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“El día de los niños/El día de los libros” se celebrará el 30 de abril
CHICAGO — En la medida que nuestra nación se hace cada vez más diversa, las bibliotecas...
Press Releases
Apr 28:
Nation’s libraries showcase multicultural resources as uptick in demand for multicultural children’s books continues
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) April 30
CHICAGO — Our nation is becoming more diverse, and libraries are working to step up to the challenge of providing multilingual and multicultural resources. Demographers predict that by the year 2050,...
Apr 25:
RUSA Literary Tastes author program features Daniel J. Brown, Tessa Dare and V.E. Schwab
CHICAGO — The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will host three award-winning authors — Daniel J. Brown, Tessa Dare and V.E. Schwab -- at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference program “Literary Tastes: Celebrating...
Apr 25:
Eight selected winners of the 2014 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award
CHICAGO — The John Cotton Dana Award, sponsored by the H.W. Wilson Foundation, EBSCO and the Library Leadership and Management Association, a division of the American Library Association, honors outstanding library public relations. In recognition of their...
Apr 25:
ASCLA 101: Network, get oriented and get involved
CHICAGO —The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) will host ASCLA 101, a networking and orientation event for interested, new and current...
Apr 25:
ALA President Stripling stands up for libraries in two national publications
CHICAGO — Two op-eds written by ALA President Barbara Stripling recently appeared during School Library Month in April. The op-eds passionately make the case for the value of libraries. In the April/May edition of Our Children, a publication...
Apr 24:
Attend the talks you voted for at 2014 ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO -- Public voting for 36 Conversation Starter talks and Ignite Sessions again tipped the balance in selecting the ones that showcase your colleagues’ newest passions and innovations during the 2014 Annual Conference. Conversation Starter talks are fast-paced 45-minute sessions...
Apr 24:
A guide to picture books from around the world
CHICAGO — Picture books can be portals to far-flung corners of the globe, and the books in “Global Voices: Picture Books from Around the World,” published by ALA Editions,...
Apr 23:
ALA President applauds creation of 'Right to E-read' campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) launched the “Right to E-read” campaign, a new initiative that enables...
Apr 22:
Gadgets in the library
CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Gadgets in the Library: A Practical Guide to Personal Electronics for Librarians with Jason Griffey. This workshop will last consist of two 90-...
Apr 22:
Supporting Digital Scholarship
CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Supporting Digital Scholarship with Karen Calhoun and Aaron Brenner. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 pm EST/1:30 pm...
Apr 22:
Putting the 'pop' in information literacy
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse Putting the "Pop" in Information Literacy. Dawn Stahura and Erin Milanese will serve as instructors for...
Apr 22:
Eaglecrest High School named National School Library Program of the Year
CHICAGO — Eaglecrest High School, located in Centennial, Colo., is the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) 2014 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award recipient. Sponsored by the Follett Corporation, the NSLPY annually recognizes a school library...
Apr 22:
Advocate for libraries by participating in Virtual Library Legislative Day May 6
PHILADELPHIA – Virtual Library Legislative Day is part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) National Library Legislative Day on May 5-6, when hundreds of library advocates will be on Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress and their staffs. Library advocates who cannot...
Apr 22:
AASL announces 2014 award recipients
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced the recipients of its 2014 awards. AASL awards and grants recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in categories that include collaboration, leadership and innovation....
Apr 22:
Registration now open for Choose Privacy Week 2014 webinar,'Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts'
CHICAGO — Dark forces conspire online to undermine privacy, compromise accounts, stalk, troll and just plain creep us out. Libraries have a longstanding tradition of protecting their users’ privacy and confidentiality, but often fail to take basic steps to protect patrons...
Apr 22:
Using Drupal to build library websites
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse, Using Drupal to Build Library Websites. Ken Varnum will...
Apr 22:
First Sharjah International Book Fair/ALA Library Conference set for November 2014
CHICAGO -- The first Sharjah International Book Fair/ALA Library Conference is set to take place Nov. 11-13, 2014 at the Expo Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, during the 33rd Sharjah International Book Fair. The two-day library conference will offer free concurrent programs on a wide...
Apr 22:
ALA announces 10 public libraries selected for Libraries Transforming Communities Public Innovators Cohort
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the 10 public libraries chosen to undergo an intensive 18-month, team-based community engagement training program as part of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) Public Innovators Cohort.
The cohort, selected...
Apr 22:
ALA Announces 2014 White House Conference on Library and Information Services Award Recipient
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Library Association (ALA) today announced that Mary Lynn Collins, a library trustee from Frankfort, Ky., is the winner of the 2014 White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST) Award. The award, which is given to a non-librarian...
Apr 22:
Across the U.S. and beyond, Preservation Week begins on Sunday
CHICAGO — Celebrate the 5th annual Preservation Week, starting Sunday, April 27 through Saturday, May 3. This national awareness campaign, a presentation of the Association for Library Collections...
Apr 22:
ALCTS Virtual Preconference focuses on creating successful scholarly communication with an institutional repository
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) will present a three-day (June 10-12) virtual preconference designed to inform and inspire attendees to "just say yes" to developing or expanding scholarly communication programs on their own...
Apr 22:
United for Libraries and Algonquin Books to present ‘Journey of a Book’ with Lin Enger at BEA
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries and Algonquin Books will present “Journey of a Book: From Writer to Reader” at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 30 in Room 1E16 at Book Expo America.
Join...
Apr 22:
Rise of the introverts: Leverage your quiet influence
CHICAGO — Is the rise of the quiet influencer the future face of business? Some may think the way to get things done is by being the loudest or the most charismatic, but these and other introverts have found success leading quietly: Tim Cook, Condoleezza Rice and Michael Dell. Now,...
Apr 22:
Queens Library wins the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award
CHICAGO — The American Library Association has named the "Enriching the Lives of a Challenged Community by Lending Tablets" project at the Queens Library in Jamaica, New York as the 2014 winner of the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. This award is...
Apr 22:
Apply for the Friends of ALSC Institute Scholarship
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Friends of ALSC recently announced a scholarship opportunity for the 2014 ALSC National Institute.
In an effort to support ALSC’s goal of continuing education for children’s librarians, the...
Apr 22:
Case studies highlight real-world innovations in university libraries
CHICAGO — What is the future of the academic library, and how are institutions coping with the challenges that are already being imposed by its changing functions and purpose? Using the results of a year-long study, “The New...
Apr 22:
Fundamentals of Collection Assessment — an ALCTS preconference at Annual in Las Vegas
CHICAGO — Modeled on the popular six-week online course, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) brings you “Fundamentals of Collection Assessment” from 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26 and from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday, June 27...
Apr 21:
Exploring environmental science with children and teens
CHICAGO — In the classroom, science often takes a back seat to the study of math and English. That gives public and school libraries as well as museums the opportunity to jump in as venues for informal education, sharing the wonders of science with children and their caregivers. In...
Apr 21:
Gonzales wins 2014 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award
CHICAGO — Brighid Mooney Gonzales, MLIS degree candidate at San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science, has been named the winner of the 2014 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award, sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (...