NEWS For Immediate Release February 4, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke SEATTLE —The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2013 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites its committees, sections, interest groups and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 Contact: Amy Sargent CHICAGO — With both audience and presenter out of sight, online presentations pose a unique challenge. Learn how to engage an online audience and keep their attention during “How to Be a …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 Contact: Gwendolyn Prellwitz CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity topic, …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 Contact: Dan Freeman CHICAGO - By popular demand, ALA Editions announces a new session of the facilitated eCourse Collaborating with Teens to Build Better Library Programs with Jennifer Velásquez. Only a …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 Contact: Dan Freeman CHICAGO - By popular demand, ALA Editions announces a new session of its first-of-its-kind facilitated eCourse, Book as iPad App: Multimedia, Multi-Touch E-Books and their Future in Libraries …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 Contact: Mary W. Ghikas CHICAGO — Mary W. Ghikas, senior associate executive director, ALA, has announced that Michelle Harrell Washington has been appointed the new director, Office for Diversity (OFD) and …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 5, 2013 Contact: Megan McFarlane CHICAGO – Love is certainly in the air at the library this month, as February marks not only Valentine’s Day, but also Love Your Library Month and American Heart Month. This February, …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 11, 2013 Contact: Amy Sargent CHICAGO - The interactive online course “The Accidental Public Library Technology Trainer” April 8-May 3, is now open for registration. This four-week blended-learning program presented by …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 11, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO - Writer Patricia Owen discusses the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) recently published “A 21st-Century Approach to School Librarian Evaluation” in the newest …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 11, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO — The Acquisitions Section of the Association for Library Collections Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected Rick Anderson, interim dean and university librarian at the …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 11, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO – Marianne Swanberry-Hanley, assistant librarian/assistant conservator at Syracuse University’s Bird Library, has been awarded the Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant. …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 11, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO – The Association for Library Collections Technical Services’ (ALCTS) Preservation and Reformatting Section Committee for the Hollinger Metal Edge-sponsored George Cunha and Susan …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 11, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO - American Libraries Live, a free, streaming video broadcast that you can view from your home, library or on-the-go, returns on at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Feb. 14 with a new …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 12, 2013 Contact: Jillian Kalonick PHILADELPHIA — The Miami Beach, Fla., home of children’s book author and cartoonist Syd Hoff was designated a Literary Landmark during a ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 10. Hoff (1912-2004) …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 12, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections Technical Services (ALCTS) has named Xan Arch, director of collection Services, Reed College, Portland, Ore., the winner of the 2013 Esther …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 12, 2013 Contact: Jazzy Wright WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy released the first national report detailing U.S. library engagement with the …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 14, 2013 Contact: Jazzy Wright WASHINGTON, D.C.- Library supporters are encouraged to support federal funding for our nation’s libraries by registering for the American Library Association’s 39th annual National Library …
NEWS For Immediate Release February 15, 2013 Contact: Angela Thullen CHICAGO – The American Library Association Public Programs Office and ProgrammingLibrarian.organnounced two upcoming webinars that will present innovative, effective ways to engage young …
