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CHICAGO - Adam Szczepaniak, Jr., Deputy State Librarian & Director at New Jersey State Library - Talking Book & Braille Center elected President for 2018-19 for the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½).

Over his 20 years as an 91´«Ã½ member, Szczepaniak has been involved with ASCLA's Accessibility Assembly, Nominating Committee and Planning and Budget Committee among other involvement.

"I have been a professional librarian for forty years and worked in a variety of settings including academic and biomedical libraries as well as libraries serving individuals who are print impaired. In each library there was not a silo environment, rather there exists a relationship not only to similar libraries, but to all libraries." Szczepaniak said in his run for presidency.

Other individuals elected to ASCLA leadership roles include: Directors-at-Large: Lily Sacharow and Erin Boyington, Designated Director, Special Populations: Carrie Scott Banks and Designated Director, Library Consultants: Amy Jane Paget.

About ASCLA

The , a division of the , enhances the effectiveness of library service by advocating for and providing high quality networking, enrichment and educational opportunities for its diverse members, who represent state library agencies, libraries serving special populations, library cooperatives and library consultants.