@ your library ® Press Release Archives
2008
December
New online tools available for National Library Week 2009
Get it. Use it. @ your library
Check it outback @ your library
November
Illinois librarian helps reach out to Latino members of the U.S. public
Museums inspire @ your library
Celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library
October
Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant helps libraries achieve success
Public service announcement generates $900,000 in support of libraries
Wisconsin student selected as grand-prize winner of Step Up to the Plate @ your library
Deadline extended for NLW grant
September
Get enviromental @ your library
ALA and State Library of North Carolina use new technology to promote Library Card Sign-up Month
School library name Step Up to the Plate MVP
ALA celebrates Library Card Sign-up Month in Second Life
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month
August
Download print PSA featuring Library Card Sign-up Month honorary chair
Nation's libraries to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month
Apply now for the 2009 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Libraries Step Up to the Plate @ your library
July
How has your library stepped up to the plate? - Step Up to the Plate @ your library story collection
NBA legend Library Card Sign-up Month honorary chair
June
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announce 2009 National Library Week grant
2008 ALA Annual Conference newsletter
Promote library family time with Step Up to the Plate @ your library
May
Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant winner to be honored at annual PR Forum
PR Forum to focus on Diversity @ your library®
“Baseball’s Greatest Hit”: Hall of Fame program in Anaheim to discuss “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
April
Step Up to the Plate @ your library® launch photographs now on Flickr
Julie Andrews kicks off National Library Week in Los Angeles
ALA celebrates National Library Week in Second Life
Step Up to the Plate @ your library launches in Mobile, Ala.
March
Step Up to the Plate @ your library® swings into action today
Promote Woman’s Day health initiative through May 11
The Campaign for America’s Libraries offers prizes for National Library Week stories, photos, videos
"From local to global @ your library": South Africa celebrates Library Week
Julie Andrews shares her thoughts on libraries in new video
February
Announcing the Step Up to the Plate @ your library® starting line-up
Entrepreneurs share secret to success with Woman’s Day readers
Related: Read the Woman's Day article[pdf]
"Kids! @ your library" singer/songwriter nominated for a Grammy® Award
New PSAs starring Julie Andrews available for National Library Week
New season of Step Up to the Plate @ your library® begins
January
Related: Read the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County's winning application [MS Word]
Michigan librarian named “Batting for literacy @ your library” winner
What's new @ your library - Read the Campaign's Winter 2008 Newsletter [pdf]
2007
December
Campaign report now available online
October
Related: View the list of winners
September
View Campaign for America's Libraries Video
July
June
New award to honor librarian for promoting baseball and literacy or library services
May
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announce 2008 National Library Week Grant
Campaign for America’s Libraries training spotlights new plans, partners at Annual Conference
April
March
National small business contest highlights library resources
February
Minoa Elementary School wins 2007 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Minoa Elementary School's winning application
2006
November
View photos from the launch of the Kids! @ your library Campaign
October
New online tools, Graphics products available for National Library Week 2007
September
August
Last chance to “Step Up to the Plate @ your library”; program concludes September 1
July
Nearly 1,400 libraries "Step Up to the Plate @ your library"
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing Announce 2007 National Library Week Grant
June
“Power Pig” to “Ham it Up” at ALA Exhibits
Library Card Sign-up Month promotes the "Smartest Card"
What's new @ your library®: summer 2006 newsletter
May
New advocacy tools for rural, native and tribal libraries to be unveiled at ALA Annual Conference
ALSC to kick off Kids! @ your library® campaign at Annual
April
American Library Association, Baseball Hall of Fame kick off "Step Up to the Plate @ your library®"
Marketing is Everyone's Job @ your library®: PR Forum to focus on word-of-mouth-marketing
Shades of Glory: Conference program chronicles the story of African-American baseball
Texas, West Virginia Library Associations win “Quotable Facts” Competition
March
February
New Woman’s Day initiative asks readers to share stories on how the library has changed their life
Step Up to the Plate @ your library®: Baseball Hall of Fame Named Campaign Founding Partner
Maricopa County Library District wins 2006 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
January
2005
October
20 library systems selected for “Investor Education @ your library®”
Ten-year-old scores sold-out tickets to World Series thanks to her library
September
August
Join the Major Leagues @ your library ends September 9
July
ALA, Scholastic Library Publishing Announce 2006 National Library Week Grant
Libraries across the country Join the Major Leagues; World Series tickets, incentives available
June
What's new @ your library® - Summer 2005 update
Woman’s Day magazine’s online book club goes live with YALSA members’ book recommendations
April
Opening day of Join the Major Leagues @ your library celebrated in Los Angeles
March
Fourth year of ALA-Woman’s Day partnership launches during National Library Week
February
2005 season of Join the Major Leagues @ your library® to go online in April
Five new organizations join Campaign for the World’s Libraries
January 2005
New PSAs with library messages released by ABC-TV
Many Voices, One Nation @ your library initiative celebrates diversity in literature
George Lopez takes center stage in new PSAs
New sponsors highlight upcoming season of Join the Major Leagues @ your library®
John Cotton Dana Awards Announced - "Register to Vote @ your library®" initiative honored
Haverford Township Free Library wins 2005 Scholastic Library Publishing/Grolier National Library Week Grant
Read winning application (MS Word doc)
2004
20,000 citizens register to vote through the Register to Vote @ your library® program
Join the Major Leagues @ your library winner recognized at World Series game in St. Louis
