CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) will host more than 20 programs, two preconferences, and a President’s Coffee Catch-up during the 2023 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, at the...
Press Releases
May 09:
AASL Opens Call for 2023-2025 AASL Standards Committee Members
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is seeking school librarians to serve on the AASL Standards Committee with the charge of reviewing and evaluating the supporting content and material...
May 09:
New from ACRL - “Integrated Library Planning: A New Model for Strategic and Dynamic Planning, Management, and Assessment”
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Integrated Library Planning: A New Model for Strategic and Dynamic...
May 05:
Library community mourns loss of Patricia A. "Pat" Wand
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) and the broader library community lost a valued member, leader, and friend in Patricia A. “Pat” Wand who died suddenly on April 28, 2023. A multi-talented and dedicated...
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May 05:
ALA President Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada to host Native Hawaiian teacher, cultural practitioner, and author Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu at the ALA President's Program
CHICAGO – The American Library Association has announced that ALA President Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada will host award-winning filmmaker and author Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu at the ALA 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition ALA President’s Program,...
May 04:
Intellectual Freedom Round Table announces Michigan Library Association as the recipient of the 2023 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
CHICAGO - The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the Michigan Library Association (MLA) as the recipient of the 2023 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award.
The award will...
May 04:
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2023 Election Results
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is excited to announce the results of the 2023 Board of Trustees election. FTRF members elected six trustees to its Board of Trustees for two-year terms that begin on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Freedom to Read Foundation President,...
May 04:
Choice’s 'The Authority File’ podcast wins 2023 Publisher Podcast Award
Middletown, CT — Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), has received a Publisher Podcast Award in the Best B2B podcast category for its flagship podcast, The Authority File.
The Authority File provides insight on the academic library market...
May 04:
2023 AASL Research Grants Awarded
CHICAGO – Three research papers have been awarded the 2023 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Research Grants by the Educators of School Librarians Section (ESLS) of AASL. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the grants recognize excellence in manuscripts addressing a...
May 04:
LRRT Library Research Forum 2023
2023 ALA Library Research Roundtable Forum Presentations
Theory, Method, and Practice in Library Research
ALA Annual Conference, LRRT Chair’s Program, Chicago, IL June 22-27, 2023
The Library Research Roundtable Forum...
May 04:
LRRT Library Research Forum presentations to take place at ALA Annual Conference 2023
The Library Research Roundtable Forum will feature three peer-reviewed research works with the potential to make significant contributions to the field of LIS. The Research Forum presentations will be part of the LRRT Chair’s Program at ALA Annual in Chicago, IL on Sunday, June 25th, 4 pm-5:30...
May 04:
Dr. Carla Hayden Receives the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th person, first woman, and the first Black to hold the position of Librarian of Congress, is the 2023 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship.
The award is given to someone for “...
May 04:
2023 ALA Library Research Roundtable Shera Award Selected
The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) has chosen the 2023 recipient of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research. The Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research is given to the author(s) of a research article...
May 04:
Chapel Cowden chosen as the 2023 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award
CHICAGO — The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the American Library Association has chosen Chapel Cowden, associate professor at the University of...
May 04:
The Ohio State University Libraries presented the LIRT 2023 Innovation in Instruction Award
CHICAGO — The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the American Library Association is pleased to announce that the 2023 Innovation in Instruction Award...
May 04:
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Invites Submissions for the 2024 Awards
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Roundtable invites submissions for the 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards.
Please visit the CSKBART website to review the ...
May 03:
West Maple Elementary School named National School Library of the Year
CHICAGO – West Maple Elementary School, located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2023 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLY Award annually honors a school...
May 02:
Susan Kusel is named Winner of 2023 ALA Equality Award.
Susan Kusel was selected to receive the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Equality Award. The award consists of $1000, and a framed citation will be presented on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL
Susan...
May 02:
ALA Announces Theme for Banned Books Week, October 1-7, 2023
Grant application window open through May 19, 2023
CHICAGO – The American Library Association has announced the theme for Banned Books Week 2023: “Let Freedom Read!” Banned Books Week will take place October 1 – 7, 2023.
"As we’ve seen...
May 01:
Dr. Emily J. M. Knox receives Beta Phi Mu Award
CHICAGO — Dr. Emily J. M. Knox, Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the American Library Association's Beta Phi Mu Award. This annual award is given in...
May 01:
Julius C. Jefferson Jr. wins the Joseph W. Lippincott Award
Julius C. Jefferson Jr. is the recipient of the 2023 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This award is...
May 01:
Nominations are being accepted for ALA honorary membership
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for ALA honorary membership, the Association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship, or a closely related field are so outstanding that they are of significant and lasting importance to...
May 01:
ARTivist Nikkolas Smith to open AASL National Conference
CHICAGO – Nikkolas Smith, ARTivist, Concept artist, Children's Books Author, and Film Illustrator, will keynote the opening general session of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference. The conference will be held Oct. 19-21, in Tampa,...
Apr 28:
Five projects receive 2023 AIA/ALA Library Building Award
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are awarding five libraries with the 2023 AIA/ALA Library Building Award for excellence in architectural design. Complete details for each project are available on...
Apr 28:
The Las Vegas–Clark County Library District wins the ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award
CHICAGO — The Las Vegas–Clark County Library District has been selected to receive the 2023 ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. The award, sponsored by the American...
Apr 27:
IRRT Preconference: Global Libraries as Advocates for Information Policy Change
CHICAGO - The American Library Association's (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to attend a half-day preconference, “...
Apr 27:
Jim Neal receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award
CHICAGO — James (Jim) Neal 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 contribution...
Apr 27:
Cultural humility in library work
CHICAGO — Cultural humility offers a renewing and transformative framework for navigating interpersonal interactions in libraries, whether between patrons and staff or staff members with one another. It foregrounds a practice of critical self-reflection and commitment to recognizing and...