The 2012 Emerging Leaders Team G is exploring ways to transform and extend the former American Library Association (ALA) annual volunteer service day, Libraries Build Communities, into Librarians Build Communities (LBC).
Between Thanksgiving and the last days of December 2011, students in East Carolina University’s Master of Library Science department, in Greenville, North Carolina, gathered 239 books and materials to donate to homeless shelters, after-school programs, hospitals, and libraries in communities throughout North Carolina.
I urge each of you to send this message to your own student chapter e-list, encouraging everyone not only to sign the White House petition Ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program but also to broadcast to their friends and colleagues the necessity of gathering the sufficient number of signature
Each Annual Conference ALA provides a great opportunity for 40 students engaged in ALA Student Chapters to participate in the Student-to-Staff Program.
The 2011 ALA Student Chapters Survey was conducted over a three-month period (July 2011 through October 2011). The results are in and can be found posted at the Student Chapter Leadership group on ALA Connect. Thanks to everyone who completed this 20-minute survey.
If you're a student, join your Chapter and ALA for one low price of $35, anytime from now through August 31, 2012. At this time it is not possible to apply online for joint membership; however, it's an easy three-step process.
The Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) fall online learning schedule is now available and includes new courses on health reference and spatial literacy.
A new FAQ, ALA Student Chapters: Frequently Asked Questions, helps explain how the ALA and ALA Student Chapters partnership works and provides easy access to ALA resources for Student Chapters. It also shows ways to get involved in ALA Student Chapters and ALA.
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