CHICAGO —Melanie Feyerherm , teen librarian at the Baright Public Library in Ralston, Neb., and Keri Weston, director of the Carlisle (Iowa) Public Library, won the 2011 BWI/YALSA Collection Development Grant, administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the...
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Jan 14:
Barniskis wins Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) awarded the 2011 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant to Shannon Crawford Barniskis. This $1,000 grant will provide seed money for her research project, "Graffiti, Poetry, Dance: How Public Library Art Programs Affect Teens."...
Jan 14:
Newbery and Caldecott award winners speak out
CHICAGO — “In the Words of the Winners: The Newbery and Caldecott Medals, 2001-2010” from ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, is an exclusive collection...
Jan 14:
YALSA names 2011 Fabulous Films for Young Adults
SAN DIEGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced its 2011 Fabulous Films for Young Adults list. The list identifies a body of films relating to a theme that will...
Jan 13:
YALSA names 2011 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
SAN DIEGO —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2011 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selection list. The list is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
The Quick Picks list...
Jan 13:
YALSA names 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults
SAN DIEGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2011 list of Best Fiction for Young Adults (BFYA). This year’s list of 99 books was drawn from 191 official nominations.
In 2010...
Jan 13:
YALSA names 2011 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
SAN DIEGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2011 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (PPYA)....
Jan 13:
YALSA names 2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
SAN DIEGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list for those ages 12-18 is drawn from the previous two years of spoken-word releases and presented...
Jan 13:
AASL President visits state association recognized school library program
CHICAGO – As part of her tour of school libraries nationwide, Nancy Everhart, president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), visited Bernardo Heights Middle School Library in San Diego, California on Monday, Jan. 10.
On her tour,...
Jan 12:
AASL “School Libraries Count!” longitudinal study now open
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced the launch of the fifth year of its longitudinal study. “School Libraries Count!” gathers basic data about the status of school library programs across the country. AASL will use this information to...
Jan 12:
AASL announces travel grants for first-time National Conference attendees
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is offering 30 grants for travel to its 15th National Conference & Exhibition in Minneapolis, Oct. 27-30, 2011.
The $750 grants for first-time attendees of the conference are sponsored by Bound To Stay Bound Books. Those...
Jan 12:
2011 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries winners announced
CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award: The Luria Library at Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, Calif.; the...
Jan 11:
ALA Midwinter Meeting announces Youth Media Award winners, discusses state of America's libraries
SAN DIEGO – Librarians and library supporters gathered to discuss issues affecting the future of libraries and examine the challenges facing them in troubled economic times at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, held Jan. 7-11 in San Diego.
This year’s event drew 7,549...
Jan 11:
Save the date for PLA’s first-ever Virtual Spring Symposium
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) will host a Virtual Spring Symposium from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST on March 30. This new online event will offer the premier...
Jan 11:
Registration now open for PLA’s online train-the-technology trainer course in February
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting registrations for its "Accidental Public Library Technology Trainer”...
Jan 11:
PLA to kick off free advocacy training program on April 12 at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association, is launching Turning the Page 2.0,...
Jan 11:
2011 Amelia Bloomer List announced
SAN DIEGO – The Amelia Bloomer Project, a product of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table’s (SRRT) Feminist Taskforce, announced the 2011 Amelia Bloomer List at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, held Jan. 7-11, 2011.
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Jan 11:
2011 Rainbow Project book list released
SAN DIEGO – The 2011 Rainbow Project book list, a joint project of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) and the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association (ALA), was announced at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting held Jan. 7-...
Jan 11:
First-ever Over the Rainbow bibliography released
SAN DIEGO – The 2011 Over the Rainbow Project book list, sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA), was announced at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in San Diego.
The bibliography features...
Jan 11:
Why I Need My Library teen video contest launches at ALA Midwinter Meeting
SAN DIEGO– As part of her presidential initiatives, ALA President Roberta Stevens launched a video contest for teens at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego.
Why I Need My Library, which runs...
Jan 11:
Apply by April 19 to receive “Let’s Talk About It: The Civil War” program grant
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are now accepting applications for Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, a reading and discussion program in America’s libraries. Public,...
Jan 11:
Apply by May 5 to host “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” traveling exhibition
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with the National Constitution Center (NCC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is pleased to announce a large-scale tour for the traveling exhibition “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil...
Jan 11:
ALA President Roberta Stevens releases statement on California library budget cuts
San Diego – Gov. Jerry Brown released his 2011-12 Budget proposal calling it “painful” and one that requires sacrifice from every sector of the state. The proposal eliminates all state funding for the Public Library Fund, Transaction Based Reimbursement and the California Library Literacy...
Jan 11:
Janice Welburn named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
CHICAGO — Janice Welburn, dean of university libraries at Marquette University, is the 2011 Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services,...
Jan 10:
2011 Stonewall Book Awards announced
SAN DIEGO – The 2011 Stonewall Book Awards were announced today by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA, during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego.
The Stonewall Book Awards are given...
Jan 10:
Eric Velásquez y Pam Muñoz Ryan ganan premios “Pura Belpré”
SAN DIEGO – Eric Velásquez, ilustrador de “Grandma’s Gift” y Pam Muñoz Ryan, autora de “The Dreamer”, son los ganadores del Premio de Ilustración Pura Belpré 2011 y el Premio al Autor Pura Belpré 2011 respectivamente. La distinción rinde homenaje a...
Jan 10:
Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith 2011 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement
SAN DIEGO – Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith, professor emerita at the University of South Florida, Tampa, School of Library and Information Science, is the winner of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by...
Jan 10:
'Ship Breaker' wins 2011 Printz Award
SAN DIEGO – “Ship Breaker,” written by Paolo Bacigalupi, published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., has won the 2011 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)...
Jan 10:
Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop win 2011 Sibert Medal
SAN DIEGO - Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop, author and photographer/illustrator of “Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot,” were named the winners of the 2011 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for...
Jan 10:
'Almost Perfect' wins 2011 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
SAN DIEGO – “Almost Perfect” by Brian Katcher, published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, is the 2011 recipient of the Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. The award...