CHICAGO — Everyone’s favorite guide to fiction that’s thrilling, mysterious, suspenseful, thought-provoking, romantic, and just plain fun is back—and better than ever in this completely revamped and revised edition. A must for every readers’ advisory desk, the new third...
Press Releases
Jan 02:
ACRL accepting applications for 2019 Academic Library Impact Research Grants and Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships
CHICAGO - In 2019, The Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Value of Academic Libraries Committee is continuing...
Jan 02:
Hider’s updated text on information resource description
CHICAGO — The new second edition of Philip Hider’s “Information Resource Description: Creating and Managing Metadata,” published by ALA Neal-...
Dec 28:
Milo Ventimiglia and much more in new spring ALA Graphics catalog
CHICAGO – ALA Graphics’ spring catalog is on its way, and will unveil new products that will educate, excite, and inspire. Look for popular actor Milo Ventimiglia on the...
Dec 21:
Library community grieves tragic loss of Amber Clark of Sacramento Public Library
CHICAGO –Amber Clark, Sacramento Public Library’s North Natomas branch supervisor, was fatally wounded by a gunman in the library’s parking lot as she sat in her vehicle on the evening of Dec. 11. Since the time of this tragic event, the American Library Association (ALA) has contacted...
Dec 20:
50 public libraries selected for American Creed: Community Conversations programming grants
The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with Citizen Film and the National Writing Project, has announced 50 U.S. public libraries selected to take part in American Creed: Community Conversations, a grant program that will invite audiences to consider...
Dec 20:
PLA to offer regional symposia on equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice in libraries
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) has released the schedule for its highly anticipated symposium on equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice (EDISJ). The symposium Social Justice and Public Libraries: Equity Starts...
Dec 19:
2019 Library Building Awards application deadline is January 14
The 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Call for Entries is now available. The awards, managed by ALA/LLAMA and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), encourage excellence in the architectural design and planning...
Dec 18:
Raise money for library professionals by streaming Hulu’s seasonal scenics
CHICAGO – What do...
Dec 18:
ALSC provides $70k in Strengthening Communities Through Libraries grants to 14 libraries
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries...
Dec 18:
'United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees' to be held at ALA Midwinter Meeting
A free “United for Libraries Institute: Friends, Foundations, and Trustees” will be held Saturday, January 26, 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Seattle Central Library’s Microsoft Auditorium at the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle.
Library Trustees, Friends groups, Foundations, and...
Dec 18:
YALSA opens proposals for 2019 YA Services Symposium
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is seeking program proposals for its 2019 Young Adult...
Dec 17:
New session: Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Workshop
CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces a new session of our popular workshop, Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Dr. Lesley Farmer. This workshop will consist of...
Dec 17:
Application process open for 2019 ALA Leadership Institute
The application process for the 2019 “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute (August 5-8,...
Dec 17:
Public libraries invited to apply to host Thinking Money for Kids traveling exhibition
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, invites public libraries to apply to be part of a national tour of the traveling exhibition Thinking Money for Kids.
Inspired...
Dec 14:
New workshop: Creating Escape Room Programs and Other Immersive Experiences in Libraries
CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces an exciting new workshop, Creating Escape Room Programs and Other Immersive Experiences in Libraries with...
Dec 14:
Forty-six state library associations partner with ALA to offer joint student membership program
CHICAGO — Forty-six state library associations (ALA Chapters) partner with the American Library Association (ALA) to offer a joint student membership program, which allows students engaged in a program of study or certification in MLS/MLIS, CAEP and LTA programs for no more than five total years...
Dec 13:
70 libraries named for ALA’s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation
CHICAGO — Seventy libraries have been selected to participate in the American Library Association’s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT), a thematic reading and discussion program series that will engage underserved teens through literature-based library...
Dec 13:
PLA proposes adding Fiscal Officer position to Board of Directors
Members to vote on proposal in 2019 PLA Election
CHICAGO – At its fall 2018 meeting, the Public Library Association (PLA) Board of Directors authorized the addition of a measure to appear on the ballot in the...
Dec 13:
Metaliterate learning for the post-truth world
CHICAGO — Metaliteracy, Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson’s revolutionary framework for information literacy, is especially well suited as a tool for ensuring that learners can successfully navigate today’s information morass. Indeed, it is starkly evident that the...
Dec 13:
Forty-six state library associations partner with ALA to offer joint student membership program
CHICAGO — Forty-six state library associations (ALA Chapters) partner with the American Library Association (ALA) to offer a joint student membership program, which allows students engaged in a program of study or certification in MLS/MLIS, CAEP and LTA programs for no more than five total years...
Dec 12:
Winners of National Short Fiction Contest announced
CHICAGO — Six outstanding writers are being recognized for their entries in the Public Library Association’s (PLA) National Short Fiction Contest. This fall, more than 600 writers across the U.S. entered...
Dec 12:
Abigail Sparling named 2019 ALCTS Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Abigail Sparling, Serials Metadata Librarian at the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL), has been selected as the ALCTS-sponsored Emerging Leader for 2018-2019. Each year, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) sponsors one Emerging Leader who has...
Dec 12:
Call for nominations for the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
Do you know of a state chapter or organization that has bravely defended the freedom to read or access information, successfully promoted intellectual freedom issues, or demonstrated exemplary coalition-building efforts?
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT)...
Dec 12:
Social Tagging in a Linked Data Environment
CHICAGO — Social tagging, hashtags, and geotags are used across a variety of platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, WordPress, Instagram) in different countries and cultures. “Social Tagging...
Dec 12:
2019 Nonfiction Award 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 2019 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best...
Dec 11:
Wayétu Moore among the authors at United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, at Midwinter
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — Wayétu Moore, Juliet Grames, Chris Pavone, Clare Mackintosh, Annie Ward, and G. Willow Wilson will be the featured authors at the United for...
Dec 11:
Professional development scholarship available
CHICAGO — The ALA Learning Round Table (LRT) will award up to $1,000 to an individual to attend a professional development event between Sept. 1, 2019 and Aug. 31, 2020. The award recipient will be required to share their new learning...
Dec 11:
ALA seeks proposals for 2019-2020 Diversity Research Grants
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services seeks proposals for the Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity-related topic which addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity, equity and outreach...
Dec 11:
ALSC now accepting applications for 2019 Bookapalooza Program
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2019 Bookapalooza Program. This program offers select libraries a collection of...