LSSC News
A New Round of Library Support Staff Certification Registration Assistance Awards Offered by LSSIRT and Ten States

The Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program is proud to announce that the Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT) as well as eleven state library agencies will be offering another round of financial assistance to library support staff applying …
LSSC Breaking News, April 2012
The second issue of Breaking News is ready! It details the current state of the program, the upcoming webinar and in-person presentation schedule, information on upcoming financial assistance opportunities, and some exciting developments in the world of Support Staff and …
LSSC Breaking News, January 2012
With so much going on in the LSSC Program, we have decided to begin releasing quarterly updates which we will call “Breaking News”. The first issue is ready and details the current state of the program, the upcoming webinar and …
Webinar Invitation: An Introduction to the LSSC Program
December 13, 2011, 2:00pm CST – An Introduction to the LSSC Program
On Tuesday, December 13 at 2:00pm (CST), LSSC will offer an hour-long webinar on the program and how it works. The presentation will explain the value of …
The Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC) announces Project Participants
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) announced today that the LSSC program will partner with 11 Library Assistant Training (LTA) Programs in a project that will allow their graduates to receive the LSSC without having to further demonstrate their …
LSSC Program offers Financial Assistance

A New Round of Library Support Staff Certification Registration Assistance Awards Offered by LSSIRT and Seven States
Trish Palluck, Chair of the Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT) announced today that LSSIRT is offering another round of financial assistance …
The LSSC Program Offers Project for LTA Program Partners
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) announced today that it invites colleges that offer Library Technical Assistant (LTA) degrees or certificates to participate in a project which may allow their graduates to receive Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) without …
LSSC on Facebook and Twitter!
You can now interact with the LSSC Program on Facebook and Twitter, so “Like” us and start “Following” us!…
Successful Portfolio Submission Examples Posted
The Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program staff has gathered some examples from recent portfolios that were evaluated and accepted and posted them in the “Developing and Submitting a Portfolio” section of the website. These examples should help give candidates …
LSSC Searching for Evaluators
The ALA-APA’s Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program currently needs the help of librarians with an MLIS and at least five years’ experience in one of the areas of the LSSC competency sets, which are listed below.
LSSC began accepting …
LSSC announces Registration Assistance Awards
As part of a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) program, a program of the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association, will be offering Registration Assistance Awards of $175 to library support staff, half of the fee to register to become a candidate for library support staff certification. Several states are already accepting applications, including Arizona, Idaho, Mississippi, Oregon and Wyoming!
Breaking News: May 27, 2010
View the May 2010 LSSC newsletter.…
Breaking News: January 25, 2010
View the January 2010 LSSC newsletter.…

