News Archive
This page contains links to ALA press releases issued between 2008 and April 2010.
Press releases issued from May 2010 to date can be found on the American Libraries website.
In coming months we anticipate providing enhanced access to the entire press release archive on the ALA website.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
Public Information Office
American Library Association
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Jenifer Grady
Director
ALA Allied Professional Association ALA/APA
jgrady@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alwash.org
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office has released the association's 2009 Legislative Scorecards for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Legislative Scorecards outline votes and support of legislation that is important to and has an impact on the library community.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
CHICAGO—Two outstanding authors have been added to an already stellar lineup at the 2010 Literary Tastes Breakfast: David Small, author of the graphic novel “Stitches: A Memoir,” and Melvin Konner, author of “The Jewish Body”.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
CHICAGO—Wednesday, May 12, is the registration deadline for the next offering of “ Genealogy 101,” an online course designed to provide librarians and library staff with confidence and skill in assisting family history researchers.
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
May 3, 2010
PHILADELPHIA –à Donna K. McDonald, director of the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System, has been electedà 2010-2011 vice-president/president elect of the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).Ã
Contact: Barbara M. Jones
Executive Director, Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4222
ftrf@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Rebecca Gerber
Reference Librarian
ALA Library
312-280-3277
rgerber@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Amy Sargent
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010Ã Ã
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
CHICAGO – This week marks the first annual Preservation Week @ your library, highlighting what we can do, individually and together, to preserve our personal and shared collections.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alwash.org
For Immediate Release
May 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today announces that Greer Fry of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the winner of the 2010 White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce (WHCLIST) Award.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Contact: Mark Gould
Director,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 3, 2010
CHICAGO - ALA President James Rettig focused his presidential activities around “Creating Connections” and addressed three critical issues: advocacy, diversity, and member participation. These initiatives and other highlights are featured in the just released American Library Association Annual Report that covers 2008-09.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
CHICAGO – At the beginning of his nomination letter, Carl A. Harvey II very simply stated that Vince Barnes, this year's recipient of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Distinguished Administrators Award, is "an amazing educational leader."
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Amy Sargent
Marketing and Communications Manager
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
CHICAGO – Marcia Warner, director of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Public Library has been elected the 2011-2012 President of the Public Library Association (PLA). Warner will become PLA president-elect at the conclusion of the 2010 ALA Annual Conference this June and will assume the PLA presidency in June 2011 for a one-year term.
Contact: Mary Ellen K. Davis
ACRL Executive Director
(312) 280-3248
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
CHICAGO - Joyce L. Ogburn, university librarian and director of the University of Utah Marriott Library, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). She will become president-elect following the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. and assume the presidency in July 2011 for a one-year term.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
The ALA 2011 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2011 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect and Councilor-at-large.
The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2011 spring election.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
CHICAGO--Tom Peters has been selected as project director to oversee revision of the 2005 Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Nominations are being accepted for ALA honorary membership, the Association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship or a closely related field are so outstanding that they are of significant and lasting importance to the whole field of library service.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 29, 2010
CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity and Spectrum Scholarship Program are pleased to announce the Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives as a sponsor for the Professional Options Fair at the 2010 Spectrum Leadership Institute held June 23-25.
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 30, 2010
CHICAGO – Mary J. Fellows, manager, youth and family services, Upper Hudson Library System, Albany, N.Y., has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
CHICAGO – Dr. Marcia Mardis in the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Distinguished Service Award. Mardis is an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Florida State University.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
CHICAGO – Two schools have been given the title of School Library Program of the Year by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). New Canaan High School (NCHS) in New Canaan, Conn. and Perry Meridian Middle School in Indianapolis, Ind. are the recipients of the 2010 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) award.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2010
CHICAGO – Carl A. Harvey III, school librarian for North Elementary School, Noblesville, Ind., has been elected president-elect of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist,
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 30, 2010
CHICAGO —Members of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), chose Sarah Flowers as the association’s next vice president/president-elect. Flowers will begin her term as president-elect in June 2010, becoming president for one term in June 2011.
Contact: Lois Ann Gregory-Wood
Council Secretariat,
ALA Governance Office
(312) 280-3204
lgregory@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 30, 2010
CHICAGO - 33 members have been elected as Councilors-at-Large on the Council of the American Library Association (ALA) for three-year terms. The terms begin at the conclusion of the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, and extend through the end of the 2013 Annual Conference held in Chicago.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 30, 2010
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 29, 2010
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
Contact: Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 27, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27th, 2010
CHICAGO – Step Up to the Plate during the American Library Association’s (ALA) Preservation Week (May 9-15) and celebrate two American institutions – baseball and libraries.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
CHICAGO - A new video will be available May 1 for use during Choose Privacy Week (May 2-8, 2010).
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2010
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is accepting applications for the Baker & Taylor Awards, which recognize Friends groups for outstanding efforts to support their library. Applications must be postmarked by May 3, 2010.
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 312-280-5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
CHICAGO—Nancy Origer Poole, a graduate student of library and information studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, has been selected as the 2010 winner of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
CHICAGO—Kevin Harwell, associate librarian at Schreyer Business Library, Pennsylvania State University, and Tao Jin, assistant professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, are the 2010 recipients of the BRASS Emerald Research Grants.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
Contact: Marci Merola
DirectorALA Office for Library Advocacy
312-280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 26, 2010
Contact: Norman Rose
ALA Office for Research & Statistics
312-280-4283
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 26, 2010
CHICAGO - The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the 2010 winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research and the Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research.
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 23, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
CHICAGO – Registration is now open for the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Fall Forum. "In Focus: The Essentials for 21st-Century Learning" will be held Nov. 5-6, 2010 in Portland, Ore. More information on registering and programming can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/fallforum.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2010
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3229
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Chicago, IL— John Grisham, who has authored a number-one bestselling novel of the year for seven consecutive years (1994–2000), will make a rare appearance at the ALA Auditorium Speaker Series on Monday, June 28 at 1:30 p.m. during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
312-280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Chicago - The Placement Center will provide free career counseling sessions on Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27, during the American Library Association’s 2010 Annual Conference in Washington. D.C.
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 19, 2010
Contact: Amy Sargent
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
For Immediate Release
April 16, 2010
The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded Leadership Fellows scholarships for programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Contact: Lorelle Swader
Director, HRDR
312-280-4278
lswader@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 12, 2010
CHICAGO – In today’s tough economic times, libraries are helping their communities thrive by offering a lot more than just books. More than 99 percent percent of libraries offer free public access to the Internet, while 65 percent provide job-seeking services.
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 15, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 20, 2010>
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 13, the House of Representatives passed H.RES.1222, a resolution to support the goals and ideals of National Library Week. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (MI-3-R), the resolution outlines the many ways libraries of all kinds serve our country.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2010
CHICAGO—Ed Rossman, adult services librarian at the Shaker Heights (Ohio) Public Library, is the 2010 winner of the Public Librarian Support Award, a conference travel award administered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), for public librarians who provide business reference services.
Contact: Julie Reese
Events Manager, ALCTS
312-280-5034
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2010
CHICAGO - Four exciting and highly informative preconferences are being offered by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) at this year’s ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.Ã You can register by going to the ALA Annual Conference Web site.Ã Reserve you spot now before they fill up.Ã Ã
Contact: Julie Reese
Events Manager, ALCTS
312-280-5034
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2010
Contact: Julie Reese
Events Manager, ALCTS
312-280-5034
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2010
CHICAGO - Nominations for the Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) annual Teens’ Top Ten are now available at www.ala.org/teenstopten. YALSA also created a downloadable toolkit for librarians and educators to use to promote the titles at their institutions.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 13, the House of Representatives passed H.RES.1222, a resolution to support the goals and ideals of National Library Week. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (MI-3-R), the resolution outlines the many ways libraries of all kinds serve our country.
Contacts:
Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org / jperersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2010
CHICAGO –Lauren Myracle’s best-selling young adult novel series "ttyl," the first-ever novels written entirely in the style of instant messaging, tops the American Library Association’s (ALA) Top Ten list of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2010
CHICAGO—The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) will offer a unique opportunity to gain insider access to a prison library, thanks to the Library Services to Prisoners Forum (LSPF), a special interest group within ASCLA.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2010
CHICAGO—A stellar lineup of resource-sharing experts will present at the upcoming preconference “Giving People What They Want: Information Access in Libraries and Beyond,” a full-day workshop sponsored by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies.
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
or Immediate Release
April 5, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
PHILADELPHIA – Ã The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has named Robert O. Bonam and Margaret J. “Peggy” Danhof as the 2010 ALA Trustee Citation award winners.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
Public Information Office
American Library Association
312-280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
The Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2010
CHICAGO – Neil Gaiman kicked off National Library Week on April 12, as librarians, library lovers and fans from across the country and around the world joined the author for a live Internet event.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2010
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2009
Patricia Tarin will receive the 2010 Equality Award. The award, donated by Scarecrow Press., a member of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, is bestowed on an individual or group that has made an outstanding contribution toward promoting equality in the library profession.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
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For Immediate Release
April 8, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2010
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 8, 2010
CHICAGO – On Wednesday, April 14, San Francisco Public Library will join libraries across the country in marking the first-ever celebration of National Bookmobile Day.
CONTACT:
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2010
CHICAGO— Registration is now open for the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) biennial National Institute, taking place Sept 23 – 25, 2010 in Atlanta, Ga. The Institute is one of the only education and networking events devoted solely to children’s and youth library services.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2010
Contacts:Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 312-280-5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 12, 2010
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communication
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn @ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Nanette Perez
IFRT Staff Liaison
312-280-4225
nperez@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
CHICAGO—With Americans turning to libraries in record number for employment resources and technology support, the nation’s libraries celebrate National Library Week, April 11-17.
John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) has released a comprehensive guide for the division’s activities at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference, including preconferences, programs, discussion groups and special events.
Contacts:
Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
CHICAGO - America’s library workers remain valuable community assets during tough economic times.
Contacts:
Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: John L. Amudnsen
Communications Speicalist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 5th, 2010
CHICAGO – Celebrate the Opening Day of the 2010 Baseball Season and Step Up to the Plate @ your library.
Contact: Susan Hornung
Executive Director, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4395
shornung@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
CHICAGO - The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) seeks an editor for ASCLA’s quarterly online membership journal, Interface.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
Communications Specialist, AASL
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2010
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communication
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
PHILADELPHIA – Ã The Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West, Fla., was designated a Literary Landmark on March 14 by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
CHICAGO – The American Library Association has named the University of Michigan’s Enriching Scholarship program the 2010 winner of the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. This award is presented annually to a library that demonstrates innovative planning and development of patron training programs about information technology in a library setting.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has named “Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives: Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes” the winner of the 2010 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. The book was written by Robert E. Dugan, Peter Hernon and Danuta A. Nitecki and published by Libraries Unlimited.
Cheryl Malden
ALA Program Officer
312-280-3247
Heather Klusendorf
Media Relations Coordinator
EBSCO Information Services
205-995-1539
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 25, 2010
CHICAGO—Award-winning fiction author Dan Chaon, whose most recent title “Await Your Reply: A Novel” (Random House)was a 2010 Notable Books List selection, will speak at the upcoming Literary Tastes Breakfast at the American Library Association’s 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and its Copyright Advisory Subcommittee have named Fred von Lohmann, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) specializing in intellectual property matters, this year’s winner of the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award.
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is now seeking presenter proposals for the 2011 ALA Annual Conference. The conference will be held June 23 – 28, 2011 in New Orleans, La. The deadline to submit a proposal is 5 p.m. CDT on May 21, 2010.
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is offering graduate credit from the University of Colorado, Denver for the new Learning4Life (L4L) webinar series focusing on “Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs.”
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
Chicago—The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has announced its support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative with a contribution of $2,500.
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
Chicago—The Arkansas Library Association (ArLA), a chapter of the American Library Association, has announced its support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative with a contribution of $500. ArLA is the first chapter of the American Library Association to provide support to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative.
Contact: Macey Morales
PLA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 29, 2010
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 29, 2010
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 29, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
The Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 25, 2010
NEWS
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2010
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 24, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has recognized Contra Costa County Library in Pleasant Hill, Calif.; North Carolina State University Libraries in Raleigh, N.C.; and Jones Library in Amherst, Mass., for their use of cutting-edge technologies in library services.
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) presents district pricing options for the new series of Learning4Life (L4L) webinars offered during School Library Month (SLM). In addition, those who missed the 2009 series can now take advantage of district rates for archived L4L webinars.
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
Jessica Hernandez
REFORMA Public Relations
(301) 300-8429
jnhernan@email.arizona.edu
www.reforma.org
For Immediate Release
March 18, 2010
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity is announcing Gale, part of Cengage Learning, as a sponsor of Many Voices, One Nation at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.Ã Through Gale’s generous sponsorship, Many Voices, One Nation will be free to conference attendees (registration for the event is required).Ã
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
312-280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
CHICAGO - As part of its continuing efforts to help job seekers retool their skills and prepare for job searches, the ALA JobLIST Placement Center will host an Open House on from 9:30-11 a.m. on Sunday, June 27 in the Placement Center during the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 18, 2010
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
Contact: Greg Landgraf
Associate Editor, American Libraries
(312) 280-4216
glandgraf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
CHICAGO – American Libraries is springing forward with a batch of green content.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
CHICAGO—Laney Salisbury, co-author of “Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art,” will speak at the upcoming 2010 Literary Tastes Breakfast at the American Library Association’s 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
CHICAGO – Baseball fans are still waiting to hear the words, “Play ball!” But the season is already beginning for librarians who get in the game with Baseball @ your library.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 18, 2010
CHICAGO—Well-known librarian, educator and tireless reading advocate Nancy Pearl has been selected the winner of the 2010
Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, an honor administered annually by the
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 18, 2009
CHICAGO—Marie L. Radford, associate professor at the School of Communication and Information, Department of Library and Information Science at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, has been selected the 2010 winner of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 18, 2010
CHICAGO—Cherié Weible, head of interlibrary loan and document delivery at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected the winner of the 2010 Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian award.
Contact: Miguel Figueroa
Director, Office for Diversity
312-280-5295
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 4, 2010
CHICAGO - Registration is underway for the 7th National Conference of African American Librarians, hosted by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, to be held August 4–8,2010 at the Sheraton Conference Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The theme is "Bridging the Divide with Information Access, Activism, and Advocacy."
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After conducting its initial analysis of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan, the American Library Association (ALA) supports several initiatives suggested in the plan, such as the National Digital Literacy Program and the modernization of the E-rate Program.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Dale Lipschultz
Literacy Officer, OLOS
(312) 280-3275
dlipschultz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 16, 2010
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is accepting applications for the fifth annual Best Friends Awards. Applications are due April 1, 2010.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialis
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Louise Gruenberg
ALA ITTS
312-280-1395
lgruenberg@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
March 15, 2010
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
312-280-5286
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communications
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
Contact: Louise Gruenberg
ALA ITTS
312-280-1395
lgruenberg@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
CHICAGO—Adriana Trigiani, author of the bestselling “Very Valentine,” which was a 2010 Reading List selection for Women’s Fiction, will speak at the upcoming 2010 Literary Tastes Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
CHICAGO—J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University has won the 2010 Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services for the online resource “Seeds of Change: The Daily Reflector Image Collection”.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
Contact: Megan Humphrey
Manager
Campaign for America’s Libraries
(312) 280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
Victoria Montoya
Manager, Publicity and Promotions
IMAX Corporation
(310) 255-5547
vmontoya@imax.com
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2010
Contact: Mary Ghikas
American Library Association
312-280-2518
mghikas@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2010
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Kettering Foundation have signed a research agreement to establish a Center for Public Life.Ã The Center will train librarians from different types of libraries to convene and moderate deliberative forums and frame issues of local and national concern, using National Issues Forums materials and processes.Ã Ã
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
Contact: Mary Taylor
Executive Director, LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 9, 2010
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 2, 2010
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2010
CHICAGO – For the second year in a row, the American Library Association is holding its election exclusively online.
For the ALA, the reasons for dispensing with paper are related in one way or another to the color green: green in an environmental sense as well as green in a monetary sense.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
Contact: Lucia Gonzalez
(786) 274-1575
Inotherwordsllc@gmail.com
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 9, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
CHICAGO—Jennifer Boettcher, business reference librarian at Georgetown University, has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship. This honor is administered by the Business Reference & Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) and sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning.
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator
Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4226
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Office
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 8, 2010
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its 2010 list of Notable Children's Books. The list of titles includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and picture books of special interest, quality, creativity and value to children 14 years of age and younger.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
ALA is announcing Michael Gorman, past-president of the American Library Association, as the 2010 winner of the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship.
Gorman is the 10th winner of this award, funded by Ken Haycock. Gorman is the University Librarian Emeritus, Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno.
Contact: Denise M. Davis
ALA Office for Research & Statistics
312-280-4273
dmdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
CHICAGO – Betsy Simpson, is the winner of the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant for the project entitled “Shifting Patterns: Examining the Impact of Hiring Non-MLS Librarians.”
Contact: Kara Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communications and
Government Relations Specialist
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
CONTACT:
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
Chicago—The American Indian Library Association (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has announced its support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative with a contribution of $2,500.
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 4, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 4, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2010
Contact: Denise M. Davis
Director, Office for Research & Statistics
312-280-4273
ddavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2010
CHICAGO — The ALA Office for Research & Statistics invites manuscripts, book and article proposals for the peer reviewed ALA Research Series.
Contact: Sean Fitzpatrick
Associate Editor, American Libraries
sfitzpatrick@ala.org
312-280-4219
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2010
Contact:
Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2010
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2010
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
CHICAGO - The Collection Management and Development Section (CMDS) of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has declared Galadriel Chilton, electronic resources librarian and William Doering, systems, catalog & digital initiatives librarian at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, winners of the Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management.
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
312-280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
CONTACT:
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
Contact: Mark Gould
Director, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
312-280-5715
Contact: Delin Guerra
International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 2010
Chicago – Susan Matveyeva is the 2010 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee's "Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund."
The Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science will provide a $1,000 cash award for Matveyeva to attend her first international conference in Madrid, Spain.
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
American Library Association
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 8, 2010
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is announcing that Olivia Marie A. Madison, dean of the library, Iowa State University, is the recipient of the 2010 Margaret Mann Citation presented by its Cataloging and Classification Section (CCS).
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
Contacts:
Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
Brandon Butler
ARL Law and Policy Fellow
Association of Research Libraries
(202) 296-2296
brandon@arl.org
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
312-280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 25, 2010
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 25, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Jenifer Grady
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Miguel Figueroa
Office for Diversity & Spectrum
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
312-280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) has launched a Web page with resources and tools to help libraries celebrate the inaugural National Bookmobile Day, Wednesday April 14, 2010, during National Library Week.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is announcing that Rebecca Kemp, e-resources acquisitions librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the recipient of the 2010 First Step Award-A Wiley Professional Development Grant presented by the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section.
Contacts: Dora Ho
Young Adult Librarian
Los Angeles Public Library
dho@lapl.org
Miguel A. Figueroa
Director
Office for Diversity
American Library Association
(312) 280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2010
2010 Asian/Pacific American Award For Literature Winners selected
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 22, 2010
CHICAGO –Americans can always count on finding ways to save money with the help of their library. This tax season, many public libraries are working to help their patrons do just that - and maybe even get some money back - with programs designed to assist in filing federal and state income taxes.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 23, 2010
CHICAGO – School and public libraries can promote Teen Tech Week™ (March 7-13) with online resources offered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), will launch the Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults in fall 2010. The association named Jessica Moyer, a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota, as the journal’s editor.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 23, 2010
Contact: Keith Brown
(312) 280-4255
Contact: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 312-280-5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
PSA Alert
For Immediate Release
February 11, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2010
CHICAGO – This spring, the American Library Association (ALA) and Woman’s Day magazine will showcase the importance and value of libraries. The initiative will ask readers to submit stories on why the library is important to their community.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2010
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 10, 2010
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 10, 2010
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 10, 2010
Dorr named 2010 ALSC Bechtel Fellowship winner
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 10, 2010
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 10, 2010
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2010
Contacts:
Cheryl Malden
ALA Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
Heather Klusendorf
EBSCO Media Relations
205-995-1539
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 9, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010
CHICAGO – You don’t have to travel to Vancouver to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics. There are several ways to enjoy the Olympics @ your library.
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2010
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2010
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 9, 2010
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2010
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
312-280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2010
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites proposal submissions for half- or full-day preconferences to be held prior to the 2011 ALA Annual Conference on June 24, 2011, in New Orleans. Proposals must be submitted online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3JF8ZQ3 by 5 p.m. PST on April 9, 2010.
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010
Kerri Price
Program Officer, ALA Office for Accreditation
312-280-2436
kprice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
CHICAGO —The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken at the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, Mass.
Contacts: John Andrews
Rainbow Project Chair
(775) 287-3365
jandrews@washoecounty.us
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 26, 2010
Contact: Macey Morales
Media Relations Manager
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
Contact: John Amundsen
American Library Association
Communications Specialist
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010
Contact: Amy Sargent
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the winners of nine awards, honoring the best in public library service and innovation.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
Contact: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 312-280-5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
February 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama today released his FY2011 Budget Proposal to Congress, calling for a freeze to federal library funding under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), the primary source of federal funding for libraries.
Under the President’s plan, LSTA would be level-funded at $214 million.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communication
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announces two pre-conferences scheduled for ALA’s Annual Conference taking place June 24-29, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
January 27, 2010
Contact: Michael Dowling
ALA International Relations Office
312-280-3200
mdowling@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 27, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
Contact: Denise M. Davis
ALA Office for Research & Statistics
312-280-4273
dmdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
CHICAGO—All book lovers are invited to purchase tickets to the Literary Tastes Breakfast, an Annual Conference tradition hosted by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact:
Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact:
Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
RUSA/ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Amy Sargent
Marketing and Communications Manager
Public Library Association
312-280-5024
asargent@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) named Susan Bohn the winner of the 2010 MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens. The MAE Award provides $500 to the recipient and $500 to the recipient’s library and is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
CHICAGO – Two free, downloadable radio public service announcements (PSAs) are now available to librarians looking to promote National Library Week (April 11-17, 2010) on their local radio stations.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2010
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 19, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 19, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 19, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
January 19, 2010
Contacts: Lisa Mitten
Social Sciences Review Editor
Choice Magazine
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 20, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 20, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan. 20, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 20, 2010
BOSTON —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2010 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list for those ages 12-18 is drawn from the previous two years of spoken-word releases and presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan. 20, 2010
BOSTON —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), today announced its 2010 Fabulous Films for Young Adults list. The list identifies a body of films relating to a theme that will appeal to young adults ages 12-18 and is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan. 20, 2010
BOSTON —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), today announced its 2010 Fabulous Films for Young Adults list. The list identifies a body of films relating to a theme that will appeal to young adults ages 12-18 and is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan. 20, 2010
Contact: Mark Gould
Director,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan. 20, 2010
CHICAGO – Monday’s Youth Media Awards, held at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston, generated extensive media coverage. More details can be found at PIO’s blog, Visibility @ your library: www.pio.ala.org/visibility
Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2010
CHICAGO –With many Americans looking for alternatives to gym memberships, now is a great time to promote the fitness services at your library.
