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2008
September
20 libraries selected to host "John Adams Unbound" traveling exhibit
2008 PLDS report highlights key financial statistics
ACRL seeks nominations for 2009 awards
ALA President Jim Rettig releases statement on censorship
ALA President To discuss Creating Connections
ALA blog post focuses on Step Up to the Plate @ your library
ALA celebrates Library Card Sign-up Month in Second Life
ALCTS 2009 Preservation Awards nominations sought
ALCTS 2009 Ross Atkinson Award nominations sought
ALCTS seeking 2009 Innovation Awards nominations
ALCTS seeking 2009 Serials Awards candidates
ALSC offers members more than $82,000 in awards, grants and scholarships
Advanced registration open for YALSA's Young Adult Literature Symposium
Book banning alive and well in the U.S.
Booklist Publications Adds to Books for Youth Staff
CPLA graduates two librarians, adds eight candidates, seven course renewals
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month
Dec. 1 deadline for ALCTS 2009 Publication Awards nominations
Early bird registration ends Sept. 12 for AASL's Fall Forum 2008
FRONTLINE/World, ALA announce 50 program grants to public and academic libraries
Five Authors chosen for "CBC Meet the Author/Illustrator?" column in Knowledge Quest for 2008-2009
Generous estate gift benefits ALA Cultural Communities Fund
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
Missouri State Librarian tells Congress broadband connectivity and libraries essential to Americans
NEH, ALA announce 6th annual "We the People" Bookshelf grant opportunity
New round of Great Stories CLUB grants available
Nominations sought for prestigious Kilgour Research award
PLA launches PLAspace Web site for Communities of Practice
Pennsylvania State Librarian Mary Clare Zales to Testify Before Congress
Public libraries report double-digit growth
Register now for 2009 PLA Spring Symposium
School and academic librarian nominations open for Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love my Librarian award
School library named Step Up to the Plate MVP
Search for ALCTS 2009 Professional Recognition Awards nominations
Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb at Visibility @ your library
Teen Read Week(TM)registration ends Sept. 12
Twenty-five libraries selected to host "Pride and Passion" traveling exhibit
Win an author visit for the Best Teen Read WeekT Celebration
YALSA welcomes Mirrorstone's return as Teen Read Week(TM) Corporate Sponsor for second year
August
AASL offers more than $45,000 through awards program
AASL requests proposals for its 2009 National Conference
AASL seeks presenters for Licensed Institute on Reading
ALA Brings Advocacy Presence to REFORMA National Conference
ALA President announces ALA connections salon
ALA President announces virtual poster sessions
ALA blog focuses on intellectual freedom
ALA leadership in key programs at REFORMA
ALSC provides "Kids Reading List" for Oprah's Web site
Apply now for 2009 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love my Librarian Award Announced
Download print PSA featuring Library Card Sign-up Month honorary chair
Early bird registration for YALSA's Young Adult Literature Symposium ends Sept. 1
Fifteen libraries chosen for YALSA's YA Galley and Teens' Top Ten Project
Get a second helping of Literary Tastes Breakfast at RUSA Web site
JCLC Steering Committee pushing ahead to 2012
Join YALSA for 2009 Road Trip to library conferences in every state
LAMA fund raising scholarship winner announced
Librarian Salary Survey Reports Mean Librarian Salary Up 2 Percent to $58,960 in 2008
Libraries Step Up to the Plate @ your library
Margaret A. Edwards Trust to sponsor YALSA's teen literature program award
NEH, ALA announce second Picturing America application period
Nation's libraries to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month
New ACRL publication: The Desk and Beyond
New Web Site to Promote Banned Books Week
On the move with the mobile Web: libraries and mobile technologies
RUSA announces new award honoring work, legacy of Zora Neale Hurston
RUSA announces online continuing education offerings
Registration open for YALSA's fall online courses
Save by registering now for 2008 LITA National Forum
Save date for the "Success in the Workplace" Institute at ALA's
Slow economy fuels surge in library visits
Still time to thank Julie Andrews
There is a union difference in library salaries
Two deadlines approaching for PLA Leadership Fellows program
Visibility @ your library offers Podcast on free Teen Read Week publicity resources
YALSA names Young Adult Literature Symposium stipend winners
YALSA offers PSAs for Teen Read Week from TV star Nancy Cartwright
July
2008 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship recipient named
2008 Cicely Phippen Marks Scholarship recipient named
2008 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient named
2008 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship recipient named
2008 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship recipient named
2008 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient named
2008 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship recipient named
2008 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship recipient named
AASL's second longitudinal survey reveals schools' acceptance of social networking tools
ALA Council passes resolution in support of the National Agricultural Library
ALA Council passes resolution on sound recordings
ALA Council passes resolution on the role of libraries in delivering E-Government services
ALA Endorses the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008
ALA and Council committees seek applications and nominations for 2009-2010
ALA awards 2008 Diversity Research grants
ALA blog focuses on intellectual freedom
ALA to embark on transition to new Web site information architecture in August
ALCTS 2009 President's Program features James Cuno, President of the Art Institute of Chicago
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarship winners
ALSC to offer four online continuing education courses
COA announces accreditation actions
Carnegie Corporation awards ALA $280,000 for public outreach
Celebrate young adult literature's rise with Teen Read Week 2008
Clinton, Tenn., to Host ALSC 2009 Arbuthnot Lecturer Myers
Freedom to Read Foundation honors Carol Nemeyer with memorial fund
Fun activities @ your library promote creative summer programming
Grant helps public libraries serve adult English language learners
How has your library stepped up to the plate?
Jim Rettig inaugurated 2008 ALA president
L4L to help AASL learning standards gain national recognition
LAMA and IIDA announce Best of Competition in 2008 Library Interior Design Competition
Living Wage Resolution Passed by ALA-APA Council
NBA legend Library Card Sign-up Month honorary chair
NSLMPY 2009 application available for members
New RBM editor named
New Tech Notes available at PLA.org
New award for Best Book in Library Literature
New traveling exhibit brings space exploration to public libraries
PLA now accepting applications for new Leadership Fellows program
Public awareness plays a critical role in the Information Age
RUSA announces recipient of Reference Research Grant
Smith, Scherff receive John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom
Spectrum Scholarship winners announced
Still time to thank Julie Andrews
Swap & Shop Best of Show Winners announced
Technology, literacy, privacy and advocacy key issues at ALA Annual Conference
YALSA Board adopts strategic plan, research journal
YALSA establishes Leadership Endowment
YALSA offers read-alikes for "Breaking Dawn"
Young Adult Library Services receives APEX Award
June
100 ALA volunteers aid understaffed, under-funded Anaheim libraries
2008 ALA NMRT Student Chapter of The Year Award winner, runner-up announced
2008 Diversity and Outreach Fair Participants Announced
AASL honors the retirement of SLMR editor
AASL receives grant for Dollar General school library relief program
AASL seeks proposals for preconferences at its 14th National Conference
AASL to sponsor two Emerging Leaders
ACRL announces invited speakers for 14th National Conference
ALA Announces Partnership with RadioShack to Help Educate Citizens About the Digital Television Transition
ALA Conference Gaming Pavilion to showcase latest trends in gaming
ALA Conference Program examines libel tourism/terrorism and free speech
ALA Disappointed with House Passage of FISA
ALA TechSource Library Technologies Report: (vol. 44:4) Drupal in Libraries
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announces 2009 National Library Week Grant
ALA honors Newbery, Caldecott winners at Annual Conference
ALA offers "Lawyers for Libraries" training in Tampa
ALCTS President's Program and more at Anaheim
ALCTS announces Annual Conference forums
ALSC announces exceptional Web sites for children
ALSC to sponsor programs, events and giveaways at ALA Annual Conference
ALSC updates Kids! @ your library(r) campaign
ALTA names Prentice and Green 2008 Trustee Citation Award Winners
ARL/ACRL announce new regional Institute on Scholarly Communication
Actor Wes Studi to Serve as Master of Ceremonies at ALA President's Program
American Libraries panel spotlights future of reference databases
