Public libraries can log on starting Sept. 3, 2013
CHICAGO — Starting this September, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research & Statistics and the...
Press Releases
Aug 06:
PLA 2014 ConverStation proposal period ends Friday, Aug. 16
CHICAGO — The deadline to submit a ConverStation proposal for the Public Library Association (PLA) 2014 Conference is fast approaching. All proposals must be submitted online...
Aug 06:
YALSA and Soho Teen partner to promote Teen Read Week™
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) announced Monday, July 29, 2013, its new partnership with Soho Teen in promoting Teen Read Week™. Teen Read Week will be celebrated Oct. 13 – 19 with the theme “Seek the Unknown @ your...
Aug 06:
Register now for career development facilitator training
Attention professionals who help out-of-work adults find job-search resources!
CHICAGO — A new eLearning course using a distance learning format, videoconferencing and virtual collaboration starts in September!
As a library worker or professional who works with those...
Aug 06:
The future of the library catalogue
CHICAGO— New digital technologies, the Internet, and user expectations have changed the role of the catalogue in libraries considerably in recent years. “Catalogue...
Aug 06:
ALCTS Board endorses Digitization Capture Recommendations
CHICAGO — At the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago this past June, the Board of Directors of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) endorsed “Minimum Digitization Capture Recommendations.” A Task Force of the...
Aug 06:
LITA webinar: Setting a Course for Social Media Success
CHICAGO — LITA is offering a webinar All Aboard - The Party’s Starting! Setting a Course for Social Media Success, presented by Mary Anne Hansen, Doralyn Rossmann, Angela Tate, and Scott Young...
Aug 06:
Gathering and Using Community Data: Making the Best Decisions for Your Library
CHICAGO — ALA TechSource announces a new workshop, Gathering and Using Community Data: Making the Best Decisions for Your Library with Marie Pyko and Thad Hartman. This 90-minute workshop will take...
Aug 06:
YALSA’s updated Teen Book Finder app now available in the Apple App Store
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has launched an updated version of its free Teen Book Finder app that now includes all titles that appeared on YALSA’s 2013 lists of recommended reading and/or that...
Aug 06:
Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces Serving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Dr. Lesley Farmer, a new two-part workshop that will take place on Wednesdays, November 13 and 20, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time....
Aug 05:
ALA President Barbara Stripling unveils 'Declaration for the Right to Libraries'
Signing event first of a series that will take place throughout the nation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, American Library Association (ALA) President Barbara Stripling unveiled the “Declaration...
Aug 05:
ALA Graphics Fall 2013 Catalog now available
CHICAGO—ALA Graphics has released its Fall 2013 catalog featuring 48 pages of exciting new products that are bound to inspire and excite readers in schools and libraries across the nation. Gracing the cover of...
Aug 05:
Johnson’s essentials of developing and managing electronic collections
CHICAGO—The complex issues associated with developing and managing electronic collections deserve special treatment, and library collection authority Peggy Johnson rises to the challenge with a book sure to become a benchmark for excellence. Providing comprehensive coverage of key issues...
Aug 01:
Mentoring and managing students in the academic library
CHICAGO— Most academic libraries could not operate without a host of part-time student workers. But employing students is different from filling a professional position with an experienced worker; often their library employment will be their first job experience. Since many student...
Aug 01:
ALSC offers William C. Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training at Midwinter 2014
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is seeking applications for its third biennial “Bill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training,” to be held on Friday, January 24, 2014, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. This invitational...
Aug 01:
New from ACRL: “Twenty-First-Century Access Services: On the Front Line of Academic Librarianship”
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Twenty-First-Century Access Services: On the Front Line of Academic Librarianship," edited by Michael J. Krasulski, Jr...
Jul 31:
PLA’s 2013 Virtual Spring Symposium sessions are now available on-demand
CHICAGO – On March 20, the Public Library Association (PLA) offered a full-day Virtual Spring Symposium with educational programs across four subject tracks and a thought-provoking keynote with futurist Garry Golden. A...
Jul 30:
Chicago Bulls’ Luol Deng named Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign-up Month
CHICAGO – This September, Chicago Bulls two-time NBA All Star Luol Deng will encourage children to get the most important school supply of all: a library card.
As the Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign-up Month, Luol Deng has donated his image to a print and digital public service...
Jul 30:
Exemplary picture books about tender topics
CHICAGO — A reading specialist, an outreach librarian and a children’s librarian combine their considerable expertise in “Tender Topics: Picture Books About Childhood Challenges...
Jul 30:
A provocative call to transform YA services
CHICAGO — A vigorous call to action that encourages LIS students, researchers and practitioners to question some of the underlying assumptions of their discipline, “Transforming Young Adult Services” initiates an...
Jul 30:
United for Libraries now offering professional consultation services via Skype
PHILADELPHIA - United for Libraries is offering libraries, Trustees and Friends a budget-friendly alternative to on-site consulting -- Skype sessions.
Groups of all sizes can receive professional consultation services via Skype at an affordable price. United for Libraries staff has more...
Jul 30:
United for Libraries designates boyhood home of Sinclair Lewis a Literary Landmark
PHILADELPHIA - United for Libraries, in partnership with the Minnesota Association of Library Friends (MALF) and the Sinclair Lewis Foundation, designated the boyhood home of Sinclair Lewis in Sauk Centre, Minn. a Literary Landmark on Tuesday, July 16.
The ceremony was one of the...
Jul 29:
ALSC names more Great Websites for Kids
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more outstanding websites to Great Websites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children.
The newly added...
Jul 29:
Steven J. Bell presents wide range of leadership styles in LLAMA webinar
CHICAGO — There are myriad leadership styles that a potential leader can choose as a model for him or herself. The best leaders know how to find the right balance among them, but finding that balance can be a daunting challenge. The Library Leadership and Management Association (...
Jul 29:
ALSC now accepting applications for 2014 Penguin Young Readers Group Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2014 Penguin Young Readers Group Awards. This award, made possible by an annual gift from Penguin Young Readers Group, provides a $...
Jul 29:
The growing Choice E-Collection now offers libraries value-added benefit with free de-duping
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. - The Choice E-Collection (CEC) is the first collection of e-books made up exclusively of titles reviewed by CHOICE. Currently consisting of several hundred titles spanning the entire liberal arts and sciences curriculum, the CEC presents...
Jul 26:
COA announces accreditation actions taken at 2013 Annual Conference
CHICAGO —The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces accreditation actions taken at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
Continued accreditation status was granted to the following programs:
- Master of Library...
Jul 26:
Nominating committee seeks candidates
CHICAGO — The ALA 2014 Nominating Committee reminds all interested ALA members that the deadline for completing the candidate biographical form is quickly approaching – the form will close on Aug. 16. The committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2014 spring ballot for the...
Jul 26:
Ragains’ updated guide to teaching information literacy
CHICAGO — Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the academic library’s mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of majors? In this updated, expanded new second edition of...
Jul 26:
An updated how-to-do-it manual for communicating professionally
CHICAGO — An updated and expanded version of the training guide Booklist called "one of the most valuable professional publications to come off the presses in a long time," the new third edition of “...
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