President's Note

President’s Note

by Michael Golrick What a year! But first, let’s celebrate at ALA in Chicago. On Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 10:00am we will have the ASCLA Achievement & Recognition Awards Ceremony         in the Hilton Chicago (Michigan Avenue) in the Williford C Room. There will be a breakfast provided. We are...
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2017 Midwinter Events

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FRIDAY: ASCLA/COSLA Happy Hour Friday, January 20 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Room: Omni Hotels and Resort’s Latitudes Lounge at 100 CNN Center. Bring a friend – everyone is invited. Cash Bar. SATURDAY: Board of Directors Meeting I Saturday, January 21 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Room: Georgia World Congress Center, B316 ASCLA Leadership Session...
President's Note: Midwinter 2017

President’s Note: Midwinter 2017

The Midwinter Meeting of ALA will soon be upon us. Our Executive Director, Susan Hornung has posted to many of our discussion lists the various programs, meetings and opportunities sponsored by ASCLA and its units. I would also encourage you to make full use of the scheduler, which has been improved over the years. By...
President’s Note

President’s Note

by Michael Golrick As I think back on this summer, it was certainly a different one. It began with the shootings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, shortly before the ALA Annual Conference was to be held there.1 After ALA, I arrived home in Baton Rouge where the Alton Stirling shooting took place2. Protests followed...
An Interview with Teneka Williams

An Interview with Teneka Williams

Teneka Williams Distribution Manager Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS) 10 years   Read her recent essay for June’s issue of American Libraries, “Inclusivity in Any Library.”   Already an ALA member, Teneka is looking forward to membership in ASCLA. “It will be inspiring,” she writes, “to be part of a group that shares...