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CHICAGO -Members of ALA's New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive a grant, sponsored by 3M Library Systems, which will cover expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 23 – 28, 2011 in New Orleans. Want to read about the ALA...

CHICAGO —The reinstallation of Marc Chagall’s magnificent America Windows at the Art Institute of Chicago, a national  family literacy program that reaches out to low income families, the New York Comic Con Convention and a post from the Likely Stories...

CHICAGO—The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) will again offer the full-day workshop “Assembling a Consulting Toolkit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Library Consultant” at the upcoming 2011 Midwinter...

CHICAGO –    On Sept. 26, 2010, The New York Times published an article entitled “ Anger as a Private Company Takes Over Libraries.” The article focused on Library Systems & Services, also known as L.S.S.I., a private company based in Maryland. The L.S.S...

CHICAGO – Nominate yourself, colleagues or your library for the 2010 American Library Association (ALA) Recognition Awards and Grants. Unless otherwise noted, the deadline for awards is Dec. 1. For general information about these and other ALA awards...

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) has joined in a partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to make "Money Smart Week @ your library," held April 2-9, 2011, a national initiative. Celebrating its 10th year in 2011, Money Smart...

"Take Your Job Search Campaign Up a Level: What to do When You’re Still Not Getting That Job You Want (And Need!)" scheduled for Oct. 20, 2010 CHICAGO - If you’re one week, one month, three months or even longer into your job search without any end in...

CHICAGO - This year’s top library MVP is the one at Maplewood Junior / Senior High School of Guys Mills, Pa. The library brought in nearly 400 entries for this year’s Step Up to the Plate @ your library program, which it tied into its Reading is...

CHICAGO — Librarians, educators, authors and fans of young adult literature won’t want to miss the biennial Young Adult Literature Symposium, Nov. 5-7, at the Albuquerque (N.M.) Marriott, hosted by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) with...

CHICAGO— ALA Editions, the publishing imprint of the American Library Association, announces the release of the fifth edition of “ Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools, ” edited by Sheila S. Intner, Joanna F. Fountain and Jean Weihs...

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is seeking proposals for concurrent sessions at its 2011 National Conference & Exhibition. The deadline for proposals is Monday, Nov. 1. More information is available at www.ala.org/aasl...

CHICAGO – The deadline for advanced registration pricing for the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) 2010 Fall Forum has been extended to Oct. 21. IN FOCUS: The Essentials of 21 st-Century Learning will be held Nov. 5-6 in Portland, Ore...

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, has chosen the winners for its annual Great Ideas contest: Elizabeth Burns, New Jersey State Library Talking Books and Braille Center, Trenton...

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, invites its members to comment on the draft of its teen services evaluation tool (PDF) at www.surveymonkey.com/s/EvalToolYALSA. The survey is...

CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), seeks members’ applications for the MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens, sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust.  The...