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...
Press Releases
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...
Apr 13:
Tracie D. Hall named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
CHICAGO – TIME has named Tracie D. Hall to the 2023 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes appear in the April 24 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, April 14, and now at...
Apr 12:
Calzada Elected 2024-2025 AASL President
CHICAGO – Becky Calzada, Library Services Coordinator in the Leander Independent School District (ISD) based in Leander, Texas, has been elected the 2023-2024 president-elect of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). She will serve as the AASL President...
Apr 12:
Public Libraries magazine announces 2023 Feature Article Contest winners
CHICAGO - Public Libraries, the official magazine of the Public Library Association (PLA), is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Feature Article Contest for articles published in the...
Apr 12:
2023 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant winner announced
The “Capacity Building for LIS Professionals in Cambodia and Maldives through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) project is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association’s International Relations Round Table (...
Apr 12:
Hohl wins 2024-2025 ALA presidency
CHICAGO — Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library has been elected 2023-2024 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA).
Hohl received 4,965 votes, while her opponent, Eric Suess, director of...
Apr 11:
ALA remembers Bill Ott (1947-2023), Booklist Editor and Publisher
CHICAGO - The American Library Association and Booklist Publications are deeply saddened to share the news of the death of Bill Ott on April 8th, 2023 after a brief illness. Ott made innumerable contributions to both Booklist Publications and to ALA during his 39 years on the Booklist...
Apr 11:
The social future of academic libraries
CHICAGO — The current focus in higher education on student engagement, holistic education, social responsibility, and community partnerships demands a significant mindshift for academic libraries to reclaim their place at the heart of academic institutions that are reinventing themselves as...
Apr 10:
ALA seeks applicants for Endowment Fund Trustee opening
Applications are now being accepted for one expiring term on the ALA Endowment Trustees committee. All applicants will be required to submit an electronic application, as well as upload a CV and three references. ...
Apr 07:
ALA Launches Policy Corps Cadre for Proactive Advocacy on Book Banning
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the American Library Association (ALA) Public Policy & Advocacy (PPA) Office, in partnership with ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, announce a new initiative for proactive advocacy to combat book banning and censorship in America’s libraries. A cadre of the...
Apr 05:
An essential handbook of the Dewey Decimal Classification System
CHICAGO — The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), used in 200,000 libraries across 140 countries, has entered a new age, primarily maintained today as a continuously revised electronic system rather than an occasionally updated set of print volumes. Its editors have added newly emerging topics...
Apr 05:
Libraries invited to apply for new Great Stories Club grant focused on teen science fiction titles
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply for “Imagining Tomorrow: Building Inclusive Futures.” This brand-new series in ALA’s Great Stories Club (GSC) will feature science...
Apr 04:
Nation to Celebrate Library Workers, April 25, 2023
Library staff play an invaluable role in supporting their communities. In both good times and times of challenge or crisis, library workers in all types of libraries serve millions of library users in need of free access to Wi-Fi, eBooks, accurate information, and digital social services. On...
Apr 04:
Travel Grants Available for First-Time AASL National Conference Attendees
CHICAGO — Thirty travel grants are available to school library professionals wishing to attend the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference for the first time. The $750 grants for first-time attendees of the conference are sponsored by Bound...
Mar 31:
Preservation Week® Webinar: Networking Strategies Improve Disaster Readiness
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Mar 31:
Preservation Week® Webinar: There When You Need Us: Crisis Collecting Support
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Mar 31:
A new readers’ advisory guide to romance
CHICAGO — "Happily ever after" and all it entails keeps millions of romance fiction readers devouring approximately 10,000 titles published in the genre annually. Whether they’re already a devotee or a newbie in urgent need of some orientation, library workers will find “...
Mar 30:
AASL seeks reviewers for 2023 National Conference
CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is currently accepting applications for volunteers to participate in a blind review and scoring of proposals for the 2023 AASL National Conference to be held October 19-21 in Tampa, FL. To apply, please use the application form...
Mar 30:
Pediatric Public Health Initiative Director Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha named 2023 Preservation Week® Honorary Chair
CHICAGO–Preservation Week...
Mar 30:
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Kelly Yang to serve as 2023 National Library Week honorary chair
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is thrilled to announce that award-winning and bestselling author Kelly Yang will serve as honorary chair of National Library Week, April 23-29, 2023.
“I am the product of amazing libraries and librarians, who saw me, supported me, and...
Mar 30:
“Global Human Rights Research Project” receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice
CHICAGO – The “Global Human Rights Research Project” from Prospect Sierra School in El Cerrito, California, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin Random House,...
Mar 29:
Martha Alvarado Anderson selected as 2023 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellow
The American Library Association has selected ALA Member Martha Alvarado Anderson as the 2023 Lois Ann...
Mar 29:
Molly Dettmann receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Molly Dettmann, teacher librarian at Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250 award recognizes a school...
Mar 28:
Charlotte Chung receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant
CHICAGO – Charlotte Chung, media specialist at Suncrest Elementary School in Morgantown, West Virginia, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone, the $2,500 grant supports the planning and implementation of a...