Become a ALASC Officer!

  Are you interested in increasing your leadership skills, gaining experience, creating programs for fellow students, and developing professional contacts?  If so, consider running for an officer position in your American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC)!           To learn more about ALASC and read officer position descriptions, visit our website: http://slisgroups.sjsu.edu/alasc/const.html   Nominations: ALASC is accepting…

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ALASC Member of the Year Award!

  ALASC is excited to announce its launch of an Annual ALASC Member of the Year Award.   The Member of the Year Award (or the MOTY's as I will forever call them) honors a SLIS student who has participated in ALASC initiatives and events and demonstrates support for ALASC’s mission. WHO CAN APPLY: Any current SLIS student who has…

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April Happy Hour in Sunnyvale

  Join ALASC for Happy Hour! All SLIS students are welcome! Thursday, April 19, 2012 5:00pm until 7:00pm           Please RSVP to sjsualasc@gmail.com so we know to look for you. Your host will be ALASC Chair, Elizabeth Borghi.   The event is self-pay. Happy Hour prices are from 3:00-6:00 PM and the menu is located here:…

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World Book Night with ALASC

    ALASC Announces World Book Night     ALASC has been chosen as designated book giver for  World Book Night (www.worldbooknight.org)     World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books which will see tens of thousands of people share books with others in their communities across America to spread the joy and love of reading on…

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The bookmobile was old school, long live the Mobile Library!

by Mira Geffner This week, I was part of a lucky group of students from the SJSU School of Library & Information Science. The staff of the Mountain View Mobile Library was generous enough to show us their vehicle, inside and out, and spend a couple of hours showing us all the back-of-house organization that makes it go. This vehicle…

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