PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is accepting applications for the ALA Trustee Citation and the ALTAFF/Gale Outstanding Trustee Grant. The deadline for applications for both...

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) by a voice vote today, clearing the last legislative hurdle in its reauthorization process. Last week, the U.S. Senate also passed MLSA under unanimous consent. MLSA will now be sent to...
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has issued a position statement on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The statement can be found on the AASL website at www.ala.org/...
CHICAGO—Registration will close on Dec. 29 for “Genealogy Happens! At the Genealogy Reference Desk,” a 2011 Midwinter institute offered by the ALA genealogy experts: the History Section of the Reference and User...
WASHINGTON – The American Library Association (ALA) along with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE have sent a letter (PDF) to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
CHICAGO—Prices have been significantly reduced for the upcoming Midwinter institute “Assembling a Consulting Toolkit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Library Consultant,” a full day event hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative...
PHILADELPHIA - Applications are now available for the American Library Association (ALA) President’s Award for Advocacy, sponsored by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of ALA. Applications are due March 15, 2011.
This award honors...
CHICAGO - By choice or by necessity, some library staff members work additional jobs to supplement their incomes. Whether long-term, short-term or seasonal, making the decision to extend the workday can be difficult.
At the American Library...
CHICAGO – At 1 p.m. CST on Jan. 19, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a live, hour-long webinar, “Right on the Money: Financial Literacy @ your library,”as part of PLA’s “Public Libraries...
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is holding a video contest in advance of its ACRL 2011 conference, to be held March 30 – April...
CHICAGO - In response to the demand for accurate and reliable health information, Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) Massey Cancer Center created “Health Information and Advocacy @ your library,” using the Campaign for America’s Libraries’ @ your library brand.
According to a...
CHICAGO – The ALA Council Committee on Diversity, the Diversity Research Grants Advisory Committee and the ALA Office for Diversity will host a DiversiTEA from 4 - 5:30 p.m. PST on Sunday Jan. 9 in the Hilton Bayfront, Room Aqua 314, during the 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego....
CHICAGO – Polls open March 16 for the 2011 American Library Association (ALA) election, in which members will choose their new president- elect and council members.
CHICAGO—With the recent launch of the long-awaited Google eBookstore, hundreds of titles from ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, are...
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services presents a wealth of events on important topics at the Midwinter Meeting in San Diego.
Topics range from how to create a webinar to RDA to outsourcing technical services. A more complete list of...
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has received a grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to provide digitized archives of Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarianship (RBML). The grant provides $3,000 in funding to assist in making volumes...
CHICAGO—ALA TechSource announces the latest in its series of Online Workshops--Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library...
CHICAGO—The latest issue of Library Technology Reports from ALA TechSource examines privacy and freedom of information in 21st-Century libraries. This special issue was produced in collaboration with The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and includes contributions from Jason Griffey...
CHICAGO - Preservation Week, the national effort to increase public awareness about the importance of preserving our personal cultural heritage and the role libraries play in that effort, brings two programs to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego specifically for library staff. ...
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has added more recommended websites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of...
CHICAGO—What do the giant panda, black rhino and your library have in common? They all face extinction if their existence continues to be taken for granted. To raise awareness of this, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office is calling for nominations for two awards to honor individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right to know.
...CHICAGO—ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the publication of “Winning Library Grants: A Game Plan,” by Herbert B. Landau. Tightening budgets...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) Reauthorization (S. 3984) late Tuesday night under unanimous consent, bringing the bill one step closer to reauthorization before the end of the congressional session.
Emily Sheketoff, executive director...
CHICAGO—ALA TechSource is offering the latest in its series of Online...
Applicants explained how they use technology to help in challenging times
CHICAGO - In co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), EBSCO awarded five librarians $1,500...
CHICAGO—Need a gift for a book lover? Check out the annual lists of outstanding fiction, non-fiction, poetry, genre fiction and...