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Published on March 5, 2013 - 18:27 GMT

Tour southern France and Monaco in October 2013: ASCLA hosts fourth European adventure

NEWS For Immediate Release March 5, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Markel CHICAGO — Leave the gloom of fall behind with a trip to southern France, Oct. 5-13, 2013, hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). Destinations for …

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Published on March 5, 2013 - 18:27 GMT

Baker receives ACRL CJCLS EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award

NEWS For Immediate Release March 5, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is announcing that Linda Baker, manager of reference, instruction and collection development at the El Centro College Library, …

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Published on March 5, 2013 - 18:27 GMT

Serving the DIY Patron, with Meredith Farkas

NEWS For Immediate Release March 5, 2013 Contact: Dan Freeman CHICAGO - ALA TechSource announces a new workshop: Serving the DIY Patron: Library Instruction at the Point of Need with Meredith Farkas. With the emergence of smartphones, tablets and other …

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Published on March 5, 2013 - 17:12 GMT

2013 ACRL presidential candidates online forum

NEWS For Immediate Release March 5, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO - The 2013 candidates for Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) vice-president/ president-elect will participate in an open online forum at 1 p.m. Central on Wednesday, …

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Published on March 5, 2013 - 17:12 GMT

ACRL 2013 ProQuest Library Support Staff Scholarship recipients

NEWS For Immediate Release March 5, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has awarded eight ProQuest Library Support Staff Scholarships for the ACRL 2013 conference to be held April 10 -13, 2013, in …

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Published on March 5, 2013 - 17:11 GMT

Exciting preconferences from ALCTS during Annual Conference

NEWS For Immediate Release March 5, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO - Exciting preconferences are coming your way during this year's American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference from the Association for Library Collections and Technical …

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Published on March 5, 2013 - 15:54 GMT

Applications now accepted for new ALA Leadership Institute

NEWS For Immediate Release March 5, 2013 Contact: Mary Mackay CHICAGO - Applications are being accepted through May 10 for Leading to the Future, a unique four-day immersive leadership development program for future library leaders offered by ALA in …

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Published on March 4, 2013 - 17:22 GMT

ALA council urges Congress to act toward becoming fully functioning member of UNESCO

NEWS For Immediate Release March 4, 2013 Contact: Steve Zalusky CHICAGO – The Council of the American Library Association (ALA) recently passed a resolution urging Congress to approve a national interest waiver, so the United States can again pay its dues …

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Published on March 4, 2013 - 17:21 GMT

ALA council supports U.S. delegation to WIPO, diplomatic conference on access treaty

NEWS For Immediate Release March 4, 2013 Contact: Steve Zalusky CHICAGO – The Council of the American Library Association (ALA) recently passed a resolution commending the United States delegation to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for …

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Published on March 1, 2013 - 17:04 GMT

Tickets available for 2013 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Michael Morpurgo

NEWS For Immediate Release March 1, 2013 Contact: Caroline Jewell CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and Nazareth College and the Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association have announced that tickets for the …

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Published on February 28, 2013 - 22:37 GMT

Chicago’s Famed Second City, ALA/Proquest Scholarship Bash, June 29

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 …

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Published on February 28, 2013 - 21:21 GMT

ALSC announces 2013 Notable Children’s Books

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 …

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Published on February 28, 2013 - 21:21 GMT

ALSC announces 2013 Notable Children's Videos

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 …

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Published on February 28, 2013 - 20:04 GMT

United for Libraries to host webinar on 'Working Effectively with Your Library Trustees'

NEWS For Immediate Release February 28, 2013 Contact: Jillian Kalonick PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries will present the webinar “Working Effectively with Your Library Trustees” from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, April 9. Led by United for …

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Published on February 28, 2013 - 20:04 GMT

Apply for the Friends of ALSC preconference scholarship

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 …

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Published on February 28, 2013 - 18:52 GMT

LITA offering Web course in March

Geolocation, native video, offline storage, semantic markup elements, responsive Web design, canvas elements, voice input, drag and drop, opacity, gradients… HTML5 (a generic term that includes new HTML tags, enhanced CSS styles/behaviors and new …

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Published on February 27, 2013 - 22:46 GMT

Vote for the talks you want to hear at ALA Annual Conference

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 …

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Published on February 27, 2013 - 16:00 GMT

Johns and Neal elected to ALA Executive Board

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 …

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Published on February 27, 2013 - 16:00 GMT

Celebrate the best teen reading of 2012 with YALSA’s Best of the Best

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 …

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Published on February 27, 2013 - 16:00 GMT

YALSA honors four members with YALSA Writing Award

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 …

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