Public Library Association (PLA)

  • Be part of PLA @ ALA. Submit a program for the 2015 ALA Annual Conference. Deadline is August 15.
  • New Book from PLA! Film Programming for Public Libraries
  • DigitalLearn.org, an online hub of digital literacy resources for both learners and teachers.
  • Every Child Ready to Read. Todos los Ninos listos para Leer en tu biblioteca. Toolkit for Spanish-Speaking Communities - A Digital Download.
  • PLA Boot Camp, Intensive Library Management Training. Get Your Library in Strategic Shape, August 4-8, Nashville. Now accepting applications.
  • The Accidental Public Library Technology Trainer, a PLA Online Course, Sept. 8-Oct. 3
  • Public Libraries Online. New and Improved. www.publiclibrariesonline.org

PL Online

Dispatches from ALA 2014: Ideas and Practices in STEM/STEAM Learning

Posted on July 25, 2014 | 1:33 pm

Making Hard Choices During Budget Cuts

Posted on July 24, 2014 | 1:10 pm

In Defense of YA Lit

Posted on July 11, 2014 | 2:05 pm

Calling Kids to the Library Lunch Table

Posted on July 11, 2014 | 2:03 pm

Tips for More Effective Google Searches

Posted on July 9, 2014 | 3:33 pm

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District Dispatch

176 pages and many hours distilled into a summary of the July 11 E-rate Order

Posted on July 30, 2014 | 9:26 am

Macmillan opens full ebook catalog for library lending

Posted on July 29, 2014 | 3:35 pm

Take the (library broadband speed) test by August 8!

Posted on July 29, 2014 | 3:32 pm

Rep Holt praises library’s efforts

Posted on July 29, 2014 | 3:24 pm

Update on cell phone unlocking

Posted on July 24, 2014 | 11:02 am

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