NEWS For Immediate Release February 28, 2013 Contact: Mary Mackay CHICAGO - Chicago’s legendary sketch comedy theatre, Best of The Second City,will appear from 8 - 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 at the ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Bash during the 2013 ALA Annual …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 28, 2013 Contact: Caroline Jewell CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its 2013 list of Notable Children’s Books. The list …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 28, 2013 Contact: Caroline Jewell CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its 2013 list of Notable Children’s Videos. The list …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 28, 2013 Contact: Dan Rude CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Friends of ALSC are offering two scholarships to the 2013 ALSC Preconference, A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 27, 2013 Contact: Jenny Levine CHICAGO — Public voting is now open through March 31, 2013 for nearly 40 talks in two formats to determine which sessions will be added to this year’s Annual Conference program. For the …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Angela Thullen CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and ProgrammingLibrarian.org are pleased to announce a free, three-part series of webinars for school and young …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), named Allen Parish Libraries in Oberlin, La., the recipient of its …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) awarded Kristen Pelfrey, a teacher at Foothill Technology High School, Ventura, Calif., the 2013 MAE Award for Best …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: JoAnne Kempf CHICAGO — Sara Kelly Johns and James G. (Jim) Neal have been elected to serve on the American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board. The new board members were elected by the ALA …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — Librarians, library workers, educators, parents, teens and other young adult literature enthusiasts looking for the best teen books and media of 2012 can find them online at …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), named the winners of its YALSA Writing Award, with members winning prizes in …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO — Two new research articles covering the topics of LGBTQ-themed literature for teens and school library services provided to students with special needs are now available online …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) awarded the YALSA/ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Service to Young Adults Achievement Award to Gretchen Kolderup. The $2,000 award, given …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 26, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO — The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) added to its series of Learning4Life publications with the release of “Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning …
NEWS For Immediate Release January 29, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the recipients of the 2013 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award – Walla Walla Community College Library, Walla …
NEWS For Immediate Release January 29, 2013 Contact: Lindsay Rosales CHICAGO - Your dynamic presentation might be the one that moves the needle forward for the profession. Inspire others by submitting a proposal for one-hour Conversation Starters and five- …
NEWS For Immediate Release January 29, 2013 Contact: John Amundsen SEATTLE – The 2013 Rainbow Books list, a joint project of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) and the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American …
NEWS For Immediate Release January 31, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO – In a new Knowledge Quest webinar hosted by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), writer Katie Monnin will guide attendees through aligning graphic novels to …
NEWS For Immediate Release January 31, 2013 Contact: Jazzy Wright Washington—On Wednesday, Jan. 30, American Library Association (ALA) President Maureen Sullivan joined Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with twelve government agencies and …
NEWS For Immediate Release January 31, 2013 Contact: Dan Freeman CHICAGO - By popular demand, ALA TechSource announces another session of its best-selling workshop, Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library, with Sue Polanka. With the recent …