American Libraries video site celebrates first birthday with Top Ten Videos
American Library Association receives $1 million grant from Verizon Foundation to study how gaming can be used to improve problem-solving and literacy skills
Applications being accepted for PLA Results Boot Camp
Beyond White Privilege 101: Continuing the discussion in Anaheim
Burton Joseph receives 2008 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award
CALA Releases Self Assessment Survey Results
Campaign for America's Libraries' Anaheim programs highlight baseball and diversity
Christopher M. Finan receives Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
Conference Materials Wiki available
Coretta Scott King Book Award Committee announces 2008 Book Donation Grant Winners
Definition of digital preservation announced
Emily Inlow-Hood named ASCLA Interface editor
FRONTLINE/World, ALA announce new grant opportunity for libraries
Get acquainted with the redesigned ALA Web site at Annual
Great Interactive Software for Kids Announced
Jaffarian Award to be presented on LIVE! Stage at annual conference
James Frey cancels ALA Annual Conference appearance
LITA President's Program to explore possible futures
LITA announces scholarship winners for 2008
LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award winner announced
LRRT announces winner of 2008 Ingenta Research Award
Lela Ellison named ASCLA Century Scholarship recipient
Library workers put on their dancing shoes for the fourth annual
Meet YALSA's authors & editors in the ALA Pavilion at Annual
New ACRL Title: Active Guide #1: Life-Work Balance
New ACRL Title: Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors
New LITA officers elected
New bibliography of Great Early Elementary Reads
New tools promote wider sharing of research for scholars across disciplines
Online survey studies attitudes toward membership activities
Promote library family time with Step Up to the Plate @ your library
Public Awareness Committee Chair discusses value of public awareness
Registration Rates announced for PLA 2009 Spring Symposium
Reserve your spot today at the Advocacy Institute
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award recipient named
YALSA publishes "The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook"
YALSA publishes fifth edition of "Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults"
May
"Baseball's Greatest Hit": Hall of Fame program in Anaheim to discuss "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
2008 Melvil Dewey Medal Award recipient named
2008 Spectrum Doctoral Fellows Announced
2009 Emerging Leaders Application Process Now Open
24 acclaimed authors LIVE! At ALA Annual Conference
AASL 2008 ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant recipient selected
AASL announces Intellectual Freedom of Information Award recipient
AASL announces scholarship recipient
AASL names 2008 Collaborative School Library Media Award recipient
AASL names 2008 Distinguished Service Award recipient
AASL selects 2008 Frances Henne Award recipient
AASL selects 2008 Innovative Reading Grant recipient
AASL to sponsor Spectrum scholars at AASL 2008 Fall Forum
ACRL announces keynote speakers
ALA 2006-07 Annual Report released
ALA 2009 Nominating Committee seeks candidates for 2009 election
ALA Conference offers Workplace Wellness Fair
ALA Office for Diversity honors Dr. Clara M. Chu
ALA PIO launches redesigned library funding Web site
ALA President's Program to focus on literacy efforts for Native children
ALA Web site redesign elements on ITTS blog
ALA councilors elected
ALA video provides tips on using READ posters
ALA video provides tips on using READ posters
ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award winner
ALCTS Electronic Discussion Forum premieres
Anaheim site for national discussion on state of America's libraries- engines of learning, literacy and economic development
Barnett elected AASL president-elect
Brenda Bailey-Hainer elected ASCLA President 2009-2010
C&RL preprints go open access
CLA and CSLA to Co-sponsor Advocacy Institute in Anaheim
Camila Alire elected 2009-2010 ALA president
Children's book on male penguins raising chick tops ALA's 2007 list of most challenged books
Chu selected to present 2008 Dr. Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture
Conference program discusses technology access in public libraries
Demystifying Library Standards: a NISO/ALCTS webinar
Dia celebrated in nation's Capitol
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton to keynote ALSC president's program
Emerging Leaders poster session Friday during ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim
FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2008 Board of Trustees election winners
Goetsch elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect
Kate McClelland elected ALSC vice-president
LAMA members vote to adopt name with leadership focus
LITA BIGWIG launches new site
Linda W. Braun elected YALSA vice-president
NSLMPY Award winners announced
Open Society Institute gives American Library Association $350,000 seed grant for 21st Century privacy rights initiative
PLA Members vote to approve new bylaws
PR Forum to focus on Diversity @ your library��
Parade of Bookmobiles held during 2008 ALA Annual Conference
Podcast highlighting ALA Web site redesign available on PIO blog
Public Librarian will bike, swim and run for Spectrum Scholarship Program
Registration in full swing for YALSA's first-ever Young Adult Literature Symposium
Registration open for YALSA's summer online courses
Ron Reagan, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Diahann Carroll, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Frey, Khaled Hosseini featured at ALA Annual Conference
Sari Feldman elected PLA vice-president
Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant winner to be honored at annual PR Forum
Still Time to Register: Anaheim Advocacy Institute explores School Library Crisis: Spokane Moms" scheduled to speak
Susan J. Beck RUSA President 2009-2010
The Library Research Round Table announces 2008 Award Recipients
Tips for librarians and advocates on coordinating press events
Use research to build people-friendly libraries
Visit the Campaign for America's Libraries exhibit space and write a personal thank you note to Julie Andrews
Win Flip video camera with YALSA's Passport to Teen Read Week(TM)
YALSA honors literary award winners at ALA Annual Conference
YALSA hosts YA Author Coffee Klatch at ALA Annual
YALSA names diversity stipend winners
April
$54,000 in AASL awards, grants and scholarships available in 2003
10 libraries to host “Put it in Writing @ your library” workshops with Woman’s Day writers during National Library Week
2005 season of Join the Major Leagues @ your library to go online in April
2008 ALSC National Institute Registration now open
AASL seeks presenter proposals for 2009 ALA Annual Conference
AASL's 2008 Fall Forum endnote speaker named
AASL's President's Program to discuss intellectual freedom
ACRL announces New Title: Information Literacy Instruction Handbook
ACRL names visiting program officer, accepts legislative advocate applications
AIA-ALA Library Buildings Award seeks jury nominations
ALA Diversity Office extends deadline for research grant proposals
ALA Executive Director Testifies on Library Funding Cuts
ALA President Loriene Roy applauds swift action to restore full access to U.S. funded health database POPLINE
ALA President-elect Rettig to host advocacy planning session
ALA announces 2006 Stonewall Book award winners: “Babyji” and “The Fabulous Sylvester: the Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco” top list
ALA blog focuses on tools you can use for School Library Media month
ALA celebrates National Library Week in Second Life
ALA leaders praise Washington state support for school libraries
ALA president urges support for final CCF fundraising challenge
ALA releases ground-breaking study on library service
ALA seeking proposals for the Carnegie-Whitney Awards
ALA to unveil redesigned Web site at Annual Conference
ALA, NEH bring "Soul of a People" grants to libraries
ALA-APA names 30 leaders as its Angels
ALCTS President's Program presents Dr. Linda Mehr, librarian to the Oscars
ALCTS names winners of the 2006 ALCTS/SAGE Support Staff Travel Grant
ALSC Celebrates El d��a de los ni��os/El d��a de los libros on Second Life
ASCLA hosts President's Program about the Universal Library
ASCLA partners with Hewlett-Packard on accessibility initiative
American Library Association Annual Conferences to return to New Orleans
Anaheim Advocacy Institute explores School Library Crisis: "Spokane Moms" scheduled to speak
Antioch Public Library is selected for the ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award
Applications sought for LITA scholarships
Author Studs Terkel headlines Banned Books Week read-out to draw attention to censorship
Best Books for Young Adults recognizes seventy-two books for 2003
Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund winner announced
CIPA legal FAQ now available online
Capstone Publishers host Networking Reception at 2008 AASL Fall Forum
Celebrate reading for the fun of it with YALSA's Teen Read WeekT -
Competition open for 2003 Library Buildings Award program
DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION GRANT FUNDS THE "AMERICAN DREAM" FOR 34 LIBRARIES ACROSS U.S.
