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ALSC announces exceptional websites for children
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has added recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids ( www.ala.org/greatsites), its online resource containing hundreds of...
CHICAGO - New posts, including how to help your child select a college, teen cooking programs and a national initiative for parents to connect with their kids @ your library are featured on the @ your library website this week. The @yourlibrary.org...
Partnering for success in children’s services
CHICAGO-- 91´«Ã½ Editions, the publishing imprint of the 91´«Ã½, announces the release of “ Children's Services: Partnerships for Success,” edited by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. Co-author of the popular titles “ Booktalking Bonanza” and “...
AILA and AP91´«Ã½ highlight family literacy with new Web site
CHICAGO - The American Indian Library Association (AILA) and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP91´«Ã½) have launched a website to feature the Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture website ( http://www.talkstorytogether.org). ...
Librarians can use free content posted on @ your library web site; pitch story ideas
(Chicago) Librarians can use content on @yourlibrary.org to help patrons use their libraries more and better. The site has features of broad interest on myriad topics, and every article tells readers how to use their library to learn more, do more, and...
Attend a ProgrammingLibrarian.org demo at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference, enter to win free books
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office will present regular demonstrations of ProgrammingLibrarian.org, an online resource center for all things related to creating cultural community programs for the library, during the...
Kim, Dembicki and Stands With Many to speak at Many Voices, One Nation 2010
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½’s Office for Diversity is pleased to announce Eugenia Kim, Matt Dembicki and Joseph Stands With Many as participants in Many Voices, One Nation during the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Eugenia...
Daniel Boyd wins 2010 ASCLA award for contributions to blind, physically handicapped
CHICAGO— Daniel W. Boyd, who from 1981 to 2008 served as the director of the South Dakota Braille and Talking Book Library, will receive the 2010 Francis Joseph Campbell Award. The award, which consists of a medal and a citation, is administered by the...
Robert M. O’Neil receives 2010 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award
CHICAGO - Robert M. O’Neil, director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression at the University of Virginia (UVA), is the recipient of the 2010 Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Roll of Honor Award. O’Neil, who also serves on...
91´«Ã½ to lead rally for libraries on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 1,000 librarians from across the country will defy the stereotype of their “quiet profession” and stand up for the needs of the public during the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Library Advocacy Day featuring a rally at...
AASL offers graduate credits for summer online courses
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will offer graduate credits for its Summer 2010 e-Academy online courses. This opportunity is being offered in conjunction with the University of Colorado Denver. The form is available at www...
AASL supports the research of two members
CHICAGO – Janice Newsum of Houston, Texas and Anne Marie Perrault of Buffalo, N.Y. are the recipients of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Research Grant sponsored by Heinemann Raintree. In her application, Newsum wrote, "…on Nov. 29...
Win $250 from YALSA for Your Great Idea
CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) extended its Great Ideas contest. Through July 15, YALSA will accept applications from YALSA members or official YALSA member groups that help the association meet its strategic goals. YALSA...
Betsy-Tacy houses designated Literary Landmarks by ALTAFF
PHILADELPHIA – The childhood homes of author Maud Hart Lovelace and her best friend, Frances “Bick” Kenney Kirch, in Mankato, Minn., were designated Literary Landmarks by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a...
GLBT Round Table announces new Over the Rainbow Committee
CHICAGO - The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ announces the establishment of the Over the Rainbow Committee. The committee is charged with creating an annual bibliography of titles of interest to...
