forum. The membership meeting (open to all) will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Seattle in the Discovery Room. This will be followed at 4:30 p.m. by the Discussion Forum at the same location. The Discussion Forum Topic will be Ethical Issues Faced by Library Consultants. Nancy Bolt, Liz Bishoff and Gary Pitkin will present the ASCLA Library Consultants Code of Ethics adopted in 2012. They will give short stories about issues faced as consultants and then open it up for other stories or questions. This promises to be an interesting and lively discussion.

Current LCIG members and those interested in learning more about being a library consultant are welcome to join us in Seattle. It is not too early to plan on the Annual Conference in Chicago, where LCIG will be sponsoring two programs, Beyond Brainstorming: Making More Effective Decisions (Saturday June 29) and Do Those Evaluation Statistics Mean Anything? (Sunday June 30) as well as co-sponsoring the popular Library Consultants Giving Back (Sunday June 30). Please join us in Chicago, for these stimulating programs.

To join the Library Consultants Interest Group (LCIG) go to ALA Connect (http://connect.ala.org/node/151445). For additional information contact Interest Group Leader Jeannette Smithee (Smithee@seflin.org)

Submitted by Jeannette Smithee, Executive Director, SEFLIN (Southeast Florida Library Information Network)

The State Library Agencies Library Development Interest Group is seeking a new leader for 2013-14.  This is an excellent opportunity to build experience in ALA and network with peers.  The Library Development Interest Group will be meeting as part of the ASCLA All Committee meeting during the ALA MidWinter meeting on Saturday, January 26th, at 3:00 p.m.  Join us at the Grand Hyatt Seattle (Leonesa II & III Rooms).  Discussion topics will include upcoming projects for 2013, promoting statewide electronic resources, and any other burning issues participants want to explore.

Submitted by Gina Persichini

The LSTA Coordinators’ Interest Group will be holding their usual meeting, which includes a report from IMLS and a round robin of reports regarding the use of LSTA funds by the states represented at the meeting. We will be meeting on Sunday, January 27th from 1-2:30 p.m. at a location to be determined. Check your program booklet for details.

Submitted by Kathi Peiffer

The Youth Services Consultants Interest Group will be meeting at ALA Miswinter in Seattle on Sunday, January 27th from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in Room 202 of the Washington State Convention Center. We have no set agenda but we do discuss what programs our states are doing or planning on doing.

Submitted by Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library

Here is the current list of ASCLA Interest Groups and their leaders. For more information on the plans and activities of any group, please contact the leader. Can’t find something in your area of interest? Think about starting an Interest Group!

ASCLA Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias Interest Group

Leader: Mary Beth Riedner, mbried@comcast.net

ASCLA Future of Libraries Interest Group

Leader: Peggy Cadigan, pcadigan@njstatelib.org

ASCLA ICAN Consortium Management Discussion Interest Group

Leader: Sheryl Knab, sknab@wnylrc.org

ASCLA ICAN (InterLibrary Cooperation & Networking) Collaborative Digitization Interest Group

Leader: Rhonda Marker, marker@rci.rutgers.edu

ASCLA ICAN (InterLibrary Cooperation & Networking) Interlibrary Cooperation Interest Group

Leader: Scherelene L. Schatz, slschatzie@aol.com

ASCLA ICAN (InterLibrary Cooperation & Networking) Physical Delivery Interest Group

Co-Leader: Gregory Pronevitz, greg@masslibsystem.org

Co-Leader: Mr. James E. Pletz, jpletz1968@hotmail.com

ASCLA Library Consultants Interest Group

Leader: Jeannette Smithee, smithee@seflin.org  

ASCLA Library Services for Youth in Custody (LSSP)

Leader: Camden Tadhg, Tadhg_C@cde.state.co.us

ASCLA LSSP Bridging Deaf Cultures @ your library Interest Group

Leader: Alec Mcfarlane, alec.mcfarlane@gmail.com

ASCLA LSSP (Libraries Serving Special Populations) LSSP Library Services to People with Visual or Physical Disabilities that Prevent Them from Reading Standard Print Interest Group

Leader: Carli Spina

ASCLA LSSP Library Services to the Incarcerated and Detained

Leader: Diane Walden, diane.walden@doc.state.co.us

ASCLA LSSP Universal Access Interest Group

Leader: Marti Goddard, mgoddard@sfpl.org

ASCLA SLA State Library Agencies – Library Development Interest Group

Leader: Gina Persichini, Gina.Persichini@libraries.idaho.gov  

ASCLA SLA (State Library Agencies)/LSTA Coordinators Interest Group

Leader: Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, kpeiffer@njstatelib.org

ASCLA SLA (State Library Agencies) Youth Services Consultants Interest Group

Leader: Sharon Rawlins, srawlins@njstatelib.org

ASCLA Tribal Libraries Interest Group

Leader: Lillian Chavez, mescalero_library@yahoo.com

Have you submitted a proposal for an ASCLA webinar yet?

 ASCLA welcomes proposals on topics that will assist our diverse membership in improved service delivery and job performance, as well as topics that reflect ASCLA’s expertise and are valuable for all types of libraries, librarians and library support staff across the profession.

Are you a subject matter expert? Do you have experience administering a particular type of service or program? Do you have an innovation to share?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until all available presentation slots for 2013 are filled.

Webinar presenters are compensated for their work and will receive training and support for Blackboard Collaborate, the webinar technology platform used by the division.

Need some inspiration? Check out this blog post for a list of topics we’re interested in, and also a link to the submission form:

http://ascla.ala.org/blog/2012/10/call-for-webinars-2013/

If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Hill, ASCLA web manager, at ahill@ala.org.

