A word from our President
Midwinter Issue of Interface 2014 Message from the ASCLA President December 1, 2014 Dear ASCLA Colleagues, I look forward to seeing many of you in person at Midwinter, our business meeting for the year. Although we do our best to have regular conference calls with interest group conveners, committee chairs and the executive committee...
A word from our Executive Director
November 26, 2014 Dear ASCLA Members: The 2015 Midwinter conference is in the great city of Chicago this year and I hope those of you who will be there will take time to visit with us at the ASCLA Happy Hour on Friday, 7-8pm at the Renaissance Blackstone – Bar Lower Lounge (cash...
2014 Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award
Two members of ASCLA’s Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias Interest Group (IGARD), Karen Maki and Mary Beth Riedner, are part of the team of librarians who were awarded the 2014 Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award by the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA). This award “recognizes individuals, groups, libraries or organizations for their creative...
MCPL wins the ILF Programming Award
Monroe County Public Library, under the leadership of past ASCLA President Sara Laughlin, has received the 2014 Programming Award from the Indiana Library Federation (ILF). This award recognizes the Library for its programming during Disability Awareness Month in March 2014 . The highly creative and inclusive programs offered were the culmination of two years of focused efforts...
ASCLA at Midwinter 2015
ALA’s Annual Midwinter meeting is just around the corner, and there are a number of opportunities to connect with fellow ASCLA members! Using Comics to Promote Literacy – Advance Ticket Purchase Required Hilton-Chicago, Williford Room A Friday, January 30, 12:00pm to 4:00pm; This topic is important and timely in today’s increasingly visual culture. Participants in “Using Comics to...