Below are a few examples of how libraries across the country are promoting their programs.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
January 20, 2010
BOSTON—Heather McCormack, managing editor of Library Journal’s Book Review section, is the recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) 2010 Louis Shores/ABC-CLIO award recognizing excellence in book reviewing.
Contact: Nora Dimmock
ALA Video Roundtable Notable Videos for Adults Committee Chair
585-273-5010
ndimmock@library.rochester.edu
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 19, 2010
CHICAGO - The Notable Videos for Adults committee selected 15 outstanding titles from among 56 nominees for this year’s list of Notable Videos for Adults.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 19, 2010
BOSTON - Librarians gathered to discuss major issues affecting them - including budget cuts in tough economic times and how libraries provide services in a changing information environment - at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, held Jan. 15-19 in Boston.
Contact: Peter Hepburn
Chair,
GLBTRT External Relations Committee
phepburn@uic.edu
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 19, 2010
CHICAGO - The Stonewall Book Awards Committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table is pleased to announce the Stonewall Book Awards for 2010.
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
BOSTON – Rebecca Stead, author of “When You Reach Me” and Jerry Pinkney, illustrator of “The Lion & the Mouse,” are the 2010 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature.
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043/4393
jpetersen@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org / jpetersen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
Mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
BOSTON - The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, audiobooks and video for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
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Contact: John Amundsen
American Library Association
Communications Specialist
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 16, 2010
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 16, 2010
BOSTON – The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) gave a special welcome to the American Library Association and its members by presenting a donation of $500 in support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative to Keith Michael Fiels, ALA Executive Director.
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Office for Diversity
312-280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 16, 2010
BOSTON – ALA Past President Betty J. Turock has provided a gift of $100,000 to the Spectrum Scholarship Program on behalf of the Turock Family as part of the 2010 Spectrum Presidential Initiative. Turock’s gift will be used to provide scholarships to Master of Library Science candidates from traditionally underrepresented groups.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 17, 2010
BOSTON—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2010 Reading List, one of the literary awards administered by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of RUSA.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist,
RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 17, 2010
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist,
RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 17, 2010
BOSTON—The 2010 selections for the Notable Books List—a source for very good and very important fiction, non-fiction and poetry for the nation’s adult readers—have been announced by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 17, 2010
BOSTON— Encyclopedia of Human Rights (Oxford University Press) is the recipient of the 2010 Dartmouth Award, a prestigious honor bestowed annually by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) upon a reference work of outstanding quality and significance published in the previous calendar year.
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 16, 2010
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(847) 962-3730
szalusky@ala.org
BOSTON – The impact of the devastating earthquake in Haiti has awakened an enormous outpouring of sympathy and support for families and friends of the Haitian community worldwide.
Contact: Stephanie Book
AASL Manager, Communications
(312) 280-4389
sbook@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 16, 2010
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Board of Directors voted at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, to officially adopt for the profession the title school librarian.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
January 14, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Library Association (ALA) supports the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) efforts to maintain an open Internet by codifying the principles of network neutrality, including two new principles recently introduced by Chairman Julius Genachowski.
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 312-280-5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 14, 2010
Contact: Amy Sargent
Public Library Association
312-280-5024
asargent@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
CHICAGO - Registration for the PLA 2010 Virtual Conference is now open. On March 25-26, 2010 the Public Library Association (PLA) will share a condensed, live and online PLA 13th National Conference with public librarians and public library workers who can’t make the trip to Portland.Ã
Contact: Jenifer Grady
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 11, 2010
CHICAGO - The Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program will sponsor a training session for librarians interested in becoming evaluators for portfolios submitted by LSSC candidates to achieve Library Support Staff Certification.
Contact: Denise M. Davis
ALA Office for Research & Statistics
312-280-4273
dmdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 12, 2010
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a wide variety of online learning opportunities in winter 2010 to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. Full details and registration information are available on the ACRL Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/proftools/elearning.cfm.
Contact: Kara J. Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communications and Government Relations Specialist
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Contact: John Amundsen
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2140
Jamundsen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Contacts: Liz Markel, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
George Smaragdis, FINRA Foundation
(202) 728-8988
George.Smaragdis@finra.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
312-280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate ReleaseÃ
Jan 12, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
Kara Malenfant
ACRL
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Associations encourage members to do likewise by January 21
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
CHICAGO – A new Web button featuring author and Honorary Chair of National Library Week Neil Gaiman is available to librarians looking to increase visibility for National Library Week on their Web sites and blogs.
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
312-280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan 12, 2010
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 11, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 11, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2009
CHICAGO – Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson is the official spokesperson for the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) School Library Media Month (SLMM) 2010 celebration.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
Press Officer
(202) 628-8410
jterry@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2010
Contact: Sean Fitzpatrick
American Libraries
312-280-4219
sfitzpatrick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 31, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
CHICAGO – As school library media centers increased their hours and collections, many school budgets failed to increase funding to support these trends, according to an updated report from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).
Contact: Amy Sargent
Public Library Association
312-280-5024
asargent@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Amy Sargent
Public Library Association
312-280-5024
asargent@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Mary Ellen K. Davis
ACRL
(312) 280-3248
mdavis@ala.org
Kara Malenfant
ACRL
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
CHICAGO – To promote National Library Week 2010, a free customizable public service announcement (PSA) featuring award-winning author Neil Gaiman is now available.
Contact: Angela Maycock
Assistant Director
Office for Intellectual Freedom
312-280-4221
amaycock@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 30, 2009
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Merritt Fund Program Coordinator
(800) 545-2433 x4226
jokelley@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
CHICAGO – According to a recent survey from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), many schools lack initiatives to incorporate English Language Learners (ELL) successfully into the school population.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan. 5, 2010
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will host an exhibit booth and a happy hour at the 2010 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, Jan. 12-15 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 5, 2010
Contact: Jennifer Petersen / Macey Morales
AASL Media Relations
630-779-1509 / 312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
/mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 9, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 29, 2009
CHICAGO – Atyourlibrary.org, which launched earlier this year, continues to post lively new content that encourages the public to use their local library.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 29, 2009
CHICAGO – Atyourlibrary.org, which launched earlier this year, continues to post lively new content that encourages the public to use their local library.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
December 29, 2009
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer Placement/Recruitment, HRDR
bcalvin@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 29, 2009
The American Library Association’s Placement Center will host a free webinar from 11 a.m. to noon CST on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. To attend, participants can visit http://connectpro72403849.acrobat.com/jobsearch/.
Contact: Steve Zalusky / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546 / 5043
szalusky@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 29, 2009
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 21, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 29, 2009
CHICAGO—All ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees are invited to celebrate the winners of numerous awards—including the Notable Books selections and The Reading List—at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) upcoming Book and Media Awards Reception at the Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2009
Contact:
Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2009
Contact:
Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact:
Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
CHICAGO – Looking for new ideas for promoting your library during National Library Week? The American Library Association (ALA) has the tools to help you connect with your library.
Contact:
Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact:
Mary Frances Wilkens
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact:
Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact:
Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3229
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact:
Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3229
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact:
Tina Coleman
Membership Specialist
312-280-2152
tcoleman@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2009
Contact:
Jonathan Kelley
Office for Intellectual Freedom
312-280-4226
jkelley@ala.org
CONTACTS:
Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410,
jterry@alawash.org
Prudence S. Adler
ARL Associate Executive Director
(202) 296-2296,
prue@arl.org
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office has prepared a proposal to include jobs for librarians in the “Jobs for Main Street Act,” which will be taken up on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 15, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 15, 2009
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 15, 2009
CHICAGO—Registration is now open for the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) winter Online Education courses.Ã All five courses begin on Feb. 1 and last four to six weeks, depending on the course.Ã Course space is limited, so please register early to reserve your spot.Ã Don’t miss this great opportunity to liven up your library this winter!
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 15, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 9, 2009
Megan Humphrey
Manager, Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
(773) 818-9184
mhumphrey@ala.org
Diane McNulty
The New York Times
(212) 556-5244
diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com
George Soule
Office of Public Affairs
Carnegie Corporation of New York
(212) 207-6273
gs@carnegie.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 3, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
December 9, 2009
CHICAGO —This month, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will spotlight 31 Days of Dollars and Sense on its blog, http://yalsa.ala.org/blog.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
December 8, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
December 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association, as a member of the Library Copyright Right Alliance, filed comments to the Library of Congress’ Copyright Office Friday regarding facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind or other persons with disabilities.
Contact: Lorelle R. Swader
Director, HRDR
(312) 280-4278
lswader@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
CHICAGO - During the 2010 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in Boston, the Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) will make it possible for conference attendees to help support the aspiring careers of a new generation of librarians while increasing their own chances for support of their individual professional development needs.
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Take a trip @ your library®
CHICAGO – Winter vacation is almost here, and whether that means packing everyone in the car for a trip to grandma’s house or planning an armchair getaway, there’s something for everyone @ your library.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 8, 2009
Contact: Jenifer Grady
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 8, 2009
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 7, 2009
Contact: Brendan Dowling
PLA Communications Assistant
(312) 280-5023
bdowling@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Contact: John L. Amundsen
Communications Specialist
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 7, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
December 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association, as a member of the Library Copyright Right Alliance, filed comments to the Library of Congress’ Copyright Office Friday regarding facilitating access to copyrighted works for the blind or other persons with disabilities.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410;
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
December 7, 2009
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA Executive Director
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 3, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
December 2, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today submitted comments to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding broadband adoption as part of the National Broadband Plan (NBP).
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, Media Relations, ALA
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
December 2, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) has named Barbara M. Jones its new director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and its new executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, effective Dec. 14.
Jones succeeds the late Judith F. Krug, who led the office and the foundation for more than 40 years and died April 11.
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations Manager
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 2, 2009
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for the 2010 William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a previously unpublished author. YALSA will name the 2010 winner at the Youth Media Awards on Jan. 18, during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
December 1, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
CHICAGO – The Campaign for America’s Libraries is inviting ALA members to join its communities in ALA Connect, the home of the American Library Association’s (ALA) online communities.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546 / 5043
szalusky@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009
CHICAGO – Authors Stephen Chbosky and David Macinnis Gill discuss their love for libraries and their importance in our nation’s schools in a video interview from this year’s American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 14th National Conference.
Contact:
Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410,
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
November 30, 2009
Contact: Jenifer Grady
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
December 1, 2009
CHICAGO - Members may be receiving a survey asking your opinion about your professional education activities and your opinion about the American Library Association’s offerings.
Contact:
Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410,
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
November 30, 2009
ALA files comments to NTIA and RUS on broadband stimulus programs
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
(312) 280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) is offering two full-day educational workshops on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 in Boston.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
312-280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has selected 28 members to take part in the second biennial “Bill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training,” being held on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston.Ã
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@sbcglobal.net
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) recently became the newest member of the Campaign for the World’s Libraries.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4270
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4270
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Marci Merola
Director, ALA Office for Library Advocacy
312-280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
CHICAGO – Join American Library Association (ALA) president Camila Alire; moderator Patricia Wong, County Librarian/Archivist, Yolo County Library; and others for “Advocacy on the Front Lines: How to Make a Difference from Where You Sit” during the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2010 Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
November 23, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
November 19, 2009
Contacts:
Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410,
jterry@alawash.org
Brandon Butler
ARL Law & Policy Fellow
(202) 296-2296,
brandon@arl.org
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 24, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
Contacts:
Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410,
jterry@alawash.org
Brandon Butler
ARL Law & Policy Fellow
202) 296-2296,
brandon@arl.org
For Immediate Release
November 23, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
November 20, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
November 19, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2009
CHICAGO – The City of Colton, Calif. has closed its library system in response to a $5 million revenue shortfall. More than 51,000 residents will be without local library service in an effort for the City to save $4 million in the current fiscal year.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
Contact: Karen Muller
Director of Library & Knowledge Management Specialist
312-280-5031
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
CHICAGO – Recently, the Cushing Academy, a private boarding school in Massachusetts, attracted attention with its decision to discard all 20,000 books in the school’s library in favor of an entirely digital collection.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
CHICAGO – The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has brought together leaders in education from across the country to comprise the NBPTS Library Media Standards Committee. Of the 12-person committee, seven are members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), three of whom serve on the AASL Board of Directors.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
(312) 280-5030
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 17, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
(312) 280-5030
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 17, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
CHICAGO - Eleven-year-old Elizabeth Ann Bishop is a library MVP. Bishop earned a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, winning the 2009 Step Up to the Plate @ your library contest by demonstrating her information literacy skills.
Contact: Mary Taylor
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
Contact: Lucia M. Gonzalez
Vice-President/President Elect, REFORMA
305-335-8215
lucia@luciagonzalezbooks.com
www.reforma.org
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
November 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office is calling for nominations for two awards to honor individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right to know.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
CHICAGO—The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present two pre-conferences before the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) on Fri., Jan. 15, 2010 in Boston.
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 17, 2009
CHICAGO—Bring something new to your library by taking an online course this winter from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).Ã Starting on Feb. 1, ALSC is offering five timely courses that are sure to cure your winter blues and liven up your library.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
November 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office is calling for nominations for two awards to honor individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right to know.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
Roberta A. Stevens
Outreach Projects and Partnerships Officer
Library of Congress
Development Office
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540-1400
E-mail: rste@loc.gov
Work: (202) 707-1550
Fax: (202) 707-0312
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 11, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations Manager
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 10, 2009
CHICAGO – Each year, families from coast to coast visit their local libraries to take part in National Gaming Day @ your library. On Nov. 14, libraries showcase family friendly gaming events that demonstrate the recreational and educational value of board and video games.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2009
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
312-280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2009
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2011 National Conference to be held March 30 – April 2, 2011, in Philadelphia.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
ALA Governance Office
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
Contact: Kathleen Hughes
Public Library Association
(312) 280-4028
khughes@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2009
Barbara A. Macikas has been named executive director of the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Macikas, who was chosen from a nationwide pool of candidates, will assume her responsibilities at PLA on Nov. 23, 2009.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 10, 2009
CHICAGO - Tom McNamee, editorial page editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, delivers some valuable advice on how to write op-eds in a video clip from this year’s PR Forum at ALA’s Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 10, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 10, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 10, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies seeks nominees for its annual Francis Joseph Campbell Award, which recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of library service for the blind and physically handicapped.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 10, 2009
CHICAGO — atyourlibrary.org, the public Web site for the American Library Association’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, is offering cash prizes and Apple iPod Nanos for the winners of two contests for the public.
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@sbcglobal.net
CHICAGO - Hundreds of libraries of all types across the country and abroad will participate in ALA’s second annual National Gaming Day @ your library this Saturday.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Director, Office of ALA Governance
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November10, 2009
à Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO—The Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) seeks applicants for the 2010 BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award, a cash award to assist a current library school student with an interest in business reference librarianship with attending the upcoming 2010 ALA Annual Conference.
Contact:Ã Jeff Kratz
Assistant Director,
OGR,
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8210
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 4, 2009
Contact: Tina Coleman
Membership Specialist
ccoleman@ala.org
312-280-2152
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 3, 2009
Contact: Larra Clark
Project Manager, ORS
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2009
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 3, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) will proudly sponsor Melanie Lyttle as a 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leader. She will receive $1,000 to attend ALA’s 2010 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2009
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) chose Anna Koval and Amy Barr as its 2010 Emerging Leaders. Each will receive funding to attend the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference in 2010. YALSA’s participation in the Emerging Leaders program is through the Friends of YALSA.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2009
CHICAGO – ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, Ã announces the release of “ Moving Materials: Physical Delivery in Libraries,” edited by Valerie Horton and Bruce Smith.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 2, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will sponsor two participants in the American Library Association (ALA) 2010 Emerging Leaders (EL) program. They will join 100 of their peers as the fourth year of the program kicks off at the ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator
Freedom to Read Foundation
(312) 280-4226
For Immediate Release
October 30, 2009
CHICAGO – Leslea Newman (“Heather Has Two Mommies”) and Michael Willhoite (“Daddy’s Roommate”) will discuss and sign copies of their groundbreaking books at the Freedom to Read Foundation’s (FTRF) fifth annual author event, to be held in conjunction with ALA’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table Midwinter Social.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
October 29, 2009
Contact: Delin R. Guerra
Contact: Delin Guerra
ALA International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate Release
October 27, 2009
Contact: Delin R. Guerra
ALA International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate Release
October 27, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
Contact: Jillian Kalonick
Marketing/Public Relations Specialist
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
jkalonick@ala.org
For Immediate Release
Oct. 27, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
Contact: Julianna Kloeppel
PLA, Program Coordinator
312-280-5026
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2010 PLA Awards. Members can nominate their colleagues and libraries via the PLA Web site,
www.pla.org.Ã The deadline for submitting an application is Dec. 1, 2009.
PLA awards include the:
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
CHICAGO – A group of librarians in Franklin Country, Ohio, are reaching out to their communities to address the tough economy.
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, Placement/Recruitment, EL Program Coordinator
HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
The 2010 Emerging Leaders (EL) program, which is in its fourth year, kicks off with a daylong session during the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Connie Paul, one of the program’s facilitators said, “It's networking at its best."
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
CHICAGO—Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Gale Cengage Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services, a Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) award that recognizes outstanding achievements in these areas.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
CHICAGO—The application period for the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Emerald Research Grants is now open.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
Director, Office for Library Advocacy
312-280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
Libraries are everywhere, rooted in nearly every school, campus and community, but they are are about to take front and center in a new place: the breakfast table.
Contact: Mary Jo Bolduc
ALA Publishing
(312) 280-5416
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association Publishing Committee is offering a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is recognizing its vendor partners for their support of the 14th National Conference & Exhibition, Nov. 5-8 in Charlotte, N.C.
This year's sponsors supported travel, scholarship, conference must-haves and the conference programming. AASL's National Conference sponsors include:
Contact: Kerri Price
ALA Office for Accreditation
(312) 280-2436
kprice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2009
The Fall 2009 edition of Prism: the newsletter from the ALA Office for Accreditation is now available at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/accreditation/prp/prism/prism_current.cfm.
Features include:
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
October 22, 2009
Washington, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) strongly supports Chairman Julius Genachowski’s efforts to move the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forward in consideration of principles to protect the free and open nature of the Internet.
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA Executive Director
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2009
October 20, 2009 — BCR and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), have agreed to develop a reciprocal continuing education program to complement and expand the training opportunities for the members of both organizations.
Contacts: Jennifer Petersen / Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
jpetersen@ala.org /
mmorales@ala.org
Contact: Mary Jane Petrowski
ACRL
(312) 280-2523
mpetrowski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communicatons Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
October 20, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) is preparing for its annual election.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
Contact: Julie Reese
Events Manager, ALCTS
312-280-5034
jreese@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
CHICAGO - Register now for the popular “Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management,” a four-week Web course, and the webinar, “Yours, Mine, Ours? Copyright Ownership and IRs,” offered by The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS).
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
Join your colleagues for two exciting and timely symposia from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) on Thursday, Jan. 14, and Friday, Jan. 15, just before the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston. Registration is now open, so sign up while space is available.
Contact: Karee Williams
Marketing Specialist
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
CHICAGO—Former vice-president and Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient Al Gore, whose bestselling books have shed light on key environmental issues, will deliver the Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture as part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Gore will speak on Saturday, Jan. 16. at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
October 20, 2009
CHICAGO - Nominate yourself, colleagues or your library for the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Recognition Awards and Grants.
Unless otherwise noted, the deadline for awards is Dec. 1.
The following lists the major ALA awards with the Web sites for application guidelines:
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
October 20, 2009
Hundreds of libraries across the country are preparing to celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.
To learn more about the celebration, visit Visibility @ your library, http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility. You will find links to a publicity toolkit and a site with more information, including videos.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communicatons Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
CHICAGO — World Wrestling Entertainment’s WrestleMania Reading Challenge, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), with support from Mattel and DK Publishing, launches this week as part of Teen Read Week™ which takes place October 18-24.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
CHICAGO – The Campaign for America’s Libraries is inviting ALA members to join the new National Library Week community in ALA Connect, the home of the American Library Association’s (ALA) online communities.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 19, 2009
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2009
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) is coordinating the fourth annual National Friends of Libraries Week, October 18-24, 2009.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2009
American Library Association
Office for Research & Statistics
Contact: Denise Davis, 312.280.4273
dmdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release:
October 13, 2009
Communications Assistant
PLA
(312) 280-5023
bdowling@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2009
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) invites all teens to help YALSA choose next year’s Teen Read Week™ theme. Teens can vote at www.ala.org/teenread for their favorite from three choices during Teen Read Week 2009, Oct. 18-24.
Contact: Larra Clark
ORS Project Manager
312-280-4274
NEWS
For Immediate Relaease
October 13, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2009
CHICAGO—Nominations are now being accepted for the Public Librarian Support Award, a conference travel award administered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) for public librarians who provide business reference services.
American Library Association
Office for Research & Statistics
Contact: Denise Davis, 312.280.4273
dmdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release:
October 12, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 12, 2009
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 12, 2009
CHICAGO— A new Book Links landing page and related feature content have been added to Booklist Online following the recent transition of Book Links from being a standalone subscription magazine to a free quarterly supplement to Booklist.
Contact: Mary Taylor,LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Releaseà à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à Ã
October 12, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 12, 2009
Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Acting Executive Director, Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4224
For Immediate Release
October 12, 2009
CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has announced the nominating committee for its April 2010 election. Members are: Candace Morgan, Portland, Ore. (chair); Christine Jenkins, Champaign, Ill.; and Burton Joseph, Chicago.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 12, 2009
CHICAGO –Author Neil Gaiman, winner of this year’s Newbery Medal for "The Graveyard Book," has been named the 2010 Honorary Chair of National Library Week, which will be celebrated April 11-17.
Contact: Lisa Coy
Development Coordinator
ALA Development Office
(312) 280-3259
development@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
October 12, 2009
CHICAGO — The largest producer of board games in the world, Hasbro, will be the exclusive sponsor for the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 National Gaming Day @ your library to be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.
Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Acting Executive Director, FTRF
312-280-4224
For Immediate Release
October 8, 2009
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO - Scholarship money is available for future librarians.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communication Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO –The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will sponsor the attendance of four Spectrum scholars at the AASL 14th National Conference & Exhibition in Charlotte, N.C, Nov. 5-8.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is joining President Barack Obama in working to ensure that all Americans have the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age.
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of a new title, “Working Together: Collaborative Information Practices for Organizational Learning” by Mary M. Somerville. “Working Together” presents a framework for comprehensive redesign of library organizations.
