Press Releases

CHICAGO - The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced its support of the Spectrum Scholarship Program with a contribution to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative of $6,500.  In recognition of this gift, the ALA Spectrum Scholarship...

CHICAGO — YALSA launched its newest booklist this week: Readers’ Choice. Anyone — librarians, educators, parents, teens or teen lit fans — can nominate a title for this list in seven thematic categories through Oct. 31 at...

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) named Katie George the winner of the 2011 MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens. The MAE Award provides $500 to the recipient and $500 to the recipient’s library and is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards...

PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is partnering with Entertainment® Publications, LLC to offer a coupon booklet fundraiser to library Friends groups who are group...

CHICAGO—There has never been a more challenging time to find a position as an academic librarian, especially for those who have recently completed their library education. In “How to Stay Afloat in the Academic Library Job...

CHICAGO-- Elizabeth Ann Ridler, neighborhood library supervisor at the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library and longtime member of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), is the 2011...

CHICAGO - Registration is now open for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2011 Virtual Conference, which will be offered March 31 – April 1 during the...

CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Advocacy Committee is sponsoring a conversations series titled “Advocacy and the Academic Library” this winter and spring. This free series features interactive online talks with leading voices in advocating library...

CHICAGO — Volunteers are essential to a successful library program — and at a time when deep budget cuts are the norm, there are many libraries that depend on the help of dedicated volunteers, who do everything from shelving books to covering the phones. Whether these are friends,...

CHICAGO – School and public libraries can promote Teen Tech Week™(March 6-12) with online resources offered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Since 2007, Teen Tech Week, sponsored by YALSA, has ensured...

SAN DIEGO – The new name of an American Library Association round table contains more than a minor grammatical change. It carries wide implications for GLBT communities.

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) is...

CHICAGO - ALA TechSource announces a new workshop: Making Mobile Services Work for Your Library...

CHICAGO — Reluctant YA readers are everywhere — except maybe in your library. Join the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on June 24 in New Orleans for “Give Them What They Want: Reaching Reluctant Readers” and  find out how to...

CHICAGO — Carol A. Mandel, dean of the division of libraries at New York University, has been named the 2011 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Mandel will receive a cash award and citation at 5:...