CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will sponsor the attendance of up to two Spectrum scholars at its 2010 Fall Forum. The...
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CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is now seeking preconference proposals for the AASL 15th National Conference. The conference will be held Oct. 27-30, 2011 in Minneapolis. The theme is "Turning the Page." The...
CHICAGO-The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services will present a presentation and discussion of the recently released Ithaka S+R faculty survey at the ALCTS Forum on Monday, June 28, at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The Forum begins at 8 a.m. in the...
CHICAGO - New content on how Twitter has given its archive of millions of tweets to the Library of Congress, movie producer-director Roger Corman, who has been described as the King of the B movie and a clever ghostly viral marketing effort that has raised public...
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are offering a new...
(CHICAGO) On June 1, 2010, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA), an ethnic affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), will kick off Reading is Grand! Reading is Grand! promotes intergenerational literacy and is targeted at...
PHILADELPHIA – The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Mo., was designated a Literary Landmark by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home &...
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of the “Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery...
The ALA Council Committee on Diversity will host a Town Hall Meeting on Diversity during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The Town Hall Meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Friday June 25, 2010 in the Washington Plaza Hotel, Federal Hall.
Dr. Ismail Abdullahi,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gwen Glazer, a graduate student at Syracuse University pursuing her master’s in Library and Information Studies, was recently selected as the 2010 Google Policy Fellow for the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) says the Department of Education’s National Education Technology Plan (NETP) presents significant challenges that will take the coordinated effort of many stakeholders to overcome, and libraries are a resource that should be...
Create your own story @ your library® named official theme
(CHICAGO) Libraries across the United States are invited to apply for the $3,000 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant, which will be awarded to a single library for the best public...
CHICAGO - American Library Association Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels delivered a speech during National Library Week (April 11-17) about the value of libraries and librarians. Part one of the video can be viewed by visiting ...
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is launching “Authors for Libraries,” a unique partnership to connect authors with libraries, Friends of the Library groups and library...
ACRL offers 80 scholarships worth more than $40,000 and keynote sessions featuring Tiffany Shlain, Raj Patel and Clinton Kelly
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the opening of registration for the ACRL 2011 National...
Reading stage features Laurie Halse Anderson, Roy Blount, Jr., Henri Cole, Heid E. Erdrich, Marilyn Johnson, Adriana Trigiani and more
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) named the recipients of stipends to attend Library Advocacy Day in Washington , D.C. on June 29, in conjunction with the American Library Association’s Annual Conference. The five YALSA members who received the stipends are:...
CHICAGO—Gary White, acting head of the department of reference, collections and research at Pennsylvania State University, has won election as vice president/president-elect of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
White joined the faculty of the University Libraries at...
CHICAGO – ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association (ALA), announces the release of “Boomers and Beyond:...
CHICAGO-- ALA Online Learning has launched at www.ala.org/ala/onlinelearning/index.cfm. This new collaborative section of the American Library Association (ALA) website...
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its Spring 2010 list of Great Interactive Software for Kids (GISK), which recognizes high-quality computer programs and digital media for children 14 years of...
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has chosen six winners for 2010 Library Advocacy Day travel grants. Reflecting ACRL’s commitment to fostering grassroots legislative advocacy, the association awarded $250 grants to the following ACRL Legislative...
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) encourages all school librarians and supporters of school libraries to join together on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 29 to show their support for school libraries. Starting at 10 a.m., AASL members, supporters and staff...
CHICAGO – Beginning this summer, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and Capstone are teaming up to offer "Empowering 21st Century Learners: P21 Framework and AASL Learning Standards" licensed institutes. Through the generous support of Capstone,...
CHICAGO - ALA is planning a Web redevelopment in the next year. To ensure that the changes to the website satisfy members’ needs, ALA stakeholders should tell us: Just how Web 2.0 should ALA go? When you visit the ALA website, does it meet your expectations? Would you prefer to be able to...
CHICAGO - The Certified Public Library Administrator Program (CPLA) Certification Review Committee (CRC) granted certification to six CPLA® candidates who are now officially Certified Public Library Administrators.
In addition, the committee approved five new candidates in its spring...
( Chicago) An article by noted author Emma Walton Hamilton on using enrichment activities to extend the joy of reading is highlighted on the @ your library website this week. The www.atyourlibrary.org website provides ...
The ALA 2011 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2011 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect and Councilor-at-large.
The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 51 candidates for the 33 at-large...