Apr 19: ALA thanks U.S. Rep. Holt for introducing Workforce Investments Through Local Libraries (WILL) Act 

WASHINGTON, D.C.U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) has introduced a bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to integrate public libraries into...

Apr 18: ALA calls on Congress to restore support to libraries in FY2012 budget 

WASHINGTON, D.C.H.R. 1473, the budget bill that will fund the government through September 2011, includes across-the-board cuts that may deeply affect libraries of all kinds.

Apr 18: New webinar added for Preservation Week 

CHICAGO - Preservation Week (www.ala.org/preservationweek) is pleased to announce the addition...

Apr 15: YALSA opens registration, mini-grant applications for Teen Read Week™ 

2011 theme is Picture It @ your library®

Apr 15: Twenty librarians receive YALSA/Dollar General Summer Reading Grants 

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the winners of its 20 Summer Reading Program Grants. The grants give each...

Apr 15: YALSA announces 2011 Teens’ Top Ten nominations 

CHICAGO — Nominations for the Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) annual Teens’ Top Ten are now available at www.ala.org/teenstopten.

Apr 12: New “Our Authors, Our Advocates” public service announcements available at ilovelibraries.org 

PSAs feature best-selling authors Neil Gaiman, Kathy Reichs, Pam Muñoz Ryan and Carmen Agra Deedy