President’s Message: Summer 2016
I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our 2016-17 President-Elect Jeannette Smithee and others elected to the Board of Directors, including Wendy Knapp (Secretary), Carson Block (Director at Large), Patrice Johnson (Designated Director, Special Populations), Sheryl Knab (Designated Director, Cooperatives and Networks), and Mary Soucie (Designated Director, State Library Agencies). Thank you to...
Ushering in a New Era of Library Data: Measures that Matter
By Jen Nelson Director and State Librarian, Minnesota Department of Education, State Library Services Every year more than 9,000 public libraries including over 17,000 public library outlets in the United States file an annual report with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Collectively, these 1,666,000 pieces of data tell a story...
Active Shooter Awareness Training
In light of the recent events in Orlando that have become far too common in our society, ASCLA would like to invite you to an active shooter awareness training at Annual this year. In addition, our past president was featured on the Dewey Decibels podcast in May discussing this topic. Information about the program and...
ASCLA at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference
Shortcut to ASCLA Programs, Preconference & Events at the Annual Conference ASCLA meetings can be found here. ASCLA programs can be found here. ASCLA discussion and interest groups can be found here. ASCLA’s whole line-up can be found here. ASCLA President’s Program Don’t Get Sued: What Librarians Are Doing to Address the Physical, Programmatic and Web-based Accessibility...
Call for Volunteers
Interested in meeting new people? ASCLA’s committees are a great way to get involved at the national level and make an impact while having lots of fun. You can participate even if you can’t attend conferences; ALA’s online community, ALA Connect, and other tools offered by the division make virtual participation easy and engaging. Below is...