Definition of digital preservation announced
Dr. Carolyn S. Brodie named Scholastic Library Publishing Award winner
Eleonora Dubicki receives an Emerald Research Grant award
Freedom to Read Foundation announces Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
Horth will speak at LAMA President's Program
Hyun-Duck Chung and Amy Van Scoy receive Emerald Research Grant
James Madison University receives RUSA Gale Cengage Learning Award
Jersey City Free Public Library receives ALSC/BWI
Jewell inaugural recipient of Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management
John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award Winner Announced
Join the Major Leagues @ your library winner recognized tonight at World Series game in St. Louis
Julie Andrews kicks off National Library Week in Los Angeles
Ka-Neng Au receives RUSA Dun & Bradstreet Award acknowledging service to minority business communities
LAMA AND IIDA ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE LIBRARY INTERIORS COMPETITION
LAMA Diana V. Braddom Fundraising Scholarship Deadline Announced
LAMA offers new books
Libraries of all kinds celebrate the 50th anniversary of National Library Week, as library use and popularity continue to grow
Libraries play a key role in learning and development
Library Card Sign-up Month promotes the “Smartest Card”
Malafi receives Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award
Manuscripts sought for LITA/Endeavor student writing award
Margaret Stieg Dalton receives RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award
Mary Popp receives 'My Favorite Martian Award'
Molly Raphael receives Arthur Flemming Civil Rights Award
NEH, ALA announce We the People Bookshelf awards for 3,000 libraries
NLW on ALA Island: "version 2" of Second Life campus launches
National Library Week celebrates 50th anniversary
New ACRL Assessment Immersion program
New ACRL title: Copyright Policies - CLIP Note #39
New issues brief examines public library Internet connectivity - ALA Office for Research & Statistics launches new series of reports
New library gaming format attracts diverse users
New licensed institute kicks off at Annual Conference
New sponsors highlight upcoming season of Join the Major Leagues @ your library
Nominate Your Library for 2007 Coming Up Taller Award
Ozzie Smith PSAs now available in Second Life
PIO blog features ALA President Roy, Executive Director Fiels discussing the state of America's libraries
PLA Extends Deadline for 2008 PLDS Questionnaire
Prellwitz named ALA Office for Diversity acting director
Public Library Association 12th National Conference draws thousands to Minneapolis
Registration opens May 1 for 2008 LITA National Forum
Registration opens for YALSA's teen read weekT
Roger E. Levien Named as OITP Fellow
SIRSI Leader In Library Technology Grant winner named
SPARC-ACRL Forum addresses Harvard open access policy
School Library Media Month kicks off with Carmen Agra Deedy event
School library advocates nationwide urged to oppose elimination of teacher-librarian positions
Silva, Gwinn win 2008 WrestleMania Reading Challenge
Spokane Moms to be honored with Crystal Apple
St. Louis student wins grand prize trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in American Library Association’s “Step Up to the Plate” contest
Step Up to the Plate @ your library and Major League Baseball swing into action today
Step Up to the Plate @ your library launches in Mobile, Ala.
Step Up to the Plate @ your library(r) launch photographs now on Flickr
Thousands celebrate Teen Tech WeekT YALSA honors teen contest winners, chooses 2009 theme
Wendy Mass guest speaker at AASL Awards Luncheon
What's New @ your library
Why are library staff important? See the (NLWD) Stars
William R. Gordon to retire as ALA executive director effective August 31, 2002
Winners of PLA feature article contest announced
YALSA announces Teens' Top Ten Nominations
YALSA seeks teen book groups for YA Galley and Teens' Top Ten
Zhou wins award for promoting equality in library profession
March
“From local to global @ your library”:South Africa celebrates Library Week
"School Libraries Count!" study to close March 15
"School Libraries Count!" study to close March 15
2008 ACRL RBMS Leab Exhibition award winners
2008 ACRL RBMS Leab Exhibition award winners
2008 EBSCO/ALA Conference Scholarship Award winners announced
2008 EBSCO/ALA Conference Scholarship Award winners announced
2008 Penguin Young Readers Group Award Winners named
AASL preconferences tackle trends in reading, learning and Web 2.0
AASL preconferences tackle trends in reading, learning and Web 2.0
ACRL and LAMA release space planning wiki
ACRL launches chat series
ACRL presents 2008 WSS Significant Achievement Awards
ALA PIO launches new blog
ALA President Loriene Roy to present Madison Award on Freedom of Information Day
ALA President-elect Jim Rettig to testify before Congress on EPA libraries
ALCTS offers wide range of preconferences in Anaheim
ALSC heads West for 2008 National Institute
ALSC preconference discusses challenges of library summer reading programs
Accessibility is theme for 2008 Diversity and Outreach Fair
Baker & Taylor teams with ALA’s Booklist on unique online effort
Barbara Will named recipient of ASCLA Cathleen Bourdon Service Award
Blowers named 2008 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner
Blowers named 2008 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner
Carmen Agra Deedy lends her voice to School Library Media Month with public service announcements
Ching-chih Chen receives 2008 Beta Phi Mu Award
Connie Paul receives ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award
Deadline extended for LITA/Ex Libris student writing award
Don Riggs, former LAMA President, dies
Don Riggs, former LAMA President, dies
Elmborg receives Reference Service Press Award
First Lady Laura Bush Discusses Post-White House Agenda in Exclusive Interview with American Libraries
Focus on assessment in the library media center continues with AASL's 2008 Fall Forum
Focus on assessment in the library media center continues with AASL's 2008 Fall Forum
Free online event for ACRL members
Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recipient named
Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award recipient named
Harriet Henderson receives 2008 Sullivan Award
ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee wins ProQuest/SIRS State and Regional Achievement Award
Julie Andrews featured in Visibility @ your library
Julie Andrews shares her thoughts on libraries in new video
LAMA committee appointments beginning soon
LAMA seeks "Best of Show" Award entries
LAMA seeks PR makeover entries
LAMA seeks PR makeover entries
LITA Acquisitions Editor named
LITA Web manager named
LITA offers three workshops in Anaheim
Lance Armstrong Foundation and ALA team up to deliver cancer survivorship notebooks to libraries
Lawrence Adrian Moore receives 2008 Haycock Award
Lawrence Adrian Moore receives 2008 Haycock Award
Libraries in 34 states earn grants for “Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature”
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award named
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award named
Michael Moodie receives ASCLA Francis Joseph Campbell award
Michael Moodie receives ASCLA Francis Joseph Campbell award
New “I Love Libraries” Package available at 2008 Annual Conference
New “I Love Libraries” Package available at 2008 Annual Conference
Orange County Library System wins Wilson grant
PLA announces 2008 Grow Your Own Institutional Scholarship winners
PLA announces selection of National Conference closing session keynote speaker
PLINKIT Collaborative receives ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award
Patricia Tarin receives 2008 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award
Peggy Hoon Honored with 2008 Patterson Copyright Award
Polls open in American Library Association election
Promote Woman's Day health initative through May 11
RUSA hosts preconference on social networking and reference services at ALA Annual Conference
RUSA hosts preconference on social networking and reference services at ALA Annual Conference
RUSA offers funding for reference research
RUSA recruits for Genealogy Boot Camp at Annual Conference
RUSA recruits for Genealogy Boot Camp at Annual Conference
Ragains wins 2008 ACRL Instruction Section Rockman award
Registration opens for 49th annual RBMS preconference
Sen. Russ Feingold Honored with James Madison Award
Serving Non-English Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries
Survey of library support staff certification competencies sent in March
The Campaign for America’s Libraries offers prizes for National Library Week stories, photos, videos
WWE, YALSA to name WrestleMania Reading Challenge champion this weekend
WWE, YALSA to name WrestleMania Reading Challenge champion this weekend
Woodsdale Elementary School wins Sara Jaffarian Award for school library programming
YALSA and readergirlz distribute 10,000 books to pediatric hospitals for Support Teen Literature Day
YALSA offers two stipends for Young Adult Literature Symposium
YALSA seeks teen opinions in Teen Technology Survey
February
‘Early bird’ discounted registration available for Advocacy Institute
“Kids! @ your library” singer/songwriter nominated for Grammy Award
2008 ALSC “Light the Way: Library Outreach to the Underserved” Grant Winner named
2008 ALSC Bechtel Fellowship Winner named
