Library Service to Underserved Children and Their Caregivers Committee

Charge

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To advocate for underserved children and their caregivers. To offer leadership in discovering, developing, and disseminating information about library materials, programs, and facilities for underserved children and their caregivers; to develop and maintain guidelines for selection of useful and relevant materials; and to discuss, develop, and suggest ways in which library education programs can prepare librarians to serve these children and their caregivers.

Roster

Lesley Mason
(Chair, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016)
Sylvia Cecilia M Aguinaga
(Member, July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016)
Mr. Jason Miles Driver, Sr.
(Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Renee Grassi
(Member, July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016)
Erin Lovelace
(Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Amanda Struckmeyer
(Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Eva Thaler-Sroussi
(Member, July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017)
Pat R. Scales
(Consultant, July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016)
Dan Bostrom
(Staff Liaison, January 3, 2010, to January 1, 2016)
Courtney Jones
(Staff Liaison, March 31, 2014, to June 30, 2018)

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Resources

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Trauma Toolkit (2024)
Toolkit: Library Services to Underserved Children and Their Caregivers (2021)
(2015)

Composition

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The Library Service to Underserved Children and Their Caregivers Committee consists of two co-chairs appointed in alternating years, plus 5 members. (2 co-chairs +5)

Origin

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Established in 1964 at the request of the ALSC Board of Directors.

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