Hello there! My name is Sophia, and I am the blogging coordinator for the SJSU ALASC. We are excited to announce that we are looking to involve you in our chapter blog! Love to write? Passionate about a certain library topic? We want to hear from you! This post is a call for guest bloggers for a one-off piece. If…
No health insurance is required to receive support with finding health information from your local public library. Public libraries are great resources where patrons can access reliable health information due to their ability to reach people beyond formal health care settings. In this blog, I wanted to highlight a few public libraries who are doing great work in providing health…
Andrea, it must be nice to work in a library- it’s so nice and quiet, you probably get a lot of reading done! …. uhm... Working at a library can be very wonderful, just not in the way you’d expect. It’s a customer service job, so you are in the position of helping people enjoy their time at the library-…
During the 43-unit course here at SJSU, you learn a lot about how libraries are an integral part of their communities. Whether it is an academic library providing resources to a university’s students and professors or a public library providing early literacy programs, libraries are a net positive for their communities. We also learn about the challenges facing libraries, such…
*All images taken from the Uncensored Library press release kit When countries ban literature, censor and murder journalists, and block websites and apps containing certain information, free speech and the sharing of ideas becomes limited. The people’s narrative becomes controlled and prevents the truth from being spoken and shared. While censorship is the death of knowledge and thought, censorship also…