(All presentations open in PDF format) Presentation 1: Overview of ALA (1.69 MB) Presentation 2: ALA Communications and Marketing (3.88 MB) Presentation 3: ALA Membership and Recruitment (1002 KB) Presentation 4: ALA: Engaging Membership and Advocacy (690 KB) Presentation 5: ALA Fundraising (737 KB) Presentation 6: IFLA Membership (2.53 MB) Presentation 7: IFLA Development Roadmap (56 KB) Additional resources: Free Resources and Tools to Consider (106 KB) Crisis Communication Information Resources & Tools (214 KB)

I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by ALA President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand ALA’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, ALA is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how ALA has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Kathryn Philip, Academic Librarian/Lecturer, University...

I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by ALA President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand ALA’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, ALA is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how ALA has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Meggan Houlihan,Instruction Librarian, New York...

I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by ALA Immediate Past President Loida Garcia-Febo to expand ALA’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, ALA is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how ALA has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Kathryn Philip, Academic Librarian/Lecturer, Akwa...

I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by ALA President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand ALA’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, ALA is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how ALA has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Le Yang, an academic librarian from the People’s...

I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by ALA President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand ALA’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, ALA is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am ALA INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how ALA has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Sara Ulloa, a school librarian from Peru. Can you tell...

Hundreds of libraries across the Caribbean were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017, with many suffering the loss of computers and other equipment. In the aftermath of disasters libraries can play a critical role in the recovery of communities by providing access to information and resources. Libraries, however, need to have computers and related equipment to provide access to the Internet. The American Library Association initiated a response and recovery effort for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria and Irma in the Caribbean, specifically in the Puerto Rico and US Virgin...