2008 ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant Winner named
2008 ALSC/Tandem Library Books Literature Program Grant winner named
2008 Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies Directory
2008 LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award winner announced
AASL seeks presenter for "Reading and the Secondary School Library Media Specialist" Institute
ACRL accepting proposals for 2009 National Conference
ACRL preconferences at 2008 ALA Annual Conference
ACRL presents 2008 WSS Significant Achievement Awards
ACRL seeks presentations for 2009 professional development programs
ALA Auditorium Speaker Series welcomes eight dynamic authors
ALA Council passes resolution calling for end to Kenya violence
ALA Council passes resolution calling for return of Iraqi documents
ALA Presidential Citation recognizes gaming
ALA names three honorary members
ALCTS offers wide range of preconferences in Anaheim
ALSC 2008 Hayes Award Winner announced
ALSC names 2008 Notable Children’s Recordings
ALSC selects three Libraries for second annual Bookapalooza program
ASCLA seeks editor for membership journal Interface
Arlene Weber Morales receives 2008 YALSA/Frances Henne Research Grant
Banks/Harris Preservation Award to Janet Gertz
Bergis Jules selected as RUSA Spectrum Scholar Intern
Blackwell’s Scholarship Award honors Lucy Lyons
Booklist shines spotlight on green collections
Booklist’s Donna Seaman wins Literacy Hero Award
Brian Keith and Camilla B. Reid named winners of the 2007-2008 Sirsi-Dynix – ALA-APA Award for Improving Salaries
Carla Rickerson receives 2008 Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award
Chandler and Pesch receive ALCTS Collaboration Citation
Chen, Eagan, and Knowles elected to ALA Executive Board
Collins named 2008 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian
Craig Gibson wins 2008 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
Daisy Waters wins Esther J. Piercy Award
Daniel Hickey named recipient of Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award
Deedy named spokesperson for School Library Media Month
Dolores Fidishun wins 2008 ACRL WSS Career Achievement Award
Donghua Tao named 2008 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship award winner
Dora the Explorer<sup><small>TM</small></sup> joins ALSC and REFORMA in Celebrating Día
Duane Webster receives 2008 Lippincott Award
Eileen Williams named Monroe Award recipient
Emanuel named 2008 ACRL WESS Coutts Nijhoff International West European Specialist Study Grant winner
Entrepreneurs share secret to success with Woman’s Day readers
Entries sought for 2008 LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Awards
Exhibit “Pride and Passion” in your library
First LBI Cunha/Swartzburg award to Ryder
First Step Award to Erin Leach
Funding for nation's school libraries declines as their value increases
Gary White receives BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Award
Gover named 2008 ACRL DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award Winner
Hazard Community & Technical College wins ACRL CJCLS award
Henrietta Smith Named ALSC Distinguished Service Award winner
John Adams’s personal library revealed in traveling exhibition
John Cotton Dana Development Grant Raised to $5000
LAMA Preconference Features Tour of Outstanding California Libraries
LAMA Preconference Helps Libraries Learn how to Implement the Balanced Scorecard
LAMA mentoring program seeking mentors and mentees
LAMA preconference in Anaheim provides new leadership skills
Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award presented to Karen Darling
Librarian salary survey deadline this week
Librarians teach tech skills during Teen Tech Week March 2 – 8
Libraries nationwide to benefit from President Bush’s proposed budget
Lisa Norberg named 2008 Marta Lange/CQ Press Award Winner
MacArthur grant to bolster public interest, advocacy in digital copyright
Make your mark in American Library Association election
Merola named Director of ALA Advocacy Office
Metadata expert Jane Greenberg to receive Kilgour Research Award
Michael Cart wins first YALSA/Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Award
New PSAs starring Julie Andrews available for National Library Week
New World Book/ALA Goal Award promotes information literacy
New season of Step Up to the Plate @ your library® begins
New study reaffirms link between school librarians, academic achievement
Nine Certified Public Library Administrator Program candidates and one course approved
Outreach toolkit for the film “The Truth About Cancer” available free to libraries
PLA 2008 award winners represent excellence in public libraries
PLA announces 2008 Grow Your Own Institutional Scholarship winners
PLA to hold first-ever Virtual Conference during PLA 2008
Ping Situ and Shuyong Jiang win 2008 ACRL Samuel Lazerow Fellowship
Poster proposals sought for ALA Annual Conference Wellness Fair
RUSA Notable Books Council releases 2008 list
RUSA extends Emerald Research Grant Award submission deadline
RUSA offers preconference focusing on resource sharing at Annual Conference
Ragains wins 2008 ACRL Instruction Section Rockman award
Readers asked to share stories on how library helped improve health
Registration opens for 49th Annual RBMS Preconference
Responses sought for Membership Study
Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award to Carol Pitts Diedrichs
Sage Support Staff Travel Grants awarded
Seth Cassel wins 2008 YALSA/Sagebrush Award for a Young Adult Reading or Literature Program
Submit a star and tell us about your healthy workplace for National Library Workers Day
Survey of library support staff certification competencies sent in March
Susan Sharpless Smith wins 2008 ACRL IS Innovation Award
Suzanne Ward receives Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Tutor.com named Teen Tech Week Promotional Partner
Vicky Reich receives Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award
Walter P. Reuther Library receives John Sessions Memorial Award
Walters’ article wins Best of LRTS Award
YALSA chooses programs for first-ever Young Adult Literature Symposium
YALSA creates Young Adult Nonfiction Award
YALSA diversity campaign launches with stipend for Annual
YALSA names Teen Tech Week<sup><small>TM</small></sup> Mini Grants winners
YALSA names winner of Teen Read Week Author Contest
YALSA offers preconferences, special events at ALA Annual
YALSA opens Young Adult Literature Symposium housing, announces registration rates
YALSA plans Teen Tech Week<sup><small>TM</small></sup> survey for young adults
Yee Selected for Margaret Mann Citation
January
2008 American Indian Youth Literature Award
2008 Batchelder Award honors VIZ Media for “Brave Story”
AASL co-hosts Midwinter forum on revising standards for technology use in classrooms
AASL launches second year of longitudinal survey
AASL sponsors Victoria Goode, Carrie Turner
ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries winners announced
ACRL Insider launches
ACRL announces 2008 ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute scholarships
ACRL explores the future of academic libraries
ALA Council Adopts Revised Standards for Accreditation
ALA Midwinter Meeting attracts large number of attendees; Youth Media Award selections announced
ALA President Loriene Roy releases statement on PEW survey on library use
ALA President Loriene Roy to Speak at FCC Digital Television Workshop on Tribal, Rural Communities
ALA, AASL rally in Washington State for school library reform
ALCTS Announces New Award for 2008
ALSC Announces Exceptional Web Sites for Children
ALSC announces 2008 Notable Children's Books
ALSC announces 2008 Notable Children's Videos
ASCLA houses/collects Library Networks, Cooperatives and Consortia project data
American Library Association announces literary award winners
Avery, Doty win 2008 Stonewall Book awards
BCALA announces the 2008 Literary Awards Winners
Booklist and Book Links Launch New E-Newsletters
Booklist announces prestigious 2007 Top of the List selections
Call for Nominations for the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award
Catch the Buzz with Booklist Online’s New Blog
Curtis, Bryan win 2008 Coretta Scott King Awards
FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association announce $853,000 in Grants to Libraries Nationwide
First candidate completes Certified Public Library Administrator program
Geraldine McCaughrean Wins 2008 Printz Award
Jazz wins first-ever Odyssey Award
Jean Donham, Carol L. Tilley named co-editors of School Library Media Research journal
Libraries nationwide receiving ALA-APA Library Salary Survey
Michigan librarian named “Batting for literacy @ your library” winner
Mo Willems wins Geisel Award for “There Is a Bird on Your Head!”
More than 10,000 librarians, supporters to attend ALA Midwinter Meeting
New "American Dream Starts @ your library" grant to be awarded to 15 public libraries across the U.S.
New ACRL publication examines information literacy in digital age
New ACRL title: Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries
Onsite registration available at Advocacy Institute
Orson Scott Card honored for lifetime contribution to young adult readers with Edwards Award
Parents, librarians mobilize to save school library media programs
Peter Hernon named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Peter Sís wins 2008 Sibert Medal
Producer Kevin Lafferty wins 2008 Carnegie Medal for “Jump In!”
