Press Releases

Dec 19: Calzada and Little Seek 2024-2025 AASL Presidency

CHICAGO – Becky Calzada and Hannah Byrd Little will seek the 2024-2025 AASL presidential term during the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) election. The full slate of AASL candidates can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/...

Dec 18: ALSC selects Alexandra Genia as 2023 Emerging Leader

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced Alexandra Genia of the District of Columbia Public Library, in Washington, DC as its representative in the 2023 Emerging Leader program.

Alexandra Genia is a Children’s...

Dec 16: Accepting Applications for the Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellows Program

The American Library Association announces a call for applications for the Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellows Program.  Visit the LAGW Fellows page for more information about the application process. ...

Dec 15: Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter and Bestselling Author Ani Di Franco to Close LibLearnX

CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) today announced that Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, political activist, feminist icon, and best-selling author Ani Di Franco will close the 2023 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience ...

Dec 15: Nominations open for 2022 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity

CHICAGO — Librarians face adversity every day, whether they are defending a challenged book like Maus, responding to collection and building damage after hurricanes and fires, remaining open as a safe space during civil unrest, or fighting to provide services on a limited budget.

If you...

Dec 15: American Library Association (ALA) Recognition Awards and Grants

CHICAGO – Nominate yourself, colleagues or your library for the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Recognition Awards and Grants.  Unless otherwise noted, the deadlines are February 1, 2023. 

For general information about these and other ALA awards, visit...

Dec 13: YALSA announces 2023 William C. Morris finalists

CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2023 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by...

Dec 13: Bestselling Authors Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone to Open LibLearnX

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced that Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, and bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi and bestselling young author Nic Stone will open the...

Dec 09: ALA supports human rights and freedom of expression in Iran

CHICAGO - The American Library Association supports Iranian colleagues and the people of Iran in their efforts for human rights, including women’s rights and freedom of speech and expression.

ALA has adopted into its policies Article 19 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights,...

Dec 09: AASL Commends Promising Pages

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended Promising Pages. The program is one of...

Dec 09: AASL Commends Bookmarks Kids & Schools Program

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended the Bookmarks Kids & Schools Program....

Dec 08: YALSA Announces 2023 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists

CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2023 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which awards the best in...

Dec 07: ALA Praises Introduction of Workforce Legislation

WASHINGTON – Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Todd Young (R-IN) today introduced bipartisan legislation that will expand economic opportunity and mobility for millions of people by increasing funding for adult education, strengthening...

Dec 05: OA literature in libraries

CHICAGO — Open Access (OA) has evolved into the most complex challenge of the scholarly publishing landscape and something libraries grapple with continuously. But although librarians hold increasingly positive perceptions about OA, including its richness of unique content and immediacy of...

Dec 03: LRRT seeking submissions for the 2023 Jesse H. Shera Awards

CHICAGO — The Library Research Round Table of the American...

Dec 02: Karleen Delaurier-Lyle Named a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Karleen Delaurier-Lyle has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Delaurier-Lyle serves as the Information Services Librarian at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus where she focuses on...

Dec 01: New from ACRL - “Academic Librarian Faculty Status: CLIPP #47”

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Academic Librarian Faculty Status,” compiled and written by Edgar Bailey and Melissa Becher, book number...

Dec 01: ALA invites applications for fourth annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (LTCEG), an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement...

Dec 01: Libraries invited to apply for programming support with the third annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for the third annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader responsible for the...

Nov 30: AASL Commends All CT Reads

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended All CT Reads. The program is one of eleven...

Nov 30: AASL Commends the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Intellectual Freedom Fighters

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended North Hunterdon-Voorhees (NHV) Intellectual...

Nov 30: Rachel Wells Selected as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Rachel Wells has been chosen as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Wells works as the Reference Librarian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York where she is responsible for answering...

Nov 30: Core Webinar: Best of Core Forum: Beyond Late Fees

CHICAGOWhen a library...

Nov 30: Choice announces the Outstanding Academic Titles of 2022

Middletown, CT – The Choice Outstanding Academic Titles (OAT) list for 2022 has been announced. This prestigious list, released today, reflects the best scholarly titles reviewed by Choice during the previous calendar year, as chosen by the editors. This year’s list features 433 books and...

Nov 29: AASL Commends the Nebraska Library Association and the Nebraska Library Commission

CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Nebraska School Librarians Association (NSLA) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended the Nebraska Library Association and the Nebraska Library Commission for their collaborative...

Nov 29: Alexander Dodd Chosen as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Alexander Dodd has been named as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Currently working as the Continuing Resources Librarian at the University Libraries at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Dodd's areas of focus...