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO – Eleven-year-old Elizabeth Ann Bishop has a Baseball Hall of Fame connection - her neighbor is the widow of Hall of Famer and Chicago White Sox player Nellie Fox. Now Bishop is going to the Hall of Fame herself, as the winner of Step up to the Plate @ your library®.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO - As thousands of libraries across the country celebrated the 28th annual Banned Books Week Sept. 26 – Oct. 3, a variety of high-level media provided coverage of programs and events.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is seeking nominations of accomplished reference librarians for the 2010 Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award.
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering libraries and librarians more than $85,000 in grants and funding through its 2010 professional awards and scholarships.
Contact: Leonard Kniffel
Editor in Chief,
American Libraries
(312) 280-4215
lkniffel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO — @ your library, American Library Association’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, is seeking an original, creative design for its first ever Design a Tote Bag contest. We want to see how your design can illustrate the spirit and importance of American libraries!
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO—Registration is now open for the fall session “The Reference Interview,” one of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) online courses.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO—Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Zora Neale Hurston Award, a Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) award presented annually to an individual RUSA member who has demonstrated leadership in promoting African-American literature.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO--The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks nominations for the 2010 John Sessions Memorial Award recognizing library contributions to the labor community.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
CHICAGO—A call for nominations for the 2010 Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award has been issued by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2009
Join the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) once again this year to interact, network and learn virtually though its online workshop series, ALSC Student Sessions. These one-hour programs, taking place in OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries), give students the opportunity to learn first-hand about hot library issues from ALSC members around the country.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
Oct. 5, 2009
The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) has announced a line-up of three interactive webinars designed to meet the needs of experienced leaders and managers at the dean, director, department head and branch manager level. Each of the 60-90 minute programs will feature library consultant Pat Wagner of Pattern Research.
Contact: Mary Ellen Quinn
Booklist
312-280-5720
mquinn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 5, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 5, 2009
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
General Manager
Booklist Publications
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 5, 2009
Contact: Lois Ann Gregory-Wood
COC/COAppt. Staff Liaison
312-280-3204
lgregory@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 5, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
October 2, 2009
The American Library Association (ALA) joins President Obama in highlighting the importance of ensuring all Americans have the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
Oct. 2, 2009
CHICAGO – Alan Kornblau and James Neal are the 2010-2013 candidates for the office of treasurer of the American Library Association.
Kornblau is the director of the Delray Beach (Fla.) Public Library.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 1, 2009
CHICAGO — Linda W. Braun, president of the Young Adult Library Services Association, sent the following response to Time to Act: An Agenda for Advancing Literacy for College and Career Success, published by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
Oct. 1, 2009
CHICAGO – Sara Kelly Johns and Molly Raphael are candidates for the 2011-2012 presidency of the American Library Association.
Johns is currently the school library media specialist for grades 6-12 at Lake Placid (N.Y.) Middle/High School, a position she has held since 1999, supervising the Lake Placid elementary school library for the first two years.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 24, 2009
CHICAGO - The deadline for the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant has been extended to Friday, November 6, 2009.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director, PIO
312-280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@sbcglobal.net
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists showcased the @ your library brand at the recent 2009 IFLA Conference in Milan, Italy.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) prestigious awards program will offer more than $50,000 in awards in 2010 to AASL members.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) currently offers four face-to-face institutes and a wide range of online classes, which are offered three times a year. YALSA is now seeking for instructors for 2010 and 2011 to design and deliver curriculum for both types of learning experiences on the following topics:
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO – Libraries across the country will play an important role in celebrating the cause of reading during Make It Matter Day, sponsored by Reader’s Digest magazine.
September 29, 2009
Dear Colleagues:
The weekend of September 11th, a group comprised of the ALA board members, division leaders, roundtable representatives and senior staff met in Itasca, Illinois, to begin the development of ALA’s new strategic plan. The new plan’s goals and objectives will set the association’s strategic directions for the next five years to 2015. (ALA’s current plan goes through 2010.)
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is actively seeking outstanding interlibrary loan and document delivery librarians as nominees for the 2010 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO—Nominations are sought for the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) 2010 STARS/Atlas Systems Mentoring Award , an ALA Conference travel award designated for those who are new to the field of interlibrary loan.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO--The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks nominations for the 2010 Louis Shores/ABC-CLIO Award.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO—Librarians looking to strike out on their own in the library profession, or those library professionals approaching retirement and seeking a flexible way to maintain employment, won’t want to miss “Assembling a Consulting Toolkit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Library Consultant” in Boston this January.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO—Best-selling authors will gather in Boston at the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting for the ALA/ERT Author Forum to discuss the process of taking a best seller to the big screen.
Eric Van Lustbader, Chuck Hogan, Tracy Chevalier and Julie Powell will share their experiences.
Sponsored by ALA and ERT (Exhibits Round Table), the forum will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO— The first day of registration for the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting is Oct. 1, 2009. Registration for the meeting, to be held Jan. 15-19, 2010 in Boston, will open at 9 a.m. CT.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009
CHICAGO— Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller “Eat, Pray, Love” will kick off the ALA’s 2010 Sunrise Speaker Series this winter.
This series is part of the ALA Midwinter Meeting held from Jan.15-19, 2010 in Boston. It is held Saturday and Sunday morning from 8 to 9 a.m. and Monday morning from 9 to 10 a.m.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2009
Contact: Mary Jo Bolduc
ALA Publishing
312-280-5416
mbolduc@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2009
The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
USA Patriot Act Sunset Extension Act to reform sections of security bill set to expire this year
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
September 22, 2009
CHICAGO – Julie Walker, executive director of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Strategic Council of The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) popular online course Readers’ Advisory 101 is now open for registration for the upcoming fall session.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) literary awards committees are seeking outstanding published works for consideration for a variety of 2010 reference awards and prestigious lists for the adult reader.
Contact: Mary Ellen K. Davis
ACRL
(312) 280-3248
mdavis@ala.org
Kara Malenfant
ACRL
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager Media Relations
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Chicago – For the fourth year in a row, the State Library of North Carolina is proving that the smartest card in North Carolina is a library card.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
CHICAGO—The American Library Association (ALA) is offering bundled registration for the 2010 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference at a discounted price.
Register for both conferences during the month of September and save more than 20 percent off the advance registration rate you would pay if you bought each event separately.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales
Manager,ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 21, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has released a revised edition of its “Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries.” They are available online at www.ala.org/alsc; click on “Education & Careers” and “Core Competencies” in the left-hand navigation menu.
Contact: Lisa Coy
Development Coordinator
ALA Development Office
(312) 280-3259
lcoy@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
September 21, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) has become an official 2010 Census Partner, working with the Census Bureau to promote the value of accurate and complete census data and to create a positive impact on the questionnaire response rate.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
CHICAGO—The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Reference Services Section (RSS) invites the submission of research projects for presentation at RUSA’s 16th Annual Reference Research Forum.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has released its list of programs scheduled for the 2010 ALA Annual Conference, June 24-29, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2009 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of serials and continuing resources.Ã
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2010 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award.Ã The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 1.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 8, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
September 15, 2009
CHICAGO – It is with deep sadness that the American Library Association (ALA) announces the untimely death of Mark Anthony Bard, who passed away last Friday, Sept. 11, from injuries sustained when he was struck by a car near his home on Oct. 1, 2007, in Alexandria, Va.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312.280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), invites proposals for a poster session on exceptional Teen Tech Week™ events, to be held at ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 24-29, 2010.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2009
Chicago – There was something unexpected at this year’s Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill.: libraries.
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager Media Relations,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
September 15, 2009
CONTACTS:
Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410, jterry@alawash.org
Prudence S. Adler
ARL Associate Executive Director
(202) 296-2296, prue@arl.org
For Immediate Release
September 10, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
September 11, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 8, 2009
CHICAGO - The Romania Library Association (ABR) recently became the newest member of the Campaign for the World’s Libraries.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
September 8, 2009
CHICAGO – Online resources to help local libraries publicize Banned Books Week activities can be found by visiting Visibility @ your library, http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility.
Contact: Eileen Hardy
Executive Board Secretariat
312-280-3203
ehardy@alal.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 7, 2009
CHICAGO—Roberta Stevens, American Library Association (ALA) president-elect, is encouraging members to volunteer for ALA and Council committees during the 2010-2011 appointment process. Stevens is chairing both the Committee on Appointments and Committee on Committees.
Contacts: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
Prudence S. Adler
ARL Associate Executive Director
(202) 296-2296
prue@arl.org
News
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2009
Contact: Fred Reuland
Program Officer
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Sep. 8, 2009
Entries for the 63rd John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award are being accepted now through Dec. 4 by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA).
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 8, 2009
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
General Manager
Booklist Publications
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
September 3, 2009
CHICAGO— Booklist is launching a free webinar series on Sept. 22, building on previous popular Booklist Online webinars.
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 8, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 8, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 8, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Sept. 8, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 8, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) provided sources and background information for a USA Today story on the surge in Internet use in America’s libraries.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Sept. 8, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the publication of “Cool Teen Programs for under $100,” edited by Jenine Lillian for YALSA.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 4, 2009
Contact:Ã Kathleen Hughes
Public Library Association
312-280-4028
khughes@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 4, 2009
Registration for PLA 2010, the 13th National Conference of the Public Library Association (PLA), will open on Sept. 8, 2009, at noon (EDT). The PLA Housing Bureau will also begin accepting hotel reservations at that date and time.
CONTACTS:
Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410,
jterry@alawash.org
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 1, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
703-380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
August 31, 2009
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2009
Contacts:
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 1, 2009
(CHICAGO) As parents help their children prepare for a new school year, it is valuable to know that one school supply is free – a library card.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 1, 2009
CHICAGO – To nominate a librarian in the 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award, visit Visibility @ your library, www.pio.ala.org/visibility.
Contact: Brendan Dowling
Communications Assistant
PLA
(312) 280-5023
bdowling@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
August 31, 2009
CHICAGO – Two poster kits created by the West Bloomfield Township (Mich.) Public Library - “75 of the Best Books for Young Children” and “100 Best Books to Read in Kindergarten” - are now available for purchase from the Public Library Association (PLA).
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 31, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Information Office (PIO) is gearing up to work with the Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF) on the 28th annual Banned Books Week, held Sept. 26 – Oct. 3.
Contact: Pat Carterette
President, LearnRT
(404) 235-7124
pcarterette@georgialibraries.org.
For Immediate Release,
August 25, 2009
The name may be changing, but the mission of the "Learning Round Table of ALA" remains the same.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
Chicago -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids ( www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.
Contact: Megan Griffin
Program Coordinator, ACRL
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced a new sponsor for the AASL Research Grant. Heinemann-Raintree will sponsor the grant, beginning with the 2009-2010 awards season. More information on this and other AASL awards and grants can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/awards.
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
312-280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã
Contact: Marla Seidell
Communications Specialist
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-2140
mseidell@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
August 25, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
September 22, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) has signed on as a sponsor of Make It Matter Day, an effort to encourage Americans to participate in literacy and education activities, organized by Readers Digest. Make It Matter Day will be held Oct. 3, 2009.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
CHICAGO - This September, the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries throughout the country will celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month. It is a time when libraries remind parents and caregivers to bring their school-age children to the library to get the most important school supply of all – a library card.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org.
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) has just released two new downloadable versions of the 2009 edition of the “ ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian - Public and Academic .”à One version contains only public librarian salary data and analysis and the other version is specifically for academic librarians.Ã
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
Contact: Chris Finan
American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
(212) 587-4025, Ext. 15
Nanette Perez, Program Officer
American Library Association
(312) 280-4225
nperez@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
August 24, 2009
Contact: Kathleen Hughes
PLA
(312) 280-4028
khughes@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
August 24, 2009
CHICAGO - “Libraries Prosper: A Guide to Using the PLA Advocacy Toolkit,” by Sandra Nelson, is now available for purchase from the Public Library Association (PLA).à The first in PLA’s new ‘Train the Trainer series,’ this electronic publication supports “Libraries Prosper with Passion, Purpose, and Persuasion: A PLA Toolkit for Success.”Ã
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
703-380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today sent a letter to all members of Congress, voicing its support for including a “public option” in health care reform legislation.
Contact: Katharine Fronk
ALA Graphics Coordinator
ALA Graphics
312-280-2427
kfronk@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 13, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
703-380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
CHICAGO - The Riverside County (Calif.) Library System has been chosen to host the 2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) announced recently. Kathleen T. Horning, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cooperative Children’s Book Center, will deliver the lecture.
Contact: Linda Mays
Program Officer, ALSC
312-280-1398
lmays@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the 2009 recipients of the Frederic G. Melcher and Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarships.
Megan Humphrey
Manager, Campaign for America’s Libraries,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
mhumphrey@ala.org
Diane McNulty
The New York Times
(212) 556-5244
diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com
For Immediate Release
August 17, 2009
NEW YORK – Nominations open today for the 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released the line-up of more than 100 concurrent sessions for its 14th National Conference. Registrants are able to view all sessions and create a personal schedule for three days of essential education.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
CHICAGO –As schools open their doors for another year of classes, librarians remind parents and children that it’s the perfect time to get the most important school supply of all – a library card.
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
General Manager
Booklist Publications
(312) 280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
August 18, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
(703) 380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release,
August 18, 2009
Contact: Norman Rose
Program Officer
Office for Research & Statistics
312-280-4283
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) has announced the 2009 winner of the Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award, which recognizes outstanding dissertations in the area of library history.
Contact: Jon Stahler
ACRL
(312) 280-2511
jstahler@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a wide variety of online learning opportunities in fall 2009 to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. Full details and registration information is available on the ACRL Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/proftools/elearning.cfm.
Contact: Aimee Strittmatter
ALSC Executive Director
(312) 280-2164
astrittmatter@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 17, 2009
CHICAGO—Start the school year off on the right foot by taking an online education course from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Starting in October, ALSC is offering two engaging courses that will enhance your skills and knowledge.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release
Aug. 18, 2008
CHICAGO — As part of its commitment to furthering young adult librarianship, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will sponsor Cristina Mitra, a student at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science. Donations to the Friends of YALSA helped fund the 2010 Spectrum Scholar.
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA’s Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
For Immediate Release
August 11, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and the National Baseball Hall of Fame want to remind you that there is still time to Step Up to the Plate @ your library.
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 11, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
August 11, 2009Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã
Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 10, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
ALA Public Programs Office
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 10, 2009
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
312-280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 10, 2009Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 10, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
August 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Library Association (ALA) President Camila Alire encourages the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider the role of America’s libraries in a National Broadband Plan as the FCC begins its workshop series to develop the plan.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
August 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Library Association (ALA) President Camila Alire encourages the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider the role of America’s libraries in a National Broadband Plan as the FCC begins its workshop series to develop the plan.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
703-380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 6, 2009
CHICAGO – Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued an executive order closing the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, abolishing the position of state librarian and parceling out its assets.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 30, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO - The Latvian Librarian Association is the newest member of the Campaign for the World’s Libraries.
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA Executive Director
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 31, 2009
CHICAGO - Karen Starr, assistant administrator for development services at the Nevada State Library & Archives, is the new vice-president/president-elect of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Her term, and that of newly elected LITA board members, began after the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO— The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC), a part of the Broward County (Fla.) Libraries Division, has been selected as the 2009 winner of the Standard & Poor’s Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO— Ruth A. Carr, a 20-year member of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) and the association’s History Section (HS), is the 2009 recipient of the Genealogical Publishing Company Award.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO— Beverly Rossini has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s STARS/Atlas Systems Mentoring Award.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Council is urging all libraries to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, so that people with disabilities can effectively access library Web sites with ease.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Council is recommending that all libraries purchasing, procuring, and contracting for electronic resources and services require vendors to guarantee that they comply with widely accepted accessibility standards.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Council is urging member libraries to support the goals of Intergeneration Day Means Libraries by offering multi-generational activities during the week of Oct. 4, 2009.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – Recognizing the importance of comprehensive health care for all Americans and its impact on libraries and their users, The American Library Association (ALA) Council has reaffirmed its support for affordable universal health care.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – As parents get ready to send their children back to school, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Information Office (PIO) would like to remind everyone that Library Card Sign-up Month is right around the corner.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – A video featuring one of the libraries to receive a grant through the American Library Association’s (ALA) Libraries, Literacy and Gaming initiative, funded by the Verizon Foundation, can be seen by visiting Visibility @ your library, http://pio.ala.org/visibility.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – In a recent resolution, the American Library Association (ALA) Council declared its support of the “right of every person, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, to marry, wherever they reside.”
Contact: Valerie Hawkins
ALA Library
800-545-2433 ext. 2154
vhawkins@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO – ALA Island, the Second Life® (SL) virtual world presence of the American Library Association (ALA), has been granted permission by the HighBridge Company to make a six-minute excerpt from “The Time Traveler’s Wife: Unabridged Edition” audiobook available to its avatar visitors.
Contact: Kathleen M. Hughes
Public Library Association
khughes@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
August 4, 2009
CHICAGO - Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Nicholas D. Kristof will keynote the Opening General Session at the Public Library Association's 13th National Conference, "PLA 2010."
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release
Aug. 4, 2009
CHICAGO —Young Adult Library Services (YALS), the quarterly journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), received an Award of Excellence from the APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, the second year in a row that YALS has achieved this honor.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer, ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410, jterry@alawash.org
Prue Adler
ARL Associate Executive Director
(202) 296-2296, prue@arl.org
For Immediate Release
July 30, 2009
Library groups advise DOJ on proposed Google Book Search settlement
Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Acting Executive Director, FTRF
312-280-4224
dstone@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 30, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009Ã Ã
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
CHICAGO— Bryna Coonin, associate professor and reference librarian at the Joyner Library, East Carolina University, has been selected as the second of two recipients of the 2009 Emerald Research Award.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
July 27, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
703-380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is accepting applications for a member editor for a new online research journal. The deadline for applications is Sept. 30.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
703-380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
July 24, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 27, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
703-380-2764 (cell)
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
July 20, 2009
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-5041
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
CHICAGO — Taking risks at your library? The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), wants to hear about your experiences as part of YALSA President Linda Braun’s theme, “Risky Business.”
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-5041
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
July 21, 2009
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington, D.C. – The very first scholarship winner has been selected for the newest American Library Association (ALA) scholarship, the Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media, SAGE announced today.
Contact: Kathleen Hughes
PLA Communications Manager
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4028
khughes@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
Contact: Kathleen Hughes
PLA Communications Manager
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4028
khughes@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
CHICAGO – On Thursday, July 9, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) trained more than 60 state-level coordinators from 46 states in the development of customized implementation strategies for AASL's standards and guidelines.
Now those coordinators will return to their home states ready to implement those standards and guidelines into each state’s standards.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
CHICAGO – Gregory Maguire has entertained millions with his fresh take on L. Frank Baum’s world of Oz, “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” which was turned into a hit Broadway play. This prolific author has written several books for both adults and children.
à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinatorÃ
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
Kerri Price
Program Officer, ALA Office for Accreditation
312-280-2436
kprice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2009
CHICAGO —The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
Continued accreditation status was granted to the following programs:
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announces a new resource for school library media specialists and their teacher colleagues. The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning, a list honoring the top 25 Internet sites for enhancing learning and curriculum development, is considered the "best of the best" by AASL.
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2009
Dr. Camila Alire, dean emerita at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., begins her term as 2009-2010 president of the American Library Association (ALA). An inaugural banquet was held Tuesday, July 14 at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2009
CHICAGO- Librarians who were unable to attend ALA Annual Conference this year can download tools and handouts from the American Library Association’s Public Information Office’s (PIO) PR Forum.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
July 15, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 Annual Conference, held in July 9-15 in Chicago, received extensive media attention.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2009
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity has announced the recipients of the Diversity Research Grants for 2009.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
July 15, 2009
CHICAGO – Nearly 29,000 librarians, library supporters and exhibitors attended the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference July 9-15, held at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Contact:Ã Jenny Najduch
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 8, 2009
Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
July 6, 2009
Mark R. Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 2, 2009
CHICAGO- Ã Some of the nation’s top experts will participate in a series of public awareness and media relations programs at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago (July 9-15).
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2009
(CHICAGO) All American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference attendees are invited to step up to the plate and celebrate our national pastime.
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
Communications Specialist, ALA
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) Advisory Committee has announced à the librarians and library supporters selected to participate in the 2009 Diversity and Outreach Fair at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2009
Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Acting Executive Director
Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4224
ftrf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2009
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 6, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of a new title,“Teaching Literary Research: Challenges in a Changing Environment,” a collection of essays by librarians and English faculty that explore the relationship between information literacy and literary research.
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA PIO Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 6, 2009
CHICAGO – Dr. E.J. Josey, professor emeritus, University of Pittsburgh, and past American Library Association (ALA) president (1984-85) passed away July 3 in Washington, N.C.
Contact: Mary Ellen Quinn
312-280-5720
mquinn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 6, 2009
CHICAGO— Booklist Online announces the addition of Points of Reference to its growing family of blogs. Mary Ellen Quinn and a team of front-line experts from academic, public and school libraries post about reference sources and trends in reference publishing and services.
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 2, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity and Spectrum Scholarship Program are pleased to announce the Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) Inclusion Initiative as a sponsor for the Professional Options Fair at the 2009 Spectrum Leadership Institute held July 8-10.Ã
Gwendolyn Prellwitz
ALA Office for Diversity
312-280-5048
spectrum@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 2, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity has chosen its 2009 Spectrum Scholars.
The Spectrum Scholarship Program provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Ryan David Stoops, Wichita, Kan., the 2009 recipient of the Marshall Cavendish Scholarship.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org Ã
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Janet E. Yost of Kutztown, Pa., the 2009 recipient of the Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship.Ã
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4279
ksanders@ala.org Ã
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org Ã
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - Michelle Demeter, of Tallahassee, Fla., has received the 2009 Cicely Phippen Marks Scholarship, the American Library Association (ALA) announced.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Jade Torres-Morrison of Albuquerque, N.M., the 2009 recipient of the Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org Ã
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Laura Elena Ochoa Podell of Madison, Wis., the recipient of the 2009 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org Ã
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Rachel Channer of Klamath Falls, Ore., the 2009 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient.
Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - Since its spring kickoff, more than 1,000 public and school librarians from across the country have signed up for season four of Step Up to the Plate @ your library.
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - Phase two of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Kids! @ your library® public awareness campaign features artwork created by award-winning children’s illustrator David Diaz especially for the campaign
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
Office of ALA Governance
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO - Richard Bausch’s book, “Peace,” published by Knopf, a division of Random House, is the winner of the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction for 2009.
Contact: Miguel Figueroa
Director, ALA Office for Diversity and Spectrum
(312) 280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO – Miriam Tuliao, assistant director of Central Collection Development Collections Strategyà at the New York Public Library, announced that she will participate in the Little Red Lighthouse Swimà to raise awareness and funds for the Spectrum Scholarship Program of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Jon Stahler
ACRL
(312) 280-2511
jstahler@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) invites you for a sweet ending to your Sunday evening at the ASCLA/COSLA dessert reception and silent auction, from 9 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12, in the Chicago D room at the Chicago Marriott, 540 N. Michigan Ave.
