Press Releases

Jul 05: Hosting Your Own Comic-Con: Bring Patrons to Your Library with Comic Books Workshop

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Hosting Your Own Comic-Con: Bring Patrons to Your Library with Comic Books with Katie LaMantia and Emily Vinci. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at...

Jul 01: Survive and Thrive as a Library Director – A Four-Part Interactive Event

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new online event, Survive and Thrive as a Library Director – A Four-Part Interactive Event with Maxine Bleiweis. 

This fall, Maxine Bleiweis—...

Jul 01: FOIA Improvement Act widens public’s window on workings of government
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, American Library Association (ALA) President Julie Todaro released the following statement applauding Congress’ passage and President Barack Obama’s signing of the FOIA Improvement Act into law. The bill will improve public access to...
Jun 30: New research articles examine audiobooks, effective learners and digital learning

CHICAGO - Three new articles are now available in the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR). SLR promotes and publishes high quality original...

Jun 30: The innovative school librarian

CHICAGO —  Raising important questions about the functions of the school librarian, the new second edition of “The Innovative School Librarian,” published by Facet...

Jun 29: Sherry Gick wins a year of free AASL membership

CHICAGO – By sharing the wealth of AASL membership with a colleague, Sherry Gick has won a free year of AASL membership for herself. Gick's name was drawn as a monthly winner of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Share the Wealth Campaign. Gick referred...

Jun 29: Quaker day school library wins ALA’s 2016 Jaffarian Award for Greensboro sit-in program

CHICAGO — The library at Friends Seminary, a private Quaker day school in New York City, has been recognized by the American Library Association (ALA) for creating an exceptional program for eighth-graders about the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960.

As the recipient of ALA’s 2016...

Jun 28: 2016 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition—Libraries Transform, and We Stand With Orlando

ORLANDO, Florida — With an emphasis on the future of libraries, on diversity, equity, and inclusion and on library transformation driven by community aspirations, 16,597 librarians, library workers and library supporters (including 4,995 exhibitors) from across the world gathered in...

Jun 27: Dealing with Difficult Patrons Workshop

Editions Workshop Press Release

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Dealing with Difficult Patrons with Dr. Steve Albrecht. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:...

Jun 25: AASL announces 2016 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2016 list of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Orlando. The list of 25 apps provides technology resources for school librarians and their teacher...

Jun 25: AASL announces 2016 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning

CHICAGO  – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2016 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Orlando. The annual list honors 25 websites that provide enhanced learning and curriculum...

Jun 25: First recipient chosen for scholarship from Kino Lorber targeted to assist future media librarians

New York City, NY, June 24 - Art-house film distribution company Kino Lorber, Inc., today announced the first winner of a scholarship presented in collaboration with the Video Roundtable (VRT) of the American Library Association (ALA). Lydia Hope Creech, a master’s candidate in Library...

Jun 24: Becoming the Copyright Specialist in Your Library eCourse

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, Becoming the Copyright Specialist in Your Library. Lesley Ellen Harris will serve as the instructor for a 4-week facilitated eCourse starting on August...

Jun 24: Using Apps to Become a More Productive Professional Workshop

CHICAGO—ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Using Apps to Become a More Productive Professional with Rita Gavelis. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30...

Jun 24: Keys to Teaching the Six Threshold Concepts Workshop

Editions Workshop Press Release

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Keys to Teaching the Six Threshold Concepts with Joanna M. Burkhardt. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:...

Jun 24: Alt+library: Programming for 20s and 30s Workshop

Editions Workshop Press Release

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Alt+library: Programming for 20s and 30s with Jessica Jupitus. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm...

Jun 23: The Librarian’s Nitty-Gritty Guide to Content Marketing Workshop

Editions Workshop Press Release

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, The Librarian’s Nitty-Gritty Guide to Content Marketing with Laura Solomon. This workshop will last 60 minutes and...

Jun 23: Being Indispensable: A School Librarian’s Guide to Proving Your Value and Keeping Your Job eCourse

eCourse Press Release

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, Being Indispensable: A School Librarian’s Guide to Proving Your Value and Keeping Your Job. Hilda K. Weisburg will...

Jun 22: Building Great Programs for Patrons in their 20s and 30s Workshop

Editions Workshop Press Release

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Building Great Programs for Patrons in their 20s and 30s with Katie LaMantia and Emily Vinci. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:...

Jun 22: Legally Using Images eTutorial

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new eTutorial, Legally Using Images. Lesley Ellen Harris will serve as the instructor for a 2-week eTutorial starting on July 11, 2016.

Have you ever asked yourself the question: Are these images I’m using legal to post, share or...

Jun 22: Creating Early Literacy Programs: Connecting with Early Childhood Development eCourse

eCourse Press Release

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse, Creating Early Literacy Programs: Connecting with Early Childhood Development. R. Lynn Baker will serve as...

Jun 22: A Beginner's Guide to Teaching Online eCourse

eCourse Press Release

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse, A Beginner's Guide to Teaching Online. Paul Signorelli will serve as the instructor for a 4-week...

Jun 22: Basic Reference Skills for Non-Reference Librarians eCourse

eCourse Press Release

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, Basic Reference Skills for Non-Reference Librarians. Francisca Goldsmith will serve as the...

Jun 22: How to Implement a Digitization Program eCourse

eCourse Press Release

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse, How to Implement a Digitization Program. Susanne Caro will serve as the instructor for a 4-week facilitated eCourse...

Jun 22: Cartographic Resources Cataloging for Beginners Workshop

Editions Workshop Press Release

CHICAGO—ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Cartographic Resources Cataloging for Beginners with Susan M. Moore. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 1:30...

Jun 22: Seeing the Big Picture on Student Data Privacy at 2016 ALA Annual Conference
 
ORLANDO, Fla.—Every day, technology is making it possible to collect and analyze more data regarding students’ performance and behavior, including their use of library resources. The use of big data in the educational environment, however, raises thorny questions...
Jun 21: Nancy Bolt receives 2016 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award

CHICAGO — Nancy Bolt has been named the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award, given to a librarian or...

Jun 21: How to Respond to a Security Incident in your Library Workshop

CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, How to Respond to a Security Incident in Your Library Workshop with Dr. Steve Albrecht. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 1:30 p.m. CST/2:...

Jun 21: eCourse on apps for librarians: Empower Your Users with Mobile App Literacy

CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse, Apps for Librarians: Empower Your Users with Mobile App Literacy. Nicole Hennig will serve as the instructor for a five-week facilitated eCourse...

Jun 21: Introduction to Metadata and Linked Data eCourse

Chicago—ALA Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, Introduction to Metadata and Linked Data. Dr. Oksana L. Zavalina will serve as the instructor for a 6-week facilitated...