The American Library Association (ALA) announced today that ALA President Emily Drabinski will host the ALA President’s Program, featuring an esteemed panel of library practitioners, at the ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding hotels in San Diego, California, June 27-July 2, 2024.

Join Core during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA for the full-day preconference event "AvramCamp: An Unconference for Women and Non-binary Technology Library Workers". Each year Core sponsors AvramCamp, a safe and welcoming space for women and non-binary technology library workers to explore common challenges faced, learn strategies for dealing with them, and discuss specific tools to build confidence. Inspired by AdaCamp, AvramCamp begins by exploring Imposter Syndrome, the feeling that you aren’t actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a frau

On June 28, 2024, Core will present the half-day preconference "Library Building Projects 101: A Crash Course on Basic Elements of Completing a Building Renovation or New Construction" during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA.

On Friday, June 28, 2024, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the half-day preconference "Managing Change and Holding Effective Difficult Conversations: Tools for Every Leader" during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. Learn how to invoke change with the least amount of upset and the most movement toward stated goals.

On Friday, June 28, 2024, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the full-day preconference "Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant" during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. Topics include the required personal attributes, establishing the business, areas of consulting, the importance of understanding a client’s motivation, dealing with project scope creep, and the methodologies typically employed in consulting work. The workshop covers contract deliverables, including incorporating client feedback and presenting results.

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the preconference “Academic Library and Learning Spaces Tour" on Friday, June 28, 2024, during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. We will tour UC San Diego's Geisel Library, Design and Innovation Building, and Halicioglu Data Science Institute (HDSI). Participants will then be transported to the University of San Diego to tour Copley Library and adjacent Learning Commons.

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the full-day tour “Public Library Tours"on Friday, June 28, 2024, during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. Come tour three unique Public libraries in the San Diego area, San Diego Public Library’s Central and San Ysidro branches in the city and San Diego County Library’s Imperial Beach branch in the South Bay region.

ALA announced two speaker sessions at the ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, June 27-July 2. Teen app developer Jay'Aina "Jay Jay" Patton and software engineer Antoine Patton will discuss their new book, “Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison—and How We Stayed Connected". Also presenting is woodworker John Furniss and his artist wife, Anni Furniss, who will discuss their new autobiographical book, “The Blind Woodsman."

ACRL invites proposals for the ACRL 2025 Conference to be held April 2-5, 2025, in Minneapolis and online. ACRL 2025 features eight session formats to suit a wide range of presentation and learning styles. Contributed paper, panel session, and workshop proposals are due June 7, 2024.

CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) 2024 Conference, taking place April 3–5, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio will feature a wide variety of special activities, from the How-To Stage to the Career Center...

CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced two speakers that will present at the ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding hotels in San Diego, California...

CHICAGO — Today, the American Library Association (ALA) opened registration for the 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held at the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding hotels in San Diego, California, June 27-July 2. The 2024 ALA Annual...

CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced that registration is open for the PLA 2024 Virtual Conference. Offered as an alternative opportunity for public library workers unable to attend the in-person conference in Columbus, Ohio...

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) announced the LLX Close Out Session, featuring a panel of senior library leaders who will discuss Navigating Leadership: Perspectives on Purpose-Driven Careers at the 2024 LibLearnX: The Library Learning...

Conveniently located in the LLX Marketplace, the ALA Store will offer a variety of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift books, and more. Store hours are: Saturday, January 20: 9:30am – 4:00pm Sunday, January 21: 10:00am – 4:00pm Monday, January 22: 9:30am –...

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Ashley Mitchell has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Mitchell serves as Adult Services Librarian at Camden County Library System in Voorhees, NJ. She has over 20...

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Alison Van Norman has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Van Norman serves as the Outreach and Marketing Librarian for Elon University, where she plans and markets...

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced that adult fiction and children’s book author Kate DiCamillo will present at the 2024 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX) in Baltimore, January 19–22, 2024. One of America’s...