Contact: Larra Clark
ORS Project Manager
312-280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO – The Ohio Senate has decided for the time being to remove the state’s libraries from the chopping block.
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA PIO Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Contact: Nanette Perez,
Program Officer
American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
(312) 280-4225
nperez@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 30, 2009
The library world lost a great leader in April with the death of Judith Fingeret Krug, the long-time director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO—The 2009 ASCLA Century Scholarship has been awarded to Amy Lynn Sonnie, a graduate student at San Jose State University’s School of Library and Information Science.
Contact: Marci Merola
Director,
ALA Office for Library Advocacy
312-280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã
CHICAGO – Join ALA President Jim Rettig; moderator Jan Sanders, director of libraries and information services for the city of Pasadena, Calif.; and others for “Coalition Building for All Libraries in a Tough Economy” during ALA’s 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), will host its second online chat in its space in ALA Connect, focusing on summer reading programs at 8 p.m. Eastern on July 1.
Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Acting Director,
American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
(312) 280-4224
dstone@ala.org
Angela Maycock
Assistant Director, OIF
(312) 280-4221
amaycock@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 30, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
CHICAGO -The American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Information Office (PIO) continues to obtain coverage about the surge in library usage during tough economic times.
Contact: Jon Stahler
ACRL
(312) 280-2511
jstahler@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2009
Jenifer Grady
Director, ALA-APA
jgrady@ala.org
312-280-2424
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 29, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
June 29, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 26, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 25, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 25, 2009
* NOTICE: Location Change *
Contact: Miguel A. Figueroa
Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5295
mfigueroa@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 22, 2009
Contact: Marci Merola
Office for Library Advocacy
(312) 280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
June 23, 2009
Chicago—The Ohio Library Council (OLC) and the Ohio library community hope to stave off governor’s proposal to cut public library funding 30%, which, when coupled with a recent 20% cut in tax revenue, constitutes a 50% cut for 2010 and 2011 Fiscal Years.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
CHICAGO—Christie Hefner, a passionate advocate of freedom of expression, social justice, equal rights and opportunities for women, will highlight the 2009 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago as the Opening Session speaker.
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson,
Communications Specialist,
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS),
American Library Association (ALA)
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 22, 2009
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson,
Communications Specialist,
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS),
American Library Association (ALA)
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 23, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Emerging Leaders Program Coordinator
312-280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2010 class of Emerging Leaders. Applications can be found at http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2009.
Contact:Ã Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
The American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) will showcase their final projects at a poster session on Friday, July 10 during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.Ã The event will take place at McCormick Place West – Rm W185 from 3-5 p.m.Ã All are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has a great lineup of events for this year’s Annual Conference.Ã Here’s a sampling.
Contacts: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
Brian McDermott
EBSCO Information Services
205-911-1820
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
CHICAGO / BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) are announcing the following winners of the 2009 EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorship awards:
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Acting Executive Director, Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4224
ftrf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
Contact: Larra Clark
Project Manager, ORS
312-280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 23, 2009
CHICAGO – This year, Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) and the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) joined forces to become the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), an expanded division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 22, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is hosting a number of great programs and events at ALA Annual Conference this year, including ALSC 101, the ALSC Charlemae Rollins President’s Program and the Newbery Caldecott Wilder Banquet.Ã
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
For Immediate Release
June 22, 2009
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
June 15, 2009
In addition to programs sponsored by divisions, round tables and committees, this year’s Annual Conference features 10 “Grassroots Programs” selected by a jury of library school students and practitioners from 118 proposals.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 22, 2009
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
General Manager
Booklist Publications
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 22, 2009
CHICAGO - Booklist, the ALA’s print and online book and media review publication, offers programs at the forthcoming ALA Annual Conference with something for everyone involved in youth and adult collection development and/or readers advisory.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 22, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 17, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 11, 2009
Contact:Ã Kara J. Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communications & Government Relations Specialist
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, ALA HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 1, 2009
The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders Group G is soliciting real stories of how the Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) has impacted job seekers—new graduates and transitioning career seekers alike—over the past 35 years.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
June 9, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Contact: Mark R. Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
CHICAGO – Veteran broadcaster and media trainer Dave Baum will be hosting a media relations training session during the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 16, 2009
CHICAGO – Susan Hornung will take over as the new executive director of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Reference and User Services Association, the American Library Association (ALA) announced today.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Public Information Office
Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org / jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 15, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
Jennifer Petersen
PR Coordinator
(312) 280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2009
Contact: Jenny Levine
Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide,
American Library Association ITTS
(312) 280-2461
jlevine@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 15, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has partnered with the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) in an innovative experiment to teach a course that is open to both students and the public via the online video platform YouTube.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 15, 2009
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 12, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release:
June 11, 2009
CHICAGO—The American Library Association has the perfect recipe for Annual Conference visitors who cherish fine food and drink and also enjoy reading about it.
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release:
June 11, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.og
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release:
June 11, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO—There is still time to snag a few of the remaining seats for preconferences and ticketed events addressing reference, library services to older adults, business reference and literature hosted by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO — Will Weaver, author of “Saturday Night Dirt” and “Super Stock Rookie,” will judge the 2010 WrestleMania Reading Challenge championship in Phoenix, Ariz., announced the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), named Laurie Cavanaugh, assistant head of adult services at the Brockton (Mass.) Public Library, as the winner of the Great Ideas contest.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO - AASL President Ann M. Martin has selected Target Brands, Inc. as the recipients of the 2009 Crystal Apple, the American Association of School Librarians announced. The honor is given at the discretion of the AASL president to an individual or group that has had a significant impact on school library media programs and students.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO - Effective crisis communication often depends on the messenger as much as the message.
The Obama administration’s handling of a controversial statement by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor provides an ample illustration of this, as presented in an NBC special report.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO—Michael Halperin, director of the Lippincott Library at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship, an honor sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning and administered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO- At this year’s American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference the spotlight will shine on the contributions of African Americans to the national pastime.
Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 8, 2009
Chicago -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids ( www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 8, 2009
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2009
CHICAGO—Show your support for future librarians during a fun, interactive evening of art, music and food.Ã The 10th annual Scholarship Bash, sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and ProQuest, will be held at the Art Institute of Chicago this July.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2009
CHICAGO—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times columnist and author of “The Soloist,” will highlight the 2009 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago as the Closing Session speaker.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
Contact: Dan Freeman
Online Resources Editor
(312) 280-5413
dfreeman@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 5, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 5, 2009
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator, FTRF
312-280-4226
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2009
CHICAGO- Industry experts will come together at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago (July 9-15) to talk about how libraries can use new and traditional media.
Contact:Ã Valerie Edmonds-Merritt
LITA
(312) 280-4269
vedmonds@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2009
Contact: Tina Coleman
Membership Specialist
ccoleman@ala.org
312-280-2152
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2009
The American Library Association is informing members about a new Member Benefit with Books-A-Million – a discount for both personal and library purchases at more than 220 Books-A-Million locations and online at www.booksamillion.com/ala.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
312-280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 1, 2009
In a rare vote outside of Midwinter and Annual Conference, the ALA Council voted last month to award posthumous honorary membership to Judith F. Krug for her work in the field of intellectual freedom.Ã Krug was the director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation for more than 40 years. She died on April 11 after a long illness.
Contact Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2009
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
312-280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2009
Registration is available for the 2009 LITA National Forum "Open & Mobile," to be held Oct. 1-4, 2009 at the Hilton City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit http://www.lita.org to register for the Forum.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 29, 2009
CHICAGO—New this year at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the Cooking Pavilion will feature a variety of chefs preparing recipes and signing autographs on the exhibit floor.
Contact:Ã Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 1, 2009
The American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) will showcase their final projects at a poster session on Friday, July 10 during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.Ã The event will take place at McCormick Place West – Rm W185 from 3-5 p.m.Ã All are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
For Immediate Release
June 1, 2009
CHICAGO—Attend Annual Conference from your desktop this year with the American Library Association’s (ALA) new Virtual Conference.Ã ALA is offering 10 interactive Web sessions on Monday, July 13, and Tuesday, July 14, at the closing of the 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2009
CHICAGO— Ann Manning Fiegen, business librarian at California State University San Marcos, has been selected as one of two recipients of the 2009 Emerald Research Award.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Phase two of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Kids! @ your library® public awareness campaign, which officially launches in July, focuses on tools to help librarians promote library services to kids in grades five through eight.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
Gail A. Kennedy, director of the Lucille Little Fine Arts Library at the University of Kentucky, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) with more than 4,000 members.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org à Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
CHICAGO – One of the most requested things at American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) conferences has been more author events. Happening Nov. 5-8 in Charlotte, N.C., this year's AASL's 14th National Conference & Exhibition promises not to disappoint.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
General Manager
Booklist Publications
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 22, 2009
CHICAGO - Book Links magazine is on the move; starting in October 2009, it will be published as a quarterly print supplement to Booklist, at no additional cost to subscribers, rather than as a stand-alone magazine.
Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 22, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 22, 2009
à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à Contact:à Mary Ellen Davis
ACRL Executive Director
(312) 280-2548
mdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 22, 2009
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 22, 2009
CHICAGO – T. Michael Silver, currently enrolled in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta, has been named the winner of the 2009 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award, sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Acting Executive Director, Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4224
ftrf@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) has released a comprehensive guide for the division’s activities at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference, including preconferences, programs, discussion groups and special events.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate release
May 19, 2009
(CHICAGO) Librarians can use the value of a library card to promote their libraries.
During Library Card Sign-up Month, the American Library Association and libraries across the country highlight the library card as the “smartest card” in every American’s wallet.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
Contact: Aimee Strittmatter
ALSC Executive Director
(312) 280-2163
astrittmatter@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering three online education courses this summer to meet your professional development needs.Ã The asynchronous, multi-week courses, delivered through Moodle, begin on July 20. Registration is open now through Monday, July 6. The three summer courses offered are:
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
PHILADELPHIA –Ã The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has named Shirley Ann Bruursema and David H. Goldsmith the 2009 ALA Trustee Citation award winners.
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
PHILADELPHIA –Ã The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), awarded the 2009 Public Service Award to California Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) during National Library Legislative Day activities in Washington, D.C. on May 11.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 18, 2009
CHICAGO – Thirty members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will receive a $750 travel grant to attend their first AASL National Conference. The grants are sponsored by Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc. (BTSB). The AASL 14th National Conference & Exhibition will be held in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 5-8.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 18, 2009
CHICAGO – Attendees of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 14th National Conference & Exhibition have the opportunity to receive up to two hours of graduate credit. This opportunity is being offered in conjunction with the University of Colorado Denver.Ã AASL's national conference will be held in Charlotte, N.C., November 5-8.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
312-280-4026
lworthington@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
CHICAGO - As hundreds of libraries across the country celebrated El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), also known as Día, on April 30, a variety of high-level English and Spanish media provided coverage of programs and events.
Contact: Marci Merola
Director
Office for Library Advocacy
American Library Association
50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-2431; (800) 545-2433, ext. 2431
mmerola@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 15, 2009
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2009
CHICAGO – Melanie Goffen Horowitz is the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished School Administrators Award sponsored by ProQuest, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced. Horowitz will receive the award at the AASL Awards Luncheon during the ALA 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009Ã
(CHICAGO) Librarians interested in promoting Step Up to the Plate @ your library can now view success stories from two colleagues on the Step Up to the Plate Web site.Ã Ã
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), named Sarah Flowers the editor of Young Adult Library Services, its quarterly journal, starting with the Fall 2009 issue. Flowers previously served as guest editor of the journal in 2007.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
CHICAGO —Tickets are still available for the YALSA Happy Hour and Fashion Show on July 10 and the Morris Award Presentation and YA Author Coffee Klatch on July 12, both presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago.Ã
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), will offer a preconference on connecting teens with reading materials using specific genres.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Jen Hammond
OIF Program Coordinator
312-280-4223
jhammond@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
May 12, 2009
Contact: Jen Hammond
OIF Program Coordinator
(312) 280-4223
jhammond@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
CHICAGO – Karen MacPherson, the children and youth services coordinator at Takoma Park Maryland Library, and Alanna Natanson, a middle-school student in Takoma Park, Md., have been named recipients of the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, presented by the American Library Association (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT).
Contact: Larra Clark
ORS Project Manager
(312) 280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Mary S. Konkel, Ã
ALA Video Round Table
630-942-2662
konkel@cod.eduÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
Office of ALA Governance
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alwash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
May 8, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alwash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today sent letters to U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) and U.S. Rep. John McHugh (NY-23), thanking them for introducing the Preserving the American Historical Record Act.
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
May 12, 2009
CHICAGO – Julie Corsaro, children’s literature consultant from Chapel Hill, N.C., has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).Ã
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
Office of ALA Governance
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 7, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
Campaign for America’s Libraries
Public Information Office
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
CHICAGO – Olympic gold medalist and 2008 WNBA Rookie of the Year Candace Parker will let Americans know that a library card is the “smartest card” in every wallet.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
The ALA 2010 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2010 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect, ALA Treasurer and Councilor-at-large.
Contact: Mary Ellen K. Davis
ACRL Executive Director
(312) 280-3248
medavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
Contact: Larra Clark
ORS Project Manager
312-280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
(CHICAGO) With growing demand for public Internet services and Wi-fi access, nearly 60 percent of U.S. public libraries report Internet connection speeds are insufficient to meet patron demand at some point in the day, according to the 2008-2009 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study (PLFTAS).
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of a new title, “Informing Innovation: Tracking Student Interest in Emerging Library Technologies at Ohio University” by Char Booth.
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the ACRL Education and Social Sciences Section (EBSS) announce the publication of the sixth edition of “Directory of Curriculum Materials Centers.” The directory updates the fifth edition, released as a digital publication in 2001.
Contact:Ã Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), in collaboration with the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), recently completed revisions to academic library position descriptions included in surveys covering salaries, benefits and other benchmarks.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association, is now accepting applications for stipends to attend the 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium, to be held Nov 5-7, 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The symposium is sponsored in part by the William C. Morris Endowment.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
Nominations are being accepted for ALA honorary membership, the Association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship or a closely related field are so outstanding that they are of significant and lasting importance to the whole field of library service.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced Jill Mantel, school library media specialist at Darby Creek Elementary School in Hilliard, Ohio, as the recipient of the 2009 Frances Henne Award. Mantel will receive the award at the AASL Awards Luncheon during the ALA 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alwash.org
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today sent letters to Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), thanking them for introducing S. Res. 118, legislation to allow no-fee public access to taxpayer-funded Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports.
CONTACTS: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office Press Officer
(202) 628-8410,
jterry@alawash.org
Prudence S. Adler
ARL Associate Executive Director
(202) 296-2296,
prue@arl.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 6, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
CHICAGO—Author Peter Manseau will bring his award-winning tale “Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter” to life at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) 2009 Literary Tastes Breakfast, a not-to-miss event for book lovers and ALA conference participants alike.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2009
CHICAGO —Members of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), chose Kim Patton as the association’s next vice president/president-elect. Patton will begin her term as president-elect in July 2009, becoming president for one term in July 2010.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
May 1, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2009
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
(312) 280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 1, 2009
CHICAGO– Audra Caplan, director of the Harford County (Md.) Public Library, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Public Library Association (PLA). Caplan will become PLA president-elect in July 2009 and will assume the PLA presidency in July 2010 for a one-year term.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
Contact: Lois Ann Gregory-Wood
Council Secretariat
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3204
lgregory@ala.org
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 30, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is now seeking presenter proposals for the 2010 ALA Annual Conference. The conference will be held June 24 – 30, 2010 in Washington, D.C. The deadline to submit a proposal is 5 p.m. CDT on May 31, 2009.
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Office for Diversity
312-280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 30, 2009
(CHICAGO) The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity has extended its deadline for proposals for its 2009 Diversity Research Grants from April 30 to May 17, 2009.Ã Applicants must be current ALA members, and 2009 proposals must address one of three identified topics:
Contact: Kara Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communications and
Government Relations Specialist
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its Spring 2009 list of Great Interactive Software for Kids (GISK), which recognizes high-quality computer programs and digital media for children 14 years of age and younger.
The selected products are:
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
Contact: Aimee Strittmatter
ALSC Executive Director
(312) 280-2164
astrittmatter@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
CHICAGO—School’s not out for the summer!Ã The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering engaging online education courses that will enhance your skills and knowledge.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
Contact: Dale Lipschultz
Literacy Officer
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-3275
dlipscultz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 28, 2009
CHICAGO – Ten libraries in 10 states from New York to Alaska will receive $5,000 grants as part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Libraries, Literacy and Gaming initiative, funded by the Verizon Foundation.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
Contact: Delin Guerra
International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2009
Contributors to a new endowment fund supporting the advancement of the American Library Association’s (ALA) role in the field of international library relations will be given special recognition at the ALA annual conference in July in Chicago.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release:
April 28, 2009
CHICAGO – Linda Mays, program officer for the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), discusses El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), a national celebration of children, families and reading, in a podcast on the American Library Association (ALA) Public Information Office (PIO) blog, Visibility @ your library.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immeidate Release
April 27, 2009
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
Contact:Ã Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of a new title, “Library Rx: Measuring and Treating Library Anxiety” by Martina Malvasi, Catherine Rudowsky and Jesus M. Valencia.
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Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA, announced today that public libraries can take advantage of important financial and unemployment-related information developed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
WASHINGTON , D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) says the Senate’s tribute to National Library Week on the Senate homepage, Senate.gov, brings attention to the importance of libraries and the difference libraries are making in the lives of millions of Americans.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 21, 2009
CHICAGO – Highlights from the National Library Week kickoff event at RainbowPUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago can be seen by visiting Visibility @ your library, www.pio.ala.org/visibility.
Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
A new group has joined PLAspace.org. The goal of Be a Better Manager is for colleagues to ponder how one improves managerial skills and identify the resources we all use for learning.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) is now accepting program proposals for the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 21, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) has announced that Deborah Caldwell-Stone will serve as Acting Director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), effective immediately.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
Public Information OfficeÃ
312-280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
CHICAGO - As the nation’s population grows increasingly à diverse, hundreds of libraries will showcase their multicultural programs and services on Thursday, April 30 during national El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2009
CHICAGO—Toby Barlow, author of “Sharp Teeth,” is slated to speak about his spellbinding werewolf novel at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Literary Tastes Breakfast, the premier event for book lovers at ALA’s Annual Conference.
Contact: Kara J. Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communication and Government
Relations Specialist
312-280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2009
CHICAGO –The Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) recently adopted its annual legislative agenda, with objectives for legislative action at the national level that affect the welfare of academic and research libraries.
Contact: Kara J. Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communication and Government
Relations Specialist
312-280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 20, 2009
CHICAGO – As spokesperson for School Library Media Month (SLMM), best-selling author James Patterson is the voice behind public service announcements (PSAs) promoting the work of school library media specialists in schools across the country. The PSAs can be downloaded at http://www.ala.org/aasl/slmm.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 17, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 17, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4349 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 16, 2009
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
Communications Specialist, ALA
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 15, 2009
Contact: Megan Humphrey, Campaign Manager
American Library Association
312-280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
CHICAGO - Just as thousands of libraries across the country are celebrating National Library Week, thousands of families are stepping up to learn about a library program at the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Youth Baseball Week.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington
202-628-8410
jterry@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will offer two online courses this summer: Beyond Booklists: Serving Today’s Diverse Teens (taught by Jennifer Velasquez); and Pain in the Brain: Adolescent Development and Library Behavior (taught by Beth Gallaway).
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
HOUSTON – Christian Cervantes and Stephanie Diaz of Houston were crowned national champions in the WrestleMania® Reading Challenge, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, and World Wrestling Entertainment®, with support from Mattel.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington
202-628-8410
jterry@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2009
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded Ishwar Laxminarayan, director of the Jackson District Library in Jackson, Mich., a PLA Leadership Fellows scholarship for the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
CHICAGO—Librarians and library staff interested in acquiring basic reference skills have until April 27 to register for “The Reference Interview,” an online course offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
312-280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering three preconferences on Friday, July 10 in conjunction with the 2009 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. Visit
http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/annual09.cfm for complete details.
Contact: Daniel Freeman
Editor, Online Resources
312-280-5413
dfreeman@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Jon Stahler
ACRL
(312) 280-2511
jstahler@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA Media Relations
Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2009
Contact: Judith Platt
President
Freedom to Read Foundation
jplatt@publishers.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2009
CHICAGO – Judith Platt, president of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Freedom to Read Foundation has released the following statement on the passing of Judith Krug, director of ALA’s office for Intellectual Freedom.
Contact: J. Douglas Archer
Chair, ALA IFC
574-631-6656
archer.1@nd.edu
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2009
Chicago- The following is a statement released from American Library Association (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair J. Douglas Archer.
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2009
CHICAGO – American Library Association (ALA) Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels released the following statement regarding the loss of ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Director Judith F. Krug.
Contact:Ã Denise M. Davis
Director, Office for Research & Statistics
312-280-4273
dmdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 8, 2009
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research & Statistics invites nominations for peer reviewers for the ALA Research Series.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
Tina Coleman
Member Specialist
312-280-2152
ccoleman@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009Ã Ã Ã
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
April 7, 2009
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer, ALA Governance
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
(Chicago) School libraries across America are celebrating School Library Media Month (SLMM) in April. Author James Patterson has been named the spokesperson. SLMM is the American Association of School Librarian’s annual celebration of school library media specialists and their programs.
Contact: Angela Thullen
ALA Public Programs Office
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
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Campaign Manager
mhumphrey@ala.org
312-280-4020
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5032
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2009
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
312-280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
CHICAGO-- “Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected,” a project developed by Margaret Kolaya, director, Scotch Plains Public Library (N.J.) and Daniel Weiss, director, Fanwood Memorial Library (N.J.), has been selected as the 2009 winner of the ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
CHICAGO— Barbara Coopey, associate librarian, assistant head for Access Services and head of Interlibrary Loan for Penn State University Libraries, has been selected as the winner of the 2009 Virginia Boucher/OCLC ILL Distinguished ILL Librarian award.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
April 7, 2009
The American Library Association (ALA) has named Aimee Strittmatter the new executive director of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 7, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
Jenny Levine
Internet Development Specialist & Strategy Guide, ITTS
(312) 280-2461
jlevine@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2009
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5041
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Contact: Delin Guerra
ALA International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO – Jessica Brooks is the 2009 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee's "Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund."
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO – “A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians” has been chosen as the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award.
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO – Miguel A. Figueroa has been named the new director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Diversity.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ACRL Media Relations
312-280-4939 / 312-280-5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will offer a full-day institute on using technology to reach teens in libraries on April 30 at the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association, Charlotte Hall, Md.
