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The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named Richard Chabrán as the 2026 winner of the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality.

Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18, a subgroup of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table’s Feminist Task Force, announced its Top Ten feminist books for young readers.

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration commemorates Dr. King's legacy and recognizes the connection between his life's work and the library world.

The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association is happy to announce that nominations for the 2026 Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality are now open.

The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named Sanford (Sandy) Berman as the 2025 winner of the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality.

The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named John Oluwaseye Adebayo and Libby Anderson as the 2025 winners of the SRRT Conference Travel Grants to attend the upcoming 2025 ALA Annual Conference.

The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named Emma K. McNamara and Don Michael Jr. as the 2024 winners of the SRRT Conference Travel Grants to attend the upcoming 2024 ALA Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. The SRRT Conference Travel Grants sponsored by the Social Responsibilities Round Table help finance SRRT member attendance at the ALA Annual Conference. The $1000 award covers limited fees related to airfare, lodging, and conference registration. SRRT funds up to two applicants per year.

The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association has named Ann Sparanese as the 2024 winner of the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality. The $4000 award is funded by an SRRT/ALA...

CHICAGO - The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association is happy to announce that nominations for the 2024 Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality are now open. Herb Biblo was a...

CHICAGO - The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association (SRRT) is pleased to announce the SRRT Conference Travel Grant to help finance up to two SRRT members' attendance at the 2024 ALA Annual Conference in San Diego, CA. The...

CHICAGO — The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association has named Elaine Harger as the first recipient of the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality. The purpose of this award is to recognize...

CHICAGO — Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18, a subgroup of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table’s Feminist Task Force, announced its Top Ten feminist books for young readers. Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 recommends well...