Where have ASGCLA Member Groups Gone
Interest Groups migrated from the Association of Specialized, Government, and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA) to other parts of ALA on September 1, 2020. This list indicates the locations of the groups in the areas formerly supported by ASGCLA. More specific information relating to each Interest Group appears below.
ASGCLA area: State library agencies
Interest Groups relocated in: Chapter Relations Office (CRO)
- LSTA Coordinators
- State Library Agencies – Library Development
- State Library Agencies – Youth Services Consultants
ASGCLA area: Federal and armed forces libraries
Interest Groups relocated in: Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
- Federal and Armed Forces Libraries
ASGCLA area: Library agencies and individuals which provide library materials and service to underserved populations which include, but are not limited to, people with sensory, physical, health, developmental, learning, attention, or behavioral conditions, and people who are incarcerated or detained
Interest Groups relocated in: Office of Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
- Bridging Deaf Cultures
- Consumer Health Information Librarians
- Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s
- Library Services for the Incarcerated and Detained
- Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities
- Tribal Librarians
- Universal Access
ASGCLA area: Library cooperatives
Interest Groups relocated in: Core: Leadership Infrastructure, Futures
- Collaborative Digitization
- Consortial eBooks
- Consortium Management
ASGCLA area: Library cooperatives
interest Group relocated in: Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
- Physical Delivery
ASGCLA area: Independent librarians and consultants
Interest Groups relocated in: Core: Leadership Infrastructure, Futures
- Library Consulting
In addition, the Accessibility Assembly, an Interdivisional Committee has migrated to the Reference and User Services (RUSA) division.
View your Interest Group information below:
Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias
Bridging Deaf Cultures @ your library
Consumer Health Information Librarians
Federal and Armed Forces Libraries
Library Services to the Incarcerated and Detained
Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities
State Library Agencies – Library Development