Libraries in the News
This page is your source for all the latest news about ALA activities, libraries, library funding, library advocacy, librarians ...
Inside ALA
- Surge in library usage covered by national, regional and local media
- AL Focus video features Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award
- ALA Washington Office Submits Report to Obama-Biden Transition Team
- ALSC announces exceptional Web sites for children
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards $6.9 million in grants to Connected Nation and the American Library Association
- Dominican University supports ALA's diversity efforts
- Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. talks about the role of libraries in his life
- 2009 ALA Youth Media Awards on Twitter
- ALA, NEH announce 30 libraries to receive "Soul of a People" grants
- Annual Conference registration time moved
- 2009 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory
- ALA awards deadline extended
- ALA President Jim Rettig releases statement on federal appeals court ruling on NSL "Gag Order"
- ASCLA ramps up fundraising efforts for Century Scholarship
- Empowerment Institute: Success in the Workplace
- Get it. Use it. @ your library
- Graduate credits available for attending AASL preconference
- HRSA sends 'Stop Bullying Now!' DVD to public libraries
- Important information concerning receipt of ALA election materials
- New ACRL publication: Academic Library Research: Perspectives and Current Trends
- PLA offers technology workshop for public librarians
- Registration opens Dec. 10 for YALSA's winter online courses
- Spice up teens' time at the library!
- Midwinter Forum on library education
- NBC Nightly News spotlights libraries making a difference during tough economic times
- Youth Media Awards announcement to take place on January 26, 2009
- AASL releases two toolkits focused on advocacy during tough times
- Best-selling author James Patterson to deliver special session at AASL National Conference
- Check it outback @ your library
- Deadlines approaching for two Leadership Fellows Scholarships
- Gaming expert to discuss gaming in libraries
- Jump start your career with ALSC's online education courses
- New ALA Scholarship: Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media
- PLA awards nomination deadline approaching
- PLA offers budget and finance workshop for public librarians
- YALSA names Morris Award finalists
- Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award winners announced
- ALCTS announces editor appointments
- Dec. 15 Deadline for RUSA Awards Approaching
- Get cooking @ your library (r)
- Members invited to submit questions to ALA presidential candidates via YouTube
- RUSA announces spring 2009 online course schedule
- Successful conclusion to CCF fundraising campaign
- University of Wisconsin-Madison supports Spectrum Scholar
- Young Adult author headlines Freedom to Read Foundation Denver fundraiser
- 40 libraries to host "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit
- ALA joins NWHM National Coalition
- ASCLA award nominations due Dec. 15
- danah boyd to keynote AASL National Conference
- Dec. 15 Deadline for RUSA Awards Approaching
- Florida State University supports ALA's diversity efforts in the library profession
- Illinois librarian helps reach out to Latinos
- Marco Torres closing speaker at AASL 2009 national conference
- Nation's libraries celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library
- YALSA offers book tie-ins to "Twilight" movie
- ACRL launches interest groups
- ALA-APA Midwinter Forum on Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP)
- Arthur Curley Lecture honors fallen heroes and families
- BRASS Gale Cengage Learning travel award open to students
- Deadline approaching to submit PLA National Conference Program proposal
- LITA names newest Emerging Leaders
- Museums inspire @ your library
- New release from ALA Editions
- Proposals Sought for Grassroots Programs at 2009 ALA Annual Conference
- Register for YALSA's Tech Playground & Mixer
- University of Illinois waives tuition for Spectrum scholars
- University of Oklahoma supports ALA's diversity efforts
- Veteran journalist shares tips on using ALA's State of America's Libraries report
- YALSA offers institute on serving diverse teens
