Library Support Staff Certification Program

Presentations at Conferences

If you would like to know more about the LSSCP, the Advisory Council members are available to speak at conferences, programs and other related events. You may also use this MS PowerPoint Presentation to learn more about the certification program.

Scheduling a Speaker	Contact the ALA-APA office at 800-545-2433, x2424 or jgrady@ala.org.
Fees	Although no honoraria is required, the speaker's travel, lodging and meals must be covered by the sponsoring institution (depending on the distance traveled, time of program, etc.)
Who's Talking About LSSCP? Upcoming Presentations	2009, March 31 - April 3, Texas Library Association (TLA) Conference (Nancy Bolt, Karen Strege) 2008, November 7-8 - Colorado Library Association Conference (Nancy Bolt) 2008, October 23 - Virginia Library Association (VLA) Conference (Nancy Bolt) 2008, October 1-3 - Washington Library Employees (WALE) Conference (Karen Strege)
Past Presentations	2008, April 30 - Joint conference of Utah Library Association (ULA) and Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) (Karen Strege) 2008, April 11 - Maryland Association of Public Library Administrators (Nancy Bolt) 2008, April 10-11 - New Mexico Library Association (NMLA) Conference (Diana Reese) 2008, March 29 - Public Library Association (PLA) Conference (Nancy Bolt) 2008, February 1 - Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR) (Nancy Bolt and Karen Strege) 2007, October 25 - Nebraska Library Association (Nancy Bolt) 2007, April 2 - Colorado Association of Libraries Paralibrarian Division Workshop (Diana Reese)

The project is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the American Library Association. It is a partnership between the American Library Association and the Western Council of State Libraries.

Historical Documents

Please review the history of ALA-APA certifications and the LSSIRT Certification Task Force Certification of Library Technical Assistants document.