NEWS For Immediate Release March 18, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO – Ellysa Stern Cahoy, education and behavioral sciences librarian and assistant director at the Pennsylvania Center for the Book at Pennsylvania State University, is the winner of the …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 18, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO – Erin T. Smith and Jamie P. Kohler, both of the Westminster College McGill Library, have been named the 2013 recipients of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 18, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is seeking a member editor for its open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic research journal, the Journal of Research on …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 18, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO — Outlining a vision for children’s and young adult library services in the next decade, “Library Services for Children and Young People: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 18, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO— Building learning environments that empower 21st-century students will be explored in “Envisioning New Library Spaces,” a new webinar from the American Association of School …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 15, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO — In “Cart’s Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults: Two Decades in Review,” published by ALA Editions, Michael Cart, the former YALSA president and best-selling author of “Young …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 14, 2013 Contact: Jazzy Wright WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Friday, March 15, 2013, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) will posthumously award activist Aaron Swartz the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2013 James Madison Award during …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 14, 2013 Contact: Mary Mackay CHICAGO - Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick are sure to provoke important questions and discussion when they talk about their recent joint project, “The …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 14, 2013 Contact: Cheryl Malden CHICAGO—2013 marks the 75th anniversary of the Joseph W Lippincott Award, which honors distinguished service to the profession of librarianship. Presented every year since 1938, the award is …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 14, 2013 Contact: Cheryl Malden CHICAGO - The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries is the winner of the prestigious Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award. The award is presented annually to a library …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 14, 2013 Contact: Cheryl Malden CHICAGO— Elizabeth Martinez, library director, Salinas Public Library (Calif.) is the 2013 recipient of the American Library Association Equality Award. The annual award, $1000 and a framed …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 14, 2013 Contact: Rob Christopher CHICAGO — Working with at-risk teens, including those who are homeless, incarcerated or in foster care, is a rewarding but often challenging endeavor, especially with a growing number of at …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 13, 2013 Contact: Amy Sargent CHICAGO – Storytime isn’t just for books anymore. Learn how to navigate the crowded world of digital media for children’s programming during the hourlong webinar, “Early Literacy Programming in …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 13, 2013 Contact: Steve Zalusky CHICAGO – Siobhan A. Reardon, president and director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, has been elected to serve as the American Library Association’s (ALA) newest Endowment Trustee. …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 12, 2013 Contact: Jaclyn Finneke CHICAGO — As part of the year-long National Forum on Libraries and Teens project, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 12, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO — In a new vendor webinar from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), presenters Carol Studebaker, Charlotte Hodges and Carolyn Jacobs will offer an in-depth look …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 12, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO — Members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) are invited to attend “A School Librarian’s Role in Preventing Sexting Cyberbullying,” a webinar presented by …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 12, 2013 Contact: Amy Sargent CHICAGO — There’s still time to register for the Public Library Association (PLA) 2013 Virtual Spring Symposium, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time, March 20. This full day of public library …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 12, 2013 Contact: John Amundsen CHICAGO — Materials for National Bookmobile Day 2013 are now available for download at www.ala.org/bookmobiles. These free and customizable resources will help libraries plan festivities for …
NEWS For Immediate Release March 12, 2013 Contact: Dan Rude CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is excited to announce two more 75th Caldecott Facebook Forums. In March, ALSC will host Peter Brown and in April, Kadir Nelson …
