April 2009

Features

Annual Conference 2010 Preview

ALA’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., June 24-29, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (WWCC) and...

Departments

Librarian's Library: A Friend in the White House
By Mary Ellen Quinn
Youth Matters: Chalkboard Heroine
By Jennifer Burek Pierce
Youth Matters: The Pixelated Campus
By Jennifer Burek Pierce
Newsmaker: Arnold Adoff on African-American Literature and the Legacy of Virginia Hamilton
By Pamela A. Goodes
The legacy of Virginia Hamilton, described as “America’s most honored writer of children’s literature,” continues...
Youth Matters: Redeeming Our Relevance
By Jennifer Burek Pierce
Newsmaker: OCLC's Andrew Pace Reveals Plans for Web-Scale Management

The executive director for networked library services at the world’s largest library consortium paints the big picture...

News Stories

Violence Grips Karachi, but U.S. Consulate Announces Plans to Reopen IRC Library

In the midst of new outbreaks of violence in Pakistan, the United States Consulate in Karachi has announced plans to...
Fired Lexington Director Imhoff May Sue Board

The board of the Lexington (Ky.) Public Library fired Director Kathleen Imhoff July 15 after the five board members...
Cuts, Freezes Widespread in Academic Libraries

Many academic libraries are facing major planned or potential budget cuts as the nation’s economic meltdown plays...
Arrest Made in Salt Lake Library Bombing

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has arrested a suburban Chicago man in the September 15 bombing of the...

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