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December 16, 2024
Ten honorees receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
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The 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播) is thrilled to announce this year’s ten recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award.
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December 10, 2024
PLA provides funding to more than 100 public libraries as part of $2.7 million effort to boost digital literacy
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The Public Library Association (PLA) has selected more than 139 public libraries across 42 states to host digital literacy workshops, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T.
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December 9, 2024
The 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 Receives Transformational Gift to Fund Scholarships
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James W. Lewis has made the largest individual bequest to the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 in the association’s history.
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December 5, 2024
Telgemeier, McCloud chosen as National Library Week honorary chairs
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Award-winning author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier and cartoonist and comic theorist Scott McCloud have been selected Honorary Chairs of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播’s National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025.
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November 14, 2024
澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 launches national search for executive director
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The 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播) has reopened its search for an executive director in partnership with executive search firm Isaacson, Miller. The search will be led by a steering committee comprising 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 member leaders.
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November 11, 2024
Cronk, Jamison, McCauley seek 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 presidency for 2026-2027
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Lindsay Cronk, Tulane University, New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, Illinois State University; and Maria McCauley, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, are candidates for the 2026-27 presidency of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播.
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澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
Discover 25 YA Classics at YALSA's June 17 webinar
CHICAGO - Classics never go out of style — and that’s true for young adult literature. Librarians looking to delve into the gold standard of books for teens should join the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) for “YA Classics,” an hour-long...
2011 Emerging Leaders application process now open
CHICAGO - The 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播) is now accepting applications for the 2011 class of Emerging Leaders. Applications can be found at http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/index.cfm. The deadline to apply is July 30. The program is...
Budhos, Magoon to speak at Many Voices, One Nation 2010
CHICAGO - The 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播’s Office for Diversity is pleased to announce Marina Budhos and Kekla Magoon as participants in Many Voices, One Nation during the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Marina Budhos is the author of “Ask Me...
Friends of the Library groups recognized with ALTAFF's Best Friends Awards
PHILADELPHIA – The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播), has recognized 14 Friends of the Library groups with Best Friends Awards. ALTAFF’s Best Friends Awards...
NBA star Dwyane Wade named Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign-up Month
New print public service announcement available CHICAGO – This September, Olympic gold medalist and 2008-2009 NBA top scoring player Dwyane Wade wants Americans to know that a library card is the “smartest card” in every wallet. As Honorary Chair of...
Stipends available for Spectrum scholars to attend fall AASL institute
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播), will sponsor the attendance of up to two Spectrum scholars at its 2010 Fall Forum. The AASL Fall Forum is hosted on the years that an...
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播), is now seeking preconference proposals for the AASL 15th National Conference. The conference will be held Oct. 27-30, 2011 in Minneapolis...
Ithaka S+R Faculty Report featured at ALCTS Forum
CHICAGO-The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services will present a presentation and discussion of the recently released Ithaka S+R faculty survey at the ALCTS Forum on Monday, June 28, at the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The...
CHICAGO - New content on how Twitter has given its archive of millions of tweets to the Library of Congress, movie producer-director Roger Corman, who has been described as the King of the B movie and a clever ghostly viral marketing effort that has...
澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 presents 鈥淟ouisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women鈥 library outreach programs
Apply by July 30 to receive a $2,500 programming grant CHICAGO – The 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are offering a new cultural programming grant opportunity for libraries...
Applications due June 1 for YALSA's Teen Read Week Mini Grants
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will award 10 mini grants of $450 cash and $50 in Teen Read Week™ products to YALSA members for special events and services in honor of Teen Read Week 2010. Applications for the 2010 Teen Read Week...
BC澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 Launches Reading is Grand! Celebrating Grand-Families @ your library
(CHICAGO) On June 1, 2010, the Black Caucus of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (BC澳门六合彩开奖现场直播), an ethnic affiliate of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播), will kick off Reading is Grand! Reading is Grand! promotes intergenerational literacy and is targeted...
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum designated a Literary Landmark by ALTAFF
PHILADELPHIA – The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Mo., was designated a Literary Landmark by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 (澳门六合彩开奖现场直播). The Mark...
New ACRL publication: Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of the “ Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery,” an essential toolkit for libraries of all types and sizes. Authors Frances...
Committee on Diversity Hosts Town Hall Meeting at 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 Annual Conference
The 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 Council Committee on Diversity will host a Town Hall Meeting on Diversity during the 澳门六合彩开奖现场直播 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The Town Hall Meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Friday June 25, 2010 in the Washington Plaza Hotel, Federal...
