Partnerships
Profiles of innovative and successful grant proposals
CHICAGO — Grant money can make all the difference in developing new services, creating worldwide access to your unique collections, or enabling you to showcase awarded projects that advance your career. But competition for grants is as fierce as ever. To...
YALSA announces collaboration with IBM to bring focused career prep to diverse teens nationwide
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and IBM are collaborating to offer a series of skills-based trainings and webinars to their librarian network across the United States aimed at helping diverse teens gain access to key...
Sourcebooks and American Library Association collaborate on new series
Publishing partnership will feature wide-ranging selection of books and journals CHICAGO — Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher based in Chicago, and the American Library Association’s (ALA) book publishing imprint, ALA Editions|ALA Neal-Schuman...
ALA partners with Humble Bundle to support ALA and the Freedom to Read Foundation
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and Humble Bundle are teaming up to offer library supporters and advocates an opportunity to fund ALA initiatives supporting social justice and intellectual freedom, including the Spectrum Scholarship...
SAA selects Millar's book "A Matter of Facts" for One Book, One Profession 2020/2021
CHICAGO — The Publications Board of Society of American Archivists (SAA) has selected for its 2020/2021 One Book, One Profession reading initiative " A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age," by Laura A. Millar. Her urgent manifesto...
Tribal libraries, partners leverage federal E-rate to deliver high-speed connections to six pueblos, new ALA case study shows
Washington, DC – Built by E-Rate: A Case Study of Two Tribally-Owned Fiber Networks and the Role of Libraries in Making It Happen ( Full report; Executive summary), published today by the American Library Association (ALA), details tribal libraries’ role...
'Moana' star Auli’i Cravalho encourages families to be counted in the U.S. Census
CHICAGO—Actress Auli’i Cravalho, star of the animated Disney film "Moana" and Netflix’s upcoming "All Together Now," will remind families of the importance of completing the 2020 Census and counting their children in a read-along video premiering on...
Free December webinar will highlight Short Story Dispenser project
CHICAGO – Next month, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a free webinar featuring the pilot participants in its Fostering Creative Community Connections (FCCC) initiative. PLA launched FCCC in 2017 to strengthen a culture of literacy and...
New publications detail public library responses to the opioid crisis
CHICAGO —The Public Library Association (PLA) and OCLC have released two new publications that demonstrate how public libraries are responding to the opioid crisis in their communities. In September 2018, the two organizations launched a collaborative...
United for Libraries invites Trustees to become Library Census Champions
Sign up by Oct. 1 to join launch webinar Today United for Libraries, the American Library Association (ALA) Public Policy and Advocacy office and the Census Counts campaign launched Library Census Champions, a new network of state, local and tribal...
Public Library Association launches 2020 health insurance enrollment project
Will offer funding for public libraries to connect consumers to coverage CHICAGO – After a successful first year in which 92 public libraries participated, the Public Library Association (PLA) is proud to encourage enrollment in the Affordable Care Act...
PLA to share digital skill-building tools in free September webinar
CHICAGO – Public libraries have long been leaders in bringing people into the digital world, providing programs and services that help patrons get jobs, gain knowledge, increase productivity, and engage with others online. Leveraging and strengthening...
ALA urges libraries to partner with National Voter Registration Day
** Sign up by September 12 to receive free promotional resources ** WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Library Association (ALA), a Premier Partner of National Voter Registration Day, encourages libraries to sign up to observe the unofficial holiday on...
Upcoming webinar offers guidance on starting a WiFi hotspot lending program at the library
CHICAGO -- Last month, PLA announced a new project, supported by Microsoft Corp., called DigitalLead: Rural Libraries Creating New Possibilities, which seeks to increase digital skills programming and access to technology in rural communities. Through...
ALA and US library associations affirm commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) and several library associations in the United States have pledged their commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). ALA, AALL (the American Association of Law Libraries), CNI (the Coalition for...
Public Library Association expands access to technology and digital skills training for rural communities with Microsoft Philanthropies
CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced a new effort, supported by Microsoft Corp., to increase digital skills programming and access to technology in rural communities. Through $400,000 donated by Microsoft Philanthropies, PLA...
PLA, NNLM expand strategic partnership through consumer health programming survey
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has added another collaborative project to its ongoing partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Through this partnership, PLA...
Public Library Association, National Network of Libraries of Medicine join in supporting the NIH’s All of Us Research Program
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has expanded its partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). In 2017, the two organizations launched Promoting Healthy...
Spring 2019 PLA Leadership Academy participants announced
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) Leadership Development Committee has selected 28 exceptional librarians to participate in the Spring 2019 PLA Leadership Academy, which will be held Mar. 25–29 in Chicago, Ill. The PLA Leadership Academy...
Winners of National Short Fiction Contest announced
CHICAGO — Six outstanding writers are being recognized for their entries in the Public Library Association’s (PLA) National Short Fiction Contest. This fall, more than 600 writers across the U.S. entered the contest by submitting short stories on the...