CHICAGO - The New Members Round Table ( NMRT ) of the American Library Association ( ALA ) has announced its support of the Spectrum Scholarship Program through a gift of $1,000 to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative. ALA President Molly Raphael, …
CHICAGO - The Library Support Staff Certification Program ( LSSC ), a national certification program that allows library support staff to demonstrate their competencies and be certified by the American Library Association ( ALA ), will offer an hour-long …
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians ( AASL ) is pleased to announce the lineup for its 5th Storytelling Festival, which will take place at the AASL 15th National Conference & Exhibition in Minneapolis this October. Master …
CHICAGO - Alexander Cohen, librarian and space planner and Loriene Roy, professor, University of Texas at Austin, will reprise their program from the 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans as a live webinar from 1:30 - 3 p.m. CDT Wednesday, July 20. …
CHICAGO – Movie posters for the second installment of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” remind fans that “it all ends,” but a visit to the local library might yield some different thoughts. Libraries are keeping the Harry Potter tradition alive …
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians’ ( AASL ) prestigious awards program will offer more than $50,000 in awards to AASL members in 2012. AASL ’s 10 awards recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in …
CHICAGO – The American Library Association ( ALA ) Public Programs Office announced that nine additional public libraries will host “Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,” a traveling exhibition developed in cooperation with the Space …
CHICAGO - Booklist ’s free webinar series continues to attract crowds of attendees as editors host leading practitioners, authors and publishers’ representatives at least once a month on a variety of topics that offer immediate tips, tools, resources and …
PHILADELPHIA – The Beauregard-Keyes House in New Orleans was dedicated a Literary Landmark in honor of Frances Parkinson Keyes by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF ), a division of the American Library …
CHICAGO - The Intellectual Freedom Round Table ( IFRT ) of the American Library Association ( ALA ) has announced its support of the Spectrum Scholarship Program through a gift of $500 to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative. ALA President Molly …
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association ( PLA ) is now offering pre-registration for its upcoming conference, PLA 2012 , taking place March 13-17 in Philadelphia. This special service is designed to help registrants budget their conference costs, …
CHICAGO —Micquel Little, access services librarian at St. John Fisher College, is the 2011 recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s ( RUSA ) STARS /Atlas Systems Mentoring Award , an ALA Conference travel award designated for those who …
CHICAGO - The Public Library Association ( PLA ) is pleased to announce that it will be offering a sixth Results Boot Camp this fall from October 18-22 at the Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library. “ Results Are What Matters: Management Tools and Techniques …
CHICAGO – No matter what stage of their career, attendees of the AASL 15th National Conference and Exhibition will find concurrent sessions to meet their needs! The conference, taking place Oct. 27-30 in Minneapolis, will feature more than 100 concurrent …
CHICAGO - The American Library Association ( ALA ) Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for president-elect and no fewer than 50 candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2012 spring election. The president-elect …
CHICAGO — The American Library Association’s Office for Diversity has announced the recipients of the Diversity Research Grants for 2011. The grants consist of a one-time $2,000 award for original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present …
New print public service announcement available CHICAGO – This September, baseball Hall of Famer and author Cal Ripken will encourage children to get the most important school supply of all: a library card. As the Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign …
CHICAGO - The Library Leadership and Management Association ( LLAMA ) announced today a line-up of three new interactive webinars designed to meet the needs of middle managers. Each of the 60-90 minute programs will feature library consultant Dr. Julie …
CHICAGO - If you missed any of these excellent programs sponsored by LLAMA ’s sections at the Annual Conference in New Orleans, here’s your chance to experience them as live webinars. “ Learning Spaces: cost-effective innovation” Sponsored by …
CHICAGO — The Chinese American Librarians Association ( CALA ) inaugurated its 2011-2012 year with the program “Embracing the Changes: Diversity and Global Vision in a Digital Age” at the 2011 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans …
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