CHICAGO — The Baker & Taylor Award Committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ), awarded the 2011 Baker & Taylor/ YALSA Conference Grants to Yvonne Miller and …
CHICAGO – School and public libraries can promote Teen Tech Week™(March 6-12) with online resources offered by the Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ). Since 2007, Teen Tech Week , sponsored by YALSA , has ensured that teens are …
Date: 1 February 2011 Contact: Tim Erickson, (952) 984-0786, tim_erickson@cargill.com Liz Pearce, (952) 742-6202, elizabeth_pearce@cargill.com MINNEAPOLIS — Dog owners west of the Mississippi River and Ohio River Valley will now be able to …
February 1, 2011 UPTON, NY — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has won three of 10 prizes given for the first time by Battelle for scientific advances and technology innovations. Battelle, the world’s largest nonprofit …
CHICAGO — From hungry dogs to alien abductions to corrupted flash drives, the list of excuses for missed homework assignments is never ending. Help your teens get a head start on their homework by hosting a homework help program at your library. Join …
EADS North America has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to supply its TRS-3D radar for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship. As part of a recent Department of Defense award, Lockheed Martin will construct up to 10 Littoral Combat Ships through 2015 …
CHICAGO - ALA TechSource announces the publication of the latest issue of Library Technology Reports , Web Scale Discovery Services by Jason Vaughan. Web scale discovery services are a tool with major potential to transform the nature of …
President Obama was briefed this morning by phone by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate regarding the ongoing preparations for the large winter storm that is forecasted to affect more than two dozen states by the end …
General Mills and Nestlé invest in continued success of 20-year breakfast cereal partnership February 01, 2011 At an event today in Orbe, Switzerland, executives from Nestlé and General Mills attended the opening …
CHICAGO - ALA TechSource announces a new workshop: Making Mobile Services Work for Your Library with Cody Hanson. This workshop will provide a foundation for librarians interested in providing mobile services for patrons. The increasing …
Feb 1, 2011 12:20pm Jeremy McGrath CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announced today seven-time Supercross Champion and off-road racer Jeremy McGrath has returned to Team Toyo Off-Road. Competing in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, …
News Release Scientific contacts: David Schlegel , 510-495-2595; Michael Levi , 510-486-7186 Under the BigBOSS proposal, the NOAO Mayall Telescope (left) would be modified (inset) to cover a wider field of view, and it would be …
80 percent of adults with uncontrolled blood pressure or high cholesterol have insurance and availability to low cost effective treatment Two out of three U.S. adults with high cholesterol and half of U.S. adults with high blood …
Release date: 02/01/2011 Contact Information: Stacy Kika, kika.stacy@epa.gov, 202-564-0906, 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its list of the top 50 partner organizations using the most renewable …
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Steven Barnett, visited Mongolia during January 20 – February 1, 2011, to hold discussions for the 2011 Article IV consultation and Post-Program Monitoring. The mission met with the Mongolian authorities …
Release date: 01 February 2011 …
CHICAGO - Technology is part of the everyday life experience for most teens — and by integrating it with standard teen services, librarians can better serve and support teens’ learning needs. Find out how in Connect, Create, Collaborate: Support Teen …
CHICAGO — Reluctant YA readers are everywhere — except maybe in your library. Join the Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ) from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on June 23 in New Orleans for “Give Them What They Want: Reaching Reluctant Readers” and …
February 14 at 2:30pm EST Washington, DC-- Online registration is now open for the 2011 ARL Balanced Scorecard Webcast scheduled to take place on February 14 at 2:30 pm EST. For your convenience, please register from the computer you will be using …
CHICAGO — Carol A. Mandel, dean of the division of libraries at New York University, has been named the 2011 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award . Mandel will receive a cash award and citation at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2011, at the …
