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CHICAGO —Join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures this September for the Core Classroom "Designed with You in Mind: Welcoming Patrons and Staff with Disabilities to Your Library." This four-week virtual workshop with videos, discussion forums...
Mariam Jalalifard Selected as 2022 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship Recipient
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has selected Mariam Jalalifard of Folsom, California as the 2022 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 award is given to an ¾«¶«´«Ã½or library support staff member to help finance the pursuit of a master’s...
¾«¶«´«Ã½Awards Spectrum Scholarships for 2022
CHICAGO — Today, the ¾«¶«´«Ã½'s (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded 2022 Spectrum Scholarships to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, ¾«¶«´«Ã½has...
Araceli Argueta Selected as the 2022 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship Recipient
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) has selected Araceli Argueta of Los Angeles, California as the recipient of the 2022 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, named for an active ¾«¶«´«Ã½member and former member of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Council, is...
The Executive Board of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) issued the following statement in response to proposed state legislation that would censor library materials or put at risk library workers who provide access to information, including...
Register for ALA's 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) is pleased to announce its 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair to be held on September 14, 2022, from 3:00 pm –5:00 pm CT. The fair will be an opportunity for ¾«¶«´«Ã½Members to drop in and speak with committee members and/or...
Call for 2023 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference & Exhibition Program Proposals Now Open
¾«¶«´«Ã½Conference Services will begin accepting program proposals on August 8, 2022, for the 2023 ¾«¶«´«Ã½Annual Conference & Exhibition to take place in Chicago, IL on June 22-27, 2023. Once again, proposals will be accepted via one submission site for all ALA...
Preconference registration opens for Core Forum
CHICAGO —Even before the 2022 Core Forum officially kicks off with an evening welcome reception on Thursday, October 13, attendees can register to participate in one of three all-day library buildings tours or one of three workshops offered that same day...
¾«¶«´«Ã½Editions Special Report examines Black and African Americans’ experiences in libraries
CHICAGO — Still a predominantly white profession, librarianship has a legacy of racial discrimination, and it is essential that we face the ways that race impacts how we meet the needs of diverse user communities. Identifying and acknowledging implicit...
Registration and housing now open for Core Forum 2022
CHICAGO —Registration and housing are officially open for Core Forum 2022, which will take place October 13-15, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center. Core Forum is an opportunity to reconnect with fellow colleagues and make new...
Marco Lanier Selected as the 2022 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship Recipient
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ and SAGE are pleased to announce Marco Lanier of Brooklyn, New York as the recipient of the 2022 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media. Currently, Lanier works as a records management project assistant for...
Maria Guadalupe Partida Selected as the 2022 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship Recipient
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Maria Guadalupe Partida of San Antonio, Texas as the 2022 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship recipient. The scholarship was named for a long-time ¾«¶«´«Ã½staff member who directed the...
Senate FY 2023 Appropriations Bill Would Provide First Funding for Library Facilities in Decades
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding bills released by the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 28 would, for the first time in 26 years, provide federal funding to modernize library buildings nationwide. If enacted, the bills would...
Nadine Y. Said Selected as the 2022 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship Recipient
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Nadine Y. Said of Santa Cruz, California as the 2022 recipient of the Mary V. Gaver Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship was established to honor the memory of a past ALA...
Jennifer Nguyen Bernal Selected as the 2022 David H. Clift Scholarship Recipient
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Jennifer Nguyen Bernal of Berkeley, California as the 2022 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient. The David H. Clift Scholarship was named for a former director of the American...
