Librarian Ethnicity
Q. Does ALA have recent information on the ethnic distribution of librarians?
Q. Does ALA have recent information on the ethnic distribution of librarians?
Q. When was the first school library established?
Q. Our town's library is bursting its seams, so we're beginning the exploration for a new one. Is there any place we can look for the cost factors we need to consider?
Recently, a reader of our I Love Libraries website sent over an inquiry about setting up a library in her community. According to the IMLS report, Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2008 (most recent in the series), all but about 2% of the U.S.
Q. I am a high-school senior working on a school project in which we must write an extensive paper on a special interest group of our choice. I've always been interested in being a librarian, so I chose the American Library Association. Your website has been helpful, but I don't see any information on the ALA interaction (or impact) on recent congressional or presidential elections. Where should I be looking?
Q. We have demand for new programming, but there isn't new funding in sight, so we're thinking about expanding our volunteer program beyond helping with the annual book sale. Do you have any resources that might help us manage our library volunteer program better?
Q. Today I was going through some books donated to our book sale and ran across one with a bookplate stating "War Service Library" with a picture of a WW I Soldier carrying a stack of books. This plate was found in a 1918 book. What is the story behind this bookplate?
A. The bookplate -- sometimes a label or a stamp with the words "American Library Association, Soldiers and Sailors Camp Library"-- is one of several versions affixed to books furnished to sailors and soldiers by the American Library Association during World War I.
Q. When did ALA first adopt the Library Bill of Rights?