News from the ALASC student newsletter, The Descriptor. The Descriptor was discontinued in 2017 but we thank all contributing students for their efforts.
Reading Is Sexy by Perlita Payne It wasn't until the second grade that I learned how to read. I remember very well my teacher, Ms. B., taking me aside one day after school and telling me that I would stay behind everyday until I learned how to read. My 7 year old self disliked her so much for this.…
biblioteca sin nombre by Ricardo RamÃrez-Madera they entered the camp with books about the first days of school, and illustrated works of unpronounceable poets later as we traveled in cold school buses towards town, pastoral landscapes and wordless…
DIY Librarian Wallet by Hannah Schilperoort I love DIY culture. I’m not the most artistic person in the world, but I like to make functional objects. I learned how to make duct tape wallets a few years ago by watching one of the many instructional videos on YouTube. I made this particular wallet, made only from duct tape…
The Twitter Tango by Silvia Spiva An image, a link, and a mention. If you have space a hashtag, too. Don't strive for readers' attention. Just be yourself, and they'll like you. A multilingual marketer, Silvia Spiva has built global collaboration teams at Sybase, Apple and Cisco. She is a Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math (STEAM) mentor.…
Present Past: Sepia Photographs of Library Architecture by Laura McClanathan Sepia-tone imparts a timeless nostalgic quality, and a certain stillness, to photography. When the subject is architecture, the removal of all but one color of the spectrum allows the observer to take in more of its evocative details. This selection of digital photographs of library architecture is taken from…