Contact:Ã Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association has named à the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library (IMCPL) à the 2009 winner of the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. This award is presented annually to a library that demonstrates innovative planning and development of patron training programs about information technology in a library setting.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 31, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 31, 2009
Contact:Ã Delin R. Guerra
ALA International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Dr. Patricia Oyler is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award.
OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an individual for significant contribution to international librarianship.
Contact:Ã Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the winners of the 2009 World Book/ALA Information Literacy Goal Award, which is offered for the first time this year.Ã They are:
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
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Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2009
Dale Lipschultz
Literacy Officer,
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-4294
dlipschultz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 25, 2009
CHICAGO – The most pivotal activity in a person’s life is learning to read.Ã Literacy skills open the doors to social and economic success in a rapidly changing and challenging world.
Contact: R. Norman Rose
Program Officer
American Library Association
Office of Research and Statistics
(312) 280-4283
nrose@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2009
The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced the 2008 winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research and the Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research, which honors work that advances library research.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
CHICAGO—Librarians intimidated by marketing assignments related to their jobs or looking to perfect their marketing know-how should register for Marketing Basics for Libraries, an online course offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
CHICAGO – Ten regional winners in grades 7-8 and 9-12 from across the United States have won a chance to compete in the WrestleMania® Reading Challenge National Finals in Houston, Texas. Five regional champions from grades 5-6 will also be guests at the finals, which will be held on April 4 at the Houston Public Library.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Rettig says the new comprehensive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines released by Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday will restore the law and the United States’ commitment to open government.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
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March 24, 2009Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
Contact: Larra Clark
Project Manager
312-280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
(CHICAGO) Since registration began two weeks ago, hundreds of public and school librarians have signed up for season four of “Step Up to the Plate @ your library.” Step Up to the Plate was developed by American Library Association (ALA) and the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to promote 21st century literacy.
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
Communications Specialist, ALA OLOS
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
Mabel R. McKissick, co-founder of the American Library Association’s Coretta Scott King Book Awards, died on Friday, March 20, 2009, at the Bridebrook Rehabilitation Center in Niantic, Conn.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
Contact: R. Norman Rose
Program Officer
American Library Association
Office of Research and Statistics
(312) 280-4283
nrose@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2009
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is offering public librarians an opportunity to learn practical skills and knowledge that will help them better manage their libraries’ budgeting process.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
CHICAGO — Library school students, new librarians or seasoned professionals looking to advance can find professional inspiration at Moving Up the YA Career Ladder, a half-day preconference offered July 10 at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the ALA.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
CHICAGO—Both new and seasoned collection development professionals will find programs of interest at this summer’s ALA Annual Conference.
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Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) says the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which recently passed the Senate and was signed into law by President Obama, is a victory for libraries.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 17, 2009
CHICAGO – Polls open today for the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual election.
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Mark Gould,
Director,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 17, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
(CHICAGO)- Woman’s Day magazine is once again partnering with the American Library Association’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, this time to promote the library as a key resource during tough economic times.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 13, 2009
CHICAGO - There are just a few more days for ALA members to evaluate and shape ALA's strategic plan by participating in the 2015 member survey, which closes March 22.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 6, 2009
Contact:Ã Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
ALA is announcing Clara Nalli Bohrer, director, West Bloomfield Township Public Library, as the 2009 winner of the Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children Award.Ã Bohrer is the 6th winner of this award, provided by former ALA President Peggy Sullivan.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Diane Foote
ALSC Executive Director
312-280-2162
dfoote@ala.org
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For immediate release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
ALA Public Programs Office
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communcations, ALA PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) is holding its annual election for president-elect and members-at-large for ALA Council.
Polls open on Tuesday, March 17 Polls close at 11:59 p.m. CDT on Friday, April 24.
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Mary Taylor
Executive Director, LITA
312-280-4267
Mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
312-280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Have you ever been “speed-geeking?”à Been struck by “lightning-talks”?à Join your colleagues and keynoters Joan Frye Williams and John Blyberg at the first-ever, LITACamp, “The Everywhere Library: Creating, Communicating, Integrating,” May 7-8 in Dublin, Ohio.Ã
Contact: Julie Reese
Events Manager, ALCTS
312-280-5034
jreese@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA/RUSA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) seeks donations of goods and services for its upcoming silent auction at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Dan Freeman, Editor
ALA Publishing
dfreeman@ala.org
(800) 545-2433, ext. 5413
(312) 280-5413 (outside U.S. and Canada)
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2009
Contact: Mark Gould
Director,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2009
CHICAGO – Learn more about how Thinkfinity.org @ your library is featuring YALSA’s Teen Tech Week by visiting Visibility @ your library, www.pio.ala.org/visibility.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
CHICAGO - As more than 3,000 librarians and staff from college and university libraries across the country gear up for the Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 14th National Conference in Seattle March 12-15, the Seattle Times online published an op-ed highlighting the important role academic libraries and librarians play in a college student’s education.
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
Communications Specialist, ALA OLOS
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
Communications Specialist, ALA OLOS
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
CHICAGO – Kathleen Mayo, head of Outreach Services for the Lee County Library System headquartered in Ft. Myers, Fla, will present the 2009 Dr. Jean E. Coleman Outreach Lecture for the American Library Association’s Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009
Contact:Ã Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2009
Contact:Ã Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2009
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named “Bringing Books to Life,” an outstanding program of the Nashville Public Library, the 2009 winner of the Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award. “Bringing Books to Life” brings literary education to the kids who need it most.
Contact: Julie Reese
Events Manager, ALCTS
312-280-5034
jreese@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), began accepting applications for a member editor for its quarterly journal, Young Adult Library Services, a 2008 APEX Award honoree. The deadline for applications is April 10.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2009
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer,
Placement/Recruitment
Office for Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2009
From 9:45 a.m. until noon PST/LST on Tuesday, March 17, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Recruitment Assembly will celebrate “Adventures in Children’s Literature: Careers for School, Public, and Academic Librarians” in Second Life.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 6, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 6, 2009
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
cmalden@ala.org
(312) 280-3247
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 5, 2009
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has named Jean Preer’s Library Ethics, published by Libraries Unlimited, the winner of the 2009 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature: an annual award to honor the best book published in library literature.Ã
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
cmalden@ala.org
(312) 280-3247
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 5, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO— Blogging for a Good Book, a book-reviewing tool created and managed by the Williamsburg (Va.) Regional Library, was selected as the winner of the 2009 Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Louis Shores/Greenwood Publishing Group Award.
Contact:Ã Kara J. Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communications and Government Relations Specialist
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO—Frans Jozef Velasco Albarillo, a student of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s Library and Information Science program, has been selected as the 2009 winner of the BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Mary Jane Petrowski
ACRL Associate Director
(312) 280-2523
mpetrowski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the release of 2007 Academic Library Trends and Statistics , the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Feb. 24, 2009
Tickets are now available for “A Night of Laughs at Chicago’s Second City,” presented by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 10, in conjunction with the annual conference of the American Library Association in Chicago.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is announcing that Francis L. Miksa, emeritus professor, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin, is the recipient of the 2009 Margaret Mann Citation presented by its Cataloging and Classification Section (CCS).
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO - The Collection Management and Development Section (CMDS) of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is announcing Judy Luther, president of Informed Strategies and Selden Lamoureux, electronic resources librarian at North Carolina State University libraries, as winners of the Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO-The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALTCS) is announcing that Brian Green is the 2009 recipient of the Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award. This award for distinguished contributions to serials consists of a citation and $1,500 donated by ProQuest.
Contact: Macey Morales
Media Relations Manager
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA Media Relations Manager
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO - National Public Radio’s “Your Money” segment on Saturday, Feb. 28 highlighted the “Smart investing @ your library” campaign, a partnership between the American Library Association (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO—The Libraries Serving Special Populations Section (LSSPS) of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) invites all current and potential LSSPS members to its Annual Dinner.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
Director, ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO—Nancy Huling, head of the Reference and Research Services Division of the University of Washington Libraries, has been selected as the 2009 winner of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) 2009 Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
The Public Library Association (PLA) has awardedà Brian A. Bannon, chief of branches for San Francisco (Calif.) Public Library, a PLA Leadership Fellows scholarship for the Leading Organizational Change program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2009
CHICAGO - The demographics of communities are changing, and public librarians are called upon to reach new populations with the programs and services they need. To help public librarians learn how to effectively serve diverse populations, the Public Library Association (PLA) is offering an intensive two-day workshop designed to teach these practical skills.
Contact: Dale Lipschultz
Literacy Officer
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-3275
dlipschultz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2009
CHICAGO – Libraries are changing and dynamic places, and no better evidence of that exists than the spread of gaming in the nation's public, school and academic libraries.
Contact: Lorelle Swader
ALA HRDR
(312) 280-4278
lswader@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO - At the American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver, the ALA Council passed a resolution defining the core competences of librarianship.
The core competences document represents the work of a special Presidential Task Force on Library Education and builds on the efforts of several previous groups.
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 25, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) invites all participating in the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago to its programs addressing important topics such as services to special populations, collaboration and resource sharing.
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
(312) 280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) is offering two full-day educational workshops on Friday, July 10, in Chicago.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3229
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 19, 2009
(CHICAGO)Ã The American Library Association (ALA) Auditorium Speaker Series will feature nine distinguished speakers.Ã Ã
This year’s lineup includes Gregory Maguire, James Van Praagh, Michael Connelly, Wanda Urbanska, Junot Diaz, Melba Pattillo Beals, Lisa Scottoline, Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. and Cokie Roberts. Ã More will be announced.
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator
Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4226
jokelley@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has opened applications for the 2009 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship, which will enable a library school student or new professional to attend ALA’s 2009 Annual Conference.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has launched à a new Web site, www.aasl.org. The goal of AASL's new Web site is to highlight the exceptional AASL-developed tools and resources for school library media specialists.
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Melissa Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO - Tickets to attend the 2009 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture, featuring Walter Dean Myers, renowned author of fiction, poetry and nonfiction for children and young adults, are now available.
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Mary Taylor
Executive Director, LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 18, 2009
CHICAGO – Meredith Farkas has been named the winner of the 2009 LITA/Library Hi Tech à award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd. and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) sponsor the award.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
The ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees (ALA-APA) has named the winners of the 2009 SirsiDynix - ALA-APA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Salaries and Status for Library Workers.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Megan Grififn
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has chosen Diana Fitzwater, professor and reference librarian at the College of DuPage, to receive the 2009 Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Achievement Award.
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
The American Library Association (ALA) Council passed a resolution commending President Barack Obama on his commitment to openness and transparency in government during the ALA 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver.
Contact: Michael Dowling
Director, International Relations Office
mdowling@ala.org
800-545-2433, ext 3200
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO - At the recent American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Denver, the ALA expressed its concern over the damage to libraries and other cultural institutions in both Gaza and Israel.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO - To celebrate Black History Month, Visibility @ your library, the Public Information Office and Campaign for America’s Libraries blog, is highlighting the Coretta Scott King Book Awards and its fortieth anniversary celebration. Visit: http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility/
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
312-280-2514
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 24, 2009
Contact: Megan Humphrey
Campaign Manager
312-280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2009
Chicago - Through a partnership with ALA’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, Woman’s Day magazine is seeking stories on how using the library saves money.Ã Details of the initiative are now featured on ALA’s public Web site, ilovelibraries.org
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
CHICAGO—This summer, librarians and library staff from all types of libraries will find a program of interest among the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) offerings at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Beth Nawalinski
Director of Marketing & Communications
ALTAFF
312-280-2161
bnawalinski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
For Immediate Release
February 19, 2009
The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the 2009 winners of its annual feature article contest. The contest awards cash prizes to the authors of the best feature articles written by public librarians and published in the previous year’s issues of Public Libraries magazine.
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
312-280-2514
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 24, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
312-280-2514
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 24, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 25, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.orgÃ
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
312-280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 11, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 11, 2009
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
February 17, 2009
Following the success of President Jim Rettig’s ALA-wide fall/winter Virtual Poster Session, a second session will take place this spring.Ã The focus is “Inquire Within.”
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
CHICAGO—Piece family trees together—and celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth—at this summer’s “From Lincoln Logs to Linkin’ Families.”
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
February 17, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
Contact: Aimee Strittmatter
ALSC Deputy Director
312-280-2163
astrittmatter@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2009
CHICAGO- The Pennsylvania School Librarian Association (PSLA) has launched a new effort to educate a whole new student body.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 17, 2009
CHICAGO - Members can strengthen and improve the programs and services the American Library Association (ALA) provides by participating in a member survey from Feb. 23 through March 15.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PR Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
CHICAGO - As the economy continues to take a hit, the surge in library use continues to gain national attention. à CNN is the latest media outlet to cover this à trend.Ã
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the winners of eight awards, honoring the best in public library service and innovation.
Contact: Sally Reed
Acting Executive Director
ALTAFF
312-280-2160
sreed@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
CHICAGO - On Feb. 1, the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA), a division of the ALA, and Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) joined forces to form a new American Library Association division, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, or ALTAFF for short.
Contact: Aimee Strittmatter
ALSC Deputy Director
312-280-2163
astrittmatter@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2009
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
Communications Specialist, ALA OLOS
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 13, 2009
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee has announced that East Iberville School, St. Gabriel, La., the Hunstville-Madison County Public Library, Ala., and The Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Practice of New York à will receive the 2009 Coretta Scott King Review Book Donation Grant.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 13, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO—“Mastering Business Acumen (MBA) in a Day,” a preconference at ALA's 2009 Annual Conference will arm a wide variety of librarians with the know-how needed to address patrons' basic business questions.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), named Amy Alessio, teen coordinator at the Schaumburg Township (Ill.) District Library and Marc Aronson, author, editor and blogger for School Library Journal, the 2009 recipients of the YALSA/ VOYA/Frances Henne Research Grant.
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 5, 2009
CHICAGO—Seeking sustainable funding options for collaborative digitization projects? Look no further—you'll get the scoop on where to find them at “After the Grant Runs Out: Funding Collaborative Digitization.”
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
312-280-4024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 6, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 16, 2009Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã
Contact: Diane Foote
Executive Director,
Association for Library Service to Children
(312) 280-2162
dfoote@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
February 10, 2009
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Kerri Price
Program Officer, ALA Office for Accreditation
312-280-5436
kprice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO —The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken at the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colo.
Continued accreditation status was granted to the following programs:
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Larra Clark
Project Manager, ALA ORS
312-280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO – Forty-one percent of states report declining state funding for U.S. public libraries in fiscal year 2009, according to a survey of the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) conducted by the American Library Association (ALA). Twenty percent of these states anticipate an additional reduction in the current fiscal year.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
February 11, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO—Come to Chicago this July and can find solutions to your reference technology, staffing, collaboration and assessment challenges in the interactive preconference “Reinvented Reference V.”
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Releaseà à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à Ã
February 4, 2009
Contact: Megan Humphrey
Manager, Campaign for America’s Libraries
312-280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
In its March issue, on stands now, Woman’s Day magazine announced a call for entries on a timely topic: using the library to help save money.
From Feb. 17 through May 18, women ages 18 and up are invited to send in stories in 700 words or less to womansday@ala.org. Up to four stories will be profiled in the March 2010 issue.
Contact: Megan Humphrey
Manager, Campaign for America’s Libraries
312-280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Continuing an eight-year partnership with ALA’s Campaign for America’s Libraries that has generated millions of dollars worth of editorial coverage for libraries, Woman’s Day magazine profiles four women who used the library to improve their health and wellbeing.
Contact: Laura Tillotson
Booklist
312-280-5718
ltillotson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Chicago—Renowned middle-school librarians Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan have chosen Booklist Online as the best permanent home for their popular blog, Bookends. Since the blog started in October last year, its enthusiastic readers have enjoyed posts offering reviews, best practices, general advice, professional tips, personal notes and a good dash of humor.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO--What do libraries have in common with casinos? To succeed, each must keep their customers happy and keep them coming back. Library directors and management can learn how to cultivate happy customers by attending à “Be My Guest: Customer Service from the Best.”
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), named Valerie H. Nicholson the winner of the 2009 MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens.
The MAE Award provides $500 to the recipient and $500 to the recipient’s library.
Contact: Linda Mays
Program Officer, ALSC
312-280-1398
lmays@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Mark Gould
Director,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 10, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
312-280-2514
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
312-280-2514
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded four children’s librarians with the 2009 Penguin Young Readers Group Award.Ã The award consists of a $600 grant, sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group, for winners to attend their first ALA Annual Conference.
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the Madison (Ohio) Public Library with the 2009 ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Program Grant.Ã The $3,000 grant, donated by Book Wholesalers, Inc. (BWI), provides financial assistance to a public library for developing outstanding summer reading programs for children.
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO, Ill.—Jane Botham is the 2009 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award.Ã This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to library service to children and ALSC.
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
JNajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2009 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship to library media specialist Linda Martin from Gainesville, Ga.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 5, 2009
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is offering public librarians an opportunity to learn practical skills and knowledge that will help them better manage their libraries’ staffing and human resources needs.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-5041
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
CHICAGO —Jennifer Velasquez, a young adult librarian at the San Antonio (Texas) Public Library, and Kim Dillon, teacher-librarian at Washougal (Wash.) High School won the 2009 Best Teen Read Week Celebration, announced the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
DENVER—Miriam Rodriguez, assistant director, Public Services/Community Integration of the Dallas Public Library, is the recipient of the 2009 Zora Neale Hurston award.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist, LLAMA
(312) 280-5032
freuland@ala.org à Ã
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Mark Gould
Director, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
'Business Brisk at Area Libraries: In bad times, free resources are a hot commodity,' a lengthy article in the Feb. 2 Washington Post.com: http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/news.jsp?key=346145&rc=me, describes the increase in library use in area libraries.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
DENVER— The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selections for the 2009 Sophie Brody Medal. The award, which consists of a medal for the winner and citations for honor books, is funded by Arthur Brody and the Brodart Foundation, and is given to encourage, recognize and commend outstanding achievement in Jewish literature.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
DENVER—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selections for the 2009 Outstanding Reference Sources list.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
DENVER—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2009 CODES Notable Books Council Book Award.
The Notable Book Award makes available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
DENVER—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2009 Dartmouth Medal.
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
312-280-2514
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
mgriffin@ala.org
312-280-2514
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
DENVER—A silent auction held at the ASCLA/COSLA reception at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting raised $1,145 to benefit the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Century Scholarship.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
DENVER—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2009 Reading List award.
Contact: Larra Clark
Project Manager, ORS
312-280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA PIO Media Relations
Manager,(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
CHICAGO - On Jan. 27, the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners, and the Chair of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” to discuss the ALA’s Youth Media Awards.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-5041
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-5041
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
CHICAGO — Lexie Robinson and Wini Ashooh won the 2009 BWI/YALSA Collection Development Grant, administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-5041
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), named Kate Toebbe and Laurie Amster-Burton the recipients of the 2009 Baker & Taylor Conference Grant. Each will receive a $1,000 grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, July 9-15.
Contact: Joel White
BCALA Literary Awards Committee
(919) 560-0117
jwhite@co.durham.nc.us
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, Office for Diversity
312-280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applicants must be current ALA members, and 2009 proposals must address one of three identified topics:
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
February 2, 2009
CHICAGO – ALA News, the weekly electronic news service of the American Library Association (ALA), can now be followed via Twitter by clicking on http://twitter.com/alanews.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2009
Chicago – Since 2005, the United States Embassies of Germany and Finland have been working to provide up-to-date information and resources about the United States to libraries in their communities through the America @ your library program.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 28, 2009
CHICAGO - The future role of libraries in tough economic times and the influence libraries will exert within the new administration of President Barack Obama were key themes discussed during the American Library Association's 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver.
Contact: Macey Morales
ALA PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate Release
January 28, 2009
DENVER – The American Library Association’s (ALA) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) Stonewall Book Awards Committee has announced the 2009 awards for non-fiction and literature going to the best books with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered themes.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 27, 2009
CHICAGO - New radio-quality public service announcements (PSAs) are now available online to help libraries reach out to their communities during National Library Week (April 12-18, 2009) from the ALA Public Information Office and the Campaign for America’s Libraries.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
DENVER —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), today announced its 2009 Fabulous Films for Young Adults list. The list identifies a body of films relating to a theme that will appeal to young adults ages 12-18 and is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
DENVER —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), today announced its 2009 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list for those ages 12-18 is drawn from the previous two years of spoken-word releases and presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
DENVER —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), today announced its 2009 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selection list. The list is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is offering public librarians an opportunity to learn practical skills and knowledge that will help them better market their libraries’ programs and services.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
jterri@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 29, 2009
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 29, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Megan Griffin
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Meghann Matwichuk
VRT Notable Videos Committee Chair
302-831-1475;
mtwchk@udel.edu
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 27, 2009
Contacts: George Smaragdis, FINRA Foundation
(202) 728-8988
George.Smaragdis@finra.org
à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à Liz Markel, ASCLA/RUSA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
WASHINGTON , D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today filed comments with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), urging the commission to issue notification confirming that the new lead limits under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSIA) do not apply to library books and related materials.
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, Media Relations
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
Jan. 26, 2009
DENVER – The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, videos and audiobooks for children and young adults - including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family and Printz awards - at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver.
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
DENVER – Recorded Books, LLC, producer of the audiobook, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” has won the second annual Odyssey Award for excellence in audiobook production. The award announcement was made today during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Jan. 23 - 28.
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312 280-4393/5043
For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 21, 2009
Contact: Amanda Armstrong
Development Associate
(312) 280-5050
aarmstrong@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
CHICAGO – Registration will open Wednesday, Jan. 21, for the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) 14th National Conference & Exhibition, Nov. 5-8, in Charlotte, N.C. More information is available on AASL's National Conference Web pages at http://www.ala.org/aasl/charlotte.
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will launch phase two of its Kids! @ your library® public awareness campaign at the ALA Annual Conference in July.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 20, 2009
CHICAGO - One of the highlights of the American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter Meeting is the annual Youth Media Awards presentation. Key to the presentation is the media outreach effort conducted in advance of the ceremony.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
312-280-4028
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 15, 2009
The registration deadline for the 2009 PLA Spring Symposium is rapidly approaching. This popular education event will be held April 2-4 in Nashville, Tenn. at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Nashville Convention Center. Registration closes Feb. 13.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director, ALA PIO
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
CHICAGO - The Jan. 15 Wall Street Journal featured a front page article entitled, “ Folks are flocking to the library, a cozy place to find a job.”
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator
312-280-4226
jokelley@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Marci Merola
Office for Library Advocacy
(312) 280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
CHICAGO - A new Web-based resource has just been released that will help library advocates make the case for libraries in the lives of children and teens. “Add It Up: Libraries Make the Difference in Youth Development and Education” is available at www.ala.org/additup .
