CHICAGO – Amanda Jones, school librarian and president of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by ProQuest, the award...
Press Releases
Mar 17:
Revision of the Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies
The Committee on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces release of a proposed revision of the Standards...
Mar 16:
ALA 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition Preliminary Program showcases education programs, exhibitors, and other conference highlights
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has launched the Preliminary Program, listing agenda items that will take place at the ALA 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, June 22-27, 2023. Prospective and...
Mar 16:
Acclaimed authors Nikki Grimes, Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, and award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney announced as featured speakers at the ALA 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition
CHICAGO – The American Library Association today announced that celebrated children’s book author and poet Nikki Grimes and award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney will present at the ALA 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 22-27...
Mar 16:
Missouri Association of School Librarians receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in achieving the goals of AASL at the state and local...
Mar 15:
South Carolina Association of School Librarians Awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
CHICAGO – The South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,750 grant is given to an AASL Chapter for planning and implementing leadership programs at...
Mar 14:
PLA now accepting proposals for PLA 2024 Conference
CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) opened the Call for Proposals for educational sessions to be presented at its next biennial conference, to be held April 3-5, 2024, in Columbus,...
Mar 14:
Core ALA Preconference: Core Innovative Learning Spaces: A Tour of Innovative Chicago Area Academic Institutions
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership...
Mar 13:
ALA launches FY 2024 #FundLibraries campaign under tight deadline to gain House support
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) kicked off the annual #FundLibraries campaign on March 13, 2023, calling on library...
Mar 09:
Core ALA Preconference: Merchandise Mart Furniture Showrooms and Factory Tour
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership...
Mar 09:
New from ACRL - “Twenty-First-Century Access Services: On the Front Line of Academic Librarianship, Second Edition”
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Twenty-First-Century Access Services: On the Front Line of...
Mar 08:
Core ALA Preconference: Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant
CHICAGO—On Friday, June...
Mar 08:
‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibition tour from ALA and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum extended to 50 additional communities
The American Library Association (ALA), in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, announce an extension of Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition to U.S....
Mar 07:
Core ALA Preconference: A Joint Workshop with NARDAC and PCC SCT RDA Training Task Group: Unlocking the Power of RDA
CHICAGO—On Friday, June...
Mar 07:
COSWL Celebrates Women’s History Month
During the entire month of March, the ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) will recognize and celebrate women’s achievements with National Women’s History Month.
National...
Mar 07:
Jessica Lorentz Smith receives YALSA’s Joann Sweetland Lum Memorial Grant
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has named Jessica Lorentz Smith, teacher librarian from Bend Senior High School, Bend, Oregon as the recipient of this year's Joann...
Mar 06:
American Library Association adds LiteracyNation, Inc. to professional affiliate roster
CHICAGO – The American Library Association is pleased to announce that the ALA Council approved LiteracyNation, Inc. as an affiliate. The action took place Jan. 29 during LibLearnX: The Library Experience in New Orleans. In 2022, the ALA Executive Board vetted the application to ensure...
Mar 06:
Actionable guidance on serving patrons with disabilities
CHICAGO — Ensuring accessibility is more important than ever; however, answering questions of what needs to be done and why to make a library accessible can be an uncomfortable and daunting hurdle to true inclusion. “Serving Patrons with Disabilities:...
Mar 02:
PLA to host virtual forum featuring 2023 presidential candidates March 21
CHICAGO — Members of the Public Library Association (PLA) are invited to participate in a free, virtual forum on Tuesday, March 21, at 1 p.m. Central to get to know the candidates standing for president in the 2023 PLA election. The forum will be facilitated by PLA President Dr. Maria McCauley...
Mar 02:
Core Webinar: Best of Core Forum - Anti-Racist Acquisitions: Interrogating Processes
CHICAGO–Join Core on...
Mar 01:
A guide to sexual and reproductive health information
CHICAGO — The need to find accurate information about sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, has never felt more urgent. At the same time, mis- and disinformation proliferates as never before. Libraries are community organizations uniquely positioned to cut through the miasma...
Feb 28:
Tabletop role-playing games at school and public libraries
CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “Let's Roll: A Guide to Setting up Tabletop Role-Playing Games in your School or Public Library” is a practical guide to delivering a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG...
Feb 28:
New from ACRL - “Thriving as a Mid-Career Librarian: Identity, Advocacy, and Pathways”
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Thriving as a Mid-Career Librarian: Identity, Advocacy, and Pathways.” Edited by...
Feb 24:
LearnRT Pat Carterette travel grant application has been extended to March 31, 2023
CHICAGO - The ALA Learning Round Table (LRT) will award up to $1,000 to an individual to participate in continuing education event(s) between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024. The award recipient will be required to share their new learning with other Round Table...
Feb 23:
Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellows Program Application Deadline Extended to March 6, 2023
The American Library Association announces an extension for applications for the Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellows Program. Visit the LAGW Fellows page for more information about the application...
Feb 22:
Reference and User Services Re-Imagined
CHICAGO - The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will host its 2nd Annual RUSA Virtual Forum March 28 and 30. The Forum will offer two nonconsecutive days of programs dedicated to...