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County wins 2008 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Register now for Spring AASL e-Academy courses
Schlitz, Selznick win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
Schneider Family Book Award recipients named
Signings, free books at the YALSA Booth at Midwinter
Video Round Table announces 2008 Notable Videos for Adults
Walter Dean Myers to deliver 2009 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
YALSA announces 2008 Alex Awards
YALSA chooses new quarterly journal editor
YALSA names 2008 Baker & Taylor Scholarship winners
YALSA names 2008 Best Books for Young Adults
YALSA names 2008 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
YALSA names 2008 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
YALSA names 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
YALSA names 2008 Selected Audiobooks
YALSA names 2008 Selected DVDs and Videos for Young Adults
YALSA names winners of 2008 Great Books Giveaway
YALSA names winners of BWI/YALSA Collection Development Grant
YALSA to offer four online courses
Youth Media Awards results available in real time on your cell phone
Yuyi Morales, Margarita Engle win Pura Belpré Awards
2007
December
2008 CALA Scholarship applications now available
AASL releases report on first longitudinal survey
ALA President Loriene Roy responds to attempts to remove “The Golden Compass” from library shelves
ALA Reasserts Role of Libraries in E-government to U.S. Senate
ALA awards deadline extended
ALA to provide live Webcast of top children/teen literary awards announcement January 14
ALCTS announces forums for midwinter in Philadelphia
American Library Association holds fifth online election
Application, theme and titles announced for Great Stories Club grant
Authoritative LITA guide to enhancing library Web site usability now available
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards ALA $950,000 to Improve the Public’s Access to Essential Internet Resources in America’s Public Libraries
Dr. Ganga B. Dakshinamurti keynote speaker of ALA 6th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration
EPA ordered to re-open libraries
Freedom to Read Foundation to sponsor Philadelphia event with Anthony Lewis
Get Connected with YALSA's Teen Tech Week mini grants
Great interactive software for kids announced
International Copyright Advocates to Defend ‘Balance’ in World Community
Jazz violin virtuoso to headline Curley Memorial Lecture
LITA hosts happy hour at ALA Midwinter
Library Leader to Speak at FCC Digital Television Workshop on Latino, Minority Communities
NJLA to co-sponsor Advocacy Institute
New Library Support Staff Certification Project (LSSCP) Website announced
RDA task force to develop implementation plan
RUSA Awards reception honors best adult reading of 2008
RUSA offers five online courses in the spring
RUSA’s online course teaches basics of business reference and research
Register for YALSA’s Midwinter Gaming Extravaganza
SPARC-ACRL Forum to focus on student engagement
Senior FBI official, whistleblower to address ALA Meeting
Three states, two library systems ready for PRIME TIME
Website Graphic Design Concept debuts at Philadelphia Midwinter
YALSA launches diversity campaign
YALSA offers institute on teen advocacy at Midwinter
YALSA releases companion titles for "The Kite Runner"
November
ACRL invites comment on scholarly communication research agenda
ALA Public Programs Office receives funding from The John E. Fetzer Institute, Inc.
ALA receives $300,000 from Oprah's Angel Network for continuation and expansion of Great Stories Club
ALA, FCC Team Up for DTV Awareness Week in Nation’s Libraries
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarships for 2008
APTS and ALA Announce Extensive Grassroots DTV Transition Consumer Education Initiative
ASCLA offers course for librarians serving Spanish speakers
Area tours show off best of Minnesota at PLA 2008
Call for certification and salaries committee volunteers
Dungeons and Dragons sponsors Teen Tech Week 2008
LAMA Contest will offer prize for the best of "50 Ways to LEAD Your LAMA"
LAMA seeks new LA&M associate editor
LITA Sponsors Lauren Pressley for Emerging Leaders Program
Library workers urged to participate in survey of workplace wellness
NBA legend to make keynote speech at ALA President’s Program
NYLA to co-sponsor Advocacy Institute
Nominees Sought for $5,000 Award
Olivia Morales selected ASCLA 2008 Emerging Leader
PBS campaign provides partnership opportunities for libraries
PaLA to co-sponsor Advocacy Institute
R. David Lankes named first OITP Fellow
RUSA presents genealogical reference institute at Midwinter
Roy responds to NEA study: Supporting libraries key to increasing youth literacy
SPARC and ACRL release materials on the progress of open access journal publishing
Shorlette Ammons-Stephens and Reese Evenson selected as the LAMA 2008 Emerging Leaders
Teens pick Books With Bite @ Your Library
YALSA announces avatar contest
October
“New Moon” rises in YALSA’s 2007 Teens’ Top Ten
AASL 13th National Conference plots course for the future of school libraries
AASL announces Passport to Prizes lineup for Reno, Nev.
AASL bookstore to offer brand-new titles in Reno
AASL launches collaboration with PBS
AASL offers its first Digital Institute
ABDO Publishing Group to sponsor Celebrate Conference in Reno, Nev.
ACRL announces ALA Midwinter Meeting workshops
ACRL forms positioning libraries task force
ACRL invites applications for Immersion ’08 Program
ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute accepting proposals
ALA 2008 Scholarship Online Application Now Available
ALA Applauds Federal Court Ruling Against Executive Order 13233
ALA President Loriene Roy to speak at the Library of Congress on Nov. 2
ALA President-elect Jim Rettig calls for Library of Congress to maintain its service to the public
ALA announces Emerging Leader participants
ALA teams up with Credo Reference to put two popular LIS titles online
ALCTS Announces Basic Maps Cataloging Workshop at The Field Museum
ALCTS announces Midwinter Symposium on risk and entrepreneurship in libraries
ALSC accepting applications for 2nd Annual Bookapalooza program
ALSC sponsors two 2008 ALA Emerging Leaders
ALSC to offer pre-Midwinter institute for those serving parenting teens and their children
ASCLA accepts applications for Century Scholarship
Alire, Williams seek 2009 - 2010 ALA presidency
Call for nominations for 2008 ASCLA awards
Children’s librarians enter the blogosphere
Deadline approaching for Carnegie-Whitney Grant
Deadline extended for National Library Week Grant
Former LAMA President Joseph Kimbrough Dies
Four Spectrum scholars to attend AASL National Conference
Get a free copy of an ALA-APA Library Salary Survey - for analyzing the data
LAMA Buildings Course offers management tools in Philadelphia
LAMA Diana V. Braddom Fundraising Scholarship Deadline Announced
LAMA Midwinter Institute in Philadelphia Focuses on Improving Project Managers
LAMA seeks nominations for division awards
LITA offers scholarships in Library and Information Science
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
Latanya Jenkins selected as the RUSA 2008 Emerging Leader
Libraries urged to participate in national study of Internet use in libraries
Manuscripts sought for LITA/Ex Libris student writing award
More than $30,000 in grants and awards offered to YALSA members
National test scores prove need for School Librarians
New PLA award recognizes innovation in library services
New PLA award recognizes innovation in library services
New luncheon speakers added to PLA 2008 lineup
Nominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
Nominations sought for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
Nominations sought for RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award
Nominations sought for annual ALA recognition awards and grants
PLA Sponsors 2008 Emerging Leaders Amy Crump and Troy Reed
PLA and 3M to hold Leadership Institute at 2008 conference
PLA extends application deadline for 3M Leadership Institute
PLA names Preconference Luncheon speaker
RUSA announces call for nominations for 2008 awards
Spectrum Scholarship winners announced
Standards for the 21st Century Learner to launch during AASL National Conference
Teens choose the winners with YALSA this Teen Read Week
The Future of your school library begins in Reno, Nev.
Twelve Certified Public Library Administrator Program candidates and one course approved
Two advocacy programs available at 2008 ALA Midwinter Conference
WNBA applications are due
YALSA, readergirlz team up to celebrate Teen Read Week<sup><small>TM</small></sup> with 31 Flavorites
September
$50,000 available through 2008 AASL awards program
AASL joins forces with Children’s Book Council
AASL to sponsor four Spectrum scholars at National Conference
ACRL releases “Achieving Racial and Ethnic Diversity among Academic and Research Librarians”
ACRL seeks nominations for 2008 awards recognizing outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
ALA Applauds Senate NSL Reform Bill
ALA and FOLUSA agreement
ALA awards 2007 Diversity Research Grants
ALA celebrates Banned Books Week in virtual world
ALA to participate in the National Book Festival
ALCTS 2008 Division Award nominations sought
ALSC launches inaugural William C. Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training at Midwinter 2008
American Library Association President Loriene Roy releases statement on removal of religious texts from prison libraries
Applications now available for the second annual Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming
Award-winning authors to present in Reno, Nev.
