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Special Webinar for ALA’s New Members Round Table!

Join the ALASC for a webinar on October 10, at 12pm PDT! Are you connected to the American Library Association? ALASC is hosting a webinar with the ALA’s New Members Round Table. During this webinar our guest speaker, Julia Frankosky, the New Member Services Director of the NMRT, will join us for a discussion about the benefits of ALA membership.…

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September 28, 2017

ALA News

Your Efforts Are Helping to #saveIMLS

I am pleased to report that on September 14, the full House of Representatives voted as part of a large spending package (H.R. 3354) not to make any cuts in federal funding for IMLS. This includes all funding for IMLS programs under the Library Services and Technology Act, and for the Department of Education’s Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. Read the…

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September 21, 2017

Events

Join the Rebel Reader Tournament!

iSchool students! Banned Books Week is Sept. 24-30! During that week, ALA will host the Rebel Reader Twitter Tournament. Complete action items on Twitter using the hashtag #RebelReader to be entered into a drawing to win literary prizes! Feel free to tweet @ ALASC SJSU as well! Here’s how to participate in the drawing (taken from ALA.org): Take a selfie…

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September 19, 2017

Events

SJSU iSchool Meetup in Denver!

*** Calling all SJSU iSchool students near Denver, CO! Voluntary networking opportunity with other iSchool students! Please RSVP for those interested in attending. *** Being in a fully online graduate program means that students link up with their classmates and professionals not only in their home country, but also with others around the world. While that immense network of peers to connect with…

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August 23, 2017

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