How to Join an Interest Group
To join an interest group, simply do one of the following:
- Call MACS (ALA’s member services department) at the following number: 1-800-545-2433, x5 and request to have the interest group added to your membership, or:
- Send an email to membership@ala.org with your request to be added to the interest group with subject line: ASCLA free interest groups, or:
- As long as your membership is current and has more than 4 months left in your membership year, go online and add the interest group(s) to your membership record. You must use your ALA logon & password to be able to access your membership record online
ALA members, who are not ASCLA members, may join any ASCLA interest group free-of-charge for one year. If you are a non-ASCLA member, please contact ascla@ala.org to join an ASCLA interest group.
ASCLA Interest Groups
For more information about each group, please contact the corresponding leader, listed below.
Alzheimer's & Related Dementias Interest Group
Leader: Mary-Kate Finnegan-Dopkins, finneganmarykate@gmail.com
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igard first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Bridging Deaf Cultures @ your library Interest Group
Leader: Alec McFarlane, alec.mcfarlane@gmail.com
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igbdc first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Collaborative Digitization Interest Group
Leader: Sandra McIntyre, sandra.mcintyre@utah.edu
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igcd first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Consortial eBooks Interest Group
Leaders: Veronda Pitchford, veronda.pitchford@railslibraries.info; Paula MacKinnon, pmackinnon@califa.org
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igceb first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
To join this new interest group, complete the form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/con_ebooks.
Consortium Management Discussion Interest Group (IGCM)
Leader: Tracy Byerly, tracy.byerly@sbcglobal.net
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igcm first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Consumer Health Information Librarians Interest Group
Leaders: Lydia Collins, http://lydia@pitt.edu; Carrie Banks, cbanks@bklynlibrary.org
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group
Future of Libraries Interest Group
Leader: Amy Paget, amypaget@tcpl.lib.in.us
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igfl first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Interlibrary Cooperation Interest Group (IGIC)
Leader: Brenda Bailey-Hainer, bbailey-hainer@atla.com
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igic first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Library Consultants Interest Group
Leader: Liz Bishoff, liz.bishoff@gmail.com
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-iglc first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Library Services to the Incarcerated and Detained
Leaders: Sarah Gebert, sarahmgebert@gmail.com; Kathleen Kluegel, kmkluegel@gmail.com
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-iglsid first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities
Leader: Mark Lee, leem@carnegielibrary.org
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-iglspv first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Library Services for Youth in Custody
Leader: Camden Eadoin Tadhg, Tadhg_c@cde.state.co.us
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-iglsyc first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
LSTA Coordinators Interest Group
Leader: Kathleen Peiffer, kmoellerpeiffer@njstatelib.org
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igsalc first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Physical Delivery Interest Group
Leaders: Jim Pletz, jpletz@tln.lib.mi.us; Greg Pronevitz, greg@masslibsystem.org
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igpd first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
State Library Agencies – Library Development Interest Group
Leaders: Shannon White, whites29@michigan.gov; Wendy Knapp, wknapp@library.in.gov
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igsald first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Tribal Librarians Interest Group
Leader: Lillian Chavez, mescalerolibrary@matisp.net
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igtl first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Universal Access Interest Group
Leader: Marti Goddard, Marti.Goddard@sfpl.org
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igua first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.
Youth Services Consultants Interest Group
Leader: Sharon Rawlins, srawlins@njstatelib.org
- ALA Connect
- Online Discussion Group: To subscribe, send an email to sympa@lists.ala.org with the following subject: subscribe ascla-igsays first name last name. [Please do not put anything in the body of the message]. Anyone can join the discussion group whether they’re an interest group member or not.