Upcoming Library Tours – 2014
Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year: ALASC is excited to announce its first library tour!
Please join us for a one and a half hour tour of the San Francisco VA Hospital Library on September 26th at 1pm.
After the tour, we will venture to the Seal Rock Inn restaurant for a nosh and/or a drink. Information about the Seal Rock Inn restaurant can be found here: http://www.sealrockinn.com/restaurant.html
We look forward to mingling, learning, and providing a space for SJSU iSchool students to meet each other face-to-face.
Because the tour is small, we will be limiting the number to the first eight (8) students who sign up. Please register online at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FLmudmnuEKWKpI7CK97vBMOUDlgyYdjPUVvnnhfq2A8/viewform?usp=send_form
About the library:
The San Francisco VA Medical Center Medical library “ contains a collection of easy-to-read health and wellness books, respected health education newsletters, videos and other material.” (Retrieved from http://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/patients/patiented.asp). The Medical Center library is located inside a beautiful historic hospital near Land’s End.
Location:
We will meet at the front entrance of the hospital.
San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
* Parking is available at the hospital for a small fee ([update]).
* Public Transportation is also available:
* Carpooling may occur, depending on interest.
Please note: The tour is limited to 8attendees. Registration will close on Friday, September 19.
Registration Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FLmudmnuEKWKpI7CK97vBMOUDlgyYdjPUVvnnhfq2A8/viewform?usp=send_form
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/319839854864678/
Contact Lara McLaughlin, ALASC Regional Events Coordinator at laraamclaughlin@gmail.com or tour leader Amanda Thompson at amandafrieda@yahoo.com with any questions or suggestions for future events!
Past Library Tours – 2012
Friday, February 24th 10:00am
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Join ALASC as we visit Los Angeles Public Library’s state of the art Central Library. Enjoy the art and architecture of the wonderful Goodhue Building with its distinctive sphinxes and rooftop pyramid. Wander through the high-tech. Bradley Wing, designed by famed architect Norman Pfeiffer, and gaze at the 8-story atrium with its whimsical chandeliers. Learn about the library’s comprehensive book, magazine, audio and videotape collections as well as its extensive network of informational databases. This tour will include a tour of the library’s operations as well as a tour of the library’s architecture and the Maquire Gardens. Afterwards we will stroll over to the farmers market for lunch.
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Monday, February 27th, 2012 11:00am
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
Attention Pacific Northwest SLIS students! Join ALASC Program Coordinator Elaine Hall and local SLIS students for a tour of the Seattle Public Library on February 27th at 11:00am. The Seattle Public Library, known for their mission to bring people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and build community, is located in the heart of downtown Seattle. The tour will be led by Jodee Fenton, Special Collections Librarian and Archivist, and will focus on library operations and circulation.
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Mountain View Public Mobile Library Service Tour
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 1:00-2:00p.m.
585 Franklin Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
This is a great opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at Mountain View Library’s mobile library service. During this tour, you will have the opportunity to view the “mobile library” vehicle as well the back of house area of the library assigned to the mobile service. The Mobile Library makes 3 stops throughout the City, serving day care centers, retirement communities, corporations, and after school programs.
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Berkeley Starr East Asian Library
Friday, March 9th, 2012 – 11:00am
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Berkeley’s C. V. Starr East Asian Library contains one of the most comprehensive collections of materials in East Asian languages in the United States. Its combined holdings, totaling over 900,000 volumes in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other East Asian languages, make it one of the top two such collections in the United States outside of the Library of Congress. Construction of the Starr Library, the first freestanding structure built to house an academic East Asian collection on an American university campus, was completed in the fall of 2007. The Library opened to the public in the spring of 2008.
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San Francisco Public Library Tour
Friday, March 30th, 2012 – 11:30am-1:00pm
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
The Main Library is the resource center for the entire San Francisco Public Library system and the libraries of Norther California. Its large collection and extensive programs and exhibits support the Library’s mission of “access to information, knowledge, independent learning and the joy of reading.” Join ALASC as we tour this iconic library and learn more about its history and behind-the-scenes operations.