ALA Library
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL. 60611
Toll free: 1-800-545-2433 x2153
Local: 312-280-2153
Fax: 312-280-3255
email: library@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/library
Mission
The primary mission of the ALA Library is to help the staff of the American Library Association serve ALA members, and thereafter, the needs of the members of ALA, other libraries, and members of the public seeking information on librarianship. The ALA Library is a small special library with a collection that focuses exclusively on the history of and issues within libraries and librarianship. The Library's staff will respond to reference and information requests in accordance with this mission and collection scope.
Initiatives & Projects
- ALA Archives
- ALA Library Fact Sheets
- ALA Periodicals -- Periodicals of the American Library Association divisions and division sections, offices, and round tables, in alphabetical order
- ALA Professional Tips Wiki
- Ask the ALA Librarian Blog: Q&A from the ALA Headquarters Library at American Libraries
- FAQs -- Frequently Answered Questions about the American Library Association
- John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award - Interlibrary Loan Procedures
Popular Resources
Social Networking
Follow the ALA Library on Twitter - @ALALibrary
See the @ALALibrary Twitterized Infographic by Visual.ly (from July 27, 2011)
Become a fan of the ALA Library on Facebook
A list of the social networks in which ALA partcipates, both organization-wide and its individual ALA divisions, offices, round tables, committees, task forces, discussion groups, special projects, and more can be found at the ALA Read Write Connect Wiki.
Staff
- Rebecca Gerber - Reference Librarian
Valerie Hawkins - Library Reference Specialist
Karen Muller - Director of Library and Knowledge Management Specialist
