LSSIRT newsletter, June 2009

The latest LSSIRT (ALA's Library Support Staff Interests Round Table) Newsletter is now available.

Check it out online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/lssirt/lssirtbenefits/2009_LSSIRT_June_fin.pdf

This issue is all about LSSIRT activities going at at ALA Annual - being held July 9-15, 2009, in Chicago - and the Support Staff focused conference-within-a-conference Empowerment Conference.

ALA-APA Library Support Staff Certification

The Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP) Advisory Committee is seeking feedback on their implementation recommendations. Comments will be accepted through January 31, 2009, after which the final revisions will be made.


Additional documentation can be found here: http://www.ala-apa.org/about/certtflta.html

LSSIRT Newsletter

The latest LSSIRT (ALA's Library Support Staff Interests Round Table) Newsletter is now available.

Check it out online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/lssirt/lssirtbenefits/2008_December_LSSIRT.pdf

It includes a great article by Dorothy Morgan (president of the LSSIRT Steering Committee and Liverpool (NY) Public Library) based on her presentation at the 2008 Empowerment Conference, titled Captain Your Destiny and "Sea" Where it Takes You! she writes eloquently about change, professional/personal development, and staying engaged in one's library career despite the obstacles.