ALA today announced six books as finalists for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the US.
The following open letter was released by ALA President Maureen Sullivan regarding the refusal of Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin to provide access to their ebooks in US libraries:
Responding in no uncertain terms to reports that the Hachette Book Group will hike the price of backlist ebooks to the library market by 104% starting October 1, ALA President
ALA President Molly Raphael and Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels invite you to the 2012 Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM) on Wednesday, June 6 from 3 pm – 4:30 pm CDT, online. Members are invited to hear from ALA leadership and participate in the discussions and resolution process.
Chicago, IL (5/16/2013) – The American Library Association (ALA) and UMB CardPartner (cardpartner.com) have launched The American Library Association affinity Visa