California School Librarian Testifies on ESEA, NCLB Reauthorization
Every Child Ready to Read® PR Kit now available
Every Child Ready to Read® customized brochures now available for order
Federal Judge Declares NSL Gag Order Unconstitutional
Gale sponsors RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award
Grants available for final round of renowned “Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature –Identity and Imagination” reading and discussion series
Kansas State Library to Host Rural Broadband Summit
Kevin Nealon to keynote PLA 2008 Closing Session
Last days to save $50 off AASL National Conference registration
Library director’s run to benefit ALA: Spectrum Scholarship Program
NEH, ALA Public Programs Office announce 3,000 “We the People” Bookshelf grants on “Created Equal”
Nancy Pearl to present “Book Buzz” at PLA 2008
National Vocabulary Championship joins the Smartest Card Campaign
New mandate requires libraries seeking funds from federal grant-making agencies to register and apply via Grants.gov
Nominations sought for prestigious research award
Nominations sought for the LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award by December 1, 2007
PLA 2008 conference registration to open September 5
PLA 2008 goes “paperless”
PLA 2008 offers wide selection of preconference options
Proposals sought for YALSA’s Teens and Technology Poster Session
Public libraries are sole source of online employment and education information for millions of Americans
RUSA announces new recommended list of genre books for adult readers
Save the date for the Advocacy Institute at ALA’s 2008 Midwinter Meeting
Statement from ALA President Loriene Roy on Net Neutrality
Storytellers to share their craft at the AASL National Conference
Study Shows Fair Use, Libraries to be Economic Boon
Treasure your freedom to read, get hooked on a banned book
Walden Media to sponsor Internet Café at AASL National Conference
YALSA celebrates Banned Books Week with “50 Years of Reading Free”
YALSA gears up for Midwinter with special events and media awards
August
2007 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship recipient named
2007 Cicely Phippen Marks Scholarship recipient named
2007 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient named
2007 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship recipient named
2007 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship recipient named
2007 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient named
2007 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship recipient named
2007 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship recipient named
AASL Advocacy Institute to launch in Reno, Nev.
AASL National Conference is “going green”
AASL e-Academy to offer five courses in the fall
ALA Applauds Sen. Leahy for Donating Movie Earnings to Library
ALA’s Office for Literacy and Outreach Services and ALA-APA Find Out What Rural Librarians Think About Their Salaries
ALCTS announces Fall/Winter Continuing Education Events
ALCTS announces formation of Non-English Access Steering Committee
ALCTS announces new publications and resources
ALSC and Candlewick Press "Light the Way" with $5,000 grant
American Society of Business Publications Editors awards American Libraries Direct gold prize
Arkansas Librarian Laments State of Rural Broadband at Senate Hearing
Celebrate Teen Read Week and win a visit from author Tiffany Trent
Free radio public service announcements now available for Library Card Sign–up Month in September
Freedom to Read Foundation announces nominating committee
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award competition open for 2008
Last call for councilor-at-large nominees for 2008 election
Librarian Salary Survey reports mean librarian salary up 2.8 percent to $57,809 in 2007; non-MLS position salaries also reported
PLA Awards applications now available online
PLDS Report highlights key YA statistics
PPO, LEH announce new grants for PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME®
Penguin Books for Young Readers to give away award-winning books to new regular YALSA members
Public Programs Office receives IMLS grant
RUSA offers four Internet-based courses focusing on reference and user services training
Registration now open for September CPLA courses from PLA
Scholastic Library Publishing to sponsor Exhibit Hall Block Party at the AASL National Conference in Reno, Nev.
South Central Library System to host ALSC 2008 Arbuthnot lecturer David Macaulay in Madison, Wis.
The Exploratorium to showcase school library media best practices
The Library History Round Table announces 2007 award recipients
The Library Research Round Table announces 2007 award recipients
YALSA announces publication of “Best Books for Young Adults,” 3rd edition
YALSA offers new discussion lists for teaching young adult literature and serving incarcerated teens
YALSA seeks proposals for first-ever Young Adult Literature Symposium
YALSA to offer four online courses
July
AASL National Conference school tours offer fresh ideas and innovative solutions
ALA Applauds National Security Letters Reform Act
ALA Graphics announces virtual "READ" T-shirts for Yahoo! avatars
ALA TechSource and ACRL to host Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium
ALA offers “Lawyers for Libraries” Training Institute in conjunction
ALA sends three resolutions to Congress in support of GPO, NLS, NDIIPP
ALCTS Serials Section announces name, mission change
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarship winners
American Library Association Urges Congress to Reform Laws Governing the FBI’s Use of National Security Letters
Ben Roethlisberger named as Library Card Sign-up Month Spokesperson
COA announces accreditation actions
Catholic Library Association elected as an Affiliate of the American Library Association
Dan Pink's "A Whole New Mind" chosen as AASL's conference-wide read in Reno,Nev.
John Wood to keynote PLA Conference Opening Session
Last chance to "Step Up to the Plate @ Your library"
Libraries “Step Up to the Plate” @ your library
Proposals sought for Carnegie-Whitney Awards
Responses sought for Graduated Dues Research Study
YALSA announces first-time YA author award
YALSA announces winners of Excellence in Library Service
YALSA introduces Teen Tech Week Wiki
YALSA offers resources, read-alikes to keep teens reading after final Harry Potter book
YALSA podcasts Annual Conference
YALSA welcomes Mirrorstone as Teen Read Week Corporate Sponsor
Youth and library use studies show gains in serving young adults
June
“Parade of Bookmobiles” to take place during ALA Annual Conference
20 libraries selected to host “Benjamin Franklin” traveling exhibit
2007 winner of the AASL Distinguished School Administrators Award named
23 libraries selected to host “Lewis and Clark” traveling exhibit
AASL Affiliate Assembly celebrates 30 years
ACRL announces David Free as new editor-in-chief of College and Research Libraries News/ marketing and communications specialist
ACRL announces forthcoming title: “Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester"
ACRL publishes “Global Evolution”
ACRL publishes “User Surveys in College Libraries: CLIP Note 38”
ALA Executive Board recognizes achievements of the Spectrum Scholarship program
ALA President - Elect Loriene Roy to be honored with Native Dance
ALA President's Program to focus on the environment
ALA President-Elect Loriene Roy to speak on health information issues for Hispanics and Latinos at Trejo Foster Foundation Institute
ALA Rallies with Reed, Cochran, Grijalva to Improve School Libraries
ALA Video Round Table to host Intellectual Property and Fair Use Annual Preconference
ALA joins MySpace and the Illinois Library Association to promote online safety
ALA to seek input on website redesign at Annual Conference
ALA urges Senate Leadership to schedule vote on OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S.849)
ALA welcomes two new Library Champions:Innovative Interfaces, Inc. & Mirrorstone
ALCTS announces Annual Conference forums
American Libraries launches AL Focus Video Site
American Libraries panel pits tech writers and exhibitors
Armistead Maupin to keynote PLA President’s Program
Best of ALA-APA Library Worklife newsletter sent to ALA members
Building One Nation with Many Voices
Carnegie Corporation’s Vartan Gregorian to speak at Opening Session
Follett Software and Follett Library Resources to sponsor AASL Closing Night Gala in Reno
Former FISA Court Chief Judge to Speak in Open Session
Gulf Coast school libraries receive nearly $250,000 for rebuilding from Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund
Inaugural 6 Spectrum Doctoral Fellows announced
Judith Krug, REFORMA to discuss English Only censorship and its impact on Latino children, young adults in School and Public Libraries
Julie Andrews to sign books for first 100 lucky buyers
LITA President’s Program to explore online digital audio collections and Penn Tags
LITA officers elected
LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award winner announced
Legislation Introduced to Ensure Essential Library Resources, Support for 21st Century Education
Lisa O’Connor and Diane Owens receive Emerald Research Grant Award
Loriene Roy inaugurated 2007 ALA president
Lucille C. Thomas named 2007 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award recipient
NEH, ALA Public Programs Office announce ”Picturing America” Pilot Project Grant Recipients
Nancy Baumann awarded AASL’s first Innovative Reading Grant
New ALA advocacy Web site targets public audience
