Apr 26: Libraries set the stage for individuals of all ages to choose privacy 

National public awareness campaign, now in its second year, helps library patrons discuss and understand privacy rights today

Apr 26: Transform your library’s image with PLA’s upcoming webinar back by popular demand 
Apr 26: New Frontline Fundraising Toolkit simplifies the process 
Apr 26: Rising school library leader receives AASL's Frances Henne Award 

CHICAGO – Shannon Hyman, school librarian at the Harry F.

Apr 26: School library leader receives AASL's Distinguished Service Award 

CHICAGO – Dr. Violet H. Harada is the 2011 recipient of the American Association of School Librarian’s Distinguished Service Award.

Apr 26: Branding @ your library – a success story 

CHICAGO – In the fall of 2006, Grand Rapids (Minn.) Area Library Director Marcia Anderson was looking for a new way to promote the library to the local media. It was at the annual Minnesota Library Association's conference that she overheard a group of...

Apr 26: Registration open for 52nd Annual RBMS Preconference 
Apr 26: AASL funds two research teams focused on improving the school library profession 

CHICAGO – The research teams of Mary K. Biagini and Rebecca Morris from Pennsylvania and Karla Krueger and Jean Donham from Iowa are the 2011 recipients of the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) Research Grant...

Apr 26: Register now and save on advocacy preconferences at Annual Conference 
Apr 26: Free webinar: introduction to the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program 

CHICAGO - At 2 p.m. CDT, on Tuesday, May 3, the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program will offer an hour-long webinar on LSSC and how it works. 

Apr 26: New interactive website captures stories from library patrons and staff across the U.S. 

CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Library Advocacy are pleased to announce the launch of...

Apr 26: ALTAFF President’s Program to feature author Marilyn Johnson 

PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), will host the ALTAFF President’s...

Apr 26: AASL reading grant recipient helps struggling readers through radio broadcasts 
Apr 26: Learning and leadership in the library 

CHICAGO — The best kind of learning is that which never ends — and a culture of training means that staff will be more flexible and responsive to new ideas and strategies, imperative in today’s libraries.

Apr 26: Learn more about Preservation Week @ your library, April 24 – 30, in Visibility podcast 

CHICAGO – Charles Wilt, executive director of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the ALA, discusses Preservation Week @ your library (...