The American Library Association (ALA) today awarded Kathleen DeLaurenti the 2015 Robert L. Oakley Memorial Scholarship. The Library Copyright Alliance, which includes ALA, established the Robert L. Oakley Memorial...
Press Releases
Jun 24:
2015 ALA Diversity & Outreach Fair to feature library services to people experiencing poverty and homelessness, diversity in action ideas
CHICAGO — The ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services has selected 23 presentations for the 2015 Diversity and Outreach Fair, to be held from 3 p.m. – 5 p .m. on Saturday, June 27 in the Special Events area in Exhibits Hall at the Moscone Convention Center...
Jun 24:
ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services and ProLiteracy receive IMLS grant to expand adult literacy services through libraries
CHICAGO – ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services, in partnership with ProLiteracy, has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to develop online training and supporting resources to better equip librarians and library staff to...
Jun 23:
ALA urges President Obama to select a librarian to head Library of Congress
CHICAGO - Today the American Library Association (ALA) released a letter to President Barack Obama, from ALA president Courtney Young that makes a compelling case for the President to consider appointing a librarian to lead the nation’s library.
The letter comes in the wake of the...
Jun 23:
Winners of the 2015 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries announced
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation will honor the two winners of the 2015 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Saturday onsite at the ALA 2015 Annual Conference in San Francisco. The grants, funded by Will and Ann Eisner...
Jun 23:
Hones, Murphy awarded Books for Teens Grants
CHICAGO — Kay Hones, librarian at the Civic Center Secondary School in San Francisco and Amanda Murphy, Youth Services assistant manager at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library in Ohio, were each awarded a Books for Teens Grant, administered by the Young Adult Library Services...
Jun 23:
Curriculum and instruction expert Heidi Hayes Jacobs to speak at AASL national conference
CHICAGO – Heidi Hayes Jacobs, an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction, will speak during the opening general session of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 17th National Conference & Exhibition. The conference, themed...
Jun 23:
Eszter Hargittai to discuss 'digital natives' and 'digital naives' at AASL national conference
CHICAGO – Eszter Hargittai, a Delaney Family professor in the communication studies department at Northwestern University, will share her research on the social implications of digital media during the closing general session of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 17...
Jun 23:
E-book/Webcast package helps planning library expansion or renovation
CHICAGO — Ann Hamilton’s new E-book/webcast package, “Library Expansion/Renovation Checklist: Creating Today’s ARC (Automated Retrieval Collection) Takes More Than Forty Days and Forty Nights,” which is designed to be useful in planning expansion and/or renovation...
Jun 22:
ALA Annual Conference programming to highlight library services for immigrants
CHICAGO — Every day, libraries provide immigrants in their communities with access to essential programs and resources that help them to navigate society. During the 2015 American Library Association Annual Conference (June 25-30), attendees will have many opportunities to learn...
Jun 22:
Making archives come alive for public libraries and their communities
CHICAGO — Librarians and archivists across the country are developing innovative ways to bring library users into new relationships with archival professionals and research collections. From social archives and citizen cartography to artist-curators and photovoice projects, special...
Jun 22:
ALA and ProLiteracy seek pilot sites for adult literacy library initiative
CHICAGO – ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services and ProLiteracy have joined efforts to further the initiatives outlined in the Adult Literacy through Libraries ...
Jun 19:
Jane Mirandette receives 2015 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
CHICAGO — Jane Mirandette is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award.
OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an individual for significant...
Jun 19:
ALA Awards 2015 International Presidential Citations to International Libraries
CHICAGO — The International Relations Round Table (IRRT) announces four recipients of the ALA Presidential Citations for Innovative International Library Projects for 2015. These awards recognize the following exemplary services.
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Jun 19:
Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund winner announced
CHICAGO – Dorothy Terry is the 2015 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee's "Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund."
An award of $1,000 is given to an ALA member to attend their first international...
Jun 19:
2015 ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian - Public and Academic now available online
CHICAGO — The 2015 edition of the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian - Public and Academic is now available online. 657 academic and public libraries from across the country participated in the survey which...
Jun 19:
Mark Puente recipient of 2015 EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award
CHICAGO – Mark Puente, director of diversity and leadership programs at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is the recipient of the 2015 American Library Association Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) Distinguished Librarian Award. Given...
Jun 19:
Applications being accepted for 2016 class of ALA Emerging Leaders
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2016 class of Emerging Leaders. Details on the program criteria as well as a link to the application can be found on the...
Jun 18:
Library community mourns loss of Charleston Librarian Cynthia Hurd
CHICAGO - In the aftermath of a mass shooting at Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, The American Library Association (ALA) is saddened to learn that public librarian Cynthia Hurd was among the fatally injured.
Hurd’s commitment to librarianship...
Jun 18:
American Library Association Statement of Support for “Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015"
Today Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Senator Shelley Capito (R-WV) took an important step toward closing the digital divide among our nation’s K12 students. American Library Association President Courtney Young offers the following statement in support of the “...
Jun 18:
Now Showing @ ALA offers free movies, documentaries and opportunities to meet artists
SAN FRANCISCO – The “Now Showing @ ALA Film Program” offers a variety of free films and documentaries during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Francisco, June 25 – 30, 2015. In some cases, attendees will have a chance to meet with the film's writer...
Jun 18:
Now Showing @ALA: Killswitch
SAN FRANCISCO – Who controls the Internet? American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference attendees will learn more about this battle at a screening of the 2014 award winning documentary, KillSwitch on...
Jun 18:
ALA: FCC should expand Lifeline to include essential broadband service
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the first step forward in modernizing the Lifeline program, which supports telephone service for low-income...
Jun 16:
LITA President’s Program: Lou Rosenfeld on the library user experience crossroads
CHICAGO — Join the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) at the LITA Awards Presentation & LITA President’s Program from 3 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the ALA Annual...
Jun 16:
United for Libraries to present ‘Getting a Bigger Piece of the Pie’ at the ALA Annual Conference
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries will present “Getting a Bigger Piece of the Pie: Effective Communication with Funders & Policy Makers” from 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, at the Moscone Convention Center 2005 (W) at the ALA Annual Conference in San...
Jun 16:
United for Libraries to dedicate Wilder Homestead a Literary Landmark™
BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA — United for Libraries, in partnership with the New York Library Association, Empire State Center for the Book, and HarperCollins Publishers, will designate the Wilder Homestead in Burke, N.Y., a Literary Landmark™ during a celebration on Saturday, July 11....
Jun 16:
Melanie Welch appointed ALA Public Programs Office project director
CHICAGO — Melanie Napoleon Welch joined the staff of the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office as project director on June 15.
Welch has many years’ experience in nonprofit programs and comes to ALA from Freshwater Future, a nonprofit that advocates for...
Jun 16:
Julie Todaro’s A-Z guide to mentoring
CHICAGO — A library’s future is as good as the talent it develops. Too many mentorship programs are cursory; without structure and expectations, accomplishing little beyond a procedural orientation. But a solid, sustainable mentorship program can be a game changer for libraries, with...
Jun 16:
New workshop — Service Design: A Toolkit for Assessment, Insight, and Improvement
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces a new workshop, Service Design: A Toolkit for...