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In celebration of Women’s History Month (observed every March), the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL), the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Women & Gender Studies Section (ACRL - WGSS) and the Social Responsibilities Round Table’s Feminist Task Force (SRRT – FTF) will jointly host ‘Bridging the Gap: In Support of Women in Librarianship – A conversation with ¾«¶«´«Ã½Presidents' on March 25, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (Central). Register now to attend this free session.
¾«¶«´«Ã½announced two speaker sessions at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, June 27-July 2. Teen app developer Jay'Aina "Jay Jay" Patton and software engineer Antoine Patton will discuss their new book, “Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison—and How We Stayed Connected". Also presenting is woodworker John Furniss and his artist wife, Anni Furniss, who will discuss their new autobiographical book, “The Blind Woodsman."
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) have announced 50 libraries that will host "Americans and the Holocaust", a traveling exhibition that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
¾«¶«´«Ã½announces applications for second year of the Building Library Capacity Grants
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) announces the opening of the second year of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Building Library Capacity Grants that will provide grants to libraries serving incarcerated persons or assisting those re-entering society. Up to sixteen $10,000 grants will be given to successful applicants nationwide. The application site is open now. The application deadline is April 12, 2024, with awards announced at the end of May.
ACRL 2025 Call for Proposals Now Available
ACRL invites proposals for the ACRL 2025 Conference to be held April 2-5, 2025, in Minneapolis and online. ACRL 2025 features eight session formats to suit a wide range of presentation and learning styles. Contributed paper, panel session, and workshop proposals are due June 7, 2024.
How-To Stage, Career Center, and more special activities at PLA 2024 Conference
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) 2024 Conference, taking place April 3–5, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio will feature a wide variety of special activities, from the How-To Stage to the Career Center...
ALA-SLI National Climate Action Strategy Working Group will hold open forum March 14
The National Climate Action Strategy Working Group, a joint project of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) and the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), is planning an open forum to introduce a draft Climate Action Strategy for Libraries to ¾«¶«´«Ã½members and to solicit feedback from the field. The open forum will be held on Thursday, March 14th, at 1 p.m. CT.
¾«¶«´«Ã½awards $3.6 million in library accessibility funding to 310 small and rural libraries
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) today announced the second round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities. The 310 funded proposals represent 45 U.S. states. Of the selected libraries, 62 percent serve communities of less than 5,000 people.
New 'Field Guides' column from policy experts to explore key library issues
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) announced a new column in American Libraries magazine, “Field Guides,” featuring experts in policy areas ranging from artificial intelligence and copyright to digital access and equity. The new column will provide ¾«¶«´«Ã½members, library advocates, and library professionals in all settings with insights into the policy issues facing the field today – and tomorrow.
Library services and healthcare knowledge in the UK
Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Store, “Introduction to Healthcare Knowledge and Library Services” explores the range of roles in this important area of practice, from "traditional" librarian roles to those that break new ground, from clinical, embedded, and outreach librarians to knowledge management workers. Edited by Geoff Walton, Frances Johnson, David Stewart, Gil Young, and Holly Case-Wyatt, this collection provides a comprehensive, practitioner-focused introduction to all aspects of knowledge and library work in the UK health sector. Starting with an overview of NHS England and how knowledge and library work sits within it, the book addresses such critical areas as services supporting evidence-based practice, the developing area of health information literacy, collaborative working, demonstrating impact, and value and research discovery.
AASL Opens Call For 2025 AASL National Conference Committee Members
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) seeks enthusiastic and profession-focused school librarians to serve on the 2025 AASL National Conference Committee. The conference, taking place October 16-18, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, is the only national conference dedicated solely to the needs of school librarians and their roles as educational leaders. AASL members may apply at www.ala.org/aasl/app.
AASL Opens Call For Knowledge Quest and School Library Research Editorial Board Members
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) seeks a dynamic group of school library professionals to serve on the Knowledge Quest (KQ) and School Library Research (SLR) Editorial Boards. These publications move the profession forward by highlighting school library best practices and emergent research in the field. For more information and the application, visit www.ala.org/aasl/app.
Nominations Open for 2024 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2024 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer.
The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ has named Ann Sparanese as the 2024 winner of the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality. The $4000 award is funded by an SRRT/ALA...
March 2024 Online Learning with RUSA
CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½- Reference and User Services Division (RUSA), offers an outstanding combination of repeat and new courses/webinars. Check out our list of upcoming programming below: How to Get a Federal Library Job 60-minute...
