Located just inside the Shuttle Bus Entrance at the Orange County Convention Center, the ALA Store offers products that meet the widest range of your promotional and continuing education/professional development needs—as well as fun gift items. Make sure to carve out some time in your...
Press Releases
CHICAGO – On Friday, June 3, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) leaders met virtually with Dr. Monique Chism, deputy assistant secretary from the U.S. Department of Education (USED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. This one-hour “listening session”...
CHICAGO – By sharing the wealth of AASL membership with a colleague, Kristi Green has won a free year of AASL membership for herself. Green's name was drawn as a monthly winner of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Share the Wealth Campaign. Green referred...
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) seeks proposals for sessions on tabletop and/or digital gaming to be presented during GAME | Gaming as Meaningful Education taking place Sept. 23-24, 2016, in Rochester...
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries will host “First Author, First Book” from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 26 at the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando.
Enjoy light refreshments while debut authors speak about their books and writing experiences during this...
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced that registration for the...
CHICAGO — Seven librarians will attend the ALA Annual Conference after winning scholarships co-sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO Information...
The New Members Round Table (NMRT) and the American Library Association (ALA) Membership Committee wish to congratulate the ALA Student Chapter at the University of South Carolina (USC) as the winner of the 2016 ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award, and the Pratt Institute Student Chapter of...
2016 Annual Conference will be held in Orlando, FL. The American Library Association would like to acknowledge the indigenous history of the state of Florida and recognize the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the ...
The Learning Round Table (LearnRT) of the American Library Association is pleased to announce Angela Glowcheski, Public Services Director at the Sequoyah Regional Library System in Canton, Georgia as the recipient of the 2016-2017 Pat Carterette Professional Development Grant.
Glowcheski...
CHICAGO — Public libraries across the nation continue to transform themselves into learning centers for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. There are many resources available to help librarians create baby-friendly play spaces and enhanced storytimes, but until now there has been gap in...
Looking for places in the Orlando area to grab a bite or do some shopping in between programs and meetings at the 2016 Annual Conference? As you prepare for your trip, add this list of minority and women owned businesses: ...
CHICAGO – Veterans Memorial Elementary School, located in Naples, Florida, is the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2016 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award recipient. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLPY Award annually recognizes a school library...
CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity awards 2016-2017 Spectrum Scholarships to 61 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, the ALA has awarded more than 1,000 Spectrum Scholarships....
CHICAGO – Rural, small and tribal libraries can apply now to participate in the “Future Ready with the Library: Connecting with Communities for College & Career Readiness Services” project, which YALSA is...
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2017 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria as well as a link to the application can be found on the...
ORLANDO, Fla.—The presidential election is right around the corner, with the presidency, Congress, and the U.S. Supreme Court in the balance, and a new Librarian of Congress imminent. Learn about actions that the American Library Association (ALA) is taking to prepare for the coming...
What are the best ways that libraries can excite young learners about science and math? How can leaders facilitate informal learning through libraries and entertainment? Join the “...
Learn how libraries across the country are uniting communities and leading positive change through community engagement at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando.
“Way to Innovate: How Three Libraries Turned Outward to Lead Change (and You Can, Too)” will be held at 1 p.m....
CHICAGO —The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more sites to Great Websites for Kids, the online resource featuring hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children.
The newly added sites are:
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MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT - Choice has announced the launch of a new service called Choice Reviews, a completely...