Q&A With Kathi Moeller-Peiffer
Congratulations to Kathi Moeller-Peiffer of the New Jersey State Library on her election to the ASCLA Vice President/President-Elect position. We asked Kathi some questions about her relationship with ASCLA and what she does when she’s not preoccupied with important library work. Swing by the ASCLA/COSLA Reception at the ALA Annual Conference to meet Kathi and...
Member News
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...
Welcome New ASCLA Members
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...
Remembrances of Ireland
Submitted by Patricia M. Hogan, Administrative Librarian, Poplar Creek Public Library District, Streamwood, Illinois When ASCLA announced its plans for an October, 2012 trip to Ireland, I was thrilled that I would have a chance to return to the Emerald Isle and to travel to places like Dublin that I had missed in my first...
ASCLA Member News
Rhea Joyce Rubin Rhea Joyce Rubin retired on December 31, 2012 after 38 years as a librarian, with the last 22 years as an independent library consultant. Her consultancy specialized in extending library services to non-traditional users including people with disabilities, adult new readers, and residents of correctional or mental health institutions, as well as planning...