What is REFORMA and Why Does It Matter?

The ALASC was fortunate enough to have representatives from The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking visit us during our April meeting last week. They were nice enough to leave us their PowerPoint presentation to share with you, which can be accessed via this link. Contact information for REFORMA is on the last slide, and…

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YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE ALASC GRADUATION RECEPTION

Graduates and students welcome! Each student or graduate is encouraged to bring a guest. Come and meet other students, staff, and faculty in person. Don’t miss the raffle for door prizes! When: Friday, May 22nd from 5-7pm Pacific Time Where: Clark Hall, 4th Floor SJSU Campus Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP http://goo.gl/forms/kJKG11emNQ Co-sponsored by ASIS&T, SLA, and iSchoolConnext.

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The ALASC April Board Meeting is 4/14 at 6pm!

Join us for our April meeting to learn about what we've been up to and what we're planning. We're scheduled to start at 6pm PST on April 14. Here's the link to our meeting room: Collaborate Link: http://goo.gl/AxvKQw During the first 15 minutes of the meeting, a representative from REFORMA, The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to…

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How Will You Celebrate World Book Night?

Established in the UK to encourage more adults to read, World Book Night celebrates its fifth year on April 23. The American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC) invites you to an online Facebook discussion from April 10 – April 21 and to our Book Talk on April 22 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm PDT.   Access to Facebook Discussion https://www.facebook.com/events/418145778364338/ Book…

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2015 ALA Presidential Candidate Recordings

(Update as of March 2020: The presidential candidate recordings are no longer available.)  Voting polls for the ALA 2015 elections will be open from 9:00 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, March 24 through 11:59 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 1. Below are the presidential candidate recordings for you to view in order to make an informed decision. Joe Janes (town hall…

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