USUN Building New York, New York 5:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, please be seated. I am so grateful to be here in this beautiful space. Let me begin by thanking the Brown family for making me a …
The FAA is investigating an incident that occurred on Sunday March 27, 2011 when an air traffic controller in the Central Florida Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) requested assistance from a passenger aircraft in checking on a Cirrus SR22 …
CHICAGO - You type your search term into a search engine. You get 300,000 responses…now what? Ask a librarian! Libraries don’t just offer the hardware, but also offer the expertise of librarians in helping teach people how to use the Internet and find …
CHICAGO – Michael Dowling, director of the American Library Association’s ( ALA ) Chapter Relations Office, discusses the first-ever Money Smart Week @ your library (April 2 – 9, 2011) in a podcast on the American Library Association ( ALA ) Public …
CHICAGO – Polls are still open for the 2011 American Library Association ( ALA ) election, in which members will choose their new president- elect and council members. The polls will close at 11:59 p.m. CST on April 22. The Election Committee will …
Librarians: register now for Step Up to the Plate @ your library CHICAGO – Only one week remains until season six of Step Up to the Plate @ your library opens to the general public, but there is still time for librarians to register for free tools …
CHICAGO – On Wednesday, April 13, communities across America will celebrate the 2nd annual National Bookmobile Day @ your library, honoring the more than 930 bookmobiles and dedicated bookmobile staff that provide vital library services to their …
CHICAGO - By popular demand, ALA TechSource is offering the three-part workshop Using RDA : Moving into the Metadata Future this spring. Presenters Karen Coyle, Chris Oliver and Diane Hillmann will offer a perspective on RDA from the context of …
Carlton Caroll | 202.682.8114| carollc@api.org WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 – API today announced the addition of Sabrina Fang to its media relations team. “Sabrina brings a wealth of communications experience from a wide array of perspectives,” said API …
BERKELEY (March 29, 2011) – In a bold move to bolster one of the few bright spots in California’s economy and set a precedent for strong renewable electricity standards nationwide, the California Legislature today approved a bill that would require …
Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC March 29, 2011 In its recent issue, NEWSWEEK magazine honored 150 Women Who Shake the World . Eleven of those women honored are alumnae of the U.S. State Department’s international exchange programs …
Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC March 29, 2011 In its recent issue, NEWSWEEK magazine honored 150 Women Who Shake the World . Eleven of those women honored are alumnae of the U.S. State Department’s international exchange programs …
CHICAGO — Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, business librarian at Portage (Mich.) District Library, has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship — an annual honor administered by the …
Carlton Carroll 202.682.8114 | carrollc@api.org WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 – Con Lass, API senior director of federal relations, welcomed legislation introduced today by Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) of the House Natural Resources Committee that would …
Missourians wasted no time before registering their vegetable, flower, fruit and herb plots for the 10,000 Gardens Challenge, a program of the Missouri Department of Agriculture. In only eight days, just over 1,000 Missourians plotted their gardens and …
CHICAGO — Diane K. Campbell, assistant professor, Rider University Library, and Ronald G. Cook, professor of entrepreneurial studies, Rider University, are co-recipients of one of the 2011 RUSA BRASS Emerald Research Grants. This is one of two …
Judith Krug Fund will provide $2,500 and $1,000 awards to Read-Outs CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation ( FTRF ), through its Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund, will provide four grants — ranging from $2,500 to $1,000 — to four organizations to …
ST . PAUL , MINN . – Three library professionals will receive the 2011 3M/ NMRT Professional Development Grant at the American Library Association ( ALA ) Annual Conference in New Orleans. The grant, sponsored by 3M Library Systems for 40 years, is …
Earlier today, the Vice President met with South African Deputy President Motlanthe at the White House, building upon a conversation begun during the Vice President's June 2010 trip to South Africa. In a substantive and wide-ranging discussion …
Written Testimony of Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, President of Interfaith Alliance Submitted to The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights for the Hearing Record on “ …
