Welcome to the SJSU ALASC!

Get to Know ALASC Executive Committee Events Coordinator, Kelli Roisman! What inspired you to get into the library field? My admiration for librarians and the role libraries play as community spaces where everyone is welcome. Who are your personal heroes? Malala Yousafzai Greta Thunberg And all young activists everywhere who have the courage of their convictions. Who are your favorite…

We had a blast meeting many of you at this year's Student Group Meet and Greet. We had great representation from ALA, SLA, SAA, Reforma, ASIS&T, and many more. If you weren't able to attend... keep reading! Missed our Meet & Greet event on September 1? You can view the recording on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvY4VCJRf1g Our Fall  2021 iSchool…

A California Library Association four-part highly-interactive series of online Ursula Meyer Advocacy Fund Training sessions kicks off on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 and continues on the second Wednesday of each month through December 2021. Session 1, “The California Library Advocacy Landscape: Introduction to Advocacy,” is scheduled to run from 10 am – noon PT. It provides participants an opportunity to…

Get to Know the newest member of the ALASC Executive Committee - Treasurer Elizabeth Kuykendall! What inspired you to get into the library field? The core values of the profession really appealed to me. Plus, libraries have always been my happy places. Who are your favorite books/authors? In no particular order: Anything by Jane Austen or a Brontë sister the…

Get to Know ALASC Executive Committee Secretary/Archivist, Gabrielle Visco! What inspired you to get into the library field? My time as a Library Specialist in a rural junior senior high school opened my eyes to the library field world. It's odd because I have been an avid library patron since I was a kid, yet for some reason I never…