ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN SPECIAL LIBRARIANS | AWSL

 AWSL WLA Conference Grant Application 

This scholarship is to help defray the cost for a library professional or library school student with an interest in Special Libraries to attend the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference. The application process is now closed. Watch this page for an updated application in 2024. 

 

 

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PURPOSE

The Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians (AWSL) is a division of the Wisconsin Library Association. Established in October 1986, AWSL exists to focus on the activities and issues of special libraries and librarianship and to provide a forum for exchange of ideas among persons involved with special libraries.

MEMBERSHIP - WHO CAN JOIN?

Membership is open to all WLA members who are special librarians or who have an interest in special libraries. Anyone who maintains a specialized collection of materials -- whether it's one person maintaining a collection of brochures in a small office or a trained and certified librarian managing the materials of a church, museum, prison, hospital, corporation, foundation, newspaper, government office, or other organization -- is considered a special librarian.

BENEFITS

  • Advance your career and develop as a professional by helping AWSL as an officer, committee member, or planner of conferences and continuing education programs. 
  • Gather with peers at occasional social outings organized by AWSL.
  • Apply for conference scholarships.

LEADERSHIP 

2024 Chair:  Steven Rice, Museum and Archives Manager, Door County Historical Museum

Past Chair: Val Magno, FVTC Library & Library Web, Fox Valley Technical College

WLA Board Liaison: Carrie Doyle, Head of Acquisitions and Serials, University of Wisconsin Law Library

Newsletter: Carol Hassler, Access Services Librarian, Wisconsin State Law Library

Web updates: Anne Moser, Director, Water Library at UW-Madison

 

NEWSLETTERS

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2011 | Spring • Fall
2010 | Spring • Fall
2009 | Spring • Fall
2008 | Spring • Fall
2006 | Spring

MEETING MINUTES

Meeting minutes are available to WLA members. Please sign in to see them. If you need assistance logging in, please contact [email protected] or call 608-245-3640.

AWSL Meeting Minutes (wisconsinlibraries.org)