American Libraries Centennial: 1907–2007
American Libraries Centennial: 1907–2007
Since 1907, more than 29 million copies of American Libraries, the magazine of the American Library Association, have been published, helping library workers do their jobs better for 100 years. Sharing best practices, offering updates and debates on the library profession’s hot issues of the day, and bringing every member the latest news of the Association’s work have all contributed to the magazine’s century-long popularity.
The year will feature a number of anniversary events and articles, including:
- The CentenniAL blog, containing personal memories, information from the magazine's archives, observations from today’s perspective, and, as “history” continues to be written daily, speculation about the future.
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A January redesign of the magazine, which includes new columns from Jennifer Burek Pierce (Youth Matters), and Meredith Farkas (Technology in Practice).
- A commemorative centennial issue in June/July.
- Sponsorship of the Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture at Midwinter in Seattle, and of programs featuring entertainment legend Julie Andrews and AL columnist and Hectic Pace blogger Andrew Pace at Annual in Washington, D.C.
- Monthly “Will’s World” columns, in which the inimitable Will Manley will look back on whatever tickles his fancy about the past century of AL—highlighting sometimes that what goes around comes back around!
- Extras like Magnum A.L., which introduces the forever-young editors of American Libraries in a gritty, action-packed thrill-ride, “Magnum, A.L.”
