Press Releases

Mar 22: ALA announces 108 sites to host traveling exhibitions celebrating great Jewish artists

CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announced that 108 libraries and other community centers would receive one of three new traveling exhibits focusing on Jewish artists who have contributed to the culture of America and the world through their lives...

Mar 22: ALSC names 2011 Penguin Award winners

CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2011 Penguin Young Readers Group Award to four children’s librarians. The award consists of a $600 grant, sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group, for winners to attend their first ALA Annual Conference....

Mar 22: The Library and Information Association of South Africa translates @ your library logo into 11 languages

CHICAGO – The Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) celebrates South African Library Week (SALW), March 19-26, by translating the theme “Read in your own language @ your library” into the country’s 11 national languages.

LIASA chose the...

Mar 22: Registration for the 2011 PLA Virtual Spring Symposium closes on Friday, March 25

CHICAGO — The close of registration is quickly approaching for the Public Library Association’s (PLA) 2011 Virtual Spring Symposium on March 30. Due to technical preparations for the event, PLA...

Mar 22: Recognize your library’s donors with ALTAFF's Major Benefactor Citation

PHILADELPHIA – To recognize individuals, families or corporations that have made major gifts to libraries, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), awards the Major Benefactor...

Mar 22: John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award winner announced

CHICAGO - Sally Tseng is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award.

OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an individual for significant...

Mar 22: New from ACRL and MIT Press: The Atlas of New Librarianship

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and MIT Press announce the co-publication of a new title, “The Atlas of New Librarianship” by R. David Lankes of the...

Mar 22: The March/April issue of American Libraries is in the mail

ALA members will soon be receiving the latest print issue of American Libraries.

In this issue, explore:

The all-new Library Design Showcase
E-books: Rights vs. permissions
This Old Library
This...

Mar 22: Michele Gorman wins YALSA’s Thinking Big about Advocacy Contest

CHICAGO — Michele Gorman, teen services director for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte, N.C., won the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Thinking Big about Advocacy Contest for a teen video series promoting the library. Gorman receives $500 for her submission....

Mar 22: Free webinar provides info on how to implement Library Snapshot Day

CHICAGO – The Committee on Library Advocacy will present a free webinar on Library Snapshot Day from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

Library Snapshot Day is an event that provides library staff a simple means to show the value of the library by capturing...

Mar 22: LITA offering Web course on mashups and APIs

CHICAGO - A Web course, Creating Library Web Services: Mashups and APIs, will be held April 18-22, 2011 and presented by Karen Coombs of the OCLC Developer Network and Jason Clark of Montana State University Libraries. Live, synchronous lectures will be presented each day from 10 a.m. - noon...

Mar 22: Evaluate your public library’s teen services with new, free tool from YALSA

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, released a new evaluation tool for libraries to determine the health of teen services at their institutions. The downloadable tool, approved by YALSA’s Board of Directors in...

Mar 21: Free webinars during Preservation Week, April 24-30

CHICAGO - Take a few moments during Preservation Week, April 24-30, to attend two free webinars. Sponsored by the HFGroup, these webinars will enlighten you on two very important and timely topics: accidents and digital memories. The webinars are produced as part of...

Mar 21: Celebrate National Bookmobile Day with Honorary Chair Audrey Niffenegger

CHICAGO – Audrey Niffenegger wants you to celebrate National Bookmobile Day on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

The acclaimed author of "The Night Bookmobile" and "The Time Traveler’s Wife" has lent her support to America’s bookmobiles as the 2011...

Mar 18: ALA sends Resolution on Access to and Classification of Government Information to Congress, White House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) distributed its Resolution on Access to and Classification of Government Information to all members of the U.S. Congress and to the White House this week in recognition of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote dialogue...

Mar 18: AASL president releases statement on school library position cuts

CHICAGO – Coinciding with her visit to a state-recognized school library program, American Association of School Librarians President, Dr. Nancy Everhart released the following statement in response to the elimination of school librarian positions in schools facing budget shortfalls....

Mar 18: AASL “School Libraries Count!” longitudinal survey deadline extended to March 25

CHICAGO – The deadline to participate in the American Association of School Librarian’s “School Libraries Count!” longitudinal survey has been extended to March 25. The survey gathers basic data about the status of school library programs across the country. AASL...

Mar 18: Baker and Dube awarded ALCTS Best of LRTS

CHICAGO - Whitney Baker, conservator and associate librarian at Kansas University Libraries, and Liz Dube, conservator and associate librarian at University of Notre Dame, have been awarded the 2011 Best of LRTS Award for the article, "Identifying Standard Practices in Research...

Mar 17: College & Research Libraries to go open access

CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces that its scholarly research journal, College & Research Libraries (C&RL), will become an open access publication beginning with the May 2011 issue. This change in access policy lifts the...

Mar 16: American Library Association presents 2011 James Madison Award to Patrice McDermott

WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Library Association (ALA) President Roberta Stevens today awarded the 2011 James Madison Award to Patrice McDermott, director of OpenTheGovernment.org, during the 13th annual National Freedom of Information Day Conference celebration at the Knight Conference...

Mar 15: Advocacy Institute at Annual to focus on boomers, staff and students as vocal library supporters

CHICAGO – Reserve your spot today for the "Boomers, Staff & Students -- Engaging the Many Voices of Advocacy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop" during ALA’s 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans. The program will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2011....

Mar 15: Libraries across Ireland celebrate Library Ireland Week

CHICAGO – “Smart people” and “smart libraries” across Ireland last week celebrated the sixth annual Library Ireland Week (March 7-13, 2011) using the Campaign for America’s Libraries’ @ your library brand.

The @ your library brand, as...

Mar 15: Polls open this week for ALA 2011 election

CHICAGO – Polls open March 16 for the 2011 American Library Association (ALA) election, in which members will choose their new president- elect and council members.

Ballots are staged to be e-mailed on March 16, 17and 18. Please look for your ballot "from...

Mar 15: ALSC presents first-ever Día 101 webinar

CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is offering the first-ever Día-related webinar, Día 101: Everything you need to know about celebrating El día de los niños/El día de los libros. The course will take place at 1 p.m. CST...

Mar 15: El día de los niños/El día de los libros publicity tools now available

CHICAGO – As libraries throughout the country continue to expand their collections for diverse communities, thousands will celebrate the 15th anniversary of El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), also known as Día, on April...

Mar 15: Break down barriers at the Human Library @ ALA Annual Conference

CHICAGO – The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association is seeking volunteers to participate in a Human Library, to be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 27 at ALA’s Annual Conference in New Orleans.

Volunteers will serve as...

Mar 15: Conference sessions introduce exciting new ideas for library programming

CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office will present a diverse offering of programs at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, open to all attendees who are interested in learning how to make their library a community center for lifelong learning...

Mar 15: Help determine YALSA’s future by taking its strategic planning survey

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, seeks input from YALSA members and anyone interested or involved in teen library services for the next iteration of its strategic plan. Respondents can offer their insights by...

Mar 15: Diane Walden recognized with ASCLA leadership award

CHICAGO — The 2011 ASCLA Leadership & Professional Achievement Award winner is Diane Walden, correctional libraries senior consultant for the Colorado State Library and a longtime member of the Association...

Mar 15: YALSA seeks program proposals for 2012 Annual Conference

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will accept proposals for programs for the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., June 21-26. Proposals must be submitted through May 31 at www.surveymonkey.com/s/...