- YALSA seeks blog manager
- ALA gears up for National Gaming Day
- ALA Publishing announces launch of Guide to Reference online
- ALA traveling exhibit explores Lincoln and the Constitution
- ALA Washington Office to discuss "Political Connections: The Long Road Ahead"
- Celebrate National Gaming Day @ your library
- Civil Rights heroine to keynote ALSC President's Program
- E-Forum discussions from ALCTS
- Explore ancestral roots of American West at Midwinter Genealogy Institute
- Nominations open for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
- Nominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
- YALSA celebrates at first Young Adult Literature Symposium
- Libraries gear up for National Gaming Day @ your library
- ALSC announces exceptional Web sites for children
- Great interactive software for kids
- Melissa De Fino named ALCTS Emerging Leader
- New survey on diversity and recruitment in library schools
- Registration opens for YALSA's Teen Tech Week
- Simmons College supports ALA's diversity efforts in the library profession
- Vote @ your library
- ALA seeks $100 million in stimulus funding as U.S. libraries face critical cutbacks, closures
- 2009 LLAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award seeks entries
- AASL Fall Forum attendees challenged to lead
- ACRL announces Midwinter workshops
- ALA 2009 Scholarship On-line Application now available
- ALA/ERT Author Forum welcomes women of mystery
- Award honors contributions to library adult services
- Denver Sunrise Speaker Series features four intriguing authors
- New ACRL publication: Gaming in Academic Libraries
- New York School Library Systems offer AASL's licensed institutes
- Nominations sought for ABC-CLIO Online History Award
Advocacy & Legislation
US & World
- San Diego Hopes Joint-Use Proposal Saves $20-Million Grant
- Overturn of Patriot Act's Gag Order Upheld, in Part
- Wayne State University Turns LIS Program into School
- WorldCat Policy Revision Draws Librarians' Ire
- Libraries Nix Dissed Christmas Displays
- Philadelphia Still on Track for Branch Closings
- Anti-Piracy Statute Gets Challenged
- Nashville Mayor Wants City Library to Enfold Media Centers
- FBI Compiles List of Most-Coveted Library Books
- Las Vegas-Area School Librarians Likely Safe for Now
- Washington Dad Foils Plan for School "Librateria"
- Meryl Streep Set to Play Librarian in Dewey Film
- New Federal Law Requires Schools to Teach Web Safety
- Voters Buck Bleak Economic Outlook to Fund Libraries
- Branch Closings and Budget Cuts Threaten Libraries Nationwide
- Symposium: Complex Games Lead to Complex Thinking
- Voters Save Borough Library in New Jersey
- Early Voting Taxes Library Polling Places
- Harvard's Scanning Stance Unswayed by Google Settlement
- Google Settles Scanning Suit with Authors, Publishers
- Bunny Suicides Complainant Douses Book-Burning Talk
- Boston's Margolis Appointed New York State Librarian
- Hispanic Janitors Arrested at Mesa Library
- Teen Sex Guide Withstands Physician's Review
- Technology Gets the Human Touch at LITA Forum
- Economic Uncertainty Spreads to Library Endowments
- Gunman Kills Fellow Librarian at Texas College
- Timber Payment Renewal Won't Bail Out Oregon Libraries
- Virginia High-Schoolers Rally for Gay-Cure Books
- Wrong Numbers Used in HAPLR Report, Says American Libraries
- Border Location Offers Unique Opportunities for Reforma
- EPA Reopens Five Shuttered Libraries
- Beleaguered Sacramento Director Announces Retirement
- Libraries Regroup, Reach Out in Wake of Hurricane Ike
- Trenton Library Plans to Close All Its Branches
- Nampa Board Reverses Itself on Sex-Ed Books
- FBI: Suspect Surfed for Bomb-Making Information at the Library
- Shuttered Hartford Branches Get Second Reprieve
- J. K. Rowling Wins Copyright Fight
- Critics Revisit Library Incident that Paints Palin as Censor
- Gulf Coast Libraries Mostly Spared, but Outages Keep Many Closed
- Director: Library Diaries Author Invaded Patrons' Privacy
- City Won't Seek Jail for It's Perfectly Normal Protester
- Gulf Coast Braces for Potential Category 3 Hurricane
- Alaska College's Shutdown Threatens Historic Collections
- Conservative Writer Accuses University of Illinois
- Hartford Branch Reopenings Delayed as Officials Squabble
- Boston Chooses Amy E. Ryan for Library President