CHICAGO – The sixth annual Library Book Cart Drill Team Championship, showcasing library workers performing themed dance routines with costumes and creatively decorated book carts, will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, June 27. The competition is one of the many events taking...
Press Releases
Jun 07:
ALA volunteers to support Washington, D.C., libraries and more
CHICAGO - More than 100 American Library Association (ALA) volunteers from across the United States will gather Friday, June 25, at the Washington Convention Center for “Libraries...
Jun 07:
Natalie Merchant to perform, discuss new release “Leave Your Sleep"
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) will host Natalie Merchant: Leave Your Sleep—a Performance and Presentation at 4:30 p.m. on June 28 at the Washington Convention Center. The performance is part of the ALA Annual Conference, held June 24 – 29, at the...
Jun 07:
Library visionary keynotes ALA President’s Program, June 27
CHICAGO – Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer, inspirational speaker and library advocate, will keynote the American Library Association (ALA) President’s Program from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 27. The program is part of the ALA Annual Conference held June 24 – 29...
Jun 07:
ALA announces Auditorium Speaker Series lineup
Featured speakers include Sir Salman Rushdie, John Grisham, Junot Diaz
CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s (ALA) Auditorium Speaker Series welcomes 12 distinguished speakers who double as authors, activists and national newsmakers....
Jun 04:
Get the facts on YA nonfiction from YALSA’s Aug. 19 webinar
CHICAGO - Nonfiction written for teens is a fast-growing area of young adult literature. Find out the latest and greatest in YA nonfiction — and how to get it into teens’ hands — during YALSA’s Back to the Facts: YA Nonfiction webinar. The webinar will...
Jun 04:
Start risky business at your library with YALSA’s July 15 webinar
CHICAGO - Being a teen librarian is risky business — and Risky Business: Taking Risks to Improve Teen Services, YALSA’s July 15 webinar, can help participants smartly and effectively take risks to improve services and programs for teens in their...
Jun 04:
YALSA sponsors two Emerging Leaders
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will sponsor two members as Emerging Leaders in 2011. Applications are now online; be sure to indicate “YALSA”...
Jun 04:
Eubanks, Smith featured speakers at Bookmobile Sunday
CHICAGO – Authors W. Ralph Eubanks and Andrew Smith will be the featured presenters at Bookmobile Sunday during the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
W. Ralph Eubanks is the author of “Ever is a Long Time: A Journey...
Jun 04:
Simplicity champion Wanda Urbanska joins @ your library contributors roster
CHICAGO - Recently dubbed a spokeswoman for the simplicity movement by the New York Times, author and "Simple Living" television host Wanda Urbanska is the latest writer to sign on as a regular contributor to the American Library Association’s...
Jun 04:
2010 ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair to celebrate diversity in libraries, 20th anniversary of ADA
CHICAGO – Twenty-one libraries and organizations from across the United States will demonstrate “diversity in action” during the Diversity and Outreach Fair at the American Library Association (ALA) 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Held from 3 p.m...
Jun 04:
Poetry possibilities @ 2010 ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO—Attendees of the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, to be held June 24-29 in Washington, D.C., will find a variety of poetry-themed programming to delight and inspire the lyrical librarian. These events include opportunities to meet the poets, live readings...
Jun 03:
AASL to bring school librarians an online, interactive planning and advocacy tool in August 2010
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has joined with Britannica Digital Learning to co-publish an online, interactive school library program planning module that will change school library program development and implementation, saving time and delivering data.
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Jun 03:
ALSC announces exceptional websites for children
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has added recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of...
Jun 03:
New posts on @ your library.org can help you select a college, find a teen cooking group, connect with your kids
CHICAGO - New posts, including how to help your child select a college, teen cooking programs and a national initiative for parents to connect with their kids @ your library are featured on the @ your library website this week.
The...
Jun 03:
Partnering for success in children’s services
CHICAGO--ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the release of “...
Jun 03:
AILA and APALA highlight family literacy with new Web site
CHICAGO - The American Indian Library Association (AILA) and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) have launched a website to feature the Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture website (http://www....
Jun 03:
Librarians can use free content posted on @ your library web site; pitch story ideas
(Chicago) Librarians can use content on @yourlibrary.org to help patrons use their libraries more and better.
The site has features of broad interest on myriad topics, and every article tells readers how to use their library to learn more...
Jun 02:
Attend a ProgrammingLibrarian.org demo at ALA Annual Conference, enter to win free books
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office will present regular demonstrations of ProgrammingLibrarian.org, an online resource center for all things...
Jun 02:
Kim, Dembicki and Stands With Many to speak at Many Voices, One Nation 2010
CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity is pleased to announce Eugenia Kim, Matt Dembicki and Joseph Stands With Many as participants in Many Voices, One Nation during the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Jun 01:
Daniel Boyd wins 2010 ASCLA award for contributions to blind, physically handicapped
CHICAGO— Daniel W. Boyd, who from 1981 to 2008 served as the director of the South Dakota Braille and Talking Book Library, will receive the 2010 Francis Joseph Campbell Award.
The award, which consists of a medal and a citation, is administered by the Library Services to People...
Jun 01:
Robert M. O’Neil receives 2010 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award
CHICAGO - Robert M. O’Neil, director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression at the University of Virginia (UVA), is the recipient of the 2010 Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Roll of Honor Award.
O’Neil, who also serves on the law faculty at UVA,...
Jun 01:
American Library Association to lead rally for libraries on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 1,000 librarians from across the country will defy the stereotype of their “quiet profession” and stand up for the needs of the public during the American Library Association’s (ALA) Library Advocacy Day featuring a rally at 11 a.m., June 29, 2010, on the U...
May 28:
AASL offers graduate credits for summer online courses
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will offer graduate credits for its Summer 2010 e-Academy online courses. This opportunity is being offered in conjunction with the University of Colorado Denver. The form is available at ...
May 28:
AASL supports the research of two members
CHICAGO – Janice Newsum of Houston, Texas and Anne Marie Perrault of Buffalo, N.Y. are the recipients of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Research Grant sponsored by Heinemann Raintree.
In her application, Newsum wrote, "…on Nov. 29, 2009, President Obama announced "...
May 28:
Win $250 from YALSA for Your Great Idea
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) extended its Great Ideas contest. Through July 15, YALSA will accept applications from YALSA members or official YALSA member...
May 28:
Betsy-Tacy houses designated Literary Landmarks by ALTAFF
PHILADELPHIA – The childhood homes of author Maud Hart Lovelace and her best friend, Frances “Bick” Kenney Kirch, in Mankato, Minn., were designated Literary Landmarks by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library...
May 28:
GLBT Round Table announces new Over the Rainbow Committee
CHICAGO - The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table of the American Library Association announces the establishment of the Over the Rainbow Committee. The committee is charged with creating an annual bibliography of titles of interest to adult readers that reflect lesbian, gay,...
May 27:
Step Up to the Plate with baseball programs this July
CHICAGO - Start throwing some heat this July with programming ideas and promotions for Step Up to the Plate @ your library.
July is a big month for...
May 27:
PLA to Sponsor Free Consulting Sessions at ALA Annual
CHICAGO - This year at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., the Public Library Association (PLA) will be offering attendees a rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with a library consultant for free. On June 26 and June 28, more than 25 consultants will be available for half-hour...