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CHICAGO — The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has awarded its fourth Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to Carlsbad (N.M.) Public Library and Lexington (Neb.) Public Library to support the libraries’ efforts in adult literacy and early...
YALSA Names New Editor for Quarterly Journal, YALS
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has appointed Joni Bodart, editor of Young Adult Library Services (YALS). She will serve a twelve-month contract from February 1, 2023...
Yvette Garcia Elected 2024-2025 YALSA President
CHICAGO — Yvette Garcia, Assistant Director, Sulzer Regional Library, at the Chicago Public Library, has been elected as YALSA’s 2024 division president-elect. Garcia will begin her three-year term as president-elect in July of 2023, becoming president...
Michael Lambert named PLA 2024-2025 presidentÂ
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the results of its 2023 Election. Members elected Michael Lambert, City Librarian, San Francisco (Calif.) Public Library, to the office of 2024–2025 PLA president. Lambert will serve a three...
Robert Bittner elected ALSC vice-president/president-elect
Robert Bittner, independent consultant and educator, Langley, British Columbia (BC), has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA). He will...
Elisandro (Alex) Cabada elected vice-president/president-elect
CHICAGO ⎯ Elisandro (Alex) Cabada, Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President...
Tracie D. Hall named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
CHICAGO – TIME has named Tracie D. Hall to the 2023 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes appear in the April 24 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, April 14, and now at...
Calzada Elected 2024-2025 AASL President
CHICAGO – Becky Calzada, Library Services Coordinator in the Leander Independent School District (ISD) based in Leander, Texas, has been elected the 2023-2024 president-elect of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). She will serve as the...
Public Libraries magazine announces 2023 Feature Article Contest winners
CHICAGO - Public Libraries, the official magazine of the Public Library Association (PLA), is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Feature Article Contest for articles published in the previous year. First prize of $500 was awarded to Jennifer...
Core Webinar: Secrets to Crafting a Winning Webinar Series
CHICAGO –Join Core on July 18, 2023, at 1 p.m. CT for the webinar “Secrets to Crafting a Winning Webinar Series.” The Georgia Library Association's Carterette Series Webinars, established in 2010, provides free, continuing education webinars highlighting...
2023 IRRT Mission Enhancement Grant winner announced
The “Capacity Building for LIS Professionals in Cambodia and Maldives through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) project is this year’s recipient of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s International Relations Round Table ( IRRT) Mission Enhancement...
Hohl wins 2024-2025 ¾«¶«´«Ã½presidency
CHICAGO — Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library has been elected 2023-2024 president-elect of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA). Hohl received 4,965 votes, while her opponent, Eric Suess...
¾«¶«´«Ã½remembers Bill Ott (1947-2023), Booklist Editor and Publisher
CHICAGO - The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ and Booklist Publications are deeply saddened to share the news of the death of Bill Ott on April 8th, 2023 after a brief illness. Ott made innumerable contributions to both Booklist Publications and to ALA...
The social future of academic libraries
CHICAGO — The current focus in higher education on student engagement, holistic education, social responsibility, and community partnerships demands a significant mindshift for academic libraries to reclaim their place at the heart of academic...
¾«¶«´«Ã½seeks applicants for Endowment Fund Trustee opening
Applications are now being accepted for one expiring term on the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Endowment Trustees committee. All applicants will be required to submit an electronic application, as well as upload a CV and three references. Click to preview the application. The...
