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AASL Announces 2025 Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released its annual list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. The Best Digital Tools provide opportunities for school librarians to enhance learning, engage learners, and...
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Legislative Advocacy and Public Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers” edited by Raymond Pun, Sonya M. Durney, and Tarida Anantachai...
Core Webinar - Visualizing Library Impact
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Visualizing Library Impact" on July 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. These presenters created accessible dashboards of the core functions of their library, including physical collections, spaces, user services, electronic...
The Digital Accessibility Handbook for Libraries
CHICAGO — A complicated and multifaceted topic, digital accessibility in libraries is in constant flux as new technologies emerge and design standards continue to evolve. This makes it challenging for library workers to ensure that their libraries meet...
Core Classroom: Your Supported Job Search
Join Core from August 4 to August 29, 2025, for the Classroom “Your Supported Job Search.” This course should help you clarify what you are looking for, sharpen your application documents, find a process that works for you, and maintain your health.
The definitive handbook on public librarianship
CHICAGO — Dubbed "a peerless ambassador for public libraries, educating future professionals, current professionals in other parts of the field, and anyone else interested about the irreplaceable and irrepressible entities that are public libraries” (...
CHICAGO — Published by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and ALA Editions, the forthcoming second edition of “ National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries” will equip school librarians with...
The legacy of black women in librarianship
CHICAGO — Black women have historically been hidden figures in librarianship, yet their passion, courage, and tenacity paved the way for future generations of knowledge workers. Profiling more than a dozen librarians, book champions, activists, and...
Teen-friendly school library spaces and services
CHICAGO —Published by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and ALA Editions, “ Growing Teen Engagement: Strategies to Captivate Secondary Learners” is your essential resource for transforming your secondary school library into a thriving...
Best of Core Forum: Neurodiversity in the Academic Library
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Neurodiversity in the Academic Library" on June 11, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Neurodiversity within the librarian professional is often neglected as a subject of scholarly...
CHICAGO – The Spring/Summer 2025 ALA Graphics catalog delivers a host of exciting posters and bookmarks to inspire and encourage readers of all ages. Gracing the cover is a new poster by artist Rebecca Lee Kunz, recipient of the 2025 Caldecott Medal for...
Best of Core Forum: Neurodivergent Leadership: Learning to Lead in a Neurotypical World
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Neurodivergent Leadership; Learning to Lead in a Neurotypical World" on May 21, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. This presentation will focus on the lived experience of a librarian who recently moved into a large...
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Transforming Libraries with AI: Enhancing Access, Efficiency, and Community Engagement" on June 9, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Explore how artificial intelligence can revolutionize libraries by enhancing...
Best of Core Forum: Calling it Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop Doing
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Calling it Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop Doing" on July 15, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Following a period of disruption, library leaders need to realign service offerings...
Best of Core Forum: The Greatest Obstacle of Discovery: Assessment of Library Discovery Systems
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: The Greatest Obstacle of Discovery: Assessment of Library Discovery Systems" on June 4, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Discovery products providing a single search interface to library collections have become...