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
312-280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Registration is now open for the first-ever LITACamp, “The Everywhere Library: Creating, Communicating, Integrating,” May 7-8 in Dublin, Ohio. Visit www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/litaevents/litacamp/index.cfm to register. You may fax or mail your completed registration form.
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
312-280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Ideal for public and academic libraries, Core Technology Competencies for Libraries provides an excellent starting point to define and evaluate the right inventory of technical skills and management attributes for you and your staff.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
312-280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2009
Contact: Tina Coleman
ALA member specialist
312-280-2152
ccoleman@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 14, 2009
CHICAGO- ALA’s 2009 Midwinter Meeting kicks off next Friday, Jan. 24 in Denver, Colo., and whether you’re are able to attend you can get in on fun by visiting ALA Island and attending the festivities there.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
CHICAGO - ALA has debuted a new collection of resources specifically for school library media specialists on Verizon’s Thinkfinity.org.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 320-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
Contact: Kara J. Malenfant
ACRL Scholarly Communications & Government Relations Specialist
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is offering 30 grants for travel to its 14th National Conference & Exhibition in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 5-8, 2009.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
At the upcoming Midwinter Meeting, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) in Denver presents a wide variety of important issues through its Interest Groups. Join your colleagues for these presentations and discussions.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
The upcoming Midwinter Forums presented by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) in Denver offer a wide variety of “hot” topics from RDA to OCLC record use policy. Join your colleagues for these important presentations and discussions.
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2008
CHICAGO - The Wayne State Library and Information Science Program will provide $5,000 in matching scholarship funds to Serena Vaquilar, a 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship winner.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
CHICAGO – In an audio interview, George Eberhart, editor of American Libraries Direct, the weekly e-newsletter of American Libraries magazine, discusses the special edition of AL Direct being released Jan. 20.
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
Communications Specialist, ALA OLOS
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
CHICAGO – Dwight D. Jones, Colorado commissioner of education, will be the featured speaker at the 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration at the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 13, 2009
CHICAGO - The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression announced today that Judith F. Krug, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), will receive the William J. Brennan Jr. Award.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Jan. 13, 2009
CHICAGO – As Americans flock to libraries in record numbers, the media continues to highlight the critical role libraries play during economic hard times. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Information Office’s (PIO) has spent the past few months educating the media about the increase in visits at libraries, and the media has noticed:
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA/RUSA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
CHICAGO—Libraries and library systems interested in improving reference service delivery and bringing marketing skills to their library staff team can take advantage of discounted registration rates for groups of two or more participants for online courses offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Jaclyn Finneke,
Communications Specialist
Office for Library Advocacy
American Library Association
50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-2428; (800) 545-2433, ext. 2428
jfinneke@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
January 13, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
Booklist
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2009
Contact: Laura Tillotson
Book Links
312-280-5718
ltillotson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
Booklist
(312) 280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
CHICAGO - Booklist magazine, the review journal of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced its 19th annual Top of the List winners. The eight winning titles were chosen from the annual Editors’ Choice selections as the best books and media of 2008.
Media Contact: Mark Gould
Director, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Jon Stahler
ACRL
(312) 280-2511
jstahler@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 30, 2008
CHICAGO - New online materials and products are available to help libraries reach out to their communities during National Library Week (April 12-18, 2009) from the ALA Public Information Office and the Campaign for America’s Libraries.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), begins its 2009 Member Drive on Jan. 23. All current YALSA members who recruit a new member to YALSA will be entered into a drawing to win a free Flip Ultra camera for themselves and their new recruit. The member drive ends March 23.
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
January 6, 2009
Do you have a great idea for an Annual Conference program but don’t belong to a committee or other group that can plan and produce a program?Ã As part of ALA President Jim Rettig’s “Creating Connections” initiatives, you are invited to submit a proposal for a program to take place at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference July 9-15 in Chicago.Ã
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjacobsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released à a new publication, “Design Talk: Understanding the Roles of Usability Practitioners, Web Designers, and Web Developers in User-Centered Web Design,” by Brenda Reeb, coordinator of the Web usability program at the University of Rochester Libraries.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
Public Relations Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 30, 2008
CHICAGO - Media outlets across the country are reporting that Americans are visiting their libraries more than ever, taking advantage of the free programs and services.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA/RUSA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
CHICAGO —Members of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) looking for association news will now find it in their e-mail inbox and online.
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Office for Intellectual Freedom
312-280-4226
jokelley@ala.org
For Immediate Release
January 6, 2009
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) will present a “Lawyers for Libraries” Training Institute Feb. 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, Calif. This date is changed from the previously announced date of Feb. 20, 2009.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
Public Relations Coordinator
312-280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Dec. 30, 2008
CHICAGO - Media outlets across the country are reporting that Americans are visiting their libraries more than ever, taking advantage of the free programs and services.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
December 23, 2008
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
Contact: Jenni Terry
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C .– The ALA Washington Office submitted a report to the Obama-Biden Transition Team Wednesday, outlining the goals and concerns of the library community that warrant the new Administration’s attention.
Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids ( www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
CHICAGO - The Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science will provide $5,000 in matching scholarship funds to Elizabeth Hernandez, a 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship winner.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
CHICAGO—The first day of registration for the 2009 ALA Annual Conference has been moved from Friday, Jan. 2 to Monday, Jan. 5. Registration for the Conference, to be held in Chicago. July 9 through July 15, will open at 8 a.m. CST on Jan. 5.
Contact: John L. Amundsen
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5041
jamundsen@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 23, 2008
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
December 16, 2008
For Immediate Release
CHICAGO—The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) will hold a silent auction at the 2009 Midwinter Meeting’s ASCLA/COSLA reception to benefit the ASCLA Century Scholarship.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Kim Olsen-Clark
ALA Development Office
312-280-5049
kolsen-clark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Deborah Caldwell Stone
Deputy Director, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
(312) 280-4224
dstone@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
ALA Governance
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is offering public librarians an opportunity to learn practical skills and gather knowledge that will help them better utilize technology to deliver library services.
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immedate Release
December 16, 2008
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a new publication, “Academic Library Research: Perspectives and Current Trends,” edited by Marie L. Radford and Pamela Snelson.The titleis number 59 in the ACRL Publications in Librarianship monographic series, edited by Craig Gibson.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
CHICAGO – For the first time, the American Library Association is holding virtually its entire election online. This means it is important for voters to check with their library information technology personnel or Internet service providers to make sure that spam filters will not prevent ALA from e-mailing the ballot forms.
Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 16, 2008
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Conference Services Department and the Human Resource Development and Recruitment Office (HRDR) is offering ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees the opportunity to identify barriers to their success and consider ways to feel more motivated and satisfied at work.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA/ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
December 15, 2008
For Immediate Release
CHICAGO—All ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees are invited to celebrate the winners of numerous awards—including the Notable Books selections and The Reading List—at the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Book and Media Awards Reception.
Lorelle Swader
Director, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
312-280-4279
lswader@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 15, 2008
The American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Education is presenting a forum on Library Education. The forum will be held 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver in the Colorado Convention Center in Room 702/706.
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org
/jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 15, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
December 15, 2008
CHICAGO – The important role libraries are playing during tough economic times was the focus of an NBC Nightly News report recently.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is offering public librarians an opportunity to learn practical skills and knowledge that will help them better manage their libraries’ budgeting process.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
CHICAGO -- The application deadlines for two of the schools participating in PLA's Leadership Fellows program are quickly approaching.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
December 9, 2009
The next installment in the series of ALA President Jim Rettig’s ALA Connections Salons will be an online discussion with Scott Nicholson, an avid expert on gaming in libraries. The discussion, entitled “Gaming Connections,” will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 19.
Aimee Strittmatter
ALSC Deputy Director
(312) 280-2164
astrittmatter@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
CHICAGO—Start the New Year building your career skills by taking an exciting new online education course from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) recently launched two new toolkits exclusively for school library media programs. The School Library Media Health & Wellness and Crisis Toolkits are designed to address the needs of and resources available to school library media specialists to build stakeholder support in their programs.
Contact: Melissa B. Jacobsen
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce that best-selling author James Patterson will be the speaker at a special author session at its 2009 National Conference, "Rev Up Learning @ your library." AASL's biennial national conference will take place Nov. 5-8, 2009, in Charlotte, N.C.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) announced a new scholarship, the Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media, which is being offered with the support of SAGE Publications.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
(Chicago) If you visit the Picton Branch of the Wollondilly Library in New South Wales, Australia you will be greeted by the words “Find it @ your library.”
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2008
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), today announced the five finalists for the inaugural William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written by a first-time author for young adults.
The finalists are:
Megan Humphrey
Manager, Campaign for America’s Libraries
ALA Public Information Office
(773) 818-9184
mhumphrey@ala.org
Diane McNulty
The New York Times
(212) 556-5244
diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 8, 2008
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer, ALA Washington
(202) 628-8410
jterry@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 4, 2008
WASHINGTON – The American Library Association (ALA) today applauds President-elect Barack Obama for recognizing the effect library closings have on communities during a meeting with the National Governors Association.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
CHICAGO--You can thank your colleagues for their outstanding contributions to the library profession this year by nominating them for an award offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) announced the appointment of editor positions for Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) and the ALCTS Newsletter Online (ANO).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
CHICAGO—Kick off the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in style with the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Membership Social—an opportunity to eat, drink, network and learn more about RUSA.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
(CHICAGO) Whether you prepared a 19-pound turkey last Thursday or store bought cookie dough, food is a big part of your life.
This fact has provided food for thought for librarians across the country who have made cooking a programming resource.
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
CHICAGO - The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies will waive tuition for Omar Poler, a 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship winner.
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
Booklist
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator, FTRF
312-280-4226
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
CHICAGO—Need that professional competitive edge in the new year? Consider an online course from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) to sharpen your resume. Registration is now open for the spring offerings, including:
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
December 2, 2008
Do you have a question you’re dying to ask the candidates for ALA President? If you can’t attend the Presidential Candidates’ Forum at Midwinter, why not submit a question on YouTube? It’s fun, it’s easy, it’s the new ALA way!
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 25, 2008
The American Library Association (ALA) has added its name to the list of national organizations supporting the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) project.
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 25, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 25, 2008
CHICAGO - The Florida State University College of Information will provide matching funds for tuition to Letitia Bulic and Deidra Garcia, 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship winners.
Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 25, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 25, 2008
Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 25, 2008
CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced that Marco Torres will deliver the closing remarks for its 14th National Conference & Exhibition. The National Conference, "Rev up learning @ your library," will be held Nov. 5-8, 2009, in Charlotte, N.C.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 25, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
November 25, 2008
For Immediate Release
CHICAGO--You can thank your colleagues for their outstanding contributions to the library profession this year by nominating them for an award offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
November 24, 2008
For Immediate Release
CHICAGO—Don’t miss out on an opportunity to recognize a colleague or project for contributions to the library professions represented by the Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA).
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO - The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) will waive tuition for all of its 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship winners.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO - Museums and libraries have always been places of inspiration.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO — Want to learn how to integrate traditional library activities like booktalking, teen programs and marketing with a technological twist? Then come to the Tech Playground, hosted by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) at the Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colo., on Jan. 23.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO —Learn how to best serve today’s teens, the most diverse generation in American history, by attending Reaching Today’s Diverse Teens, a pre-Midwinter Meeting Institute offered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), began accepting applications for a new member manager for its blog at http://yalsa.ala.org/blog. The member manager must be a current member of YALSA. Applications are due Dec. 31.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO - Tips on how to develop a state of your library report are shared by veteran journalist Chris Kertesz on the American Library Association Public Information Office blog, Visibility @ your library ( http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility).
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
November 18, 2008
Do you have a great idea for an Annual Conference program but don’t belong to a committee or other group that can plan and produce a program? As part of ALA President Jim Rettig’s “Creating Connections” initiatives, you are invited to submit a proposal for a program to take place at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference July 9-15 in Chicago.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO - The University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies will provide $5,000 in matching scholarship funds to George Gottschalk, a 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship winner.
Mary Taylor
LITA Executive Director
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Board of Directors has selected Holly Tomren and Lisa Thomas to participate in the ALA 2009 Emerging Leaders Program.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
Contact: Jill Davis
ALA Editions
800-545-2433 ext. 5418
editionsmarketing@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO – ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, has announced the release of “Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, Second Edition.”
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
Contact: Mary Jane Petrowski
ACRL
(312) 280-2523
mpetrowski@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2008
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the formation of the Residency Interest Group, the first interest group approved by the ACRL Board of Directors.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 11, 2008
Contact: Macey Morales
Media Relations Manager,
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
November 11, 2008
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 11, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 11, 2008
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is presenting a continuing electronic discussion forum (E-Forum).
These three-day moderated electronic discussion forums provide an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest through the ALCTS e-forum discussion list. Registration is necessary to participate.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
November 11, 2009
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2008
CHICAGO— Don’t be left out in the Denver cold with your family history questions—register for “ Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk” by Friday, Dec. 5 for advance registration prices.
Contact: Delin R. Guerra
ALA International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate Release
November 11, 2008
Contact: Catherine English
ALA Publishing
800-545-2433 ext. 1537
guidetoreference@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 11, 2008
Contact: Delin R. Guerra
ALA International Relations Office
312-280-3201
dguerra@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate Release
November 11, 2008
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 11, 2008
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@sbcglobal.net
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 11, 2008
(Chicago) From Absecon, N.J. to Yuma, Colo. thousands of libraries across the country will participate in ALA’s National Gaming Day this Saturday.
ALA Media Relations Manager
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org For Immediate Release
November 7, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2008
CHICAGO - The Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) will provide $5,000 in matching scholarship funds to Steven De’Juan Booth, a 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship winner.
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2008
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its Fall 2008 list of Great Interactive Software for Kids (GISK), which recognizes high-quality computer programs and digital media for children 14 years of age and younger.
The selected products are:
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2008
Melissa De Fino has been selected as the ALCTS sponsored Emerging Leader for 2008-2009.
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) sponsors one Emerging Leader who has chosen technical services as a career and is a member of ALCTS
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
312-280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2008
(Chicago) The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added Web sites this fall to Great Web Sites for Kids ( www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2008
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
News
For Immediate Release
November 4, 2008
(Chicago)- It is Election Day and libraries want to help you gather the information you need to make your decision.
Throughout the election process libraries have been hosting activities and events to register voters and to educate them on the important issue in this election. Here are some examples:
Contact: Alston Roberts
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
wroberts@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 29, 2008
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org
(312) 280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
(CHICAGO) Sue Kowalski and Tony Tallent know what it takes to succeed @ your library.
As past winners of the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, both Kowalski and Tallent developed public awareness promotions that reached out to their respective communities in new and exciting ways.
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is releasing a new publication, “Gaming in Academic Libraries: Collections, Marketing, and Information Literacy.”
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO—Some of the bestselling female mystery authors will gather in Denver this winter at the American Library Association ALA/ERT Author Forum to discuss the art of revealing “who did it?”.
Contact: Karee Williams
ALA Conference Services
312-280-3221
kwilliams@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO—Start the day off with four distinguished authors at the American Library Association (ALA) Denver Sunrise Speaker Series.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO—Know a librarian who has made a recent, significant contribution to the interlibrary loan and document delivery fields? Consider nominating him or her for the 2009 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO—The Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) seeks recently published works of Jewish literature for adults as candidates for the 2009 Sophie Brody Medal.
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering three professional development workshops in conjunction with the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Registration is now open for the Jan. 23 workshops at http://www.ala.org/acrl/events (click “ACRL @ Midwinter”).
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO - Calling AASL's "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" "among the most brilliant of those I have seen," endnote speaker Everett Kline challenged school library media specialists in attendance at the AASL 2008 Fall Forum to "go out and lead."
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO – In an effort to make professional development a top priority among its school library media specialists, Erie 2 – Chautauqua – Cattaraugus BOCES has contracted with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) to offer multiple institutes on various topics across Western New York State.
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO--The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks nominations for the 2009 ABC-CLIO Online History Award, an honor that expresses RUSA’s commitment to the role librarians play in linking up patrons with information.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), seeks volunteers for the 2009 YALSA Road Trip, during which YALSA will strive to have a presence at a library conference in every state in 2009.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 28, 2008
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a new publication, “Informed Learning.”
Contact: Eileen Hardy
Executive Board Secretariat
312-280-3203
ehardy@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2008
CHICAGO—Camila Alire, American Library Association (ALA) president-elect, is encouraging members to volunteer for appointment and/or reappointment to the 2009-2010 ALA and Council committees.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Coordinator
The Campaign for America's Libraries
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
CHICAGO – Throughout Library Card Sign up Month, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, could be seen and heard speaking out about the value of owning a library card.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is offering online courses that can help librarians assist both their customers and their own careers.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2428
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
Contact: Dan Freeman
Editor, ALA TechSource
dfreeman@ala.org
(800) 545-2433, ext. 5413
(312) 280-5413 (outside U.S. and Canada)
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
Public Relations Chair, REFORMA
360-264-2369
selina-reforma@comcast.net
www.reforma.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2428
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
CHICAGO — The national WrestleMania Reading Challenge, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE), with support from Mattel, had its formal launch last week as part of national Teen Read Week.
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2428
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2428
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded its first PLA Leadership Fellows scholarships.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
PLA, Marketing Manager
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 21, 2008
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications for the 2009 PLA Awards. Members can nominate their colleagues and libraries for PLA Awards through the PLA website at www.pla.org. The deadline for submitting an application is December 15.
Contact: Leonard Kniffel
Editor in Chief
American Libraries
(312) 280-4215
lkniffel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
October 15, 2008
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
For immediate release
October 14, 2008
This year, under ALA President Jim Rettig’s leadership, members will have new opportunities to participate in ALA and communicate their success stories. One of these opportunities is an ALA-wide virtual poster session. The first of two poster sessions will debut this fall. Its focus is “ Community Central.”
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
lmarkel@ala.org
312-280-4398
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
CHICAGO--The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks nominations for the 2009 John Sessions Memorial Award.
Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is launching a national initiative to support states, school systems and individual schools in implementing the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner.
Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will sponsor Suzanna Panter and Beth Patin for the 2009 ALA Emerging Leaders program.
Contacts: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
Brad Horn
Senior Director
Communications and Education
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
607-547-0287
bhorn@baseballhalloffame.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
CHICAGO--The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks nominations for the 2009 Louis Shores/Greenwood Publishing Group Award.
Contact: Megan Humphrey
Campaign Manager
312-280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
Chicago, IL—To help bridge the “opportunity gap,” a new radio campaign encourages Latinos to connect with their local librarians and access the free materials and resources available through their libraries.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Marketing Manager, PLA
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 8, 2008
CHICAGO - In a special election, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) overwhelmingly approved revised bylaws and a new name: Association for Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF). The results were certified Oct. 6.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager, Communications
ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 8, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) will hold its first completely online election in the spring.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
October 8, 2009
CHICAGO – Roberta Stevens and Kenton L. Oliver are candidates for the 2010-2011 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA).
Stevens is currently outreach projects and partnerships officer at the Library of Congress and project manager for the National Book Festival.
Contact: Cheryl Malden
ALA Governance Office
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
CHICAGO – Nominate yourself, colleagues or your library for the 2009 American Library Association (ALA) Recognition Awards and Grants.
Unless otherwise noted, the deadline for awards is December 1.
The following lists the major ALA awards with the Web sites for application guidelines:
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
CHICAGO - The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), seeks nominations for the 2008 Recognition of Group Achievement Award, the Leadership Award and President’s Award. The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 2.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Coordinator
The Campaign for America's Libraries
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
(CHICAGO) The deadline for the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant has been extended to Friday, November 14, 2008.
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will sponsor the attendance of a Spectrum Scholar, Kathy Carroll, school library media specialists at Ridge View High School, Columbia, SC, at its 2008 Fall Forum in Chicago Oct. 17-19.
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released the results from its 2008 School Libraries Count! longitudinal study. This year's survey received responses from 6,988 public and independent school library media specialists.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), today announced that authors Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta will be the keynote speakers at the closing session of the inaugural Young Adult Literature Symposium from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Nov. 9.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
October 7, 2009
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
Join your colleagues for two exciting and timely symposia from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) on Thursday, Jan. 22, and Friday, Jan. 23, just before the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Registration is now open so sign up while space is available.
On Thursday, Jan. 22:
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will offer its Premidwinter Institute, “School Library Advocacy Institute,” at the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2009 Midwinter meeting. More information about Midwinter can be found at http://www.ala.org/midwinter.
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
312-280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the librarians who will participate in the Emerging Leaders (EL) 2009 program.
Contact: Laura Tillotson
Book Links
312-280-5718
ltillotson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
CHICAGO--The Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) is now accepting nominations for the Leadership and Professional Development Award, the Exceptional Service Award and the Cathleen Bourdon Service Award for 2009.
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, ASCLA
312-280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
Contact: Larra Clark
ORS Project Manager
312-280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 7, 2008
Contact: Leonard Kniffel
Editor-in-chief
American Libraries
(312) 280-4215
lkniffel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 2, 2008
American Libraries has discovered an unfortunate error that invalidates the results of Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings published in the October 2008 issue of the magazine of the American Library Association.
Contact: Alston Roberts
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
wroberts@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
October 2, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
Contact: Mary Jo Bolduc
ALA Publishing
(312) 280-5416
mbolduc@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will offer more than $34,000 worth of grants and awards to YALSA members. YALSA members can use the awards to attend ALA Annual Conference for the first time, start a research program, add to their library’s collection and much more.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
(CHICAGO) Libraries are blogging, hosting movie screenings and discussion groups - to promote awareness of the benefits of going green.
Contact: Jennifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) is seeking nominees for a $5,000 award, courtesy of the SirsiDynix Corp.
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Office for Intellectual Freedom
312-280-4226
jokelley@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2008
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) will present a “Lawyers for Libraries” Training Institute Feb. 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, Calif. It is the 13th in a series of regional institutes following two national institutes in 1997 and 1998.
Contact: Mary Ellen Quinn
Booklist
(312) 280-5720
mquinn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2008
CHICAGO. The popular
Booklist blog Book Group Buzz, which provides helpful and entertaining information to reading groups both in and outside libraries, has been selected as the official partner blog by the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) for its second National Reading Group Month (NRGM) in October 2008.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, ALA-PPO
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2008
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming.
Contact: Mary Jo Bolduc
ALA Publishing
(312) 280-5720
mbolduc@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 29, 2008
The Women's National Book Association sponsors the WNBA Eastman Grant, which is available for librarians who are interested in learning about the relationship between the library and publishing professions.
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2008
Entries for the 62nd John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award are being accepted now through Dec. 4 by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA).
Contact: Valerie Edmonds
LITA
800/545-2433, ext. 4269
vedmonds@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 18, 2008
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
Learn how your projects can finish on time, under budget, at the level of quality you desire and with everyone involved still speaking by registering for the LLAMA Midwinter Institute “Mission Possible: Practical Project Management,” held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 at the ALA midwinter meeting in Denver. Colo.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager, Communications
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
CHICAGO – For the fourth consecutive presidential election, the American Library Association (ALA) will team up with the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) to promote the CPD’s DebateWatch initiative.
