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Dr. Carla Hayden Receives the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th person, first woman, and the first Black to hold the position of Librarian of Congress, is the 2023 recipient of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. The award is given to someone...
2023 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Library Research Roundtable Shera Award Selected
The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has chosen the 2023 recipient of the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research. The Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research is given to the...
Chapel Cowden chosen as the 2023 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award
CHICAGO — The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ has chosen Chapel Cowden, associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as the 2023 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award. The...
The Ohio State University Libraries presented the LIRT 2023 Innovation in Instruction Award
CHICAGO — The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ is pleased to announce that the 2023 Innovation in Instruction Award will be presented to The Ohio State University Libraries. Created to recognize a library that...
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Invites Submissions for the 2024 Awards
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Roundtable invites submissions for the 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards. Please visit the CSKBART website to review the eligibility and criteria and for instructions on how to submit and send titles for...
West Maple Elementary School named National School Library of the Year
CHICAGO – West Maple Elementary School, located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2023 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLY Award annually...
Susan Kusel is named Winner of 2023 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Equality Award.
Susan Kusel was selected to receive the 2023 ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) Equality Award. The award consists of $1000, and a framed citation will be presented on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference in Chicago, IL Susan tirelessly...
¾«¶«´«Ã½Announces Theme for Banned Books Week, October 1-7, 2023
Grant application window open through May 19, 2023 CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ has announced the theme for Banned Books Week 2023: “Let Freedom Read!” Banned Books Week will take place October 1 – 7, 2023. "As we’ve seen throughout National...
Dr. Emily J. M. Knox receives Beta Phi Mu Award
CHICAGO — Dr. Emily J. M. Knox, Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½'s Beta Phi Mu Award. This annual award is given...
Julius C. Jefferson Jr. wins the Joseph W. Lippincott Award
Julius C. Jefferson Jr. is the recipient of the 2023 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott III and presented by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) for distinguished service in the profession of librarianship. The...
Nominations are being accepted for ¾«¶«´«Ã½honorary membership
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for ¾«¶«´«Ã½honorary membership, the Association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship, or a closely related field are so outstanding that they are of...
ARTivist Nikkolas Smith to open AASL National Conference
CHICAGO – Nikkolas Smith, ARTivist, Concept artist, Children's Books Author, and Film Illustrator, will keynote the opening general session of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference. The conference will be held Oct. 19-21...
Five projects receive 2023 AIA/¾«¶«´«Ã½Library Building Award
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) are awarding five libraries with the 2023 AIA/¾«¶«´«Ã½Library Building Award for excellence in architectural design. Complete details for each project are available on AIA’s...
CHICAGO — The Las Vegas–Clark County Library District has been selected to receive the 2023 ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. The award, sponsored by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) and Information Today Inc., annually...
IRRT Preconference: Global Libraries as Advocates for Information Policy Change
CHICAGO - The ¾«¶«´«Ã½'s (ALA) International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites you to attend a half-day preconference, “ Global Libraries as Advocates for Information Policy Change” on Friday, June 23, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m...
