Clik here to view.
Correctional Facility Brings Art to Youth
Submitted by Chuck Steinbower, Teacher/Librarian, Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility In the past four years Chuck Steinbower, librarian, and Mike Rodgers, art teacher, have partnered with a variety...
View ArticleExloring the Family Resource Library
Contributed by Gwen Rosen, Family Resource Librarian, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Hospitalization can be a very stressful event, both for patients and families. At Johns Hopkins Children’s Center...
View ArticleMore Than Mail A Book
How Queens Library Uses Interactive Programs to Enrich Lives of Homebound Customers Submitted by Madlyn Schneider, Mail A Book Program Manager and Joanne King, Associate Director of Communications,...
View ArticleILEX Shines in New Orleans
Under the leadership of ILEX chair, Nancy Bolt, the Independent Librarians Exchange had a stellar year! During Annual Conference, the ILEX Executive Committee began consideration of an “ILEX...
View ArticleItems of Interest from the New York Public Library
Submitted by Brigid Cahalan, Outreach Coordinator, New York Public Library Please see the links below for a couple of items that may be of interest to ASCLA members. Age-Friendly Tips–This is a list of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sign Language Storytime at Austin Texas Public Library
Submitted by Stephanie Shipman, Youth Librarian, Austin Public Library and Karen Brown, Parent Infant Program Teacher – Texas School for the Deaf Austin, Texas is known for many things – the state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
West Hartford Public Library Improves Accessibility
Submitted by Martha Church, Reference Services, West Hartford Public Library Several days each week, a young woman visits the Noah Webster Library in West Hartford, Connecticut, and spends the morning...
View ArticleRaising the Speed Limit in Idaho
Submitted by Gina Persichini, Networking Consultant, Idaho Commission for Libraries According to a 2011 report by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an estimated 232,000 Idahoans—primarily in...
View ArticleNew York Research Analysis Documents Positive Impact of School Libraries on...
The New York Comprehensive Center (NYCC)/RMC Research Corporation, in consultation with the New York State Education Department, the New York State Library and the New York Library Association has...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Reading Life For All
ASCLA members in a Parisian cafeSubmitted by Nancy Curtin (Ed. Note: The Port Washington Public Library “Books for Dessert” program is one of the winners of the 2012 ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award. The award is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library
Submitted by Kim Charlson, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library (Ed. Note: The Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library (PBTBL) is one of the winners of the 2012 ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award. The award...
View ArticleASCLA Announces 2012 Award Winners
This year’s ASCLA Awards will be presented at the ASCLA/COSLA Networking Party and Awards Reception, which will be held 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the ALA Annual Conference. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ASCLA Award for Innovative Universal Access Announced
Eiffel Tower Carousel - ASCLA Paris tripThis year’s ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award will be presented to two organizations that produced noteworthy services and programming for library users with disabilities:...
View ArticleBrooklyn Public Library’s English Conversation Group Program
Contributed by Carol Desch The English Conversation Group Program at Brooklyn Public Library has continued to grow over the past year allowing more participants to take part in this free program. When...
View ArticleConfessions of an Overachieving Program Planner
Contributed by ASCLA Member and BRAVE Conference Program Planner Ray James Far be it for me to discourage anyone determined to take their stress level up a few notches but read my testimony carefully...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Everyday Assistive Technology on the Go: Identifying Characteristic of...
Submitted by Christina C. Wray, Librarian, Center for Disability Information and Referral, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Bloomington, ccwray@indiana.edu With the...
View ArticleProject ENABLE: Effective Library and Information Services to Students with...
Submitted by Jessica Stewart, Master’s Degree Candidate, Library and Information Science-School Media Librarians who are well trained in providing high level services to their patrons with...
View ArticleManaging Data in Arizona
Submitted by Jason LeDuc, Director of Sales, Counting Opinions, jleduc@countingopinions.com The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records is a multi-faceted organization with six divisions....
View ArticleServices for Older Adults
Submitted by Diantha Dow Schull, DDSchull Associates, www.ddschull.com It is my pleasure to announce publication of 50+ Library Services: Innovation in Action, published by ALA Editions. This book...
View Article
