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Press Releases
Dec 06:
Author John Green highlights Freedom to Read Foundation Dallas fundraiser
CHICAGO - John Green, best-selling author and staunch defender of intellectual freedom principles, will be the featured speaker at the annual Freedom to Read Foundation fundraising author event on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012...
Dec 06:
Save up to 50 percent on PLA training kits this December
CHICAGO - Four digital training kits from the Public Library Association (PLA) are on sale until Dec. 31. Each kit is 40 percent off (or 50 percent off when combined with an ALA member discount).
PLA training kits, authored by Sandra Nelson, tackle topics like stress management, time...
Dec 06:
How audiobooks support literacy
CHICAGO— In “Listening to Learn: Audiobooks Supporting Literacy,” published by ALA Editions, librarians Sharon Grover and Lizette D. Hannegan show how audiobooks present...
Dec 06:
Thrift Books offers $100 coupon to ALTAFF members
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to welcome Thrift Books to its family of corporate sponsors.
In turn, Thrift Books is offering ALTAFF members who use their...
Dec 05:
Help YALSA give books to teens this holiday season with a matching gift!
CHICAGO — Planning your end-of-year holiday giving? Consider a donation to YALSA’s Books for Teens program, which raises funds to provide teens in low-income communities access to high-quality, recently published, age-appropriate...
Dec 05:
ACRL releases 2010 Academic Library Trends and Statistics
CHICAGO– The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “2010 Academic Library Trends and Statistics,” the latest in a series of annual publications...
Dec 05:
Discuss serving older teens in YALSA’s December YA Forum
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will focus on serving older teens in its monthly YA Forum discussion, held for members this month at http://connect.ala.org/yalsa. Throughout the week, YALSA members are encouraged...
Dec 01:
Rev. Dr. Lewis Baldwin keynotes celebration of Dr. King’s lasting, inspiring legacy
CHICAGO – The Rev. Dr. Lewis V. Baldwin, professor of religious studies at Vanderbilt University, will keynote the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration during the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2012 Midwinter Meeting in Dallas. The Celebration will be held...
Nov 29:
AASL a core partner in celebrating inaugural Digital Learning Day
CHICAGO – Building upon a growing movement, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), working together with the Alliance for Excellent Education and other national educational associations and organizations, is calling on school librarians to participate in the...
Nov 29:
Complete program for new ALA Masters Series at ALA 2012 Midwinter Meeting
CHICAGO - Sprinkled throughout the ALA 2012 Midwinter Meeting schedule, the new ALA Masters Series offers insights into the hottest trends and issues as it showcases experts from across library specialties describing their latest in-house innovations in fast-paced 30-minute...
Nov 29:
AASL joins alliance to support literacy education
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) joins 20 other stakeholder groups representing educational and school and community leaders in support of the new National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE). NCLE, a project of the National Council of Teachers of...
Nov 29:
Call for online learning proposals: RUSA seeks webinars for 2012
CHICAGO — RUSA seeks proposals for webinar presentations for its 2012 series of professional development webinars that will be held throughout the year, from January 2012 through August 2012.
RUSA webinars are an opportunity for librarians to infuse their year with...
Nov 29:
LITA is offering two full-day workshops in Dallas
CHICAGO - LITA is pleased to offer two full-day workshops, to be held Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 as part of the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas.
Mark Phillips of University of North Texas Libraries is presenting Digital Curation at the...
Nov 29:
Brad Meltzer named Honorary Chair of National Library Week
Celebrate National Library Week April 8-14, 2012
CHICAGO – Best-selling author, television host and library advocate Brad Meltzer has been named the 2012 Honorary Chair of National Library Week.
As the author of nine books and the host of the History Channel...
Nov 29:
ALTAFF and Library Journal team to offer ALTAFF members 40 percent off Patron Profiles
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is teaming with Library Journal to offer ALTAFF members a special deal on Patron Profiles, a digital online quarterly resource from...
Nov 29:
ALTAFF to host Nuts & Bolts for Trustees, Friends and Foundations at ALA Midwinter Meeting
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will host “Nuts & Bolts for Trustees, Friends and Foundations” from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST on Friday, Jan. 20 at...
Nov 29:
Laurie D. Borman is new American Libraries editor and publisher
CHICAGO - Don Chatham, associate executive director for ALA Publishing, has announced that Laurie D. Borman will be the new editor and publisher of American Libraries publications, effective Dec. 5, 2011.
Borman has a degree in journalism from Indiana University and brings...
Nov 29:
Proposal deadline extended for the ALA Research Series
CHICAGO - The ALA Office for Research & Statistics has extended the book proposal deadline for the peer-reviewed ALA Research Series. The new deadline date is Monday, Dec. 19, 2011.
The ALA Research Series expands the knowledge base of library research by...
Nov 29:
Davis, Mosley named BCALA Emerging Leaders
CHICAGO -- The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) has selected Angiah Davis, reference librarian at the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, and Derek Mosley, archivist and assistant director of the Ernest J. Gaines Center at the...
Nov 29:
AASL survey shows students and families have increased access to school library resources
CHICAGO - According to trend data collected by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), technology acquisitions in school libraries across the nation appear to be leveling, while remote access to school library databases is rapidly increasing. Data was collected as part of...
Nov 29:
Cozy up with learning! New Webinar-on-Demand from YALSA
CHICAGO — Looking for guidance into the latest topics in teen services? Look no further than YALSA’s Webinars-on-Demand! Previously recorded webinars, led by content experts selected by YALSA, are complimentary for YALSA members and available for purchase for nonmembers at...
Nov 29:
Emily Hamstra is 2012 RUSA Emerging Leader
CHICAGO — Emily Hamstra, learning librarian at the University of Michigan’s Shapiro Undergraduate Library, has been selected as the 2012 Emerging Leader for the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
The ALA Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership...
Nov 29:
School librarians help provide needed digital citizenship skills
CHICAGO – According to supplemental questions asked as part of the 2011 School Libraries Count! (SLC) national longitudinal survey of school library programs conducted by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), an overwhelming majority of schools across America are...
Nov 29:
ALSC online courses start January 16
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announces the release of the new ALSC Online Education - Winter 2012 schedule. ALSC is offering four courses, each of which begin Jan. 16.
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Nov 29:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library to digitize College & Research Libraries archive
CHICAGO – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library has launched a project to digitize the complete back contents of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) official scholarly research journal College & Research Libraries (C&RL...
Nov 29:
Young adult author Ally Carter added to the Author Lunch series at PLA 2012
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) is excited to announce the addition of the Young Adult Author Lunch with Ally Carter to the PLA 2012 Conference schedule from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 15. PLA...
Nov 29:
Revised NLSBPH Standards and Guidelines published
CHICAGO — The “Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped” (NLSBPH) have been published by the Association of...
Nov 29:
Tips for what to do before (and after) retirement
CHICAGO — Retirement holds many questions for librarians, and it’s never too soon (or too late) to start asking them. Published by ALA Editions, “Pre- and Post-Retirement Tips...
Nov 28:
New workshop will show how to build a user-friendly library site in 10 steps
CHICAGO - ALA TechSource announces an exciting new workshop, 10 Steps to a User-Friendly Library Website with Aaron Schmidt and Amanda Etches-Johnson.
A clean, well-designed website can mean the difference between an...