CHICAGO – As we mark national Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, libraries across the country are transforming lives through literacy services for adults and families. The need is great. In the U.S. low literacy is a reality for one in six adults, while one in 10 speaks limited...
Press Releases
Sep 25:
Webinar: Advocating for Intellectual Freedom: Beyond 'Banned Books Week'
CHICAGO – Join the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) to learn how to continue awareness of intellectual freedom and the harms of censorship all year long, not just during Banned Books Week in September. “Advocating for...
Sep 25:
Supervisors of school librarians share advice on Knowledge Quest
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians’ Supervisors Section will carve out a corner of Knowledge Quest with monthly blog posts from its members. Posts will be written from the perspective of supervisors advising...
Sep 25:
ACRL releases 'Reviewing the Academic Library'
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Reviewing the Academic Library: A Guide to Self-Study and External Review,” edited by Eleanor Mitchell and Peggy...
Sep 24:
Senator Cory Booker to speak at 2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting President’s Program
CHICAGO — Rising United States Senator Cory Booker — known for being innovative and widely recognized as the accessible and energetic new voice of politics — will join ALA President Sari Feldman as speaker during her President’s Program at ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston...
Sep 22:
AASL awarded IMLS grant for causal research
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has been awarded a 2015 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Laura Bush program grants support the recruiting and...
Sep 21:
Learn how to ‘Weed Smart’ in upcoming PLA webinar
CHICAGO – Join the Public Library Association (PLA) to learn how to make any weeding project a public relations dream. “Weeding Smart” will take place at 1 p.m. Central on Oct. 2.
"Awful...
Sep 21:
ACRL seeks nominations for 2016 awards recognizing outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
CHICAGO – Last year, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) celebrated its 75th anniversary of advancing learning and transforming scholarship in the higher education community. A major part of this celebration included honoring the outstanding...
Sep 21:
Longlist for 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
CHICAGO — Forty books (20 fiction, 20 nonfiction) comprising the longlist for the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction have been selected. The list is now available on the awards’...
Sep 17:
How to become an embedded librarian
CHICAGO — Embedded librarianship is “not one size fits all,” yet many books on the subject treat it in a cold, objective manner that doesn’t adequately communicate how becoming an embedded librarian actually works in the real world. But in “...
Sep 17:
Standards guide for librarians now available as an EPUB
CHICAGO -- “The Critical Component: Standards in the Information Exchange Environment,” edited by NISO Executive Director Todd A. Carpenter, is now available in and e-book bundle. The bundle includes both a PDF file and an EPUB file, one of the many standards covered in the book....
Sep 17:
Ignite Session proposals accepted through Oct. 9 for ALA Midwinter Meeting
CHICAGO -- 2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees have the chance to inspire and entertain colleagues in the popular five-minute "Ignite" sessions, always standing-room-only and high energy events. Session proposals are accepted now through the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015....
Sep 16:
A versatile handbook for storytime programs
CHICAGO — Librarians, teachers, parents and caregivers can energize storytimes and curricula with “The Handbook for Storytime Programs,” published by ALA Editions. A...
Sep 16:
ALA, FINRA Investor Education Foundation partner on Financial Literacy Research Project
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research and Statistics (ORS) announced today that it will collaborate with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation on a research project in which ALA will survey U.S. public libraries...
Sep 15:
Booklist again selected by National Reading Group Month, Great Group Reads
CHICAGO — Booklist, the American Library Association’s premier review source for public libraries and schools, has been selected once again to collaborate with the Women’s National Book Association’s October...
Sep 15:
Libraries, organizations commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month as part of ‘Latino Americans: 500 Years of History’ project
For inquiries or an interview with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), contact Theola DeBose, NEH's director of communications, at tdebose@neh.gov or 202-606-8255.
CHICAGO — More than 150 libraries,...
Sep 15:
PLA now accepting nominations for nine service awards and grants
CHICAGO — Through the generosity of sponsors, the Public Library Association (PLA) is offering nine awards/grants designed to highlight the best in public library service and to honor those bringing innovation, creativity and dedication to public libraries. Many of the awards...
Sep 15:
LITA fall online continuing education
CHICAGO — Immediate registration is available now for any of four webinars, or a...
Sep 15:
Nominations will close Sept. 28 for 2015 I Love My Librarian Award
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is reminding library users that nominations for its prestigious 2015 I Love My Librarian Award will close on Monday, Sept. 28. Library users nationwide can nominate their favorite librarians who have transformed lives and communities through...
Sep 15:
RUSA announces new vice-president/president-elect, Alesia McManus
CHICAGO — Alesia McManus, director of the Howard Community College Library, Columbia, Maryland, has been elected the 2015-2016 RUSA’s new vice-president/president-Elect.
“For 20+ years, I have enthusiastically provided direction and leadership, through team-building...
Sep 15:
Registration now open for PLA 2016 Conference in Denver
CHICAGO — Housing and registration for the Public Library Association’s 2016 Conference, April 5-9 in Denver, are now open. For complete details, visit placonference.org.
The PLA 2016 schedule is packed with...
Sep 15:
ALA president responds to Pew Research Center study that highlights vital role of libraries in digital age
CHICAGO — Libraries are transforming as society stands at a critical juncture with regard to the changing information landscape and the skills needed to thrive in our digital world. Libraries...
Sep 15:
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom announces sponsorship of Let's Encrypt initiative
CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom announced its sponsorship of "Let's Encrypt," a free, automated, and open certificate authority. "Let's...
Sep 14:
ACRL releases 'Creating Leaders: An Examination of Academic and Research Library Leadership Institutes'
CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Creating Leaders: An Examination of Academic and Research Library Leadership Institutes.” Edited by...
Sep 14:
Registration open for the 2016 ALSC National Institute
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced that registration for the 2016 ALSC National Institute has opened. The conference, themed "Believe. Build. Become.," will be held Sept. 15-17, 2016 in...
Sep 14:
Gain a solid foundation in cataloging cartographic resources
CHICAGO — ALA Publishing announces a new iteration of its popular workshop, Cartographic Resources with RDA: An Introduction, with Susan Moore. This workshop, which will last 90 minutes, is hosted live at...
Sep 11:
For students, a survival guide to research
CHICAGO — Jumping head first into a research project is a surefire recipe for stress and confusion. But if you’re a newbie, how do you know where to begin, let alone where to go from there? Library instruction expert Monty L. McAdoo’s new primer “...