In addition to Interface, you can stay in touch with ASCLA happenings in the following ways:

• Bookmark the ASCLA blog
• Like ASCLA on Facebook
• Follow us on Twitter
• Subscribe to ASCLA-L, our division listserv
• Keep your membership information current so that you continue to receive communications–make updates by logging in at ala.org or by contacting the membership team at membership@ala.org or (800) 545-2433, option 5.

Save the date! Registration for the 2013 ALA Annual Conference is open on January 14th.  Our next issue of Interface will include a preview of some of the programming and events at the conference.

Greetings ASCLA Members!

I was very happy to see so many of you in Anaheim. We had some great programs and pre-conferences that were very successful, not to mention our stellar President’s Program with John Jantsch and his great presentation on Duct Tape Marketing. I hope you were able to enjoy them.

Coming up this year and next are two more fun trips sponsored by ASCLA to Ireland in September, and Italy in April. I hope you will consider joining us – both promise to be terrific jaunts! The Paris in April trip was fantastic — there’s nothing as wonderful as traveling with a bunch of librarians — and we hope to have many trips in the future to make more happy memories! You do not have to be an ALA member to travel with us, so please feel free to forward this information.

Never say never! Although we thought our last offering of ASCLA’s most-popular-ever consulting preconference was in 2011, we have some very good news. The presenters have agreed to hold another one at annual conference 2013 in Chicago. Stay tuned for more details throughout the year.

Last but not least, please consider joining one of our interest groups (see the complete listing later in this issue).  This issue of Interface is chock-full of information about their activities. They are doing great things. Or, consider volunteering for an ASCLA committee for 2013-2014. Committee appointments will be made in the winter and spring next year for terms that start July 1, 2013, so be sure to sign up now.

I hope you all are having a wonderful summer. I look forward to seeing many of you in Seattle in January 2013 for the Midwinter conference. Have a great Fall!

Susan Hornung

ASCLA Executive Director

Are you connected? Here are the ways you can stay in touch with ASCLA to assure you receive the most up-to-date information on division events, publications and breaking news like book award winners.

•        Bookmark the ASCLA Blog

•        Like us on Facebook

•        Follow us on Twitter: @ala_ascla

•        Subscribe to ASCLA-L or one of our section listservs by visiting http://lists.ala.org

•        Turn on your e-mail notifications for your Connect groups by going to the group page, scrolling down to the bottom and clicking on “Enable e-mail notifications from this group” at the bottom left

•        Make sure your membership record is up-to-date with current email and mailing addresses. Make updates by emailing membership@ala.org, calling (800) 545-2433, option 5, or by logging in at www.ala.org. Having an email address on file is vital to staying in touch, as the majority of our communications are sent out electronically.

Register Now! ASCLA Online Course “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities”

Registration is now open for the next offering of “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities”, an online course offered by ASCLA that aligns with one of the division’s core values: access to library services and information for all.

The course will run October 1-28, 2012, with two live online meetings on Thursday, Oct. 11 and Thursday, Oct. 25 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Central time. Additional weekly coursework is self-paced. The course will be held in Moodle, our online course management system.

This course is truly designed for all library staff, including support staff, general professional staff, age-level or subject specialists, managers and administrators.

Providing library services to people with disabilities is a role filled by all levels of library staff. From the part-time aide checking out library materials to the library director determining policies, staff skills and attitudes are crucial for a satisfactory library experience. During this course, participants will identify library users with disabilities at their library and the resources and assistive technologies available to assist them; examine changes in attitudes, laws and technologies that have impacted people with disabilities; and learn how to recommend changes in personal and organizational behaviors to improve services for people with disabilities at their library.

Interested participants can register online now, register via fax or mail, or learn more about the course at the ASCLA website. Registration fees start at $130 for ASCLA members. Discounted group registration rates for two or more registrants from the same library, library system or network are available. Contact ALA’s Membership and Customer Service Team with any questions about registration for this course at registration@ala.org or (800) 545-2433, option 5.

The instructor for this session is Kate Todd.  She has worked as a children’s librarian for The New York Public Library and as emerging technologies librarian for Manhattanville College. At Manhattanville College, she taught “Technology for Special Education” in the graduate school of education. She has also taught several online courses for the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), including “Children with Disabilities in the Library”. This new ASCLA course is the general staff counterpart to that course.

Next ASCLA trip heads to Italy with visits to Amalfi Coast, National Library and Vatican Museum

The dates and itinerary are set for ASCLA’s next adventure abroad: ASCLA in Italy! We’ll be traveling April 15-24, 2013, and we invite you to join us.

During this avventura italiana, we’ll spend time in Sorrento; Puglia; the Amalfi Coast: Amalfi, Positano, Ravello, Sorrento and Capri; Rome: the National Library, the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica; Lecce, Ostuni….and more!

The cost for this trip is eight nights for $2,950 plus airfare. A portion of the trip’s proceeds benefit ASCLA.

The trip cost includes 8 nights accommodations, 8 breakfasts, 8 dinners, 2 lunches, cooking class, guided tours throughout the trip, motor coach transportation, roundtrip ferry and funicular to Capri, Blue Grotto tour, cruise on the Amalfi coast, and admission to the Vatican. Participants are responsible for their own airfare.

Deposits in the amount of $500 are due by September 21, 2012, with the balance due by January 15, 2013. Checks should be made payable to Lyceum Tours. If you have any questions about the trip, contact the ASCLA office at ascla@ala.org or 312-280-4395, or Lyceum Tours at 856-795-9044.