CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians ( AASL ) encourages members planning to register for the AASL 15th National Conference & Exhibition to do so before the Aug. 4 early bird registration deadline. On Aug. 5, registration rates will …
CHICAGO - The American Library Association ( ALA ) is now accepting applications for the 2012 class of Emerging Leaders. Details on the program criteria as well as a link to the application can be found on the Emerging Leaders Web page . The deadline to …
CHICAGO — Librarians and library supporters in Northern California came together to raise more than $1,000 for the Spectrum Presidential Initiative through a recent fundraiser and mixer at the Redwood City Public Library. Organized by Sandy Wee, president …
CHICAGO — Thanks in part to technology, the boundaries of library positions are dissolving. It is no longer practical to discuss the profession in terms of traditional library types, and the relationship between librarians and technology is stronger than …
CHICAGO — The Committee on Accreditation ( COA ) of the American Library Association ( ALA ) announces accreditation actions taken at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Continued accreditation status was granted to the following programs: …
CHICAGO — Registration has opened for the Aug. 8–Sept. 12 session of Turning the Page 2.0 , a free, online advocacy training program, developed and presented by the Public Library Association ( PLA ) with generous support from The Bill & Melinda Gates …
CHICAGO — “ Library Management Tips that Work ,” published by ALA Editions , tackles the details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize things that can slip through the cracks of other handbooks. Edited by Carol Smallwood, this eclectic guide …
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services presents a free webinar from 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 1. The webinar, Aiming for a Robust Metadata Infrastructure for the Future, features Deanna Marcum, associate …
CHICAGO – At 1 p.m. CDT on July 19, the Public Library Association ( PLA ) will host a webinar with Nancy Pearl, “Dive into a Good Book: Great Summer Reads to Recommend to Your Patrons.” The webinar will benefit library staff specializing in readers’ …
CHICAGO - Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David McCullough and two-time National Book Award recipient Jean Thompson have signed on to be interviewed by Booklist editors Brad Hooper and Donna Seaman as part of ALA ’s second Annual Virtual Conference , July …
CHICAGO — For many teens, reading isn’t confined to the printed page; more devices support a variety of applications and other access mechanisms for connecting teens with a range of content. Join Wendy Stephens as she discusses the latest in e-readers in …
AASL honors Dollar General Literacy Foundations for generous support CHICAGO –The American Association of School Librarians ( AASL ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ), announces the distribution of more than $1 million in grants …
Author visits will target teens in juvenile detention centers CHICAGO – The American Library Association ( ALA ) Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ) announced that the Great Stories Club, a reading and …
CHICAGO – Miriam Tuliao, assistant director of Central Collection Development at the New York Public Library, announced that she will participate in the United States Masters Swimming 2-Mile Cable Open Water National Championship in support of the Spectrum …
CHICAGO - Many Library Support Staff Certification ( LSSC ) candidates want to prepare portfolios to meet LSSC requirements. At 2 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 12, LSSC will offer an hour-long webinar explaining what the LSSC Program requires in a portfolio …
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ) will host its monthly discussion forum next week on Outreach to LGBTQ teens. Throughout the week, YALSA members are encouraged to check in to the discussion forum and ask questions and …
CHICAGO – Today, Molly Raphael, former director of libraries at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Ore. and the District of Columbia Public Library in Washington, D.C., began her term as 2011-2012 president of the American Library Association ( ALA …
CHICAGO - The Library Research Round Table ( LRRT ) of the American Library Association ( ALA ) is pleased to announce the 2011 winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research and the Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of …
CHICAGO - The Library History Round Table is pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Justin Winsor Prize. The award, $100 and a certificate, is presented annually to the author of an outstanding essay embodying original historical research on a …
Taskforce, publisher discuss lending solutions during ALA Annual Conference WASHINGTON , D.C. – The American Library Association ( ALA ) Office for Information Technology Policy ( OITP ) E-books Taskforce Chair Bonnie Tijerina today released the …
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