New ALSC electronic publication helps children understand intellectual freedom issues
New ALSC wiki records Special Collections in Children’s Literature
New LITA Guide available for preorder
New award to honor librarian for promoting baseball and literacy or library services
New bibliographies boast Best in Children's Literature
On-site registration available at the Advocacy Institute
PLA receives Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to help public libraries build skills and experience needed to increase local support and funding
PLA to introduce new “Toolkit for Success” at ALA Annual Conference
RUSA selects LeiLani S. Freund to receive ‘My Favorite Martian Award’
Record breaking attendance at ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Register by July 6 to save $100 off AASL National Conference registration
Registration now open for 2007 LITA National Forum
Scholastic to be honored with AASL Crystal Apple
Truitt named editor of ITAL
U.S libraries are flourishing, helping play a critical role in supporting communities
Updated 2007 Diversity and Outreach Fair participants announced
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award recipient named
Y. Diana Wu receives an Emerald Research Grant award
YALSA celebrates 50 years of teen library services at Annual President’s Program
YALSA celebrates contemporary authors at LIVE @ your library Reading Stage
YALSA offers Passport to Teen Read Week<sup><small>TM</small></sup> Contest at ALA Annual
YALSA releases social networking guide for teens
May
2007 Diversity and Outreach Fair participants announced
2007 Paul Howard Award For Courage recipient named
AASL selects 2007 NSLMPY Award winners
AASL selects 2007 awards recipients
ACRL presents 2007 WSS Significant Achievement Awards
ACRL publishes “Library Plagiarism Policies: CLIP Note 37”
ALA and NEH announce We The People “Pursuit of Happiness” Bookshelf awards to 2,000 libraries
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing Announce 2008 National Library Week Grant
ALA councilors elected
ALA joins anti-National ID Campaign
ALA offers tools to assist libraries assessing privacy practices
ALA presents preliminary results from Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study
ALSC selects three libraries for first annual Bookapalooza program
ALSC’s Kids! @ your library® Campaign tool kit continues to grow
ALTA names Jane Rowland and Patricia O’H. Norman as the 2007 Trustee Citation Award winners
Advocacy Institute at 2007 Annual Conference to feature essentials of lobbying session
Ann M. Martin elected AASL President 2008-2009
Annual Conference attendees will be the stars at premiere of “The Hollywood Librarian”
Applications sought for PLA Results Boot Camp 3
Campaign for America’s Libraries training spotlights new plans, partners at Annual Conference
Carol Sheffer elected PLA vice-president
Central Elementary School Library named inaugural winner of the Sara Jaffarian Award
Cynthia Nugent named ASCLA Century Scholarship recipient
Debraski elected YALSA vice president
Desch elected ASCLA president for 2008-2009
Encourage Summer Reading with Teens' Top Ten
Executive director appointed for ASCLA and RUSA
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2007 Board of Trustees election winners
Game Lab to explore the intersection of gaming and libraries
Gladys Smiley Bell and Dr. Kenneth A. Yamashita receive the 2007 Equality Award
James Rettig elected ALA president for 2008-2009; Rodney M. Hersberger elected ALA treasurer 2007-2010
John E. Vitali to serve as ALA Endowment Trustee
LITA announces 2007 scholarship winners
Last day to register for the Parade of Bookmobiles – May 30
Long-Term Investment (Endowment) Fund passes $30 million
MLA announces co-sponsorship of Advocacy Institute at ALA 2007 Annual Conference
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library
New CPLA candidates and courses approved
PLA to offer Certified Public Library Administrator courses
PLA to present PLDS Database demo at ALA Annual Conference
PPO and YALSA co-present LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage
Pat R. Scales elected ALSC vice-president
Pulitzer Prize winner Jed Horne to speak at RUSA’s “Literary Tastes Breakfast”
Registration now open for ALA, NILRC national teleconference, Webcast on copyright in the digital age
River wins 2007 ACRL WSS Career Achievement Award
Sen. Grassley awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by ALA, other whistleblower groups
Thousands of teens celebrate during Teen Tech Week 2007, “Get Connected@ your library”
Updated Service Responses available for download from PLA
World Book – ALA Goal Grant recipient named
Wyatt elected RUSA president for 2008-2009
YALSA Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Style at ALA Annual
YALSA announces editor for quarterly newsletter
YALSA announces publication of “Get Connected”
YALSA named recipient of World Book – ALA Goal Award Grant
YALSA to offer four online courses
You can still register online for the Advocacy Institute
April
2007 Beta Phi Mu Award Recipient named
AASL to offer advocacy workshop at ALA Annual Conference
ACRL 13th National Conference draws record-breaking attendance in Baltimore
ACRL announces 2007 RBMS Leab Exhibition award winners
ALA and Idearc Media Corp collaborate to ‘makeover’ Fort Worth Public Library’s Riverside branch during National Library Week
ALA online annual report showcases 2005-2006 achievements and year’s highlights
ALA to co-sponsor two advocacy programs during 2007 TLA Annual Conference
ALA-APA Library Salary Survey deadline extended
ALCTS 2007 President’s Program features Peter Morville
ALSC/ASCLA preconference to focus on library service to individuals with disabilities
ASCLA hosts LSSPS Annual Dinner to benefit Century Scholarship
Alliance Second Life Library Program receives 2007 Library of the Future Award
American Library Association joins Informed Meetings Exchange
American Library Association, NASD Investor Education Foundation team up to promote investor education in U.S. libraries
Anthony B. Lin receives BRASS Thomson Financial Student Travel Award
Applicants sought for $2,500 LITA National Forum travel grant
Barry Trott named Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award recipient
C. Brandi Borman and Pamela Jane McKenzie receive Reference Service Press Award
Communities “Come together @ your library” to celebrate the changing role of libraries
Congressional Chairmen request briefing from EPA on recent activities
Craig Gibson appointed editor of theACRL Publications in Librarianship Monographic Series
DCLA to co-sponsor Advocacy Institute at ALA 2007 Annual Conference
DLA to co-sponsor Advocacy Institute at ALA 2007 Annual Conference
Department of Defense Army pilot program closes Fort Huachuca Library
Dr. Eliza T. Dresang named 2007 Scholastic Library Publishing Award winner
First Lawyers for Libraries institute announced
Former Library Connection “John Doe” testifies before Congress
How do your library salaries measure up? Consult the Library Salary Database for industry-specific information
Joseph Branin appointed editor of College & Research Libraries
Keith Kuhn named Sullivan Award winner
LAMA preconference and bus tour will explore off-site storage in Washington
LIBRARIAN Act of 2007 introduced in Congress
LITA names winner of 2007 Kilgour Award
Mary Dempsey receives 2007 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
May 11 application deadline for ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Intentional Teacher Program
New PLA publication addresses emergency response
New data on U.S. libraries shows almost two billion served
New season of Step Up to the Plate @ your library® begins
Nine recipients of the 2007 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards announced
Nominations are available for YALSA’s National Teens’ Top Ten Vote
PLA accepting talk table proposals for 2008 National Conference
RUSA selects Spectrum Scholar for internship
RUSA supports the Cultural Communities Fund
Registration open for LITA preconference
Springfield-Greene County Library awarded Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services
Sylvia James receives BRASS Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship
Teen Read Week’s<sup><small>TM</small></sup> 2007 Web site launched with benefits for early registration
VLA to co-sponsor Advocacy Institute at ALA 2007 Annual Conference
Winston Tabb receives 2007 Lippincott Award
YALSA Names Teen Tech Week Contest Winners
YALSA announces fifth round of Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Project
March
“And Tango Makes Three” tops ALA's 2006 list of most challenged books
2007 LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award winner announced
AASL to offer disaster preparedness workshop in D.C.
ACRL and ALA to present joint campus advocacy program at ACRL’s 13th National Conference
ACRL announces ACRL Podcasts
ACRL announces the Top Ten Assumptions for the future of academic libraries
ACRL announces the Top Ten Assumptions for the future of academic libraries
ACRL releases essay on technology and change in academic libraries
ACRL to present Best Practices in Marketing Awards
ALA Diversity Office calls for research grant proposals
ALA election polls to open on March 15
ALA names four honorary members
ALA presents Advocacy Institute at 2007 KPLA/KLTRT Annual Conference
ALA president disappointed in Sports Illustrated denying swimsuit issue to some subscribers
ALA president releases statement on looming closures of libraries in Jackson County,Ore.
