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Thursday, September 10th, 2015Carnegie-Whitney Awards up to $5,000 The American Library Association Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library. Funded projects have ranged from popular, general-reader […]
President Obama announces Open eBooks Initiative and ConnectEd
Thursday, April 30th, 2015With a group of middle school students seated in front of him at the Anacostia Branch of the District of Columbia Public Library, and hundreds of other students on a “virtual field trip” watching online from throughout the country, President Obama announced the Open eBooks initiative. The program will make $250 million dollars in popular […]
Grant Opportunity: Latino Americans: 500 Years of History
Thursday, March 5th, 2015Grant Opportunity: Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Latino Americans: 500 Years of History is a joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). www.ala.org/latinoamericans Grants of $3,000 to $10,000 are available for libraries, humanities councils and other nonprofit organizations to hold public film screenings, discussion groups, […]
ALA Task Force Seeks Input (non-members included)
Thursday, January 15th, 2015ALA Task Force Seeks Input on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion was created in the spring of 2014 by then ALA President, Barbara Stripling. The Task Force is currently in the information-gathering phase. To aid with information gathering, it has launched a series of short surveys to […]
Net Neutrality Principles
Monday, July 14th, 2014The American Library Association has joined with other higher education and library groups to release net neutrality principles. From the ALA Chapter Relations Office: July 10, higher education and library organizations—including ALA—representing thousands of colleges, universities, and libraries nationwide released a joint set of Net Neutrality Principles they recommend form the basis of an upcoming […]
75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights!
Thursday, June 19th, 2014Happy 75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights! Today we are pleased to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ALA’s adoption of the Library Bill of Rights on June 19, 1939 at the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. The document – which is the basis for the work of the ALA Office for Intellectual […]
Virtual Road Trip to RI Libraries
Thursday, February 27th, 2014Rhode Island libraries were featured on the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) blog Virtual Road Trip! Jennifer Cournoyer, Cumberland Public Library, and Shannon Bloom, Pawtucket Public Library, shared simple and effective techniques for welcoming teens and discovering what they want from their libraries. YALSA is a division of the American Library Association.
Inclusive Outreach to Patrons of all Abilities
Thursday, February 13th, 2014Creating and Presenting Inclusive Outreach to Patrons of all Abilities, an online course presented by ALA’s Reference and User Services Association March 3 – 28, 2014 Programming for patrons with special needs got you stumped? This online course will discuss methods for reaching patrons with special needs in your community and how to help staff […]
Sign the Declaration for the Right to Libraries
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013The American Library Association encourages all to sign the Declaration for the Right to Libraries, now available in an accessible version on the ilovelibraries.org website. This campaign provides members of school, academic, public, and special library communities with the opportunity to stand up and publicly affirm their right and their will to have strong libraries. […]
Banned Books Week
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013It’s Banned Books Week! This annual event works to combat censorship and celebrate the freedom to read. ALA has a page of resources and events in which you or your library can participate and find out how to get involved with next year’s celebration. Explore the top ten most challenged books of 2012 If your […]
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