CHICAGO — The Muncie Public Library (MPL) in Muncie, Indiana has been selected to receive the 2017 Library of the Future Award, sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and Information Today Inc. publishing company. The library was selected for its innovative “Digital...
Press Releases
May 25:
Spotlight on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries at ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee (RNTLOAK) and the American Indian Library Association (AILA) will be hosting two presentations during its Spotlight on Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries: From Fresno to Alaska...
May 24:
Accepting Employer Participants for Open House/Job Fair at ALA 2017 Annual Conference in Chicago
As part of its continuing efforts to provide networking opportunities for employers and job seekers, the ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center will host an Open House/Job Fair from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday, June 25, 2017 during the American Library Association’s Annual...
May 24:
Author Elizabeth White to Present in ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center
The ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center will host author Elizabeth White on Sunday, June 25, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Elizabeth White, author of Fifty-five, Unemployed, and Faking Normal, will discuss the hidden...
May 24:
ACRL releases Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries: Innovative Services for Research and Learning
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries: Innovative Services for Research and Learning,” edited by Robin Canuel and...
May 23:
ALSC Releases Comforting Reads for Difficult Times Booklist
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released a new booklist called Comforting Reads for Difficult Times. This list includes titles meant to help children...
May 23:
Jim Rettig receives the 2017 Norman Horrocks-Rowman & Littlefield Annual Conference Award
CHICAGO — The Retired Members Round Table of the American Library Association is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of The Norman Horrocks-Rowman & Littlefield Annual Conference Award is Jim Rettig. ...
May 23:
Emil Ferris among featured authors at United for Libraries’ ‘First Author’ panel at ALA Annual
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — Emil Ferris (“My Favorite Thing is Monsters”) will be among the featured authors at United for Libraries’ “First Author, First Book...
May 23:
United for Libraries to present Nuts & Bolts for Trustees, Friends and Foundations at ALA Annual Conference
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries will present Nuts & Bolts for Trustees, Friends and Foundations from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 23 at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
Library Trustees, Friends groups, Foundations, and staff are invited to join a...
May 23:
ACRL program proposals for 2018 ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites its committees, sections, interest groups and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.
For the first time, program proposals will be...
May 23:
ALA, Harwood Institute announce 2017 Public Innovators Lab for Libraries community engagement training opportunity
The American Library Association (ALA) and The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation have announced their fourth annual training opportunity to help libraries strengthen their role as agents of positive change in their communities.
The Public Innovators Lab for Libraries will be held...
May 23:
Trump Administration’s budget using wrong math when it comes to libraries
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the Trump Administration’s 2018 budget proposal released today, American Library Association (ALA) President Julie Todaro issued the following statement:
“The Administration’s budget is using the wrong math...
May 22:
IMLS funds $500,000 research project to study characteristics and outcomes of library public programming
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office has received a $512,000 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a research project to understand and document the characteristics, audiences, outcomes and value of U....
May 19:
New Session: Build a Great Team
CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces a new session of our popular workshop, Build a Great Team with Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place Wednesday, July 19, 2017...
May 19:
AASL seeks program proposals for 2018 ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites proposals for concurrent sessions to be presented during the 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. The conference will be held June 21 – 26 in New Orleans, La. The deadline for submissions is...
May 19:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Closing General Session Speaker at 2017 ALA Annual Conference
In 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman in U.S. history to become the presidential nominee of a major political party. She served as the 67th Secretary of State—from January 21, 2009, until February 1, 2013—after nearly four decades in public service advocating on...
May 18:
The collection is all around
CHICAGO — Public libraries’ mission, skills, and position in their communities make them ideal facilitators of public access to local resources. In other words, the collection is all around, and libraries can help citizens discover historical, cultural, and natural riches that they...
May 18:
ALA condemns FCC vote to undermine net neutrality protections, vows to defend open internet
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the American Library Association (ALA) condemned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s vote on Thursday that begins undoing strong net neutrality protections. If the 2015 Open Internet Order is weakened, the FCC Chairman will undermine safeguards demanded...
May 18:
Thirty AASL members receive Bound To Stay Bound grants to attend first national conference
CHICAGO – Thirty members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) have been awarded a $750 travel grant to attend their first AASL national conference. Generously sponsored by Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc. (BTSB), the grants will allow recipients to secure housing,...
May 18:
School library professionals invited to attend AASL’s virtual membership meeting
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will hold its annual virtual membership meeting at 5 p.m. Central (6 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Mountain, 3 p.m. Pacific) on Sunday, June 4, 2017. The annual membership meeting provides AASL members with a “state of the...
May 17:
ESLS call for proposals and papers
CHICAGO – The Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS) of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites submissions for proposals for papers on original research focusing on school library practice or school librarianship. Selected papers will be presented in a...
May 17:
2018 ALA Annual Conference Program Proposals are Now Open
ALA Conference Services will begin accepting program proposals on May 17, 2017 for the 2018 ALA Annual Conference to take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans LA, June 21-26, 2018. For the first time, proposals will be accepted via one submission site for all ALA...
May 17:
CHICAGO — Register to be heard. ALA’s Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM17) - June 8.
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May 17:
How to win library funding through political advocacy
CHICAGO — As the saying goes, all politics is local. And 90% of funding for public libraries comes from the will of local politicians and, in turn, from local voters. So it’s urgent that librarians, library supporters, and anyone interested in running an election or campaign for a...
May 17:
Free webinar offered on using DigitalLearn to complement classes for library patrons
To help public libraries better understand the Association's key digital literacy resource DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Association (PLA) will offer a webinar in early June.
Community members enter public libraries...
May 17:
ALA lauds major businesses united to fight for federal library funding
(Washington, DC) – The American Library Association hailed today’s unveiling of the Corporate Committee for Library Investment (CCLI), a group of more than two dozen leading information, software, publishing and other businesses as well...
May 16:
Gale, a Cengage Company Learning Financial Development Award recipient named
CHICAGO — Mid-Continent Public Library, the largest public library system in the Kansas City metropolitan area—serving nearly 800,000 people across its three-county district—is the 2017 winner of the prestigious Gale, a Cengage Company Learning Financial Development Award...
May 16:
Dr. Barbara K. Stripling receives the 2017 Joseph W. Lippincott Award
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Barbara K. Stripling is the winner of the 2017 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This annual award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott, III and presented by the American Library Association for distinguished...
May 16:
Spend an afternoon with Jordan Sonnenblick during AASL National Conference
CHICAGO – Jordan Sonnenblick will appear as one of three featured speakers during “Authors in the Afternoon” presented during the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference & Exhibition. Sonnenblick, along with Sarah Dessen and Christian...
May 16:
LLAMA Webinar: Evidence-based Advocacy at National, State and Local Levels
CHICAGO — Every librarian knows that public policies at the national, state and local level can have a huge impact on how resources are allocated to their library. However, many librarians have not been trained or encouraged to engage in advocacy at those levels. The Library Leadership and...