Deaf History Month Spotlight: Alice Lougee Hagemeyer

Written by Sophia Catalano, Blogging Coordinator 

April is Deaf History Month and the SJSU ALASC would like to highlight a very special and important figure in the Deaf and library communities: Alice Lougee Hagemeyer. While not born deaf, Alice would go on to become an activist for the Deaf community, an advocate for deaf people in libraries, and a champion for federal funding to be granted for services for the deaf in public libraries. 

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Library 2.018 virtual conference – recap

Library 2.018 Social Crisis Management in a 21st Century World By Stacy Rivas, ALASC Blogging Assistant Along with 350 participants from all over North America, and a few around the globe, I attended the Library 2.108 virtual conference on Social Crisis Management in a 21st Century World. The conference included an opening keynote, thirteen 30-minute sessions on topics that ranged…

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Update- Advocacy Alert! Museum and Library Services Act

Last week, we shared this message from the ALA. Please see their update below and consider taking action to help support libraries. Advocacy Alert: Museum and Library Services Act So far, we've added four new Senate cosponsors since the Museum and Library Services Act was introduced in the House (H.R.6988) and Senate (S.3530. This is a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the…

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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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Banned Books Week Scavenger Hunt – Deadline Extended!

National Banned Book Awareness Week September 23-29 2018 (scavenger hunt submission date October 19th) How many “banned books” does your library have? Join us for our Literary Photo Scavenger Hunt AND Win a $25 Amazon gift card for the most Banned Book Photos! Visit your local library and find as many books as you can from the banned book list provided.…

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