Post Midwinter 2011

ASCLA Interface POST MIDWINTER Issue

We present to you the Post Midwinter 2011 issue of ASCLA Interface.  In this issue, we report on some activities that took place at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego in January.  We also look forward to some events that you can look forward to—and register for—this summer at the ALA Conference in New Orleans.  We also have...

A Message from the ASCLA President

Submitted by Diana Reese, ASCLA President ASCLA: Future-Friendly, Future-Ready ASCLA members will have the opportunity to affect substantial and meaningful change in their association by voting to approve ASCLA’s revised bylaws in the current ALA/ASCLA election. The changes provide a new structure that allows for more member participation and collaboration. Groups of individuals with mutual...

Congratulations, ASCLA 2011 Award Winners!

Submitted by Carol Ann Desch, Chair of the 2011 ASCLA Awards Committee.  Other members of the are Yolanda Cuesta, Gene Hainer, and Kathleen Hegarty. ASCLA is pleased to announce four 2011 award winners, who will receive their awards from ASCLA President Diana Reese at the ASCLA/COSLA Reception on Sunday June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. during...

ILEX Active at Midwinter and Planning for New Orleans

Submitted by Nancy Bolt, Independent Librarians’ Exchange Chair ILEX conducted its third successful pre-conference, Assembling a Consulting Toolkit:  What You Need to become a Successful Library Consultant, for 33 librarians interested in becoming consultants. The fourth and final preconference on consulting will be held in New Orleans. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the basics of...

ASCLA Program Proposals for 2012 Due May 1st

The  deadline for submitting proposals for 2012 institutes (Midwinter/Dallas), preconferences and programs (Annual/Anaheim) is May 1, 2011.   PROGRAM proposals must be submitted by this date using this online form: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ASCLA_Program_Proposals PRECONFERENCE/INSTITUTE proposals must be submitted by this date using this online form: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ascla_preconfinst_proposal We have posted a Word document version of both of these forms at...