Theme: Improving services for people with Disabilities
New York Public Library LEAPing into the Library eBook Future

New York Public Library LEAPing into the Library eBook Future

By Greg Pronevitz, Executive Director, Massachusetts Library System and ASCLA Board Member At the ALA Mid-Winter Meeting in snowy Chicago attendees at the ASCLA Consortial eBook Interest Group were treated to an intriguing discussion about an exciting future possibility for eBooks in libraries. Micah May, NYPL’s Director of Business Development, and James English, NYPL’s Senior...
Special Issue: Improving Services for People with Disabilities

Special Issue: Improving Services for People with Disabilities

Spring is finally here!  This issue of ASCLA’s InterFace we will explore ways we can improve library services for people with disabilities.  Chris Jackson and Mary Frasier, who were part of the award winning Monroe County Library staff in Bloomington, IN talk about how ASCLA and ALA programming have helped their library improve services.  We’ll...
Illinois State Library working to Improve Library Services for People on the Spectrum

Illinois State Library working to Improve Library Services for People on the Spectrum

By Christina C. Wray The Illinois State Library has been awarded a National Leadership Forum grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to help begin a national conversation on improving library services for patrons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).  Their project, called Targeting Autism, is led by a partnership of the State Library,...