ASCLA

<p> CHICAGO--The Library Consultants Interest Group (LCIG) of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of ALA, is offering the upcoming conference program <a href="http://ala12.scheduler.ala.org/node/922">&ldquo;Essential Facilitation: Practical Tools for Guiding Groups to Success&rdquo;</a> on Monday, June 25, 10:30 a.m. &ndash; noon in Room 205A of the Anaheim Convention Center.</p>

<p> CHICAGO&mdash;The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Public Library Association (PLA) are teaming up to offer &ldquo;Consultants Give Back&rdquo; at the ALA Annual Conference&mdash;an opportunity for libraries to receive free 30-minute consultation sessions from professional library consultants.</p>

<p> CHICAGO--Sara Gaar Laughlin, director of the Monroe County (Ind.) Public Library and longtime member of ALA and the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a>, will serve as the next vice-president/president-elect of ASCLA, the division of ALA that serves consultants, special populations librarians, state library agencies, and library networks, cooperatives and consortia, while promoting universal access to libraries and library services.</p>

<p> <span>CHICAGO--Managers and leaders from all types of libraries will benefit from the upcoming May 9 webinar <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/being-effective-facilitator">&ldquo;Being an Effective Facilitator&rdquo;</a> hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of ALA that cultivates leaders in librarianship with a wide variety of relevant webinars, workshops and online courses.</span></p>

<p> <span>CHICAGO&mdash;Registration is open through close-of-business on Thursday, April 19, for&nbsp;</span><a href="">&ldquo;Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities&rdquo;</a><span>, an online course offered by the&nbsp;</span><a href="">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a><span>&nbsp;that prepares your library and library staff to provide effective services to all users of the library.</span></p>

<p> <span>CHICAGO--John Jantsch, best-selling author of &quot;Duct Tape Marketing&quot; and &quot;The Referral Engine&quot;, will speak at the President&rsquo;s Program hosted by the&nbsp;</span><a href="">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a><span>&nbsp;at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif.</span></p>

<p> CHICAGO--This year&rsquo;s ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award, an annual honor presented by the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla">Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a>, will be presented to two organizations who produced noteworthy services and programming for library users with disabilities: the Port Washington Public Library for their &ldquo;Books for Dessert&rdquo; Program, and the Perkins Braille &amp; Talking Book Library and the Boston Public Library Digital Access Project.</p>

<p> <span>CHICAGO--Learn about the value of libraries behind bars by participating in &ldquo;Locked Up!: Go Inside a Juvenile Detention Center&rdquo;, a prison library tour at the&nbsp;</span><a href="">2012 ALA Annual Conference</a><span>&nbsp;offered by the&nbsp;</span><a href="">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a><span>--the division of ALA that supports the work of librarians serving incarcerated adults and youth.</span></p>

<p> <span>CHICAGO&mdash;The&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a><span>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla">Public Library Association (PLA)</a><span>&nbsp;are teaming up to offer &ldquo;Consultants Give Back&rdquo; at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif.&mdash;an opportunity for libraries to receive free 30-minute consultation sessions from professional library consultants, and those consultants interested in offering their services as a part of this event can now register online.</span></p>

<p> CHICAGO--Laura&nbsp;Sherbo<span>, branch library services program manager at the Washington State Library, is the 2012 recipient of the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (</a></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla">ASCLA</a><span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla">)</a> Leadership and Professional Achievement Award--an annual award presented to an&nbsp;</span>ASCLA<span>&nbsp;member who exemplifies leadership and achievement in consulting, library cooperation, networking, statewide service and programs and/or state library development.</span></p>