ALA President Loida Garcia–Febo shares insights on sustainable thinking during United Nations event

American Library Association President (ALA) Loida Garcia – Febo joined international library leaders for a knowledge-sharing event entitled "Sustainable Development Goals in Libraries Today: the role of libraries in strengthening our communities." The event was hosted by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library and provided an international platform to discuss how libraries around the world are creating and cultivating new relationships to help communities learn, understand and support sustainable professional development. Read more

 

George Kendall new Booklist editor and publisher

Kendall will join Booklist on June 10, 2019 as its new editor and publisher. He has more than 20 years’ experience with a variety of publishers, including an extensive background in content strategy, digital innovation, web development and team leadership. He has most recently been director of publications and digital content with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, where he oversaw improved reader engagement and significantly increased revenue and profit margins through enhancements to multiple print products, new online-only publications and other digital products, collaboration across the association and operational cost control. Read more

 

AASL launches school administrator collaborative
With support from OverDrive Education, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is launching a two-year initiative to engage with an audience vital to the success of school librarian advocacy: school administrators. The "AASL School Leader Collaborative: Administrators & School Librarians Transforming Teaching and Learning" aims to strengthen AASL’s collaboration with school administrators. The initiative champions the school librarian’s integral role in teaching and learning. Read more

 

ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office welcomes 2019 Google Fellow Katelyn N. Ringrose

Katelyn Ringrose will serve as ALA’s 2019 Google Policy Fellow. She will spend 10 weeks in Washington, D.C. exploring diverse areas of the information policy field, joining the Washington Office from May 28 through Aug. 10, 2019. As part of her fellowship, she will complete a major project. Read more

 

ALA 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

Gary Janetti to appear at United for Libraries’ The Laugh’s On Us sponsored by Ingram Content Group

 

WEBINARS

ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo presents webinar: 'Libraries, Comics and Superheroes of Color: Strengthening our Reading Communities'

 

SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES

2020 Symposium on the Future of Libraries opens call for session proposals

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS
Utah Library Association receives the 2019 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award

 

AASL opens nominations for administrator collaborative

 

2018 Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award to Steven Knowlton

 

Dr. Mirah J. Dow wins Beta Phi Mu Award

 

Tulsa City-County Library wins 2019 ALA/Information Today Library of the Future Award

 

ALA PUBLISHING

Assessment strategies in technical services

 

Anonymity is examined in new book from the Center for the Future of Libraries