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American Library Association Press Releases

1,567 Press Releases

Published on April 25, 2013 - 18:02 GMT

Racial and gender inequalities in YA literature coverred in new issue of YALSA's Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults

NEWS For Immediate Release April 25, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO – Multiracial identities, gender stereotypes and questionable young adult literature cover art are topics explored in the newest online, open access issue (Volume 3: April 2013) of …

Distribution channels: Book Publishing Industry
Published on April 25, 2013 - 00:00 GMT

Learn improv fundamentals with Second City Communications - a Learning Round Table preconference

NEWS For Immediate Release April 24, 2013 Contact: Kimberly Redd CHICAGO - Basic communication and listening skills are the foundation for a successful business, yet people rarely have the opportunity to grow and develop their communication skills. Those …

Distribution channels: Book Publishing Industry
Published on April 23, 2013 - 21:50 GMT

Shakespeare @ your library

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Megan McFarlane CHICAGO – It seems appropriate that the Bard of Avon's birthday should take place during the same month we celebrate National Poetry Month. It is no surprise that libraries across …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 20:26 GMT

Office for Intellectual Freedom debuts new website, programming resources for Choose Privacy Week 2013

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Jonathan Kelley CHICAGO — The Office for Intellectual Freedom has launched its new website for Choose Privacy Week, the American Library Association's (ALA) annual event that highlights the importance …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

PLA webinar brings urban fiction in from the street and onto the public library shelf

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Amy Sargent CHICAGO – The street lit genre is rapidly growing with both authors and fans. Get an introduction to this popular style during the hour-long webinar “Street Smart: Urban Fiction in Public …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

Learn to deliver transformative arts programming for older adults at 2013 ALA Annual Conference workshop

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Angela Thullen CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with Lifetime Arts, Inc., will present a day-long preconference workshop during the 2013 ALA Annual …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

Scott Middle School educators win AASL Collaborative School Library Award

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO – The “Make a Difference” research project team from Scott Middle School in Lincoln, Neb., is the 2013 recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

Scott Bacon receives AASL Distinguished School Administrators Award

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO – Scott Bacon, principal of Blue Valley high school in Stilwell, Kan., is the 2013 recipient of the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) Distinguished School …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

Jenna Nemec-Loise receives YALSA’s YA Advocacy Travel Stipend to attend National Library Legislative Day

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected Jenna Nemec-Loise as the recipient of a stipend to attend ALA’s …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

YALSA, WWE® crown 2013 WRESTLEMANIA® 29 Reading Challenge champions

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO – Dianna Nielsen, Harneek Kapoor and Kenyan Gustafson were crowned national champions in the WrestleMania® 29 Reading Challenge on April 6, sponsored by the Young Adult Library …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

United for Libraries to lead Virtual Library Legislative Day on May 8

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Jillian Kalonick PHILADELPHIA— Virtual Library Legislative Day is part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) National Library Legislative Day on May 8, when hundreds of library advocates will descend …

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Published on April 23, 2013 - 17:34 GMT

Award Nominations Sought for IFRT Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award

NEWS For Immediate Release April 23, 2013 Contact: Jonathan Kelley CHICAGO - The ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is seeking nominations for the inaugural Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. The award will be presented, …

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Published on April 22, 2013 - 22:08 GMT

Everyday HR for academic library staff

NEWS For Immediate Release April 22, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO — From the dean or director to student assistants, every academic library employee is subject to a number of complicated, confusing and intertwined employment policies and …

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Published on April 22, 2013 - 22:08 GMT

Audiobooks and information literacy explored in new SLR articles

NEWS For Immediate Release April 22, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO — Two new research articles covering the topics of the use of audiobooks with struggling readers and high school students’ information literacy skills are now available as part of …

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Published on April 22, 2013 - 20:43 GMT

Kent Oliver to speak at United for Libraries’ Specialized Outreach Services Luncheon at ALA Annual Conference

NEWS For Immediate Release April 22, 2013 Contact: Jillian Kalonick PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries will host its Specialized Outreach Services Luncheon, “Intellectual Freedom Accompanying Library Policies,” from noon-1:30 p.m. CDT on Saturday, June 29 …

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Published on April 22, 2013 - 16:28 GMT

ALA unveils finalists for 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

NEWS For Immediate Release April 22, 2013 Contact: Macey Morales CHICAGO—The American Library Association (ALA) today announced six books as finalists for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous …

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Published on April 19, 2013 - 20:45 GMT

John Cotton Dana public relations awards announced

CHICAGO — Eight libraries were selected for the 2013 John Cotton Dana Award, honoring outstanding library public relations and marketing with a $10,000 award and plaque. This award has been given continuously since 1946 and is sponsored by EBSCO, the H.W …

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Published on April 18, 2013 - 21:18 GMT

YALSA announces 2013 Teens’ Top Ten Nominations

NEWS For Immediate Release April 18, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — The nominees for the annual Teens’ Top Ten have been announced today in honor of Celebrate Teen Literature Day by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Nominations …

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Published on April 17, 2013 - 22:50 GMT

United for Libraries joins LLAMA to host preconference on ‘Raising $: Process and People’ at ALA Annual Conference

NEWS For Immediate Release April 17, 2013 Contact: Jillian Kalonick CHICAGO - United for Libraries will join LLAMA in hosting the preconference “Raising $: Process and People” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT on Friday, June 28 at the ALA Annual Conference in …

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Published on April 17, 2013 - 22:50 GMT

Achieving transformational change in academic libraries

NEWS For Immediate Release April 17, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO—While academic libraries frequently undergo periods of strategic change, “Transformational Change” may be seen as fundamentally different. Often representing cultural change on a …

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