Confessions of an Overachieving Program Planner
Contributed by ASCLA Member and BRAVE Conference Program Planner Ray James Far be it for me to discourage anyone determined to take their stress level up a few notches but read my testimony carefully before you decide to plan and execute two events at one annual conference. I have to grant that the thrill of...
Brooklyn Public Library’s English Conversation Group Program
Contributed by Carol Desch The English Conversation Group Program at Brooklyn Public Library has continued to grow over the past year allowing more participants to take part in this free program. When the program received a grant from the New York State Library’s Adult Literacy Library Services Grant Program in 2010, there were twelve groups. ...
ASCLA Award for Innovative Universal Access Announced
This year’s ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award will be presented to two organizations that produced noteworthy services and programming for library users with disabilities: the Port Washington (N.Y.) Public Library for its “Books for Dessert” Program, and the Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library and the Boston Public Library Digital Access Project. The award is supported by ASCLA,...
ASCLA Announces 2012 Award Winners
This year’s ASCLA Awards will be presented at the ASCLA/COSLA Networking Party and Awards Reception, which will be held 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the ALA Annual Conference. This year’s winners are: ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award: Port Washington Public Library’s “Books for Dessert” program and the “Digital Access Project”. Francis Joseph Campbell...
Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library
Submitted by Kim Charlson, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library (Ed. Note: The Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library (PBTBL) is one of the winners of the 2012 ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award. The award is sponsored by ASCLA, the National Organization on Disability, and Keystone Systems, and is given to a library organization that has provided services...