Chicago— EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA), has awarded ten scholarships to librarians to attend the 2023 ALA Annual...
Press Releases
Apr 26:
Drake Community Library Awarded 2023 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2023 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to Drake Community Library in Grinnell, Iowa.
This grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading programs by providing financial...
Apr 26:
Bestselling children’s book authors Cara Mentzel and Idina Menzel, and acclaimed Maysoon Zayid presenting at the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
CHICAGO – The American Library Association announced that best-selling children’s book authors Cara Mentzel and Idina Menzel, and actress, writer, and disability advocate Maysoon Zayid will present at the ALA 2023 Annual Conference &...
Apr 26:
ALA, AASL praise library legislation to expand access for students nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the American Library Association (ALA) and its division, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), welcomed the...
Apr 26:
New from ACRL - “Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies: Creating Space for All Learners”
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies: Creating Space for All...
Apr 25:
ALA welcomes Prison Libraries Act of 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association praised the Prison Libraries Act, introduced today by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO-5th), along with co-leads Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18th) and Rep. Shontel Brown (...
Apr 25:
Metadata creation as a part of cataloging
CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, Mauro Guerrini’s new book “From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation: A Cultural and Methodological Introduction” maps the evolution of cataloging towards the metadata...
Apr 24:
AASL President’s Program Brings Together “Freedom to Read Ambassadors”
CHICAGO – Kathy Lester, AASL President, will convene a panel of Freedom to Read Ambassadors for a conversation on why it is important for all learners to have access to a wide variety of books and information.
“As school librarians, we know how critical it is...
Apr 24:
ALA Announces 2024 Carnegie Committee
The 2024 selection committee is starting work on choosing the longlist for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The 2024 committee includes the following experts who work...
Apr 24:
Kelvin Watson Wins ALA Medal of Excellence Award
CHICAGO — Kelvin Watson, Executive Director, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has been awarded the ALA Medal of Excellence Award. This annual award, presented by the American Library Association (ALA) and sponsored by OCLC recognizes creative leadership of high order, particularly in the...
Apr 24:
Lance Werner wins ALA’s Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession
CHICAGO — Lance Werner, Executive Director of Kent District Library (KDL) MI, has been named the 2023 winner of ALA’s Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession. The award, supported by the DiMattia Family, recognizes a librarian...
Apr 24:
National Library Week kicks off with the highly anticipated annual list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books and State of America's Libraries Report
CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association (ALA) kicked off National Library Week with the release of its highly anticipated list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2022 and the...
Apr 20:
Dolly Parton Awarded Honorary Membership in the American Library Association
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is set to confer an honorary lifetime membership upon award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton for her longstanding support and commitment to inspiring a love of books and reading...
Apr 20:
Core Webinar: Mind the (Training) Gap: Assessing Metadata Competences During a Multi-System Migration
CHICAGO–Join Core for the...
Apr 20:
Virtual Forum on Ways to Use the Newly Revised ALA Core Competences of Librarianship - May 17
The ALA Committee on Education invites you to join us for a Virtual Forum, May 17, 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (Eastern) for a conversation discussing ways to use the newly revised ALA Core Competences of Librarianship....
Apr 19:
2023 Core Election Results
On April 12, it was announced that Amber Billey had been elected President-elect of Core, and Miranda Bennett and Angie Ohler had been elected Directors-at-Large. Upon notification, Billey regretfully declined due to “an unexpected and beautiful turn of events in her life” that prevented her...
Apr 18:
Library services for people with dementia
CHICAGO — Libraries have enormous potential to support people with dementia and their caregivers. Demand for dementia-friendly library services is only likely to increase in the future as the numbers of people affected by dementia rise and there is greater emphasis on community-based care....
Apr 17:
American Library Association celebrates National Library Week, April 23-29
CHICAGO — Libraries support communities by providing more than just books and access to information. Communities can take advantage of internet and technology access, literacy and skill-building tools, professional development courses, job training, and so much more. This year, the...
Apr 17:
ALA Announces Building Library Capacity Fund Grants for Minority Serving Institutions
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) announces the opening of the ALA Building Library Capacity Grants that will provide grants to assist libraries at...
Apr 17:
ALA calls for national day of action to protect the freedom to read, designates Right to Read Monday for 2023 National Library Week
Unite Against Book Bans virtual event to honor a lifetime of free expression through story...
Apr 17:
Three public libraries awarded ALA’s 2023 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2023 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader, to Brookings (S.D.) Public Library, Gill Memorial...
Apr 17:
Carlsbad (N.M.) Public Library and Lexington (Neb.) Public Library Awarded ALA’s Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its fourth Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to Carlsbad (N.M.) Public Library and Lexington (Neb.) Public Library to support the libraries’...
Apr 14:
YALSA Names New Editor for Quarterly Journal, YALS
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) has appointed Joni Bodart, editor of Young Adult Library Services (YALS). She will serve a twelve-month contract from February 1, 2023 through January...
Apr 14:
Yvette Garcia Elected 2024-2025 YALSA President
CHICAGO — Yvette Garcia, Assistant Director, Sulzer Regional Library, at the Chicago Public Library, has been elected as YALSA’s 2024 division president-elect. Garcia will begin her three-year term as president-elect in July of...
Apr 14:
Michael Lambert named PLA 2024-2025 president
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the results of its 2023 Election. Members elected...
Apr 13:
Robert Bittner elected ALSC vice-president/president-elect
Robert Bittner, independent consultant and educator, Langley, British Columbia (BC), has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). He will become president-elect in July 2023 and...
Apr 13:
Elisandro (Alex) Cabada elected vice-president/president-elect
CHICAGO ⎯ Elisandro (Alex) Cabada, Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. Cabada will become president-elect in...