Today the Supreme Court announced its much-anticipated decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a lawsuit regarding the bedrock principle of the first sale doctrine. The 6-3 opinion is a total victory for libraries and our users. It vindicates the foundational principle of the first sale doctrine...
Press Releases
Mar 18:
Children’s and YA library services in the digital age
CHICAGO — Outlining a vision for children’s and young adult library services in the next decade, “Library Services for Children and Young People: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age,” published by...
Mar 18:
A comprehensive overview of law firm librarianship
CHICAGO—“Law Firm Librarianship: Issues, Practice, and Directions,” published by Chandos Publishing and available through...
Mar 18:
YALSA seeks member editor for research journal
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is seeking a member editor for its open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic research journal, the Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (JRLYA...
Mar 18:
YALSA and Dollar General Literacy Foundation Award Grants to 20 Libraries
Grants to fund summer internships for teens at libraries
CHICAGO — Twenty libraries are receiving $1,000 to help fund summer internships for teens, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library...
Mar 18:
Smith and Kohler receive ACRL CLS ProQuest Innovation in College Librarianship Award
CHICAGO – Erin T. Smith and Jamie P. Kohler, both of the Westminster College McGill Library, have been named the 2013 recipients of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) College Libraries Section (CLS) ProQuest Innovation in College Librarianship Award for their work on...
Mar 18:
Cahoy wins 2013 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
CHICAGO – Ellysa Stern Cahoy, education and behavioral sciences librarian and assistant director at the Pennsylvania Center for the Book at Pennsylvania State University, is the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Miriam Dudley...
Mar 18:
Glennan named ALA JSC representative
CHICAGO — Kathy Glennan, head of metadata creation and enhancement and music cataloger at the University of Maryland, has been named the new ALA representative to the Joint Steering Committee for the Development of ...
Mar 18:
Webinar demonstrates how school librarians can extend their classroom beyond the bookstacks
CHICAGO - The archive of the recent webinar, “Join the Common Core Conversation,” is now available online as a part of the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) professional development repository, eCOLLAB. ...
Mar 18:
Thought leaders discuss the benefits of school librarian mentorship
CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) presents the newest set of podcasts in its 30 Second Thought Leadership: Insights from Leaders in the School Library Community series. The just-released 30 Second series focuses on the March/April 2013 Knowledge...
Mar 18:
Gue receives 2013 ACRL WGSS Significant Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Randy Gue, curator of modern political and historical collections at Emory University, is the winner of the 2013 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Award for Significant Achievement in Woman’s Studies Librarianship...
Mar 18:
Olson wins 2013 ACRL WGSS Career Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Hope Olson, professor in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies, has been selected as the 2013 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Career Achievement Award. The award...
Mar 15:
Customizable PSAs featuring Caroline Kennedy available
CHICAGO — Free customizable print and digital public service announcements (PSAs) featuring author, editor and library and literacy advocate Caroline Kennedy are available on the National Library Week website, ala.org/...
Mar 15:
Michael Cart’s top 200 adult books for young adults
CHICAGO — In “Cart’s Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults: Two Decades in Review,” published by ALA Editions, Michael Cart, the former YALSA president and best-...
Mar 14:
Proven strategies and programs for serving at-risk teens
CHICAGO — Working with at-risk teens, including those who are homeless, incarcerated or in foster care, is a rewarding but often challenging endeavor, especially with a growing number of at-risk teens in both urban and rural areas of the country. Based on best practices and personal...
Mar 14:
The American Library Association honors Elizabeth Martinez with the 2013 Equality Award
CHICAGO— Elizabeth Martinez, library director, Salinas Public Library (Calif.) is the 2013 recipient of the American Library Association Equality Award. The annual award, $1000 and a framed citation of achievement donated by Scarecrow Press, a member of the Rowman & Littlefield...
Mar 14:
Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recipient named
CHICAGO - The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries is the winner of the prestigious Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award. The award is presented annually to a library organization that exhibits meritorious achievement in creating new means of funding for a public or...
Mar 14:
Carla D. Hayden receives the 2013 Joseph W. Lippincott Award
CHICAGO—2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the Joseph W Lippincott Award, which honors distinguished service to the profession of librarianship. Presented every year since 1938, the award is named for Joseph W. Lippincott a noted publisher, author, naturalist and sportsman...
Mar 14:
Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick to talk about dark side of U.S. history at ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO - Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick are sure to provoke important questions and discussion when they talk about their recent joint project, “The Untold History of the United States.” Stone and Kuznick appear as Auditorium Speakers at...
Mar 14:
Rep. Lofgren presents American Library Association Madison Award to Aaron Swartz
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, March 15, 2013, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) will posthumously award activist Aaron Swartz the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2013 James Madison Award during the 15th Annual Freedom...
Mar 13:
Go digital during storytime with ideas from new PLA webinar
CHICAGO – Storytime isn’t just for books anymore. Learn how to navigate the crowded world of digital media for children’s programming during the hourlong webinar, “Early Literacy Programming in the...
Mar 13:
Siobhan A. Reardon to serve as an ALA Endowment Trustee
CHICAGO – Siobhan A. Reardon, president and director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, has been elected to serve as the American Library Association’s (ALA) newest Endowment Trustee. The ALA Executive Board made this selection during the Midwinter Meeting held in Seattle on...
Mar 12:
LIASA celebrates South African Library Week with Educate yourself @ your library
CHICAGO – For the seventh year in a row, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) will celebrate South African Library Week (March 16-23), using the @ your library brand. This year’s theme will be Educate Yourself @ your library.
The theme Educate...
Mar 12:
Free webinar to highlight ways to build meaningful library experiences for those experiencing poverty and homelessness
CHICAGO – The ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) and the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) will host a webinar expanding on the tips and tools in “Extending our Reach: Reducing Homelessness Through Library Engagement,” the latest outreach toolkit...
Mar 12:
Brown, Nelson to take part in Caldecott 75th Anniversary Facebook Forums
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is excited to announce two more 75th Caldecott Facebook Forums. In March, ALSC will host Peter Brown and in April, Kadir Nelson will be the guest.
Peter Brown will participate in a Caldecott 75th Anniversary Facebook Forum...
Mar 12:
YALSA and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation award grants to 20 libraries
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announces the winners of its Summer Reading Program Grants, which are funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Twenty libraries are receiving $1,000 to...
Mar 12:
Carnegie-Whitney Grant 2013 winners
CHICAGO — The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation, either in print and/or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of libraries in the United States...
Mar 12:
National Bookmobile Day 2013 materials now available
CHICAGO — Materials for National Bookmobile Day 2013 are now available for download at www.ala.org/bookmobiles. These free and customizable resources will help libraries plan festivities for the fourth annual celebration of...
Mar 12:
Virtual Spring Symposium registration extended to Monday, March 18
CHICAGO — There’s still time to register for the Public Library Association (PLA) 2013 Virtual Spring Symposium, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time, March 20. This full day of public library education will offer a total of...
Mar 12:
New webinar addresses Internet safety issues and the school librarian
CHICAGO — Members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) are invited to attend “A School Librarian’s Role in Preventing Sexting & Cyberbullying,” a webinar presented by Laurie Nathan from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC...