Search
Primary tabs
ALA News
AASL seeks interest to host a Fall Forum satellite site
Jennifer Habley CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) seeks statements from school districts, universities, education service centers or others interested in hosting a satellite site of the AASL 2012 Fall Forum. If interested, parties should submit a one-page Statement of
12/27/2012 - 13:32
More selections added to ALSC’s Great Web Sites for Kids
CHICAGO- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more informative and engaging websites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to exceptional websites for
12/27/2012 - 13:31
More Great Websites for Kids selected by ALSC
Laura Schulte-Cooper Program Officer, Communications lschulte@ala.org CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more sites to Great Websites for Kids, its online resource featuring hundreds of links to exceptional
09/08/2015 - 12:52
ALSC selects more Great Websites for Kids
Laura Schulte-Cooper Program Officer, Communications lschulte@ala.org CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more sites to Great Websites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to exceptional
01/07/2014 - 09:23
ALSC's Great Websites for Kids relaunches with fresh new design
Laura Schulte-Cooper CHICAGO- Great Websites for Kids (GWS) (www.ala.org/greatsites), the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media
12/27/2012 - 13:32
AASL expands reach of Fall Forum with satellite site attendance options
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is expanding the educational reach of its biennial Fall Forum by offering registrants the opportunity to attend via one of four satellite sites. AASL’s national institute, “Transliteracy and the School Library Program,” will take place
12/27/2012 - 13:27
19 notable sites added to ALSC's Great Websites for Kids
Laura Schulte-Cooper CHICAGO- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has added more recommended websites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to outstanding
12/27/2012 - 13:43
ALSC announces exceptional websites for children
Laura Schulte-Cooper CHICAGO-- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has added recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to outstanding Web
12/27/2012 - 13:45
More Great Websites for Kids selected by ALSC
Laura Schulte-Cooper Program Officer, Communications lschulte@ala.org CHICAGO —The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more sites to Great Websites for Kids, the online resource featuring hundreds of links to exceptional
06/02/2016 - 11:29
AASL seeks hosts for Fall Forum satellite sites
Jennifer Habley Manager, Web Communications jhabley@ala.org CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will once again host a hybrid presentation of its biennial national institute, the Fall Forum, in 2014. As part of the presentation, three or four satellite sites across the
11/11/2013 - 10:00
Search results
-
Louisville Pre-K Kids Read Big
The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program encourages reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers as a way to increase childhood literacy and family bonding. The challenge is simple: Parents and kids pledge to read at least 1,000 books together before the ...
PMOREHART - 11/13/2014 - 10:32 - American Libraries Magazine
-
Penguin Delights and Educates Children at Kentucky Library
Speckles the African penguin visits children at the Kenton County (Ky.) Public Library's William E. Durr branch in Independence. Speckles spends most of her time at Newport (Ky.) Aquarium, but she was brought to the library the morning of March 5 tha ...
CFRANCIS - 04/25/2014 - 16:24 - American Libraries Magazine
-
An Eye-Popping Rare Book Collection
“Old Mother Hubbard” needed a cupboard—and the Preservation Lab complied. On this project, the Preservation Lab—located in the basement of the University of Cincinnati’s Walter C. Langsam Library—was tasked with creating a way to store and preserve four ...
ssinharoy - 11/05/2014 - 13:08 - American Libraries Magazine
-
Florida Library Peddles Bikes
Gearing up for spring, the Winter Park (Fla.) Public Library (WPPL) rolled out a new lending program: eight new bicycles, including a two-seater tandem, along with locks, helmets, and mounted baskets (squeaky bike horns not included). The bike lending pro ...
CFRANCIS - 03/25/2014 - 09:48 - American Libraries Magazine
-
Library Marks 75th Anniversary of First Sit-In
On August 21, children from a local recreation center in Alexandria, Virginia, helped commemorate the 75 th anniversary of the earliest known civil rights sit-in at an American library. The ceremony included the unveiling of a historical marker (shown bel ...
ssinharoy - 09/26/2014 - 13:43 - American Libraries Magazine
-
Delivering the Goods
Jill Morey, director of the Ypsilanti (Mich.) District Library, accepts the keys to a new Kia Soul December 6 from Mark Torigian of the Hyundai-Kia Technical Center on behalf of the library. Torigian and Dave Overlander of Ann Arbor Automotive donated a t ...
bgoldberg - 12/18/2013 - 09:38 - American Libraries Magazine
-
Chicago Library Gets Loud
Chicago punkers Fast Decay rocked the Chicago Public Library's Richard J. Daley branch on Saturday, October 12, as part of a new program designed to bring art and music to the Bridgeport location. More than 30 people of all ages watched the band play ...
PMOREHART - 10/25/2013 - 16:48 - American Libraries Magazine
-
Eat What You Love (Without the Guilt)
Marlene Koch, author of Eat What You Love Everyday, demonstrated how to make a 120-calorie, low-fat and low-sugar cupcake taste like a traditional 400-calorie version. She even had samples for the audience at the What’s Cooking @ ALA stage at 2014 ALA Ann ...
ssinharoy - 06/29/2014 - 16:25 - American Libraries Magazine
-
"Perpetual Knowledge" in the Niles (lll.) Public Library
The Niles (Ill.) Public Library (NPL) completed a $5.5 million renovation project on January 31, 2014, and along with this overhaul came a 15 foot tall sculpture made of red cedar thanks to sculptor Terry Karpowicz (pictured, left), whose work has been di ...
CFRANCIS - 02/26/2014 - 15:19 - American Libraries Magazine
-
Rockin' with Farmer Jason
Farmer Jason kicks off the 2013 Dig into Reading summer reading program at the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Public Library June 6 with a performance of children's songs. Farmer Jason—aka musician Jason Ringenberg of the rock group Jason and the Scorchers —creat ...
ssinharoy - 06/11/2013 - 16:16 - American Libraries Magazine
