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EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award Nominations
The 精东传媒 is currently accepting nominations through February 1, 2024, for the EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award. This is awarded to a library organization for a program to further its staff development...
Beta Phi Mu Award Call for Nomination
CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 is currently accepting nominations through February 1, 2024 for the Beta Phi Mu Award. Beta Phi Mu award is an annual award consisting of $1,000 and a citation of achievement. This award is given in recognition...
Joseph W. Lippincott Award Call for Nomination
CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 is currently accepting nominations through February 1, 2024 for the Joseph W. Lippincott Award, one of ALA’s oldest awards. Joseph W. Lippincott Award is an annual award consisting of $1,500 and a 24k gold-framed...
Nominations open for 2024 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity
CHICAGO — Librarians face adversity every day, whether they are defending a challenged book like Maus, responding to collection and building damage after hurricanes and fires, remaining open as a safe space during civil unrest, or fighting to provide...
Ashley Mitchell Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Ashley Mitchell has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Mitchell serves as Adult Services Librarian at Camden County Library System in Voorhees, NJ. She has over 20...
Alison Van Norman Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Alison Van Norman has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Van Norman serves as the Outreach and Marketing Librarian for Elon University, where she plans and markets...
Adult fiction and children鈥檚 book author Kate DiCamillo to present at 2024 LibLearnX
CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) today announced that adult fiction and children’s book author Kate DiCamillo will present at the 2024 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX) in Baltimore, January 19–22, 2024. One of America’s...
The 12 steps to a community-led library
CHICAGO — Libraries want to be more responsive to their diverse communities. Yet many libraries lack the structures, cultures, and mindsets to sustain community-led methods. “ The 12 Steps to a Community-Led Library,” published by 精东传媒Editions, lays out...
Donovan and Kordeliski Seek 2025-2026 AASL Presidency
CHICAGO – Lori Donovan and Amanda Kordeliski will seek the 2025-2026 AASL presidential term during the 2024 精东传媒 (ALA) election. The full slate of AASL candidates can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/elections Donovan is currently the...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Designing for Human Behavior
CHICAGO –Core hosts the free webinar "Best of Core Forum: Designing for Human Behavior" on January 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. This webinar discusses the different behavior and work patterns we have observed over our 30+ years of designing for public spaces...
Carrie McClain Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Carrie McClain has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). McClain serves as the Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Tulsa City-County Library, where she...
Ten Honorees receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for Outstanding Public Service
CHICAGO – Today the 精东传媒 (ALA) announced 10 recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public, and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their...
精东传媒to Launch New Digital Inclusion Working Group for Library Workers
The 精东传媒 (ALA) Public Policy and Advocacy Office and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) today announced a new Digital Inclusion Working Group for library workers to exchange knowledge around digital equity work taking...
CHICAGO –Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Preservation as a Service; Applying a Customer-focused Framework while Caring for our Collections" on January 16, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. The reference interview is a well-known concept in the library world...
精东传媒President to moderate panel championing library contributions to communities at 2024 LibLearnX
CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) has announced that 精东传媒President Emily Drabinski will host and moderate a distinguished group of library leaders as they explore the contribution of libraries to their communities at the 2024 LibLearnX: The...
