American Library Association Press Releases

• Published on April 9, 2013 - 19:18 GMT

  Dan Cohen, Digital Public Library of America, featured President’s Program speaker, 2013 ALA Annual Conference

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 9, 2013 Contact: Mary Mackay CHICAGO - Dan Cohen, founding executive director of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will be the featured speaker in the ALA President’s Program Awards Presentation at the 2013 ALA …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 19:18 GMT

  Reference through social media eCourse back by popular demand

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 9, 2013 Contact: Dan Freeman CHICAGO - ALA Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse on Reference Through Social Media: Developing Standards, Guidelines, and Policies eCourse. Sarah Steiner will serve as instructor for …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 19:18 GMT

  Introducing RDA with Chris Oliver

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 9, 2013 Contact: Dan Freeman CHICAGO - By popular demand, ALA Editions announces a new session of its popular workshop, Introducing RDA with Chris Oliver. This 90-minute workshop will take place at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 19:18 GMT

  Ethics Matters! Join OIF for a half-day preconference in Chicago

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 9, 2013 Contact: Jonathan Kelley CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Professional Ethics invites you to join a half-day preconference offered during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 04:50 GMT

  Kathleen Reif, director St. Mary’s County Public Library, receives 2013 Sullivan Award

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Cheryl Malden CHICAGO — The American Library Association  has awarded the 2013 Peggy Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children to Kathleen Reif, director of St. Mary’s …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 01:52 GMT

  A planner for balancing life and work

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO — Offering a fresh strategy for reexamining life and work goals, “The Work/Life Balance Planner: Resetting Your Goals” addresses numerous practical concerns, such as housing, moving, …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 01:52 GMT

  Eat your words: Tips for hosting an Edible Books Festival in ProgrammingLibrarian.org webinar

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Angela Thullen CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and ProgrammingLibrarian.org announced an upcoming webinar that will highlight the successful Edible Book Festival  …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 01:52 GMT

  Elizabeth Aversa receives the 2013 Beta Phi Mu Award

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Cheryl Malden CHICAGO - Dr. Elizabeth Aversa, professor of library and information science at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., has been selected to receive the American Library Association’s …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 01:52 GMT

  Smithsonian Libraries hosts Preservation Matters!

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO - The Smithsonian Libraries will host the program Preservation Matters! beginning at noon on April 24 in the S. Dillon Ripley Center, Washington, D.C. This event is part of the …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 01:52 GMT

  Polanka and others on the present and future of Ebooks in new American Libraries Live episode

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO — American Libraries Live, a free, streaming video broadcast that you can view from your home, library or on-the-go, returns 2 - 3 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, April 18 with a new …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 01:52 GMT

  “Think Like a Freak” with Steven Levitt at Annual Conference Opening General Session

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Mary Mackay CHICAGO - Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the upcoming “Think Like A Freak”and of the smash No. 1 international bestseller “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 01:52 GMT

  Shared print monographs preconference from ALCTS this Annual

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO - On Thursday, June 27, at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) brings you “Shared Print Monographs: Making It Work.”  …

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• Published on April 9, 2013 - 00:25 GMT

  ALCTS Microgrants available

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 8, 2013 Contact: Charles Wilt CHICAGO - The Transforming Collections Task Force of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) seeks proposals for its 2013 Microgrant Program. All ALCTS members in …

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• Published on April 5, 2013 - 21:05 GMT

  Applications for new ALA Leadership Institute due May 10

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 5, 2013 Contact: Mary Mackay CHICAGO - There is still time to consider applying - or nominating a colleague - for Leading to the Future, a four-day immersive leadership development program for future library leaders offered …

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• Published on April 5, 2013 - 21:05 GMT

  Heather Ketron named Scholastic Library Publishing Award winner

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 5, 2013 Contact: Cheryl Malden CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) has named Heather Ketron the recipient of the 2013 Scholastic Library Publishing Award. The honor, which will be presented during the ALA …

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• Published on April 5, 2013 - 21:05 GMT

  Yalsa, WWE® name Wrestlemania® Reading Challenge finalists

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 5, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO – Eighteen regional winners in grades 5-12 from across the United States and Canada have won a chance to compete in the WrestleMania® Reading Challenge  Finals on April 6, 2013, at …

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• Published on April 5, 2013 - 21:05 GMT

  Evaluating the impact of your library

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 5, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO — Assessing impact is increasingly critical to the survival of services: managers now require comprehensive information about effectiveness, especially in relation to users. …

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• Published on April 5, 2013 - 21:05 GMT

  Best-selling author to host copyright workshop for educators and school librarians

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 5, 2013 Contact: Jazzy Wright WASHINGTON, D.C.—To help school librarians and educators better understand copyright law, author Carrie Russell will host the workshop “Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators” on April 11, …

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• Published on April 5, 2013 - 21:05 GMT

  National Library Week PSA featuring Caroline Kennedy appears on the Disney channel

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 5, 2013 Contact: Megan McFarlane   CHICAGO — New televised public service announcements (PSA) of National Library Week Honorary Chair Caroline Kennedy are currently appearing on the Disney channel. Approximately 1.4 million …

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• Published on April 5, 2013 - 21:05 GMT

  Handy Tech Tools for Library Outreach

  NEWS For Immediate Release April 5, 2013 Contact: Dan Freeman CHICAGO - ALA TechSource announces a new workshop, Handy Tech Tools for Library Outreach with Sarah Ludwig. This workshop will take place on Wednesday, June 19. Each part will last 90 minutes. …

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