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Advocacy Alert: Museum and Library Services Act

We received this request from the ALA. Please consider showing your support! We need you to take action today! On the heels of our amazing funding news last week, the Museum and Library Services Act - legislation to reauthorize the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - was introduced in both the Senate (S.3530) and House (H.R.6988) this past Friday with…

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October 2, 2018
Read more about the article Discussion of The John Carlos Story – 10/18 at 6pm – Sign up now
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Discussion of The John Carlos Story – 10/18 at 6pm – Sign up now

Please join us on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at 6pm Pacific for an online discussion of The John Carlos Story. This event is sponsored by the American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC). Please RSVP by completing the form below. A Zoom link will be emailed to those who RSVP. RSVP Here's more information about the book: The John Carlos Story: The…

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September 30, 2018
Read more about the article ALA News – ALA & State Library Association Joint Student Membership Program
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ALA News – ALA & State Library Association Joint Student Membership Program

  Please see the following press release from ALA regarding a new opportunity for students in participating states to receive joint memberships in the ALA and their state library association. CHICAGO — Forty-five state library associations (ALA Chapters) partner with the American Library Association (ALA) to offer a joint student membership program, which allows students engaged in a program of…

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September 27, 2018
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Huntington Library Tour 10/29 – sign up now

Please join SJSU ALASC on a FREE, behind-the-scenes tour of the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA! The tour will take place Monday, October 29, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Afterward, please join us for lunch and an exploration of the Library’s exhibits and beautiful Botanical gardens. From the library's website: "The Library collection includes more than seven…

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September 25, 2018
Read more about the article SAASC Event – Tour of LACMA’s library
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SAASC Event – Tour of LACMA’s library

SJSU's SAASC hosted an event at LACMA on September 22, 2018, to tour the museum library. We met in the main library with Head of Research and Libraries Alexis Curry. She oversees a staff of eight and a library that contains over 200,000 volumes. She shared with us that curator requests drive the library’s collection. The library is also open…

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September 23, 2018
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