CHICAGO—ALA Graphics agrees that good things come in threes. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint join the celebrity READ campaign this fall, honoring the reading phenomenon inspired...
Press Releases
Sep 30:
President nominates former Public Library Association president for IMLS director
Washington, D.C. – President Obama announced his nominations for key administration posts yesterday, including Susan H. Hildreth for director of the Institute...
Sep 30:
Office for Diversity extends deadline to apply for Discovering Librarianship recruitment program
CHICAGO— The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity has extended the application deadline for field recruiters to Oct. 15 for the “Discovering Librarianship: The Future is Overdue” project. This project, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will...
Sep 29:
ALA and Target announce partnership in support of the Target Read With Me national campaign
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) and Target Corporation today announced their partnership in Target’s nationwide Target Read With Me(SM) campaign to help increase the reading proficiency of children.
As part of this partnership, ALA is...
Sep 29:
ALA, Center for Library and Information Innovation receive grant to develop e-government Web resource for libraries
Washington, D.C. – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a $581,609 grant to the American Library Association (ALA) and the Center for Library and Information Innovation (CLII) of the University of Maryland’s iSchool to develop a Web resource to help libraries and...
Sep 29:
Common phrases and the stories behind them
CHICAGO—ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the release of “Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories...
Sep 28:
ASCLA accepting nominations for 2011 service, leadership, achievement awards
CHICAGO—The Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) is now accepting nominations for its 2011 awards, including the Leadership and Professional Achievement Award, the Exceptional Service Award, the Cathleen Bourdon Service Award, the ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award and the...
Sep 28:
Authors Ellen Hopkins, Lauren Myracle to keynote closing session for YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium
CHICAGO — Ellen Hopkins, the young adult author who recently became the target of censors in Texas, and Lauren Myracle, whose ttyl series was the most frequently challenged set of books in 2009, will be the keynote speakers for the general closing session of the...
Sep 28:
PLA’s Midwinter Institute designed to help public libraries thrive in 21st century
CHICAGO – Preceding the ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, Calif., the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a day-long Institute, Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century. The...
Sep 28:
Deadline extended for National Library Week Grant
U.S. libraries of all types encouraged to apply for $3,000 to support National Library Week activities
CHICAGO – Celebrate your library's role in helping patrons begin the next chapter in their lives every day. By applying now for the 2011 Scholastic Library Publishing...
Sep 28:
Director Rob Reiner, fighting book banning and how art helps teens discover themselves featured on @ your library.org website
CHICAGO — An interview with Rob Reiner, director of the new movie "Flipped," how to fight book banning efforts, how teens discover themselves through the visual arts and the career of the legendary Antoine ‘Fats’ Domino are featured at...
Sep 28:
Birdhouse depicts classic, Carnegie library, proceeds to benefit ALA Cultural Communities Fund
CHICAGO – A portion of the proceeds from the sale of a functional birdhouse modeled after a classic Carnegie library in Osage, Iowa, will support the ALA Cultural Communities Fund, according to the ALA Public Programs Office. Priced at $150, the birdhouse is available ALA members for a special...
Sep 28:
PLA supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative
CHICAGO—The Public Library Association (PLA) has reaffirmed its commitment to diversity in the library profession through a gift of $4,000 to the American Library Association’s (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship Program.
ALA President Roberta Stevens, Immediate Past President Dr....
Sep 28:
ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting Registration opens October 1, 2010
CHICAGO - The first day of registration for the 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting will open Oct. 1, 2010. Registration for the meeting, to be held Jan. 7 – 11, 2011 in San Diego, Calif., will open at 9 a.m. CST.
...
Sep 27:
AASL opens 2011 NSLPY awards season
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is now accepting applications for its 2011 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award. The deadline for applications is Jan. 3, 2010.
The NSLPY award, established in 1963, recognizes school library...
Sep 27:
Teens turn to libraries for "Books with Beat"
Nation celebrates Teen Read Week™ October 17–23
CHICAGO –As the popularity of young adult literature continues to soar and teen musical artists dominate the airwaves, thousands of teens will participate in Teen Read...
Sep 27:
Teen Read Week™ publicity tools encourage teens to read “Books with Beat”
CHICAGO – With Teen Read Week just around the corner, the American Library Association (ALA) is offering online resources to help public and school libraries publicize their activities.
The promotional effort for this year’s Teen Read Week, held Oct. 17-23, is...
Sep 24:
Stroyan, Sullivan seek 2012-13 ALA Presidency
CHICAGO - Susan Stroyan and Maureen Sullivan are the candidates for the 2012-13 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA).
Stroyan is the Information Services Librarian at the Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill. She has held leadership positions in...
Sep 24:
Fitting e-books into today’s library
CHICAGO—ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the release of “No Shelf Required: E-Books in Libraries...
Sep 23:
Win a trip to New Orleans to attend ALA’s Annual Conference from YALSA
CHICAGO — Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) members who have never attended an ALA Annual Conference are invited to apply for YALSA's...
Sep 23:
New Jersey librarian wins half-off hotel room for YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium
CHICAGO — Pham Condello, a teen services librarian at the Brick Branch of the Ocean County (N.J.) Library, won half off her hotel room at the 2010 Young Adult Literature Symposium in Albuquerque, N.M., this Nov. 5–7, sponsored by the...
Sep 23:
Registration now available for ALTAFF's Trustee Academy
On Oct. 18, 2010, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) will launch its Trustee Academy, a series of online courses to help Trustees become exceptionally proficient in their roles on behalf of their libraries.
“I’m very excited that our...
Sep 23:
LITA scholarships in Library and Information Science
CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, is accepting applications for the following three scholarships:
- LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship (sponsored by Baker & Taylor)
- LITA/LSSI...
Sep 23:
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2011 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which is given each year to an individual or institution for outstanding achievement in communication for continuing education in library and information technology. Sponsored by...
Sep 22:
John Cotton Dana Award winners will receive $5,000: Apply Now!
CHICAGO - You have done the creative work—the brainstorming, the text writing, the graphic design, the printing. The material you produced to promote that special library program, event or series of events was successful, and your library was delighted with your work...
Sep 22:
Introducing Children’s Programming Monthly
CHICAGO—ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the launch of Children’s Programming Monthly ....
Sep 21:
Book banning alive and well in the U.S.
Nation confronts censorship head-on during Banned Books Week, Sept. 25 – Oct. 2
CHICAGO – What do books from the Twilight series, "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Catcher in the Rye" have in common? All have faced...
Sep 21:
Advanced registration open for YALSA’s YA Lit Symposium
CHICAGO — Librarians, educators, authors and fans of young adult literature won’t want to miss the biennial Young Adult Literature Symposium, Nov. 5-7, at the Albuquerque (N.M.) Marriott, hosted by the Young Adult...
Sep 21:
AASL launches online, interactive planning and advocacy tool
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), in collaboration with Britannica Digital Learning, announces the launch of an online, interactive school library program planning module that will change school library program development and...
Sep 20:
North Carolina celebrates year five of its Smartest Card campaign
Library Card Sign-up Month around the country
CHICAGO – The State Library of North Carolina is following the lead of libraries all across the country by reminding parents and children that a library card is the smartest school supply of all.
This year marks...