Apr 07: ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian now published biennially 
Apr 06: Seeking National Library Workers Day stars in 14 states 

CHICAGO - For those with an appreciative and/or competitive spirit, ALA-APA is hosting a contest with no prize other than the knowledge that your state celebrates its library workers publicly on National Library...

Apr 06: Burnsville Public Library wins the Marshall Cavendish Excellence In Library Programming Award 

CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce that the Burnsville Public Library, in Burnsville Miss., is the recipient of the 2011 Marshall Cavendish Excellence In Library Programming Award.

Apr 06: St. Charles City-County Library District’s Imagine campaign awarded Gale top prize 

The St. Charles (Mo.) City-County Library District has been named as the Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recipient for 2011 for its Imagine campaign.  The campaign was created in 2009 with a project goal of $25,000 as a vehicle to cultivate donor interest for the St....

Apr 06: Update on the Certified Public Library Administrator Program 

CHICAGO - The Certified Public Library Administrator Program has 41 graduates and more than 130 librarian candidates.  Learn why they participate in and what they get from the CPLA...

Apr 06: ALA announces 2011 winner of L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award 

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and its Copyright Advisory Subcommittee have named Peter Suber,...

Apr 06: Book-of-the-Month Club launches first-ever National Donate a Book Day in partnership with ALTAFF 

NEW YORK - In celebration of 85 years of sharing the joy of reading, Direct Brands’ Book-of-the-Month Club is announcing the first-ever Donate a Book Day™, beginning on Thursday, April 14 during...

Apr 05: AASL and Figment.com celebrate School Library Month with teen writing contest 
Apr 05: Nicholas Carr to join book discussion at AASL national conference 
Apr 05: PLA delivers its inaugural Virtual Spring Symposium to more than 675 participants 
Apr 05: Learn how QR Codes can benefit your library with PLA's upcoming webinar 

CHICAGO – At 1 p.m. CDT on April 20, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a live, hour-long webinar, “...

Apr 05: The best programming ideas for building a culture of literacy through Día 
Apr 05: Join the conversation in YALSA’s new YA Forum monthly discussion in ALA Connect 
Apr 05: Teens choose Geek Out @ your library® for 2012 Teen Tech Week™ theme 
Apr 04: New AASL advocacy brochure series helps school librarians guide discussion with stakeholders