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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 - 21:11 GMT

Space still available for Advocacy Institute focusing on boomers, staff and students

CHICAGO – Space is still available for the “Boomers, Staff & Students — Engaging the Many Voices of Advocacy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop” during ALA ’s 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans. The program will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 20:11 GMT

ALA volunteers return to support New Orleans rebuilding efforts

CHICAGO – After six years, more than 220 America Library Association ( ALA ) volunteers from across the U.S. will once again gather at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for “Libraries Build Communities,” a daylong community service effort from 8 a. …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 19:16 GMT

ALCTS Forum features Ithaka Library Survey 2010: "Insights from U.S. Academic Library Directors"

CHICAGO – The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services is pleased to feature the recently published Ithaka survey "Library Survey 2010: Insights from U.S. Academic Library Directors," offering a strategic analysis on the …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 19:12 GMT

ALA announces Auditorium Speaker Series lineup

Featured speakers include Jeff Kinney, Daniel Ellsberg, Jeff Jarvis CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s ( ALA ) Auditorium Speaker Series welcomes 12 distinguished speakers who are noted for their contributions as authors, journalists …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 19:12 GMT

ALA Committee on Diversity hosts Town Hall Meeting

CHICAGO - The American Library Association’s Committee on Diversity will host a Town Hall Meeting on Diversity from 8 a.m. - noon on Friday June 24 in the Morial Convention Center, Room 265 during the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 19:11 GMT

Celebrate award winners, enjoy desserts at ASCLA/COSLA reception

CHICAGO — Networking, sweets and an awards presentation are on the agenda for the ASCLA / COSLA reception at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference. All conference attendees are invited to participate in the celebration. The event, a conference tradition …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 19:10 GMT

Feminist Task Force celebrates 2011 Amelia Bloomer List

CHICAGO – The Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table ( SRRT ) of the American Library Association will mark 10 years of celebrating the feminist perspective in books intended for young readers from birth to 18 years old at the …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 17:11 GMT

2011 PLDS Digital Database now available; features special public library finance survey

CHICAGO - The Public Library Association’s ( PLA ) Public Library Data Service ( PLDS ) Statistical Report Digital Database ( PDF ) is now updated with 2011 results. The Report is compiled from surveys submitted by public libraries across the United …

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Published on June 7, 2011 - 15:12 GMT

New from ACRL: Strategic Planning in College Libraries

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL ) announces the publication of “ Strategic Planning in College Libraries ” ( CLIP Note #43), compiled by Eleonora Dubicki of Monmouth University. Academic libraries have experienced …

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Published on June 6, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

Committee for the Status of Women in Librarianship hosting sessions at the ALA Annual Conference

CHICAGO - The Committee for the Status of Women in Librarianship ( COSWL ) will be hosting two programs at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. They provide the opportunity to focus on topics of importance to the status of women in …

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Published on June 6, 2011 - 18:11 GMT

Wendy McClure among the featured authors at ALTAFF’s "Tales from the Heart: Literary Memoirs" event at ALA Annual Conference

PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ), will host “Tales from the Heart: Literary Memoirs” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. CDT on Saturday, June 25 at …

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Published on June 6, 2011 - 17:13 GMT

The latest assessment of public libraries and future employment

CHICAGO — Presenting the latest and most comprehensive assessment of public librarians’ education and career paths, “ A Strong Future for Public Library Use and Employment ” reports on a large-scale research project performed by authors José-Marie …

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Published on June 3, 2011 - 21:14 GMT

Celebrate the best in children’s and young adult literature at the 2011 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast

CHICAGO – The Ethnic and Multicultural Exchange Round Table ( EMIERT ) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee will celebrate the best in children’s and young adult literature representing the African-American experience at the 2011 Coretta …

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Published on June 3, 2011 - 19:12 GMT

Lush, Galbo and Sankey awarded 2011 LITA Scholarships

CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association ( LITA ), a division of the American Library Association, is announcing the awarding of the annual scholarships it sponsors jointly with three organizations: Baker & Taylor, LSSI and OCLC …

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Published on June 3, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

2011 ACRL President’s Program innovation contest winners

CHICAGO –In conjunction with the Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL ) President’s Program at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, the association sponsored a contest to identify exciting library innovation projects using …

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Published on June 2, 2011 - 22:12 GMT

Office for Information Technology Policy offers ‘perspectives’ on digitizing hidden collections in first publication of new series

WASHINGTON , D.C. – The Office for Information Technology Policy ( OITP ) today released the first publication of “ OITP Perspectives” – a new publication series created to complement OITP Policy Briefs. The publication, “Digitizing Hidden …

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Published on June 2, 2011 - 22:10 GMT

ALTAFF releases toolkit for Friends groups on attracting and keeping baby boomer volunteers

PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ), has made available to ALTAFF ’s Friends and Foundation personal and group members a new toolkit …

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Published on June 2, 2011 - 21:11 GMT

ALSC announces winners of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Melcher Scholarships

CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children ( ALSC ) announced six scholarship winners for the 2011-2012 academic year. Four winners were awarded the Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship, which is made possible by Bound to Stay Bound …

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Published on June 2, 2011 - 17:13 GMT

Free webinar: Introduction to the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program

CHICAGO - At 2 p.m. CDT , on Tuesday, June 7, the Library Support Staff Certification ( LSSC ) Program will offer an hour-long webinar on LSSC and how it works. The presentation will explain the value of this certification to library support staff ( …

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