Conference Report from the Interest Group for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia
Submitted by Mary Beth Riedner, IGARD, Chair First place in the Diversity and Outreach Fair at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Saturday, June 29 was awarded to the Gail Borden Public Library of Elgin, IL for their poster entitled “Remember Me: Serving Persons with Alzheimer’s and Dementia.” The Fair is hosted annually by ALA’s...
Program Report: Passages Academy Libraries
Submitted by Regan Schwartz, School Librarian, Passages Academy The Passages Academy Libraries team enjoyed the opportunity to share our experiences creating and growing arts programs and partnerships in our libraries during the ALA Conference in Chicago this summer. Serving New York City’s youth in detention, nonsecure detention, and nonsecure placement requires a certain amount of creativity...
Program Review: Beyond Brainstorming: Making More Effective Decisions
Submitted by Lily Sacharow, MS Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science Great Expectations: Decision-Making Unpacked at ALA A program review of “Beyond Brainstorming: Making More Effective Decisions” My ALA 2013 started off with a bang when I attended “Beyond Brainstorming: Making More Effective Decisions,” an ASCLA-sponsored program given...
Conference Program Slides Available
Storytelling Mojo Submitted by Liz Markel The PowerPoint slides from Michael Margolis’ presentation during the ALA Conference on “Storytelling Mojo” are available for download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1u3g2qkjg629m7/MMargolis%20ALA%20Keynote%20June%202013.pdf On behalf of ASCLA, I’d like to thank everyone who attended this program for being so friendly and willing to share a cozy space with fellow conference attendees! The energy...
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Did you attend a program or preconference in Chicago hosted by ASCLA? If so, we want to hear from you! To help us prepare for 2014 programs and other upcoming professional development offerings, we’d appreciate your feedback on your 2013 programming experiences. Please take a moment to complete an evaluation for each ASCLA program you attended....