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GNCRT Celebrates 2024 Recipients of the Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grants

The 精东传媒's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is excited to announce Rachel Perrone of Cranston, RI and Valerie Tohom of Los Angeles, CA as the recipients of the 2024 GNCRT Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grants. Rachel...

A collage of library-themed items including a Snoopy "READ" poster, bookmarks, books, buttons, and a reading planner.

精东传媒Store at 2024 精东传媒Annual Conference & Exhibition

Located in Lobby E near Registration, the 精东传媒Store will offer a wide range of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift books, professional development resources and more during the 2024 精东传媒Annual Conference & Exhibition. Store hours are: Friday, June 28: 12...

精东传媒calls on libraries to observe Constitution Day 2024 with national day of action to register voters

The 精东传媒 (ALA) is urging America's libraries to participate in a national day of action to register voters on National Voter Registration Day (Sep. 17), a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating America’s representative democracy.

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2024 John Cotton Dana Awards Announced

The 2024 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The award...

New from ACRL - 鈥淐ritical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today鈥檚 Academic Library鈥

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today’s Academic Library,” edited by Kristin Henrich and Cinthya Ippoliti, offering thoughtful...

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IIDA Announces Winners of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior...

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Nominate your librarian for the national I Love My Librarian Award

The 精东传媒 (ALA) invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award.

精东传媒Releases Free 鈥淧artnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries鈥

CHICAGO – Libraries do their best work when they work with partners. The 精东传媒 (ALA) today announced the “ Partnering for Stronger Programming: A Toolkit for Libraries”, a free resource created to help library workers consider the...

Photos of the 2024 recipients of the Core Career LIFT Award, starting in the upper left corner moving clockwise: Kristin Lansdown (sponsored by OCLC), Enito Mock (sponsored by OCLC), Rachel Wells (sponsored by Lyrasis), and Anne Morgan (sponsored by EBSCO).

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Core Career LIFT Award

CHICAGO-- Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Core Career LIFT Award. The recipients are: Kristin Lansdown LIFT Award Sponsored by OCLC In her position as the Librarian and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Coordinator, Kristin...

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Core Webinar - Transforming LibGuides: A Case Study

Join Core for the webinar "Transforming LibGuides: A Case Study" on September 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Presenters will explore the technical and political processes of overhauling and streamlining their LibGuides and A-Z database list.

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Raymond Pun, elected to lead 精东传媒in 2025-26, will step away from the position

Raymond Pun, in line for the 精东传媒 presidency, will not assume the role for health reasons.

book cover for Strengthening Library Ecosystems: Collaborate for Advocacy and Impact

Strengthening library ecosystems using One Voice

CHICAGO — A patron of one library is the potential patron of any other library at a different time of life or location. And though each library serves its own unique community, when different kinds of libraries speak together with one voice, the entire...

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Madison Leigh Comer Awarded the 2024 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship

CHICAGO--Madison Leigh Comer has been selected to receive the 2024 Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship in Library and Information Technology ($3,000), sponsored by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and Baker & Taylor. This scholarship is for...

ALSC Summer Reading Lists

ALSC releases 2024 Summer Reading Lists and New Gardening & Flora List

Just in time for summer, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), has released two recommended reading resources for kids: 2024 Summer Reading Lists and the Gardening & Flora Booklist.

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Ten AASL Members Receive Jewish American Heritage Month Collection Development Grants

CHICAGO—Ten American Association of School Librarians (AASL) members have been awarded $500 collection development grants. Generously sponsored by The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, the grants allow recipients to create or expand...