American Library Association Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on June 14, 2011 - 06:12 GMT

ALA announces “Discover Earth,” an interactive traveling exhibition opportunity for public libraries

CHICAGO – The American Library Association ( ALA ) Public Programs Office, in partnership with the National Center for Interactive Learning at Space Science Institute, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the National Girls Collaborative Project, …

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Published on June 14, 2011 - 06:10 GMT

NEH, ALA award 65 libraries “Let’s Talk About It: The Civil War” reading and discussion program grants

CHICAGO – The American Library Association ( ALA ) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities ( NEH ) announced that 65 public, academic and community college libraries will receive Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the …

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Published on June 13, 2011 - 21:10 GMT

Unlimited Priorities® donates furniture to Xavier University of Louisiana Library

LOCALLY PURCHASED ITEMS SUPPORT NEW ORLEANS ECONOMY Cape Coral, Fla. – Unlimited Priorities Corporation has announced that it will donate the furniture from its exhibit booth at the 2011 American Library Association Annual Conference to the Library …

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Published on June 13, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

LLAMA President’s Program speaker announced

CHICAGO - Tim Duggan, ASLA , a landscape architect currently developing the Sustainable Landscapes program for the Make it Right Foundation in New Orleans, will present “Community Beyond Housing” at the 2011 LLAMA President’s Program during the ALA Annual …

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Published on June 13, 2011 - 18:10 GMT

Kirchner named ACRL visiting program officer

CHICAGO - To support its scholarly communications initiatives, the Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL ) is pleased to announce the 12-month appointment of Joy Kirchner as visiting program officer. Kirchner will play an integral role in …

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Published on June 13, 2011 - 15:11 GMT

"Outstanding Books for the College Bound"

CHICAGO — Connecting teens to books they’ll truly enjoy is the aim of every young adult librarian, and the completely revamped guide “ Outstanding Books for the College Bound: Titles and Programs for a New Generation ,” published by ALA Editions ,will give …

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Published on June 10, 2011 - 22:12 GMT

ALCTS board appoints two new editors

CHICAGO - The Board of Directors of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS ) has approved the appointment of two new publication editors. Alice Platt, digital initiatives librarian at Southern New Hampshire University, …

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Published on June 10, 2011 - 20:13 GMT

LLAMA presents lively discussion on strategic PR partnerships between journalists and libraries

CHICAGO - LLAMA Presents “Competing in the Information Marketplace II : Strategic PR partnerships — Journalists and Libraries,” from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. June 25 at the Morial Convention Center Room 383-385. This program is part of the American Library …

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Published on June 10, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

ALA Conference program to address e-books’ impact on library services

WASHINGTON – The American Library Association’s ( ALA ) Office for Information Technology Policy ( OITP ) will hold a program addressing the increasing significance of e-books and their impact on libraries during the ALA ’s Annual Conference in New Orleans …

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Published on June 10, 2011 - 18:12 GMT

Explore the milestones of literacy over a lifetime at Annual Conference

CHICAGO - Literacy and a love of reading begin at birth and last a lifetime — with unique milestones through every stage of life. The ALA Committee on Literacy will host a panel of experts from across the Association to discuss the integral role of …

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Published on June 10, 2011 - 17:10 GMT

Free webinar: how to prepare a portfolio for the LSSC program

CHICAGO - Many Library Support Staff Certification ( LSSC ) candidates want to prepare portfolios to meet LSSC requirements. On Tuesday, at 2 p.m. CDT June 14 , LSSC will offer an hour-long webinar explaining what the LSSC Program requires in a portfolio …

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Published on June 9, 2011 - 19:15 GMT

ALA Washington Office to host roundtable with NTIA on new digital literacy portal

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) and the American Library Association’s ( ALA ) Washington Office will hold a roundtable discussion about DigitalLiteracy.gov at 12:15 p.m …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 22:13 GMT

ALA releases 2009-10 Annual Report, highlights Camila Alire presidency

CHICAGO – The recently released 2009-10 ALA Annual Report covers the key initiatives of former ALA President Camila Alire under the theme “Libraries: The Heart of All Communities”: Frontline Advocacy and Family Literacy. The report also highlights the …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 22:12 GMT

Families Step Up to the Plate @ your library

CHICAGO – Promote quality family time at your library this Father’s Day weekend with Step Up to the Plate @ your library. Step Up to the Plate encourages people of all ages to use the print and electronic resources available at their library to …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 22:10 GMT

Meet the 2011 Emerging Leaders, see their projects at the Friday poster session during ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans

CHICAGO - Attendees of the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans are invited to meet the 2011 class of Emerging Leaders ( EL ) at a poster session and reception from 3 - 4 p.m. on Friday, June 24. The ALA 2011 class of ELs will showcase their final …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 21:17 GMT

Barbakoff receives 2011 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship

CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation ( FTRF ) is pleased to announce that Audrey Barbakoff, a reference librarian with the Milwaukee (Wis.) Public Library, is the fourth recipient of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship. The Conable …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 21:15 GMT

ABC-CLIO grant recipient focuses on collaboration with parents

CHICAGO – The Texas Association of School Librarians ( TASL ) and its program “ TASL and the Texas PTA – A Partnership for Learning” received the 2011 American Association of School Librarians' ( AASL ) ABC - CLIO Leadership Grant. Established in …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 21:14 GMT

New Web education offerings from LITA

CHICAGO - LITA is pleased to announce the availability of two new webinars, “Using Scrum to Streamline Web Applications Development and Increase Staff Involvement” and “Roadmap to JPEG2000 ,” as well as the Web course, “Creating Library Web Services …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 21:12 GMT

ALTAFF’s ‘How Louisiana Libraries Created New Beginnings’ at ALA Annual Conference to feature Karin Slaughter

PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ), will present “How Louisiana Libraries Created New Beginnings,” ALTAFF ’s Specialized Outreach …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 21:12 GMT

EBSCO awards seven scholarships, enables Emerging Leaders to attend Annual

Birmingham, Ala. – In co-sponsorship with the American Library Association ( ALA ), EBSCO awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Conference June 23-28, 2011 in New Orleans. The seven scholarship recipients are Megan …

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