List of Groups

How to Join an Interest Group

To join an interest group, simply do one of the following:

  1. 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:
  2. 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:
  3. 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.infoPaula 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 Collinshttp://lydia@pitt.eduCarrie Banks, cbanks@bklynlibrary.org


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.comKathleen 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.usGreg 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.