Updates from SJSU ALASC

ALASC Presents: American Library Association 2026-2027 Presidential Speaker Panel

Being an active member of the American Library Association (ALA) means not just staying informed but also taking part in shaping the future of our profession. I’m Gabe Farmer, SJSU ALASC member and writer of the SJSU iStudent Blog, and I’m thrilled that I’ve been invited to collaborate on this post leading up to the ALA Presidential Candidates Speaker Panel.…

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Interview With SCALA ESU

  Hey, it’s Sabrina, your ALASC blog coordinator! Have you wondered what other LIS programs are like, or how other student organizations run? Check out this interview we conducted with SCALA (Student Chapter of the American Library Association) at ESU (Emporia State University)! Emporia State University is located in Emporia, Kansas. SCALA is ESU ‘s equivalent of ALASC, and it's…

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LA Fires and LA Libraries

  Los Angeles is no stranger to fires. In fact, you can say there are four things you become accustomed to in  LA: traffic, earthquakes, drought, and fires. Wildfires are so ubiquitous in LA that when Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) and Los Angeles County Library (LACPL) collaborated in 2024 for their “One Book, One County” program, the book chosen…

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ALASC Spring Theme 2025

ALASC Spring 2025 Theme “LIS Career Advice Beyond the Classroom”

  This is your blogging coordinator Sabrina, and welcome to the spring 2025 semester! We hope you had a restful and rejuvenating winter break, as well as time with family and friends during the holidays. If this is your first semester, welcome to the iSchool! This semester, ALASC’s theme is, LIS Career Advice Beyond the Classroom. We learn a lot…

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Graduation Fall 2024: Reflections of ALASC Graduating Members

  With the end of a semester comes graduation, and we’d like to take a moment to celebrate all of the iSchool 2024 fall graduates! Here are some parting words from our graduating Executive committee members about their experiences during the program.  “I started the program in Fall of 2022, while at a full time job not in the library…

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