July 2010

Party On! at Your Book Discussions

Three young women smiling and ready to discuss books!
By Alan Jacobson

Shouldn’t a book club be about the fun of sharing?

Posted 07/06/2010 - 15:00 | Comments:  | 

Books and Literacy in the Digital Age

Person holding e-book reader
By Ralph Raab

Can we grow technophiles who are also bibliophiles?

Posted 07/13/2010 - 15:06 | Comments:  | 

Raising A Reader Gets Children Started Early

A happy reader gets her own library card and blue book bag at Multnomah County L
By Alicia Santamaria

Three years of reading programs and partnerships yield big results for children, parents, and libraries.

Posted 07/15/2010 - 09:44 | Comments:  | 

Good Dog. Sit. Listen.

Kinzie, a R.E.A.D dog at Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library. Credi
By Anna Hartman

Therapy dogs help youngsters overcome their reluctance to read

Posted 07/15/2010 - 13:28 | Comments:  | 

Speaker Sound Bites: D.C. 2010

Toni Morrison

Notable quotes from the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

Posted 07/19/2010 - 09:08 | Comments:  | 

Up, Up, and Away: A Bird’s-Eye View of Mission Marketing

Man holding balloons floating away.
By Donald H. Dyal and Kaley Daniel

Marketing takes more than cauldrons or brainstorming: Marketing needs a plan. Texas Tech University has that plan and truckloads of evidence that it works.

Posted 07/20/2010 - 09:27 | Comments:  | 

Our Authors, Our Advocates

Brad Meltzer, Carmen Deedy, Maria Arana, Sharon Draper, Roberta Stevens

Four authors help kick off ALA President Roberta Stevens’s “Our Authors, Our Advocates” presidential initiative

Posted 07/20/2010 - 09:14 | Comments:  | 

Librarians Head for the Hill to Rally for Reading

Library Advocacy Day attendee with banner.

ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., attracts 26,000 enthusiastic professionals.

Posted 07/27/2010 - 14:10 | Comments:  |