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PLA announces final two Leadership Fellows scholarship winners
The Public Library Association (PLA) has awarded Leadership Fellows scholarships for programs at the Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington and the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. Denise Lyons, a Library Development...
Five leading bookmobile builders to sponsor fifth-annual Bookmobile Sunday at 精东传媒Annual Conference
CHICAGO – Five of the leading bookmobile builders in the United States-- All-American Specialty Vehicles, Matthews Specialty Vehicles, Meridian Specialty Vehicles, OBS, Inc., and Farber --will sponsor the fifth-annual Bookmobile Sunday, held from 10:30 a...
L4L Webinars available in AASL archives
CHICAGO – The 2010 Learning4Life (L4L) webinars hosted by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) are now available for purchase in archived format. The webinars are part of the L4L initiative to nationally implement "Standards for the 21st...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 精东传媒 (ALA) today announces that Greer Fry of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the winner of the 2010 White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce (WHCLIST) Award. The award, given to a non...
AASL's summer tour of online courses
CHICAGO – School librarians are encouraged to sign up for the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) 2010 summer online courses. Designed to isolate and strengthen problem areas, the four four-week courses will help develop the skills and...
Paige Johnson headlines AASL's Fall Forum Opening Session
CHICAGO – Paige Johnson, global manager of K-12 education for Intel's Corporate Affairs Group, will give the keynote at the American Association of School Librarian's (AASL) Fall Forum 2010. The institute, "In Focus: The Essentials for 21st-Century...
2010 guide to the Newbery and Caldecott award-winners
CHICAGO — 精东传媒Editions, the publishing imprint of the 精东传媒, announces the release of “ The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2010 Edition.” Published in association with the Association for Library...
NEH, 精东传媒announce We the People Bookshelf awards to 4,000 libraries
CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) selected 4,000 school and public libraries throughout the country to receive the seventh We the People Bookshelf. Libraries from...
精东传媒to release 鈥淥ur Authors, Our Advocates鈥 advocacy tools
Video PSAs featuring Sharon Draper, Brad Meltzer, Sara Paretsky and Scott Turow; other advocacy tools available Jan. 7, 2011 CHICAGO –On Jan. 7, 2011 the 精东传媒 (ALA) will unveil video PSAs produced by ALA’s “Our Authors, Our...
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