Message from the ASCLA President
Dear ASCLA Members: What an exciting ALA Midwinter Conference for ASCLA! The drafts of both the Interest Group Guidebook and the Consultants’ Code of Ethics are moving forward. The ASCLA/COSLA reception was lovely. Many of the formal discussions of committees and interest groups were carried on more informally at the reception. Also, ASCLA’s strategic plan...
A Message from the Interface Editor
Be careful what you ask for! Since I took over as Editor of Interface, I have been asking, cajoling, begging, SCREAMING for content from the officers and members of ASCLA. All my wishes have finally come true! Thanks to everyone who wrote the great content in this issue. It is wonderful to see so many...
New Website for Library Services for Youth in Custody
Submitted by Camden Tadhg, Acquisitions & Youth Institutions Consultant, Institutional Library Development, Colorado State Library Do you serve youth in detention and correctional facilities? Are you interested in working with this highly-disenfranchised and incredibly rewarding population? Then check out the newly launched website of Library Services for Youth in Custody at www.youthlibraries.org ! All across...
New York Research Analysis Documents Positive Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement
The New York Comprehensive Center (NYCC)/RMC Research Corporation, in consultation with the New York State Education Department, the New York State Library and the New York Library Association has produced a new publication entitled, Informational Brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement. This comprehensive brief provides a current and rigorous research analyses which demonstrates...
Raising the Speed Limit in Idaho
Submitted by Gina Persichini, Networking Consultant, Idaho Commission for Libraries According to a 2011 report by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an estimated 232,000 Idahoans—primarily in the state’s vast rural areas—do not have high-speed Internet access. But the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) has taken the lead to help close that gap with an initiative...