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Blog entry: ALA Goes to New York, Things Don’t Get Violent

This week, ALA leadership met with senior management from Penguin, Macmillan, Random House, Simon &...

Posted February 3, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Blog entry: Ebook Talks: First Report

A first take on the talks held between ALA leaders and New York publishing houses

Digital Content and Libraries Working Group Cochair Robert Wolven, ALA President

Here’s a first take on the talks held this week between American Library Association leaders and the senior management of several New York–based publishers:

Dear Colleagues:

Here is a brief...

Posted February 2, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Blog entry: 40 Student Chapter Members Chosen to Participate in 2012 Student to Staff Program

Three students outside on a campus, sharing a book

Forty ALA Student Chapter members were nominated by their schools and were accepted to assist...

Posted January 31, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

PIO News Release: Easily integrate technology into your library with YALSA’s winter online course

CHICAGO - Technology is part of the everyday life experience for most teens — and by integrating it with standard teen services, librarians can better serve and support teens’ learning needs. Find...

Posted January 31, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

PIO News Release: Power up your teen programs with YALSA’s winter online course

CHICAGO - Learn new ways to bring more teens into the school and public library in Power Programming, YALSA’s popular online course, which offers up-to-date...

Posted January 31, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

AL Video: ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012, Day 2: The Occupy Wall Street Librarians

American Libraries Editors George M. Eberhart and Sanhita SinhaRoy interview (back row, from left) Jaime Taylor, Zachary Loeb, Mandy Henk, (front row) Danny Norton, and Betsy Fagin about their experiences building Occupy Wall...

Posted January 31, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Blog entry: New Members Round Table President Linda Crook’s Midwinter

New Members Round Table President Linda Crook talks about her Midwinter, including attending and reading at the Martin Luther King Jr. Sunrise Celebration.



Posted January 31, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

PIO News Release: Perkins is 2012 ALSC Distinguished Service Award recipient

CHICAGO – Linda A. Perkins is the 2012 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award honors an...

Posted January 31, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More