Did you miss Banned Books Trivia Night 2022? On Monday, September 19, ALASC kicked off Banned Books Week with a challenge of their own: How much do you know about banned books? This year, the ALASC Events Team stumped us with their trivia questions about the history of banned books in the United States. Can you guess what book was…
San Jose State University’s American Librarian Association Student Chapter (ALASC) is raising funds to help Paradise Library, which was affected by the devastating fire that began the night of November 8th. All of the money raised from this fundraiser will be donated to the Marin County Library Foundation, which will help out Paradise Library. Drop by La Lune Sucree on…
by Amy Senn Those of you working in libraries may have already attended a library conference.  But for those of you who haven’t made it to one yet, I can’t recommend attending your first library conference highly enough.  I recently had the opportunity to attend the Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) annual conference in Vancouver, Washington on August 6…
by Kathryn Kane I am an MLlS student slowly creeping upon graduation, so when I found out that the Pacific Northwest Library Association annual conference was going to be in my hometown of Vancouver, Washington, I jumped at the chance to hobnob with some professionals. It was to be my first conference and I had high hopes. In…
September 30, 2014: Talking Comics with Carol Tilley by Brooke Heskett It was a great event! With 20 people in attendance, Carol Tilley took us through the history and evolution of comic books. For those who are not familiar with Carol’s work, she is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of…