Contact: Eileen Hardy
ALA Executive Board Secretariat
(312) 280-3203
ehardy@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
September 16, 2008
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
312-280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager, Communications
ALA Public Information Office
312-280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
CHICAGO – Today, regular visitors to the American Library Association (ALA) Web site will discover a more user-centered site with a new look and feel. The upgrade is the result of a two-year, member-driven redesign process.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
(CHICAGO) Every September the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country remind children, parents and caregivers that a library card is the most important school supply of all. But as the next generation of library card holders become increasingly tech-savvy, so too does library messaging.
Megan Humphrey
Manager
The Campaign for America's Libraries
(312) 280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
(Chicago) Librarians can now download an ad that appeared in the New York Times for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.
Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
Contact: Louisa Worthington
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), invites all teens to get out the vote for Teen Read Week™, Oct. 12–18. Teens can vote for their favorite books of the year in the annual Teens’ Top Ten poll at www.ala.org/teenstopten beginning Oct. 12.
Contact: Jennifer Petersen
PR Coordinator
ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-5043
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager
ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LLAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
800/545-2433, ext. 4270
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
800/545-2433, ext. 4270
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2008
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2009 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of serials and continuing resources.
AASL Contact: Melissa Jones
mjones@ala.org
312-280-4381
CBC Contact: Rebecca Miller
rebecca.miller@cbcbooks.org
212-966-1990
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager, Communications, ALA PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 17, 2008
CHICAGO – Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb discusses her love of libraries on a new video at Visibility @ your library. One in a series of videos of celebrities that reveal their love of libraries, it can be found by clicking www.pio.ala.org/visibility.
Contact: Kathleen Hughes
PLA, Manager of Publications
312-280-4028
khughes@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association’s (PLA) 2008 Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report is now available.
The report presents timely and topical data to public library administrators, helping them make informed management decisions.
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Directore, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2009 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 1.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
PLAspace.org, the Web site developed by the Public Library Association (PLA) to house Communities of Practice (CoPs), officially launched this week and is available to librarians, library staff members and other supporters who want to take part in ongoing, focused discussions surrounding library issues.
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
312-280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is offering more than $82,000 to ALSC members through its 2009 professional awards, grants, and scholarships.
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4270
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2008
Join ALA President Jim Rettig at the ALA Connections Salon, an online event scheduled for 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Friday, Sept. 26.
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2008
(CHICAGO) This season’s Step Up to the Plate Most Valuable Player MVP is Maplewood Junior / Senior High School library of Guys Mills, Penn. The library brought in nearly 200 entries for this year’s Step Up to the Plate @ your library program, which concluded September 1.
Contacts: Alston Roberts
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
aroberts@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2008
Contacts: Alston Roberts
ALA Washington Office
202-628-8410
aroberts@alawash.org
Leah Harris
PA Department of Education
717-783-9802
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 10, 2008
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, September 11, Pennsylvania State Librarian Mary Clare Zales will testify before the House of Representatives, on how libraries are essential to the American public in the 21st Century.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4270
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
Contact: Megan Griffin
Program Coordinator, ACRL
312-280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is seeking nominations for its annual series of awards. Nominations and supporting materials for most awards must be submitted by Dec. 5, 2008.
Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens
General Manager, Booklist Publications
312-280-5715
mwilkens@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
CHICAGO – Careful readers of the Booklist masthead page will notice a few staff changes in Books for Youth, changes that will result in further integration of the youth content in Booklist with Book Links, Booklist Online and the two popular e-newsletters REaD Alert and Quick Tips.
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA-PIO Media Relations
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
CHICAGO – The America Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in association with the Boston Public Library, announced that 20 libraries have been selected to host “John Adams Unbound,” a traveling exhibition based upon a larger exhibition of the same name recently on display at the Boston Public Library.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
CHICAGO - Mirrorstone , an imprint of Wizards of the Coast, is the 2008 Corporate Sponsor of Teen Read Week™ (TRW), announced the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2008
Every September, libraries all across the country promote Library Card Sign-up Month as a time to remind parents and children that a library card is the most important school supply of all. This year, the American Library Association brings the celebration to Second Life with promotional “in world” items.
Contacts: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
Jennifer Petersen
PR Coordinator, ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-5043
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 3, 2008
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
312-280-4028
lworthington@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Registration for the 2009 PLA Spring Symposium is now open. This popular education event will be held April 2-4, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn., at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel and Nashville Convention Center.
Megan Humphrey
Manager, The Campaign for America's Libraries
312-280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
Diane McNulty
The New York Times
(212) 556-5244
diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Nominations for librarians in schools, colleges, community colleges and universities begin today for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
CHICAGO – The latest post on the American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Information Office blog, Visibility @ your library, discusses the Step Up to the Plate @ your library program.
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
312-280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 2, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Library Association’s (ALA) Campaign for America’s Libraries announces that a print public service announcement (PSA) featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign-up Month, is now available for download.
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
CHICAGO - With the nation facing tough economic times, Americans are visiting their local public libraries more often and checking out items with greater frequency. Libraries across the United States report that more people are turning to libraries in record numbers to take advantage of the free resources available there.
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
CHICAGO - Join hundreds of librarians and library supporters who have already written messages of thanks and appreciation to Julie Andrews for her efforts on behalf of libraries and librarians as the Honorary Chair of National Library Week 2008.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
CHICAGO- The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of The American Library Association (ALA), has selected 15 public libraries and school library media centers from across the country to participate in YALSA’s YA Galley/Teens’ Top Ten Project.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
Contact: Liz Markel
ASCLA Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2008
CHICAGO — Refresh your memories of jokes about Jewish mothers —or give yourself another chance to taste other choice morsels from the Literary Tastes Breakfast by viewing videos of the event online at the RUSA website or downloading them for your iPod.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
312-280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
The application deadlines for the two schools participating in the Public Library Association’s (PLA) Leadership Fellows program are quickly approaching.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
CHICAGO – On Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, the American Library Association (ALA) will hold the “Success in the Workplace” Institute during its Midwinter Meeting in Denver.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, ALA-PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) will be a major participant in this year’s 3rd national conference of The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA), held Sept. 18-21 in El Paso, Texas.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, ALA-PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
CHICAGO - The latest edition of the American Library Association (ALA) Public Information Office blog, Visibility @ your library, ( http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility), features part two of an interview with Deborah Caldwell-Stone, the deputy director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
LAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
CHICAGO - The Fund Raising and Financial Development Section (FRFDS) of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) has named Susan E. Thomas, head of Collection Development, Indiana University South Bend, the winner for the 2008 Diana V. Braddom Scholarship.
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 19, 2008
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 13, 2008
CHICAGO - Results from the 2008 edition of the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian - Public and Academic are available in two ways – immediately for subscribers to the ALA-APA Library Salary Database and in print from the American Library Association (ALA) online store.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 13, 2008
A study conducted by the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) and the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) has revealed that salaries in unionized public and academic libraries were higher than those in non-union libraries for staff in positions that do not require an ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library Science.
Contact: Melissa Prentice
LITA
(312) 280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
The early bird registration deadline is approaching for the 2008 LITA National Forum, "Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library," to be held Oct. 16-19 at the Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
News
For immediate release
August 12, 2008
This year, under American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Rettig’s leadership, members will have new opportunities to participate in ALA and to communicate their success stories. One of these opportunities is an ALA-wide virtual poster session.
Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
312-280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has teamed up with “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to provide a Kids Reading List on the show’s Web site.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
CHICAGO — Lisa Lintner-Sizemore and Laura Anne Lowe will receive stipends for attending the 2008 Young Adult Literature Symposium, announced the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Liz Markel
ASCLA Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
CHICAGO—Anxiety, panic, and fear. When trying to help a patron with a disability, many expert librarians are overcome by these emotions.
Contact: Satia M. Orange
Director, ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(312) 280-4295
sorange@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) will host an advocacy program at The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA) 3rd National Conference, Sept. 18 - 21 in El Paso, Texas.
Kathryn Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
312-280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
CHICAGO – As libraries throughout the country are gearing up to celebrate Teen Read Week, October 12 – 18, some library PR professionals may find themselves understaffed and underfunded to launch a media campaign to publicize Teen Read Week activities. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) can help.
Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
312-280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
CHICAGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced that the Margaret A. Edwards Trust is the new sponsor of its award for outstanding young adult reading or literature programs. The award will now be known as the MAE Award for the Best Literature Program for Teens.
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
(CHICAGO) Libraries of all types are invited to apply for the $3,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, which will be awarded to the library with the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2009 National Library Week theme, “Worlds connect @ your library®.”
Megan Humphrey
Manager, The Campaign for America's Libraries
312-280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
Diane McNulty
The New York Times
(212) 556-5244
diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communciations Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
August 5, 2008
AASL offers more than $45,000 through awards program
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) prestigious awards program will offer more than $45,000 in awards in 2009 to AASL members.
Contact: JoAnne Kempf
Office of ALA Governance
(312) 280-3212
jkempf@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
August 5, 2008
ALA President announces ALA connections salon
In an effort to provide opportunities for ALA members to connect with and learn from one another, ALA President Jim Rettig is creating “The ALA Connections Salon.”
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2008
CHICAGO - This summer, libraries across the country are engaging library users of all ages with the Step Up to the Plate @ your library program, developed by the (American Library Association) ALA and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Contact: Liz Markel
RUSA Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2008
RUSA announces new award honoring work, legacy of Zora Neale Hurston
Contact: Liz Markel
RUSA Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2008
RUSA announces online continuing education offerings
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will offer the following professional development opportunities this fall:
Contact:Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communciations Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2008
AASL seeks presenters for Licensed Institute on Reading
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communciations Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
August 5, 2008
AASL requests proposals for its 2009 National Conference
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is currently accepting proposals for the concurrent and Exploratorium sessions at its 14th National Conference in Charlotte, N.C.
Contacts: Chris Finan
Contact: Marcellus Turner
Jefferson County Public Library
mturner@jefferson.lib.co.us
(303) 275-6172
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2008
JCLC Steering Committee pushing ahead to 2012
The Steering Committee for the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC2012) is making significant progress toward its highly anticipated next conference, slated for sometime in 2012.
Contact: Dan Freeman
Editor, Online Resources
dfreeman@ala.org
(800) 545-2433, ext. 5413
(312) 280-5413 (outside U.S. and Canada)
NEWS
For Immediate Release
August 5, 2008
On the move with the mobile Web: libraries and mobile technologies
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communciations Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For immediate release
August 5, 2008
Contact: Rosalind Reynolds
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410
rreynolds@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 31, 2008
ALA Endorses the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 31, 2008
ALA to embark on transition to new Web site information architecture in August
CHICAGO – As it moves toward unveiling a redesigned Web site, the American Library Association (ALA) will spend August making the transition to the new information architecture.
Contact: Macey Morales / Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org / jpetersen@ala.org
Contact: Eileen Hardy
Executive Board Secretariat
312-280-3203
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release:
July 29, 2008
ALA and Council committees seek applications and nominations for 2009-2010
Contact: Aimee Strittmatter
ALSC Deputy Director
(312) 280-2164
astrittmatter@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
ALSC to offer four online continuing education courses
Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
ALCTS 2009 President’s Program features James Cuno, President of the Art Institute of Chicago
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
2008 Cicely Phippen Marks Scholarship recipient named
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
2008 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship recipient named
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Denelle Elaine Eads the 2008 recipient of the Tony B. Leisner Scholarship.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
2008 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship recipient named
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
2008 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient named
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Oscar Rene Lanza-Galindo of Greenfield, Mass., the 2008 recipient of the Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
2008 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship recipient named
Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
312-280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
Diane Foote, Executive Director
Association for Library Service to Children
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-2162
dfoote@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
Clinton, Tenn., to Host ALSC 2009 Arbuthnot Lecturer Myers
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) has chosen Clinton, Tenn., as the site of the 2009 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director, ALA Public Information Office
312-280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
CHICAGO - In a video posted by the American Library Association (ALA), Dale Lipschultz, project manager of the American Dream Starts @ your library, describes how a Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant program has helped public libraries around the country increase their literacy services to adult English language learners.
Contact: Judith F. Krug
Freedom to Read Foundation
312-280-4222
jkrug@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2008
Freedom to Read Foundation honors Carol Nemeyer with memorial fund
CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation has announced the creation of the Carol A. Nemeyer Memorial Fund.
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
For Immediate Release:
July 29, 2008
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 24, 2008
2008 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship recipient named
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Maile Claire McGrew-Frede, Dixon, N.M., the 2008 recipient of the Marshall Cavendish Scholarship.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 24, 2008
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Rebecca Marie Iserman of Eagan, Minn., the recipient of the 2008 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship.
Kimberly Sanders
Program Officer, Education & Scholarships
ALA, Human Resource Development & Recruitment (HRDR)
800-545-2433 x4279
ksanders@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 24, 2008
2008 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient named
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has named Linda Ann Christian of Yellow Spring, W.Va., the 2008 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient.
Contact: Linda Mays
ALSC
(312) 280-1398
lmays@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 22, 2008
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarship winners
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the 2008 recipients of the Frederic G. Melcher and Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarships.
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
(312) 280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 22, 2008
New Tech Notes available at PLA.org
The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the newest titles in the series Tech Notes, which provides technical information on issues affecting public libraries using contemporary technology.
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 22, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications
Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 22, 2008
NSLMPY 2009 application available for members
Contact: Jen Hammond
Program Coordinator
Office for Intellectual Freedom
(312) 280-4223
jhammond@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release,
July 22, 2008
Scherff, Smith receive John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom
CHICAGO - Jane Smith, library media specialist for the Tuscaloosa County School System, and Lisa Scherff, assistant professor of English Education at the University of Alabama, will receive the 2008 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom.
Contact: Mark Gould
Director, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 22, 2008
Public awareness plays a critical role in the Information Age
Contact: Kim Olsen-Clark
ALA Development Office
(312) 280-3259
kolsen-clark@ala.org
News
For immediate release
July 21, 2008
New award for Best Book in Library Literature
(Chicago) The American Library Association (ALA) has created a new award that honors the best book in library literature.
Contact: Jenifer Grady
Director of ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
Marketing Specialist
LAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
Swap & Shop Best of Show Winners announced
Marketing Specialist
LAMA/ALA
312-280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 28, 2008
How has your library stepped up to the plate?
Submit your “Step Up to the Plate @ your library” story
Contact: Angela Thullen
ALA Public Programs Office
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
New traveling exhibit brings space exploration to public libraries
Contact: Liz Markel
Marketing Specialist, RUSA
(312) 280-4398
lmarkel@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
RUSA announces recipient of Reference Research Grant
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
(312) 280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
PLA now accepting applications for new Leadership Fellows program
The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications for the PLA Leadership Fellows program.
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
ALA Council passes resolution in support of the National Agricultural Library
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
ALA Council passes resolution on the role of libraries in delivering E-Government services
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
ALA Council passes resolution on sound recordings
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
ALA blog focuses on intellectual freedom
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
L4L to help AASL learning standards gain national recognition
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Board of Directors approved the development of Learning 4 Life (L4L).
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
YALSA establishes Leadership Endowment
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
YALSA Board adopts strategic plan, research journal
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
Young Adult Library Services receives APEX Award
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 8, 2008
Laura Dare
Program Officer
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 2, 2008
Contact: Macey Morales Manager
ALA Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
For Immediate Release
July 2, 2008
Jim Rettig inaugurated 2008 ALA president
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Today Jim Rettig, university librarian, Boatwright Memorial Library University of Richmond, began his term as 2008-2009 president of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 1, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 29, 2008
Contacts:
Brian C. Malina
908-698-3930
brian.c.malina@verizon.com
Macey Morales
American Library Association
312-280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 28, 2008
Contact: Jenny Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
ALSC to sponsor programs, events and giveaways at ALA Annual Conference
Contact: Chris Cieslak
Manager, Web Services, ASCLA
(312) 280-4397
ccieslak@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
ASCLA introduces guide for libraries purchasing electronic resources
Contacts: Karla Hahn
ARL
(202) 296-2296
khahn@arl.org
Kara Malenfant
ACRL
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
ARL/ACRL announce new regional Institute on Scholarly Communication
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
AASL seeks proposals for preconferences at its 14th National Conference
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
New ACRL Title: Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
OLOS Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
Coretta Scott King Book Award Committee announces 2008 Book Donation Grant Winners
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
OLOS Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
CALA Releases Self Assessment Survey Results
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
Public Awareness Committee Chair discusses value of public awareness
Contact: Mary McKay
Marketing Director, ALA Publishing
(312) 280-1532
mmckay@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
ALA TechSource Library Technologies Report: (vol. 44:4) Drupal in Libraries
Contact: Isaac Tufvesson
OLOS Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
2008 Diversity and Outreach Fair Participants Announced
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
ALSC updates Kids! @ your library® campaign
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 20, 2008
Actor Wes Studi to Serve as Master of Ceremonies at ALA President’s Program
News
For Immediate Release
June 20, 2008
Contacts:
Andrew Bridges
Communications Director
202-628-8410 ext. 8208
abridges@alawash.org
Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Deputy Director
ALA Intellectual Freedom Office
312-280-4224
dstone@ala.org
ALA Disappointed with House Passage of FISA
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 19, 2008
ALA honors Newbery, Caldecott winners at Annual Conference
Contact: George Eberhart
Editor,
American Libraries
Direct
(312) 280-4212
geberhart@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 18, 2008
American Libraries panel spotlights future of reference databases
Contact: Barbara Macikas
Executive Director, ASCLA
(312) 280-4395
bmacikas@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 18, 2008
Contact: Barbara Macikas
Executive Director, ASCLA
(312) 280-4395
bmacikas@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 18, 2008
CHICAGO –Lela Ellison is the 2008 recipient of the Century Scholarship presented by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Contact: Jonathan Kelley
Office for Intellectual Freedom
(312) 280-4221
jokelley@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Contact:Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announces 2009 National Library Week Grant
Contact:Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Conference Materials Wiki available
Contact:Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Get acquainted with the redesigned ALA Web site at Annual
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Meet YALSA’s authors & editors in the ALA Pavilion at Annual
Contact:Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
YALSA publishes fifth edition of “Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults”
Contact:Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
YALSA publishes “The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook”
Contact: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org /
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Library workers put on their dancing shoes for the fourth annual
Library Book Cart Drill Team Championship
Contact: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA-PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Pavilion participants include Alliance Game Distributors, Chicago Toy & Game Fair, Demco Inc., Gen Con LLC, Nintendo of America, Screenlife, LLC, Wizards of the Coast and many more
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
AASL to sponsor two Emerging Leaders
Contact: Charles Wilt
ALCTS Executive Director
(312) 280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
ALCTS President's Program and more at Anaheim
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Beyond White Privilege 101: Continuing the discussion in Anaheim
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
New bibliography of Great Early Elementary Reads
Contact: Kathryn J. Deiss
ACRL Content Strategist
(312) 280-2529
kdeiss@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
New ACRL Title: Active Guide #1: Life-Work Balance
Contact: Kim Sanders
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-4279
ksanders@ala.org
Bob Wolverton
Mississippi State University Libraries
Chair, 2007-2008 NMRT Student Chapter of the Year Award Committee
(662) 325-3018
bwolverton@library.msstate.edu
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Contact: Valerie Edmonds-Merritt
LITA
(312) 280-4269
vedmonds@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
Contact: Charles Wilt
ALCTS Executive Director
(312) 280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2008
Contact: Margot Sutton Conahan
ACRL
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2008
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2008
Contact:Denise M. Davis
Director, Office for Research and Statistics
(312) 280-4273
dmdavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 11, 2008
Contacts: Marci Merola
Director, OLA
(312) 280-2431
advocacy@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Contacts: Charles Hodges
RadioShack Corporation
817.415.3300
Media.Relations@RadioShack.com
Andy Bridges
American Library Association
800.941.8478
abridges@alawash.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Promote library family time with
Step Up to the Plate @ your library
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
(312) 280-4028
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Registration Rates announced for PLA 2009 Spring Symposium
Contact: Judith F. Krug
Director ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
312-280-4222
ftrf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Burton Joseph receives 2008 Freedom to Read Foundation
Roll of Honor Award
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Contacts: Judith Platt
Association of American Publishers
jplatt@publishers.org
(202) 220-4551
Nanette Perez
Program Officer, ALA OIF
nperez@ala.org
(312) 280-4225
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Contact: Kara Malenfant
ACRL
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org
Jennifer McLennan
SPARC
jennifer@arl.org
(202) 296-2296 x121
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
New tools promote wider sharing of research for scholars across disciplines
Contact: Cheryl Malden
ALA Governance Office
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award recipient named
Contact: Charles Wilt
ALCTS Executive Director
(312) 280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
ALCTS announces Annual Conference forums
Contact: Mary Taylor
LITA Executive Director
(312) 280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
New LITA officers elected
Contact: Mary Taylor
Executive Director, LITA
(312) 280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
LITA President’s Program to explore possible futures
Contact: Jen Hammond
Program Coordinator, OIF
(312) 280-4223
jhammond@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Christopher M. Finan receives Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
Contacts: Louisa Worthington
Public Library Association
(312) 280-4028
lworthington@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2008
Applications being accepted for PLA Results Boot Camp
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
ALSC Program Officer
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2008
Contact: Macey Morales/Jennfier Petersen
ALA PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 9, 2008
100 ALA volunteers aid understaffed,
under-funded Anaheim libraries
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 4, 2008
The American Library Association (ALA) is asking members for 10 minutes of their time to complete an online survey.