10 library systems selected for "Be Well Informed @ your library®"
"Between the Lions" star "roars" in national library card campaign at Brooklyn Public Library
Free online handbook will help libraries get the word out
"Be Well Informed" advisory committee established
Join the Major Leagues ends September 10
$5,000 National Library Week Grant available
Library Card Sign up Month Tools now online
As political conventions hit headlines, libraries help citizens "Register to Vote @ your library®"
ALA and PLA to launch "Smartest Card" campaign during Library Card Sign-Up Month
What's new @ your library® - Summer 2004 update
Participation nearly triples for Register to Vote @ your library
New ACRL award to recognize best practices in marketing
ABC-TV to re-distribute @ your library PSAs to local affiliates
Join the Major Leagues provides summer fun
Librarian book recommendations reach national audience through Woman's Day online book club
PR Forum in Orlando to focus on "Marketing on a shoestring @ your library®"
ABC-TV to re-distribute @ your library PSAs to local affiliates; libraries encouraged to follow up
ALA, Walgreens team up to bring Medicare information to libraries
Third year of Join the Major Leagues @ your library® opens
ALA President announces Register to vote @ your library®
Quotable Facts About America's Libraries now available in Spanish
ALA teams up with Working Assets on Register to Vote @ your library
National Library Week to feature first-ever National Library Workers Day
15 libraries to host "Put it in Writing @ your library" workshops
with Woman's Day writers during National Library Week
PLA to sponsor Join the Major Leagues @ your library
Win $2,000 for your library with the new @ your library® Award
Sponsored by FOLUSA, ALA, and Baker & Taylor
Teen reading program attracts 3,500 librarians nationwide
New online print PSA promotes Equity of Access
New member survey shows strong response to @ your library campaign
St. Mary Parish Library wins 2004 Scholastic Library/Grolier National Library Week Grant
2003
What's new @ your library--newsletter winter 2003
New online tools available as Get on Board and Read @ your library program begins
New Bernie Mac Radio PSAs address library funding cuts
@ your library® campaign for school libraries set to kick of in Kansas City
1700 libraries signed up for "Get on Board and Read @ your library"
$5000 National Library Week grant deadline extended
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Extends relationship with Campaign for America's Libraries
Join the Major Leagues @ your library® wraps up another winning season
Librarians and teens win when they "Get on Board and Read @ your library"
Friends and Foundations of California Libraries wins FOLUSA/Baker & Taylor @ your library® Award
Promote key library issues in your community with new online print PSAs
New Save America's Libraries video, television PSA now available
Strong interest in teen reading prompts more than 1,000 libraries to "Get on Board"
$5,000 National Library Week Grant Available; @ your library brand to promote Equity of Access
Tony Hawk "Ramps Up" Third Year of National Teen Reading Program
Vancouver Community Library named 2003 all-star
National magazine taps librarian expertise with debut of online book club
What's new @ your library--newsletter summer 2003
Cincinnati Reds pitcher brightens library event
Join the Major Leagues @ your library: Daughter of former Dodgers great promoting libraries
ALA,FOLUSA,Baker&Taylor sponsor new $2,000 @ your library award; deadline extended to May 16
MLB's library tour hits Anaheim
ALA, Major League Baseball launch second inning of Join the Major Leagues @ your library
View the Kansas City Public Library's winning Grolier National Library Week proposal
Kansas City Public Library Wins 2003 Grolier National Library Week Grant
2002
Maine State Library Outreach: You CAN get there from here @ your library™
Academic and research library campaign to launch during ACRL National Conference, April 2003
Teens race for finish by entering national reading program developed by ALA, HERSHEY’S Milk
Five more countries join Campaign for the World’s Libraries
Second year of Drive to Read @ your library™ gets into gear; online tools now available
Join the Major Leagues finishes season in Cooperstown; grand-prize winners head to World Series
Houston first of 10 cities to launch local homeownership program
"Arts Alive @ your library": Arkansas wraps up 20th year of statewide summer reading programs
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Georgia join Campaign for the World's Libraries
$4,000 National Library Week grant available; @ your library™ brand to promote role of librarians
Read and grow @ your library™: New Jersey Launches statewide summer reading program
New ABC-TV PSAs promote today's libraries in prime time
Australia, Korea and Kazakhstan sign on to Campaign for the World's Libraries
@your library™ to be featured at Swap and Shop during ALA Annual Conference
Libraries feature @ your library brand in their TV and radio programs
Rediscover America @ your library videotapes promote role of libraries in our democracy
Rediscover America @ your library™ to launch during National Library Week
Mexico, Japan join Campaign for the World’s Libraries
Libraries featured in March 12th issue of Woman’s Day
New City Cable Program Speaks Volumes about Minneapolis Public Library
Omaha Public Library Wins 2002 Grolier National Library Week Grant
ALA launches Put It in Writing @ your library program with Woman’s Day Magazine
@ your library campaign kicks off new year with more than 1,000 libraries on board
2001
Caroline Kennedy shares her mother's favorite poems with Harlem community
Drive to Read @ your library winner crosses finish line with gift from her librarian
District of Columbia Public Library Presents "Deaf Awareness Begins @ Your Library" Workshop
Power Up @ your library™: Illinois State University promotes Milner Library to students and faculty
Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins speak out for libraries in new TV PSAs
New ABC-TV PSAs promote today's libraries; libraries encouraged to get on board @ your library™
Reach out to the community @ your library™
Drive to Read @ your library™ Helps Teens Discover the World Through Reading
@ your library™ campaign goes global; logo now online in multiple languages
White House Statement on National Library Week
Countdown to launch of Campaign for America's Libraries; libraries encouraged to host kickoff event
Learn How To Market @ Your Library During Webcast Sponsored By 3M During National Library Week
Westlake Porter Public Library Wins 2001 Grolier National Library Week Grant
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