CHICAGO – Julianne Moore, award winning actress and bestselling author, will serve as the national spokesperson for the 2015 observance and 30th anniversary of School Library Month (SLM). Celebrated in April and sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), School...
Press Releases
Dec 09:
ALA Announces 2014 American Dream Starts @ your library recipients
Funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, grants support literacy advancements at 22 libraries
CHICAGO — The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Literacy and Outreach Services announces the selection of 22 libraries in 15...
Dec 09:
Reinventing the library for online education
CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Reinventing the Library for Online Education with Frederick Stielow. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015...
Dec 09:
New sources of revenue: Naming rights, crowd-funding, sponsorships and more
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, New Sources of Revenue: Naming Rights, Crowd-Funding, Sponsorships and More with Ed Rossman. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 pm Eastern on...
Dec 09:
ALA awards deadline extended
CHICAGO — The deadline has been extended to Feb. 13 for a number of American Library Association (ALA) awards and grants, including the Beta Phi Mu Award, Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship, Paul Howard Award for Courage, Information Today Library of the...
Dec 09:
Rob Reid’s animal shenanigans
CHICAGO — Featuring our four-legged, no-legged, winged, scaled and feathered friends, “Animal Shenanigans: Twenty-four Creative, Interactive Story Programs for Preschoolers,” published by...
Dec 09:
2014 edition of Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory available
CHICAGO — Need financial assistance to attend library school or know of someone who does? Take a look at the 2014 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies (FALIS) Directory....
Dec 09:
Learn how libraries and technology can impact senior and Alzheimer’s communities in upcoming PLA webinar
CHICAGO — Join the Public Library Association (PLA) for a unique program developed by staff at Worthington (Ohio) Libraries to impact an often forgotten segment of the community—those suffering from memory loss and Alzheimer’s. “...
Dec 08:
Public libraries invited to apply for ‘StoryCorps @ your library’
CHICAGO – StoryCorps, in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, is accepting applications from public libraries and library systems interested in hosting StoryCorps @ your library programs.
Funded by a...
Dec 08:
Ignite Sessions selected for 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting
CHICAGO -- 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees will have the chance to be inspired and entertained by the popular five-minute "Ignite" sessions, coming to ALA Midwinter Meeting for the first time. Selected topics include diversity in collection development (especially in materials for...
Dec 08:
YALSA partners with Best Buy for 2015 Teen Tech Week™
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced its partnership with Best Buy for its 2015 Teen Tech Week celebration.
The need for youth to develop the 21st-century skills needed for future career success is...
Dec 08:
Gerald Holmes named 2014 Achievement in Library Diversity honoree
CHICAGO — Gerald Holmes, reference librarian and diversity coordinator, University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), has been named the 2014 Achievement in Library Diversity Research honoree. As part of its ongoing support of the propagation of library-based...
Dec 08:
ASCLA announces new editor for its quarterly newsletter, Interface
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, (ASCLA) a division of the American Library Association, (ALA) announces its...
Dec 08:
RUSA announces Carol Schuetz as the new editor for RUSA Update
CHICAGO — The Reference and User Services Association, (RUSA) a division of the American Library Association, (ALA) announces its new editor for ...
Dec 08:
ASLCA announces Sara Ahmed as the 2015 Emerging Leader
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASLCA), a division of ALA, announced Sara Ahmed as the 2015 Emerging Leader....
Dec 08:
RUSA selects Beth Boatright as 2015 Emerging Leader
CHICAGO — Beth Boatright, information services and instruction librarian at the Helmke Library at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne,...
Dec 08:
ALA releases report on library programming impact, calls for feedback from the field
CHICAGO — A report released today by the American Library Association (ALA) explores the growing area of library programming and proposes an ambitious, eight-year research plan to explore how programs reach library users and impact communities.
The...
Dec 05:
ALA announces new Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) executive director
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) is welcoming Keri Cascio as the new executive director designate for one of its divisions, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS).
She will become ALCTS executive director with the retirement of Charles...
Dec 05:
Hannah Buckland named 2015 ALCTS Emerging Leader
CHICAGO — Hannah Buckland, director of library services at Leech Lake Tribal College, Cass Lake, Minnesota, has been selected as the Association for...
Dec 05:
ALSC recognizes seven more Great Websites for Kids
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has added more sites to Great Websites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children up to age 14. Sites are...
Dec 04:
AASL seeks program reviewers for the AASL 2015 National Conference
CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is currently accepting applications for volunteers to participate in a blind review and scoring of concurrent session proposals for the AASL 17th National Conference & Exhibition, “Experience Education Evolution.”...
Dec 03:
2015 Morris finalists announced
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) , a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2015 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a previously unpublished author...
Dec 03:
ALCTS presents its Midwinter Symposium on evolving strategies for collections
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) presents “Collection Development Strategies in an Evolving Marketplace: an ALCTS Midwinter Symposium,” a presentation of the ALCTS President’s Program Committee and organized by Michael...
Dec 02:
Integrating multimedia resources into library instruction and research
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse Integrating Multimedia Resources into Library Instruction and Research. Julie A. DeCesare will serve as the instructor for a...
Dec 02:
Apply now for 2015 Teen Tech Week™ Grants
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association has opened the application for its 2015 Teen Tech Week Grants.
Through generous funding from Best Buy, 20 grants worth $1000 each will be distributed to libraries to...
Dec 02:
Rockford Public Library receives 2015 Hayes Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2015 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Visit Award to the Rockford Public...
Dec 02:
Florida (New York) Public Library awarded 2015 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO --The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2015 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to the Florida Public Library, Florida, New York.
This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading programs by providing financial...
Dec 02:
Another Great Year for International Games Day and Games in Libraries #igd14
CHICAGO — On Saturday, Nov. 15th, libraries across the country and around the world joined together to play and learn about games and gaming during...
Dec 02:
Ten librarians across the country honored for outstanding public service accomplishments
2014 winners announced for the prestigious Carnegie Corporation of New York/
New York Times I Love My Librarian Award
NEW YORK — Today, 10 librarians were honored with this year’s Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian...