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...
Volunteers Wanted
The new ASCLA is so many good things: fun, kind, networking, innovative-thinking, and full of futurists just to name a few. ASCLA also has the best mission at ALA! Our new interest groups are a force for this new energy–volunteer for ASCLA and participate in our interest groups! Did you know that the Association of...
American Foundation for the Blind New Website
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), the national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss, has launched a redesign of its main website, www.afb.org. The new site offers a more interactive, engaging experience, making it easier for visitors to locate information on the topics that interest them. Like the former AFB website,...
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...