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 …
CHICAGO – At the American Library Association’s ( ALA ) 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, the American Association of School Librarians ( AASL ) announced the 2011 Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning . In its third year, the list of websites …
CHICAGO - The Library History Round Table is pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Phyllis Dain Library History Award. The award is named in honor of Phyllis Dain, a library historian widely known as a supportive adviser and mentor as well as a …
CHICAGO - School and teen services librarians find their roles evolving constantly, and many are now called to serve tweens and teens. What are the differences in need between these two age groups? And how do librarians successfully serve both? Find out in …
CHICAGO - American Libraries is giving away free copies of “ Reading with the Stars: A Celebration of Books and Libraries ,” a new book published by Skyhorse Publishing and ALA Editions . To get your copy, be one of the first 20 ALA Annual Conference …
CHICAGO – The American Library Association ( ALA ) Public Programs Office and the Fetzer Institute announced their collaboration on Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion , a multi-format discussion program for public …
PSAs feature best-selling authors Judy Blume, David Baldacci and Mo Willems CHICAGO – Three new author public service announcements (PSAs) will be available to library advocates on June 24, through the American Library Association’s ( ALA ) “Our …
CHICAGO - This year’s LLAMA - FRFDS ’s Fund Fare is all about about Making Beautiful Music Together!: 360 Degree Fundraising. The event will be held 10:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 27, 10:30 a.m. — noon in Room 277 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention …
CHICAGO – School librarians Glovis South and Stephanie Rosalia are the recipients of the 2011 American Association of School Librarian’s ( AASL ) Information Technology Pathfinder Award. Sponsored by Follett Software Company, the $1,500 award recognizes …
CHICAGO – ALA has created a new publication addressing the privatization issue. “Keeping Public Libraries Public: A Checklist for Libraries Considering Privatization of Public Libraries,” was created in response to the increasing number of libraries faced …
CHICAGO - The American Library Association ( ALA ) has named Brenda Marie Hall of Orland Park, Ill., the recipient of the 2011 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship. The Marshall Cavendish Scholarship was established by a donation from the Marshall Cavendish …
CHICAGO — Jordan Flaherty, Yuyi Morales, Maya Soetero-Ng and members of the New Orleans Neighborhood Story Project will participate in Many Voices, One Nation: New Orleans, during the 2011 ALA Annual Conference. This year’s Many Voices, One Nation will …
CHICAGO - Booklist Online and Baker & Taylor are teaming up this month to launch the newest Booklist Online e-newsletter, “Corner Shelf.” With the tagline, “Where Readers’ Advisory Meets Collection Development,” the free bimonthly newsletter will …
CHICAGO – The 21st edition of "University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries" is now available online at www.aaupnet.org/librarybooks . The university press bibliography is the product of a longstanding and successful …
CHICAGO – The American Library Association ( ALA ) Scholarship Program is announcing the scholarship recipients for 2011-2012. Recipients were selected for the following categories: General, Support Staff, Specialty or Practice area, in children’s …
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL ) announces the publication of “ Zotero : A Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Educators .” Authored by Jason Puckett of Georgia State University, “Zotero: A Guide for Librarians, …
WASHINGTON , D.C. – The American Library Association ( ALA ) submitted a filing ( PDF ) to the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) yesterday in response to its call for comments ( PDF ) regarding improving communications services for native nations. …
CHICAGO - Would you like to start or add to your idea file of interesting, eye-catching, beautiful bookmarks, brochures, fliers, posters, magnets and other materials to promote library services and resources? This is your chance to collect samples of …
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC ), a division of the American Library Association, has added more recommended websites to Great Web Sites for Kids ( www.ala.org/greatsites ), its online resource containing hundreds of links …
CHICAGO - Find the ALA Conference Store at Booth # 2531 on the main aisle near the center of the exhibition hall, across from the Membership Pavilion - an ideal location for easy access and convenient browsing. With plenty of new and best-selling items …
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