CHICAGO - Less than 24 hours after Sarah, Duchess of York canceled her appearance at the forthcoming ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., revered actress, author and children's advocate Marlo Thomas has stepped in to fill her Sunday morning slot.
Often remembered for her 1960s...
CHICAGO—ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the release of “Designing Space for Children and Teens...
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) 2010 Emerging Leaders Group C has created a series of podcasts on behalf of the Joint Committee on Archives, Libraries, and Museums (CALM). For the podcast’s inaugural episodes, the group interviewed David S. Ferriero, archivist of the United...
Recipients of prestigious Pura Belpré Medal accept awards, sign winning books
CHICAGO – Hundreds will gather for an event that celebrates the most influential Latino authors and illustrators of children’s literature. The Pura Belpré Celebración...
Recently seven young library users where launched on a journey out of this world thanks to Explore the universe @ your library.
The winners are:
Grand-prize winner:
Michael, Oak Ridge Elementary School library of Palos Hills, Ill. will receive 25 IMAX® tickets, a...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pays tribute
CHICAGO – On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi read into the Congressional Record a tribute to Effie Lee Morris, the first African American president of the Public Library Association, who died in San Francisco...
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) and the American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office will lead Virtual Library Advocacy Day, an opportunity for all library advocates to make their voices heard on a national level, on June 29...
CHICAGO – Missed online advance registration for Bookmobile Sunday during ALA’s Annual Conference? Registration will be available at the door beginning at 10:15 a.m. at room 207A/B at the Washington Convention Center.
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of the “Advocacy, Outreach and the Nation’s Academic Libraries: A Call for Action,” edited by William Welburn, Janice Welburn and Beth...
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), will launch a new blog this fall focusing on young adult literature, with Sarah Debraski (2008-2009 YALSA president) at the helm. In addition, YALSA is currently accepting nominations for the new blog’s name.
“It makes...
CHICAGO – Kathleen de la Peña McCook, distinguished university professor at the University of South Florida, School of Library and Information Science in Tampa, will present the 2010 Dr. Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture from 8 a.m. to 10 am. on Monday June 28th in the...
CHICAGO – The Ethnic Affiliates of the American Library Association (ALA) will showcase their Family Literacy Focus literacy initiatives, in a program titled “Tools to Promote Family Literacy and Advocacy,” during ALA’s Annual Conference in Washington. The program will be held from 1:30 to 3:30...
WASHINGTON – On Friday, June 25, during ALA’s 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., ALA leaders and literacy advocates will gather to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the formation of the ALA Committee on Literacy.
Held in ALA’s Washington Office, the celebration will focus...
CHICAGO - Dr. Stanton Biddle, director of Middle States Accreditation Review, Baruch College, the City University of New York, has been named the 2010 Achievement in Library Diversity Research Honoree. As part of its ongoing support of the propagation of library-based diversity research, the...
CHICAGO—The Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) has selected its winners for its 2010 awards.
In addition to the Francis Joseph Campbell Award and the ASCLA Century Scholarship—both of which are housed under the Libraries Serving Special Populations...
CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is pleased to announce that Aubrey Madler, an information specialist with the University of North Dakota’s Center for Rural Health, is the third recipient of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship. The Conable Scholarship will provide...
CHICAGO—Registration closes Sunday, June 20 for the three preconferences that the Reference and User Services Association will be holding in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Preconferences are half or full-day intensive workshops offering valuable...
CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) enthusiastically reminds book lovers to purchase their tickets for the upcoming Literary Tastes Breakfast, as registration for this not-to-be-missed event closes on Sunday, June 20.
The Literary Tastes Breakfast is a...
Carmen Agra Deedy, Sharon Draper, Brad Meltzer and Marie Arana featured at the inauguration of Roberta Stevens as ALA President
CHICAGO – The ALA Inaugural Banquet, to be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, at the Renaissance Washington, Grand...
CHICAGO- With the majority of schools having closed their doors for the summer break, libraries are reminding children and teens that education and summer fun go hand in hand @ your library.
In addition to summer reading programs like Make a splash @ your library and READ and Make...
CHICAGO –Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference Opening Session, from 5:30-7 p.m., June 26, in Washington, D.C. Morrison, who is a professor, novelist, editor, critic and lecturer, will discuss...
CHICAGO—The Tennessee Library Association (TLA), a chapter of the American Library Association, has announced its support of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative with a contribution of $500. The TLA Board of Directors and Executive Committee voted unanimously to make an annual donation in this...
CHICAGO--ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the release of “The Librarian's Book of Lists,” by...
CHICAGO - The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) will kick off a year-long celebration to mark its 40th anniversary during ALA’s 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
Since 1970, GLBTRT has served the...
CHICAGO – The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) will hold its fourth annual “Bookmobile Sunday” from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on June 27 during the American Library Association Annual Conference, which will be held June 24 - 29, in Room 207A/B at...