CHICAGO — ALA Editions in partnership with the Music Library Association announces an exciting new workshop, RDA for Music: Classical Music Audio Recordings with Damian Iseminger and Casey Mullin. This workshop will last 90...
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Sep 15:
New committee includes independent bookseller for Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO — A new committee is set to start work on selecting the prestigious 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awards that reflect the expert judgment and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers. For...
Sep 15:
ACRL 2015 keynote speakers announced
CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces its celebrated lineup of keynote speakers for the ACRL 2015 Conference, “Creating Sustainable Community,” to be held March 25 - 28, 2015...
Sep 12:
Engaging your community through cultural heritage digital libraries
CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, Engaging Your Community Through Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries, with Karen Calhoun and Aaron Brenner. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30 p...
Sep 12:
E-Books: What librarians need to know now and for the future
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces a new iteration of its popular eCourse, E-Books: What Librarians Need to Know Now and for the Future. Mirela Roncevic will serve as the instructor for this four-week facilitated eCourse starting...
Sep 10:
Get Outside the Lines @ your library
CHICAGO — The Campaign for America’s Libraries supports the Outside the Lines initiative for providing a way for libraries and librarians to reach out to their communities and promote public awareness for today’s libraries.
During the Outside the Lines...
Sep 09:
School librarians invited to apply for $5,000 humanities programming prize
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming.
School libraries, public or private, that served children in grades K-8 and conducted...
Sep 09:
ALSC selects more Great Websites for Kids
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more sites to Great Websites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children.
The newly added sites are:
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Sep 09:
Carnegie-Whitney Grant awards up to $5,000
CHICAGO — The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library.
...
Sep 09:
Free Banned Books Week webinar at noon ET on Sept. 24
CHICAGO—Travel to London, South Carolina, Texas and California to learn about efforts to un-ban books by attending the free webinar, "Regional Issues for Banned Books in 2014."
In 2013, there were hundreds of reported requests for books to be removed from America’s...
Sep 09:
AASL awards showcase the best in transformative teaching and learning
CHICAGO — Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2015 awards season are now available using AASL’s...
Sep 09:
Bundle Registration for 2015 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference open Sept. 9-30
CHICAGO — Bundle Registration for 2015 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference is now open at http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/bundle. Bundling the registration for both conferences saves up to $130, and offers...
Sep 09:
LLAMA webinar examines differences between assessment and evaluation
CHICAGO —The terms assessment and evaluation are sometimes used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings and purposes. The Library Leadership and Management Association’s Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Section (LLAMA-MAES) will present...
Sep 09:
Self-service library technology examined in free American Libraries Live broadcast
CHICAGO — Self-service library technology is everywhere nowadays, from machines that can scan and sort books automatically to self-checkout stations and book vending machines, allowing patrons to access library materials and services without a personal interaction. “Library Self-...
Sep 09:
Reserve your seat in ALA/Harwood Institute ‘Public Innovators Lab for Libraries’ community engagement training
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation are accepting reservations for an intensive three-day training...
Sep 09:
ACRL 2015 offers record-breaking $110,000 in scholarships
CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering approximately 175 scholarships worth more than $110,000 for its...
Sep 09:
Applications for United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grants due Jan. 15
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant through Jan. 15, 2015.
The United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grants will enable two academic Friends to attend the 2015 ALA Annual...
Sep 09:
Serving college students by being a Personal Librarian
CHICAGO — The incredible shift in the provision of library services resulting from innovations such as online resources, mobile technologies, tablet computers and MOOCs and hybrid courses makes it more challenging than ever for academic librarians to connect students with the information...
Sep 09:
Register for free webinar on how to participate in 2015 Money Smart Week @ your library
CHICAGO — Register today for a free webinar on Oct. 1, 2014, to learn how your library can participate in 2015 Money Smart...
Sep 08:
Lorcan Dempsey on libraries, services and networks
CHICAGO — Since he began posting in 2003, Lorcan Dempsey has used his blog to explore nearly every important facet of library technology, from the emergence of Web 2.0 as a concept to open source ILS tools and the push to web-scale library management...
Sep 08:
FY2013 Preservation Statistics Survey report released
CHICAGO — Results from the 2013 Preservation Statistics Survey are...
Sep 08:
ALSC now accepting applications for 2015 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2015 ALSC/...
Sep 08:
ALCTS 2015 Ross Atkinson Award nominations sought
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 19.
The Ross Atkinson...
Sep 08:
LITA Forum: early bird rates available through Sept. 15
CHICAGO — Don't miss your chance to save up to $50 on registration for the 2014 LITA Forum “From Node to Network” to be held Nov. 5-8, 2014 at the ...
Sep 08:
ALSC now accepting applications for 2015 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the...
Sep 08:
Nomination period now open for ASCLA awards recognizing service to profession and outstanding service to special populations
CHICAGO — The Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) is accepting nominations for its 2015 awards program, including the...
Sep 08:
YALSA opens proposals for 2015 symposium
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is seeking program proposals and paper presentations for its 2015 Young Adult Services Symposium, Bringing it All Together: Connecting Libraries, Teens & Communities,...
Sep 08:
Teen Bloggers for 2014 Teen Read Week™ Blogging Contest announced
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the teen winners of its first ever Teen Read Week Blogging Contest. Thirty-one teens were selected from a pool of sixty-one applicants.
Thirty-one...
Sep 08:
YALSA, WWE® announce WrestleMania Reading Challenge Grant Program Recipients
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association, in partnership with WWE, awarded grants to Lorely Ambriz, Montserrat Inglada and James Klipa to help each individual enrich their library’s literacy programs and collection, as part of WWE’s WrestleMania Reading...
Sep 05:
Dec. 1 deadline for ALCTS 2015 Publication Awards nominations
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in...