Contact: Daniel Kraus
Associate Editor,
American Libraries
(312) 280-4219
dkraus@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2008
American Libraries video site celebrates first birthday with Top Ten Videos
Contact: Dollester Thorn-Hawkins
Program/Event Coordinator, ALTA
(312) 280-2161
dthorn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2008
ALTA names Prentice and Green 2008 Trustee Citation Award Winners
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications, PPO
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2008
Jaffarian Award to be presented on LIVE! Stage at annual conference
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2008
Campaign for America’s Libraries’ Anaheim programs highlight baseball and diversity
Contacts: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org,
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
Anaheim site for national discussion on state of America’s libraries— engines of learning, literacy and economic development
Contact Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA Media Relations, Public Information Office
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org/jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
Parade of Bookmobiles held during 2008 ALA Annual Conference
Contact Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
AASL to sponsor Spectrum scholars at AASL 2008 Fall Forum
Contact Lois Ann Gregory Wood
ALA Governance
(312) 280-3204
lgregory@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
ALA 2009 Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2009 election
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
ALA video provides tips on using READ posters
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-2180
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
Emerging Leaders poster session Friday during ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim
Contact John L. Amundsen
PIO Administrative Assistant
(312) 280-5041
jamundsen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
Members invited to share funding stories
Contact Mark R. Gould
Director, Public Information Office
(312) 280-5042
mgould@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
Contact Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
Win Flip Video camera with YALSA’s Passport to Teen Read Week™
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
Visit the Campaign for America’s Libraries exhibit space and write a personal thank you note to Julie Andrews
Contact Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
R egistration in full swing for YALSA’s first-ever Young Adult Literature Symposium
Manager, ALA PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 27, 2008
ALA Conference offers Workplace Wellness Fair
Fair to offer Yoga, Pilates, health poster sessions and cooking demo from
Anaheim White House Chef Bruno Serato
Contact: Larra Clark
Project Manager, ORS
(312) 280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Updated May 30, 2008
Contact: Larra Clark
ORS Project Manager
(312) 280-2129
lclark@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 23, 2008
Conference program discusses technology access in public libraries
Director, ALA Office for Library Advocacy
(312) 280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 21, 2008
OIF Deputy Director
(312)280-4224
dstone@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 21, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Communications Manager, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
Ron Reagan, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Diahann Carroll, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Frey, Khaled Hosseini featured at ALA Annual Conference
Contact: Beatrice Calvin
Program Officer, HRDR
(312) 280-4280
bcalvin@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
2009 Emerging Leaders Application Process Now Open
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2009 class of Emerging Leaders. Applications can be found at http://cs.ala.org/hrdr/emergingleaders/
Contact: Judith Krug
Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom
(312) 280-4222
ftrf@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2008 Board of Trustees election winners
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
YALSA names diversity stipend winners
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
YALSA hosts YA Author Coffee Klatch at ALA Annual
Contact: Charles Wilt
ALCTS Executive Director
(312) 280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
Demystifying Library Standards: a NISO/ALCTS webinar
Contact: Mary Ellen Davis
ACRL Executive Director
(312) 280-3248
medavis@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
Goetsch elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Communications Manager, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
CHICAGO - A new video providing information about the American Library Association’s celebrity READ posters can be seen at the ALA Public Information Office (PIO) blog, Visibility @ your library ( http://www.pio.ala.org).
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Communications Manager, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant winner to be honored at annual PR Forum
Contact: Macey Morales/Jennifer Petersen
ALA PIO Media Relations
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org
jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2008
ALA President's Program to focus on literacy efforts for Native children
Contact: Laura Schulte-Cooper
Program Officer, ALSC
(312) 280-2165
lschulte@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2008
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2008
Barnett elected AASL president-elect
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer, ALA Governance Office
Tel: 312-280-3247
Email:
cmalden@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 15, 2008
2008 Melvil Dewey Medal Award recipient named
Contact: Eileen Hardy
ASCLA Marketing Specialist
Tel: 312-280-4398
Email:
ehardy@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 15, 2008
Brenda Bailey-Hainer elected ASCLA President 2009-2010
Contact: Letitia Earvin
Program Coordinator, Office for Research and Statistics
learvin@ala.org
312-280-4274
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2008
The Library Research Round Table announces
2008 Award Recipients
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2008
Public Librarian will bike, swim and run for Spectrum Scholarship Program
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2008
Registration open for YALSA's summer courses
ALA Office for Diversity
(800) 545-2433 x5048 Toni Carbo
University of Pittsburgh
School of Information Sciences
(412) 624-9310
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2008
2008 Spectrum Doctoral Fellows Announced
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
skuenn@ala.org
312-280-2128
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2008
YALSA honors literary award winners at ALA Annual Conference
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
skuenn@ala.org
312-280-2128
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2008
Linda W. Braun elected YALSA vice-president
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org
312-280-2148
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2008
PR Forum to focus on Diversity @ your library®
Contact: Eileen Hardy
RUSA Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2008
Susan J. Beck RUSA President 2009-2010
Contact: Linda Mays
Progam Officer, ALSC
(312) 280-1398
lmays@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312) 280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2008
ALA Office for Diversity honors Dr. Clara M. Chu
Will be recognized for Achievement in Library Diversity Research at Anaheim Annual Conference
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2008
AASL announces scholarship recipient
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2008
NSLMPY Award winners announced
Communications Specialist, ALA OLOS
(312) 280-2140
itufvesson@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 8, 2008
Program Officer, Communications, ALA Public Programs Office
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 8, 2008
Manager of Communications, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 7, 2008
ALA Web site redesign elements on ITTS blog
Manager, Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 7, 2008
Campaign Coordinator
(312) 280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
Director, Office for Library Advocacy
(312) 280-2431
mmerola@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
LITA
(312) 280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
LITA BIGWIG launches new site
Conference Supervisor, ACRL
(312) 280-2515
tondrla@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
ACRL announces keynote speakers
14th National Conference to feature Naomi Klein, Sherman Alexie and Ira Glass
Content Strategist, ACRL
(312) 280-2528
kdeiss@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
Public Library Association
(312) 280-5024
lworthington@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
PLA Members vote to approve new bylaws
Program Officer, ALA Governance Office
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
Executive Director, ALCTS
(312) 280-5030
cwilt@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-5032
freuland@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
Public Library Association
(312) 280-5024
lworthington@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
Contact: Aimee Strittmatter
Manager of Communications, ALA Public Information Office
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
Tips for librarians and advocates on coordinating press events
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
AASL selects 2008 Innovative Reading Grant recipient
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
AASL 2008 ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant recipient selected
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
AASL announces Intellectual Freedom of Information Award recipient
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
AASL selects 2008 Frances Henne Award recipient
Contact: Melissa Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008
AASL Communications Spec
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 6, 2008 AASL names 2008 Collaborative School Library Media Award recipient
Council Secretariat
ALA Governance Office
312-280-3204
lgregory@ala.org For Immediate Release
May 2, 2008
Manager, Media Relations
(312) 280-4393
mmorales@ala.org For Immediate Release,
May 2, 2008
Contact:Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
(312)280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contact: Larra Clark
Project Manager, ORS
(312)280-2129
lclark@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contacts: Macey Morales
Manager, ALA Media Relations
(312)280-4393
mmorales@ala.org
Contact: Nichole Gilbert
Program Officer, YALSA
(312)280-4387
ngilbert@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312)280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contact: Nichole Gilbert
Program Officer, YALSA
(312)280-4387
nglibert@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist, ALA/LAMA
(312)280-5032
freuland@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz
Acting Director, ALA Office for Diversity
(312)280-5048
gprellwitz@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
Content Strategist, ACRL
(312) 280-2528
kdeiss@ala.org
April 29, 2008
ACRL announces New Title: Information Literacy Instruction Handbook
Contact: Kathryn Deiss
Content Strategist, ACRL
(312) 280-2528
kdeiss@ala.org
April 29, 2008
Contact: Marci Merola
Director, Office for Library Advocacy
(312)280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
April 22, 2008
Campaign Coordinator
(312)280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 22, 2008
Step Up to the Plate @ your library(r) launch photographs now on Flickr
Contact: Jennifer Najduch
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312)280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
April 22, 2008
Contact:Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator, OIF
(312)280-4221
jkelley@ala.org
April 22, 2008
Eileen Hardy
Contact: Mary Ghikas
Senior Associate Executive Director, ALA
(312) 280-2518
mghikas@ala.org
April 22, 2008
ALCTS Executive Director
(312) 280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
April 22, 2008
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2008
Contacts: Jennifer McLennan
Contact: Stephanie Kuenn
YALSA Communications Specialist
(312)280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
April 22, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312)280-4381
mjones@ala.org
April 22, 2008
Contact: Louisa Worthington
Manager of Communications, PLA
(312)280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
April 22, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312)280-4381
mjones@ala.org
April 21, 2008
School library advocates nationwide urged to oppose elimination of teacher-librarian positions
Contact: Fred Reuland
LAMA Marketing Specialist
(312)280-5032
freuland@ala.org
April 22, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
Communications Specialist, AASL
(312)280-4381
mjones@ala.org
April 22, 2008
NEWS
Campaign Manager
(312)280-4020
mhumphrey@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2008
Marketing Specialist, LAMA/ALA
(312)280-5032
freuland@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2008
ALA Governance Off
(312)280-3247
cmalden@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2008
Zhou wins award for promoting equality in library profession
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2008
Executive Director, ALCTS
(312)280-5030
cwilt@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2008
ALA Media Relations
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org
jpetersen@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2008
Contact: Steve Zalusky
Director, OLA
(312)280-2431
mmerola@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 15, 2008
ALA President-elect Rettig to host advocacy planning session
Contact: Macey Morales
Media Relations Manager
312-280-5043
mmorales@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 14, 2008
Contribution of library workers celebrated on National Library Workers Day
ALA Media Relations
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org
jpetersen@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 14, 2008
Public libraries are engines of economic growth, studies show
NEWS Contact: Megan McFarlane
ALA Media Relations
(312) 280-4393/5043
mmorales@ala.org
jpetersen@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 9, 2008
New library gaming format attracts diverse users Libraries host gaming program and events on April 18 for
gaming @ your library
Coordinator, Campaign for America's Libraries
(312)280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
Step Up to the Plate @ your library launches in Mobile, Ala.
CHICAGO) The American Library Association and the National Baseball Hall of Fame officially launched the third season of Step Up to the Plate @ your library Friday, April 4, in Mobile, Ala. Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith was on hand to help kick off The Campaign for America's Libraries' national program.
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
(312)280-5286
athullen@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
NEH, ALA announce We the People Bookshelf awards for 3,000 libraries
Marketing Specialist LAMA/ALA
(312) 280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 8, 2008
Horth will speak at LAMA President's Program
The 2008 President's Program from the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) will feature David Magellan Horth speaking about "Visual and Verbal Literacy - Skills for Contemporary Leadership." The program will be presented from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the American Library Association's annual conference in Anaheim, Calif.
Program Officer
(312)280-3247
cmalden@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
Dr. Carolyn S. Brodie named Scholastic Library Publishing Award winner
Public Library Association
(312)280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
Winners of PLA feature article contest announced
The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to announce the 2008 winners of its annual feature article contest. The contest awards cash prizes to the authors of the best feature articles written by public librarians and published in the previous year’s issues of Public Libraries magazine.
Manager, Communications
ALA Public Information Office
(312)280-1546
szalusky@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
ALA leaders praise Washington state support for school libraries
CHICAGO - American Library Association (ALA) leaders are applauding legislators in Washington state for giving financial support to school libraries. Members also called on other states to recognize the value of school libraries and library media specialists.
ALA Media Relations
(312)280-4393
mmorales@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
National Library Week celebrates 50th anniversary
CHICAGO — Communities across the country will celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries, librarians and library workers by offering special programs and services during National Library Week, April 13-19.
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312)280-2128
skuenn@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
Silva, Gwinn win 2008 WrestleMania Reading Challenge
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
2 align="center"> Capstone Publishers hosts Networking Reception at 2008 AASL Fall Forum
RUSA Marketing Specialist
(312)280-4398
ehardy@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
Malafi receives Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award
CHICAGO—Elizabeth Malafi, business librarian, Miller Business Resource Center (
Director, ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
ALA-APA names 30 leaders as its Angels
ALA-APA Director
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
April 8, 2008
Why are library staff important? See the (NLWD) Stars
National Library Workers Day (April 15) is fast approaching! It's not too late to nominate your favorite library employee as an NLWD Star -
Communications Director, WO
(202)628-8410
abridges@alawash.org For Immediate Release,
April 7, 2008
Roger E. Levien Named as OITP Fellow
The American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has named Dr. Roger E. Levien as its second OITP Fellow. His term began on April 1, 2008, and extends through March 31, 2010.
Program Officer, Communications
ALA Public Programs Office
312-280-5286
athullen@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 7, 2008
ALA president urges support for final CCF fundraising challenge
Scholarly Communications and Government Relations Specialist
(312) 280-2510
kmalenfant@ala.org For Immediate Release,
April 7, 2008
ACRL names visiting program officer, accepts legislative advocate applications
ALA Media Relations
(312) 280-5043
mmorales@ala.org
Andy Bridges
Communications Director, WO
(202) 628-8410
abridges@alawash.org For Immediate Release,
April 4, 2008
ALA President Loriene Roy applauds swift action to restore full access to U.S. funded health database POPLINE
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
Contact: Eileen Hardy
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
Contact: Eileen Hardy
NEWS
For Immediate Release
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
Megan McFarlane
Campaign Coordinator
312-280-2148
mmcfarlane@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
Contact: Angela Thullen
Program Officer, Communications
(312) 280-5286
ALA, NEH bring “Soul of a People” grants to libraries
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
ALA Media Relations
312-280-4393 / 5043
mmorales@ala.org/jpetersen@ala.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
Contact: Melissa Jones
Contact: Eileen Hardy
Marketing Specialist
For Immediate Release
Contact: Melissa B.
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
NEWS
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
NEWS
For Immediate Release
March 26, 2008
For Immediate Release
March 4, 2008
Contact: Melissa Prentice, LITA
(312) 280-4268
LITA Web manager named
For Immediate Release
Editor in Chief, American Libraries
(312) 280-4215
lkniffel@ala.org For Immediate Release,
March 21, 2008
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 26, 2008
WWE, YALSA to name WrestleMania Reading Challenge champion this weekend.
RUSA
(312) 280-4395
bmacikas@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 26, 2008
RUSA offers funding for reference research
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is offering a one-time award of $2,000 for a research project in the area of reference and user services.
ALSC Deputy Director
(312)280-2164
astrittmatter@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 18, 2008
ALSC heads west for 2008 National Institute
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Marketing Specialist, LAMA/ALA
(312) 280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2008
LAMA seeks "Best of Show" award entries
Give your outstanding public relations material the publicity it deserves by entering LAMA’s annual “Best of Show” awards competition.
LITA
(312) 280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 25, 2008
LITA Acquisitions Editor named
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert McDonald to the position of LITA Acquisitions Editor.
NEWS
For Immediate Release
LITA
(312) 280-4268
mprentice@ala.org
align=left>For Immediate Release,
March 25, 2008
LITA offers three workshops in Anaheim
CHICAGO - The Library and Information
Technology Association (LITA) is offering three full-day educational workshops
on Friday, June 27, in Anaheim, Calif.
Library-wide
IT Proficiency. Receive tools, techniques and many
Manager of Communications, PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org For Immediate Release
March 24, 2008
Contact: Melissa B. Jones
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 19, 2008
"Little Miss Sunshine" star brightens School Library Media Month
Abigail Breslin to serve as celebrity spokesperson
(312) 280-5715
info@booklistonline.com
For Immediate Release,
March 18, 2008
Baker & Taylor teams with ALA's Booklist on unique online effort
CHICAGO--Ordering selected materials suddenly gets easier for libraries when a unique functionality between online products Booklist Online and Title Source™ 3 from Baker & Taylor launches in late March.
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 17, 2008
Patricia Tarin receives 2008 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award
Program Officer, Communications
(312) 280-5286
athullen@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 18, 2008
Libraries in 34 states earn grants for “Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature”
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office (PPO) and Nextbook, a gateway to Jewish literature, culture and ideas, selected 86 public and academic libraries to receive grants for
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 18, 2008
YALSA seeks teen opinions in Teen Technology Survey
CHICAGO -The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is surveying teens through March 31 on their online habits. The Teen Technology Survey can be accessed at www.ala.org/yalsa or directly at
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 18, 2008
Orange County Library System wins Wilson grant
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org For Immediate Release
March 18, 2008
Communications Specialist, YALSA
(312) 280-2128
skuenn@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 18, 2008
YALSA offers two stipends for Young Adult Literature Symposium
Program Officer, Office for Intellectual Freedom
(312) 280-4223
nperez@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 18, 2008
ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee wins ProQuest/SIRS State and Regional Achievement Award
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org For Immediate Release
March 18, 2008 The Campaign for America’s Libraries offers prizes for National Library Week stories, photos, videos
The
Manager of Communications, ALA PIO
(312) 280-1546
szalusky@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 17, 2008
ALA PIO launches new blog
The Public Information Office (PIO) of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Campaign for America's Libraries are sharing valuable tips on promoting libraries with a new blog, Visibility @ your library®.
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 18, 2008
Ching-chih Chen receives 2008 Beta Phi Mu Award
Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
Barbara Will named recipient of ASCLA Cathleen Bourdon Service Award
ACRL
(312) 280-2523
mpetrowski@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
ACRL and LAMA release space planning wiki
ALA-APA
(312) 280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
February 29, 2008
Survey of library support staff certification competencies sent in March
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
AASL preconferences tackle trends in reading, learning and Web 2.0
Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 3, 2008
RUSA hosts preconference on social networking and reference services at ALA Annual Conference
BooklistGeneral Manager
1 (800) 545-2433, ext. 5715
mwilkens@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
February 27, 2008
Booklist's Donna Seaman Wins Literacy Hero Award
Executive Director, ALCTS
(312) 280-5030
cwilt@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
February 27, 2008
ALCTS offers wide range of preconferences in Anaheim
Marketing Specialist, LAMA/ALA
(312) 280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 3, 2008
Don Riggs, former LAMA President, dies
Don Riggs died on Tuesday, Feb. 19. He was president of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) from 1994 to 95 and was instrumental in moving the division forward on a number of fronts. Due to Don's wishes there is no memorial service.
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
February 26, 2008
Ragains wins 2008 ACRL Instruction Section Rockman award
Meeting and Special Events Planner
(312) 280-2515
tondria@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
February 27, 2008
Registration opens for 49th Annual RBMS Preconference
ASCLA Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 5, 2008
Michael Moodie receives ASCLA Francis Joseph Campbell award
CHICAGO-Michael M. Moodie, retired and past deputy director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped from 2004-2006, is the recipient of the 2008 Francis Joseph Campbell Award.
(312) 280-2522
mconahan@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
Free online event for ACRL members
ALSC Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4026
jnajduch@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
2008 Penguin Young Readers Group Award Winners named
Marketing Specialist, LAMA/ALA
(312) 280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
LAMA seeks PR makeover entries
Tired of the same old graphics and design on your library's publicity materials? Do you have a brochure that could use more pizzazz? Maybe your public relations material could use a makeover. Don't miss this great opportunity to get expert assistance and raise your library's promotional materials to new heights.
Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
PLINKIT Collaborative receives ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award
CHICAGO - Public Library Interface Kit (PLINKIT) Collaborative, is the 2008 co-recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership and Professional Achievement Award presented by the ASCLA, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
Lawrence Adrian Moore receives 2008 Haycock Award
Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
Connie Paul receives ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recipient named
CHICAGO - The Elmont Public Library in Elmont, N.Y. is the winner of the prestigious Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award. The announcement was made by Lydia M. Acosta, chair of the ALA jury appointed to adjudicate applications submitted for consideration of this award.
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
2008 ACRL RBMS Leab Exhibition award winners
CHICAGO - There are five winners of the 2008 Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices Current Exhibition Awards. These awards, funded by an endowment established by Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab, editors of
LITA
312-280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org For Immediate Release
March 13, 2008 Deadline extended for LITA/Ex Libris student writing award
Public Library Association
(312) 280-5024
lworthington@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
PLA announces selection of National Conference closing session keynote speaker
CHICAGO - Acclaimed standup comedian Paula Poundstone will present the keynote address at the Closing Session of the Public Library Association's (PLA) 12th National Conference at 11:45 a.m. on March 29 in Minneapolis.
Director, Office for Library Advocacy
(312) 280-2431
mmerola@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
New “I Love Libraries” Package available at 2008 Annual Conference
Advocacy Institute, Exhibits Supreme conference admission and ilovelibraries.org Advocacy Membership offered at a discounted rate
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 3, 2008
2008 EBSCO/ALA Conference Scholarship Award winners announced
ACRL
(312) 280-2517
dfree@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
ACRL launches chat series
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce ACRL OnPoint, a new live chat series. Each informal monthly chat session provides the opportunity to connect with colleagues and experts to discuss an issue of the day in academic and research librarianship.
ALSC Deputy Director
(312) 280-2163
astrittmatter@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
ALSC preconference discusses challenges of library summer reading programs
RUSA Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 10, 2008
Elmborg receives Reference Service Press Award
CHICAGO-James Elmborg, PhD, associate professor and director, School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, is the 2008 recipient of the Reference Service Press Award for the article, “Libraries in the Contact Zone: On the Creation of Educational Space,” which appeared in
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
"School Libraries Count!" study to close March 15
ALA Governance
312-280-3212
jkempf@ala.org For Immediate Release
March 5, 2008
Lance Armstrong Foundation and ALA team up to deliver cancer survivorship notebooks to libraries
Campaign Coordinator
mmcfarlane@ala.org For Immediate Release
March 4, 2008 Julie Andrews shares her thoughts on libraries in new video
Academy Award-winning actress and honorary chair of National Library Week Julie Andrews discusses the value of libraries in a new video available on YouTube. The clip can be posted on libraries’ Web sites or blogs to promote National Library Week (April 13-19, 2008).
Executive Director, LITA
(312) 280-4267
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 3, 2008
Blowers named 2008 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner
CHICAGO - Helene Blowers has been named the winner of the 2008 LITA/Library Hi Tech award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Emerald and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, sponsor the award.
Marketing Specialist, LAMA/ALA
(312) 280-5032
freuland@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 3, 2008
LAMA committee appointments beginning soon
Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) President-elect Molly Raphael and the chairs-elect of LAMA sections will soon begin making appointments to committees for terms beginning immediately after the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. LAMA wants your involvement, so please go to
ACRL Program Coordinator
(312) 280-2514
mgriffin@ala.org For Immediate Release,
February 27, 2008
ACRL presents 2008 WSS Significant Achievement Awards
CHICAGO - Jane Sloan, media librarian at Rutgers University, is the winner of the 2008 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women's Studies Section (WSS) Award for Significant Achievement in Woman's Studies Librarianship.
Marketing Specialist
(312) 280-4398
ehardy@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 3, 2008
RUSA recruits for Genealogy Boot Camp at Annual Conference
CHICAGO- The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), History Section is recruiting registrants for a full-day preconference on genealogy and ancestry research, “Genealogy Boot Camp,” from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 27, during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
AASL Communications Specialist
(312) 280-4381
mjones@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 5, 2008
Focus on assessment in the library media center continues with AASL's 2008 Fall Forum
Program Officer
(312) 280-3247
cmalden@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 4, 2008
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award named
The Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award Committee is pleased to name
Literature in the Justice System: The Surprising Antidote the 2008 winner.
Diversity Fair
(800) 545-2433 ext. 2140
itufvesson@ala.org
For Immediate Release,
March 7, 2008
Accessibility is theme for 2008 Diversity and Outreach Fair
Contact: Gretchen Kalwinski, ALTA Program Assistant
312-280-2161
For Immediate Release
June 13, 2003
Trinidad Valentin is the recipient of the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA)/Gale Outstanding Trustee Conference Grant for 2003. Established in 1990, the award provides $750 to enable two public library trustees to attend an American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference for the first time.