ALCTS “Interactive Futures” Conference features Richard Lanham and other speakers
ALSC announces Bookapalooza Program to give away books
ALSC seeks host site for 2008 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring David Macaulay
ASCLA offers preconference on staff development and management at ALA Annual Conference in DC
ASCLA offers preconference on staff development and management at ALA Annual Conference in DC
Advance orders accepted for PLDS Statistical Report, Online Database
Anne Beaubien wins Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Banks/Harris Preservation Award to Walter Henry
Barbara Bibel wins RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge–R.R. Bowker Award
Blackwell’s Scholarship Award honors the late Ross Atkinson
Bookmobiles & Innovative Outreach Services is theme for 10th Annual Diversity and Outreach Fair
Braille Institute Library Services named recipient of the ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award
COA makes second call for comment on proposed changes to 1992 Standards
Caplan named 2007 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner
Center for the Humanities wins ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Program Award
Choice celebrates launch of Choice Reviews Online Version 2.0
Danielle Cournoyer named recipient of the RUSA STARS-Atlas Systems Mentoring Award
Diana Reese receives ASCLA Exceptional Service Award
EPA Library Workers Recognized at Freedom of Information Day
Faith Jones is recipient of the 2007 RUSA ABC-CLIO Online History Award
First Step Award to Paula Webb
Gilchrist wins 2007 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
James B. Carey Library receives John Sessions Memorial Award
Jaszi Honored with 2007 Patterson Copyright Award
Jenna Freedman named Futas winner
Julia Blixrud receives CSA/Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award
K-12 education issues to headline AASL’s President’s Program in D.C.
Kathryn Deiss, ACRL content strategist, awarded the John Jacob Astor Award for Library and Information Science
Kim named 2007 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award winner
LAMA seeks top library public relations materials for 'Best of Show' Awards
Le named 2007 Marta Lange/CQ Press Award winner
Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award presented to Nancy Gibbs
Lee Logan and Kitty Pope selected as co-recipients of the ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award
Librarians Celebrate Sunshine Week, Support Open Government Legislation
Liz Kudwa receives Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities
Margaret Mann Citation honors Robert Wolven
Marian Wright Edelman to keynote ALSC President’s Program
McMasters receives James Madison Award at Freedom of Information Day
Mustang Library Director named chair of national committee
National small business contest highlights library resources
New AASL e-Academy courses available in April
New PLA booklet expands literacy efforts for young children
RUSA ABC-CLIO Online History Award Committee present three Honorable Mentions
RUSA offers five preconferences on reference and user services at ALA Annual Conference in DC
Rachelle Miller named Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award recipient
Resources and Remembrance: ALA visits the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (A Preconference Event)
Ridley Kessler Honored at Freedom of Information Day
Robert Bothmann wins Esther J. Piercy Award
Sage Support Staff Travel Grants awarded
Sarah Thomas receives the 2007 Melvil Dewey Medal
Schuman receives Eileen Cooke Award at Freedom of Information Day
Sports Illustrated will make swimsuit issue available to libraries
Statement from ALA President Leslie Burger on Justice Dept. Investigation into FBI, NSLs
Stemper and Barribeau article wins Best of LRTS Award
Sue Murdock recipient of the ASCLA Francis Joseph Campbell award
The Connecticut John Does receive 2007 ProQuest-SIRS State and Regional Achievement Award
Thomas Sanville awarded ASCLA Professional Achievement Award
WWE and YALSA host the WrestleMania Reading Challenge Finals at the Detroit Public Library
West coast warmly receives PLA Spring Symposium
YALSA celebrates the first-ever Support Teen Literature Day as part of National Library Week
February
2007 ACRL STS Oberly Award goes to AgEcon Search
2007 ALSC Bechtel Fellowship Winner named
2007 ALSC/Tandem Library Books Literature Program Grant winner announced
2007 Notable Computer Software for Children announced
2007 Penguin Young Readers Group Award Winners announced
AASL continues national recognition for Rowan University’s School Library Media Specialist program
AASL launches wiki to gather member feedback on draft learning standards
ACRL announces 2007 IS Innovation award winner
ACRL seeks presentations for 2008 professional development programs
ACRL to offer preconferences on electronic resources librarianship and learning objectives
ALA Council passes resolution in support of immigrant rights to access to information
ALA Council passes resolution on affirming the role of libraries in providing E-Government and emergency services
ALA President Leslie Burger speaks of EPA Libraries' importance, public's "right to know" before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
ALA applauds library funding increase in President's 2008 budget
ALA-APA Council passes resolution to endorse a nonbinding minimum salary for professional librarians
ALA-APA unveils Union wiki
ALA/Arts Island Set to Open in Second Life
ALCTS announces Spring Continuing Education Events
ALCTS announces its 2007 pre-conferences
ALCTS announces new award recipients for 2007
ALCTS announces poster session for 50th conference
ALSC announces 2007 Notable Children's Books
ALSC’s 2007 Hayes Award winner announced
Betsy Wilson named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund winner announced
Bookmobiles & Innovative Outreach Services is theme for 2007 Diversity and Outreach Fair
COA announces accreditation actions
Call for Nominations for the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award
Casey named 2007 ACRL DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award winner
Coretta Scott King Book Award Committee announces fifth Annual Review Book Donation Grant winners
Daniel Mendelsohn receives the 2007 Sophie Brody Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Jewish Literature
Deadline for Public Library Funding and Technology Access survey extended to March 1
Dowell wins ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section Leadership Award
Elizabeth Edwards to keynote PLA President’s Program
Elmborg and Hook win 2007 ACRL Instruction Section Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year award
Encyclopaedia Judaica named recipient of the 2007 Dartmouth Medal
Frances Hesselbein will speak at LAMA's 50th anniversary President's Program in Washington
Jim Neal wins 2007 Hugh C. Atkinson award
John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award winner announced
Katina Parthemos Strauch awarded the 2007 Louis Shores-Greenwood Publishing Group Award
Kratz, Romans elected to ALA Executive Board
LITA/Endeavor student writing award deadline extended
Librarian of the Year 2007 to keynote PLA Spring Symposium Opening Session
Libraries nationwide invited to participate in ALA-APA Library Salary Survey
Libutti named 2007 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian
Lindquist named 2007 ACRL WESS Coutts Nijhoff International West European Specialist Study Grant winner
Minoa Elementary School wins 2007 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
New ALA scholarship named in honor of Cicely Phippen Marks
New CPLA online courses and candidates approved
New Woman’s Day initiative asks readers to share stories on how the library helped them start their businesses
PLA 2007 award winners represent excellence in public libraries
PLA announces 2007 institutional scholarship winners
RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award deadline extended to April 15
RUSA announces the list of 2007 Outstanding Reference Sources
Record number of libraries selected to receive “Let’s Talk About It” grants
Registration and housing for AASL 13th National Conference now open
Registration now open for ACRL Virtual Conference
Santa Clara (Calif.) City Library receives ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Program Grant
Statement regarding the true value of "Higher Power of Lucky"
Submit a Star for National Library Workers Day on April 17, 2007
Support Teen Literature Day planned for April 19
Ward named ALSC Distinguished Service Award winner
Winners of PLA feature article contest announced
Winners of the 2006-2007 Sirsi-Dynix – ALA-APA Award for Improving Salaries named
YALSA to offer two preconferences prior to ALA’s Annual Conference
January
2007 Frances Henne YALSA/VOYA Research Grant recipient named
2007 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award winners announced
2007 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
AASL launches survey because “School Libraries Count!”
AASL requests member feedback on new Learning Standards draft
ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries winners announced
ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle tops 12,100
ALA President Leslie Burger to Testify on EPA Library Closings to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
ALA awards deadline extended
ALA awards deadline extended
ALA literary awards build bridges to African American children’s and adult literature
ALA member libraries to receive copies of Oprah's Book Club pick: "The Measure of a Man" by Sidney Poitier
ALA member survey finds increased satisfaction with communications, areas for improvement
ALA offers May “Lawyers for Libraries” training institute in Philadelphia
ALA offers free wireless access at 2007 Midwinter Meeting
ALA retreat yields phased plan for Web site improvements
ALA to announce Stonewall Book Awards for best GLBT literature
ALA to provide live Webcast of top children/teen literary awards announcement January 22
ALCTS presents forums at Midwinter in Seattle
ALSC Announces Exceptional Web Sites for Children
ALSC announces 2007 Notable Children’s Videos
ALSC names 2007 Notable Children’s Recordings
ALSC, Target collaborate to support libraries celebrating El día de los niños/El día de los libros
American Library Association announces literary award winners
American Library Association to unveil nation’s best books for children, young adults in Seattle
Author-illustrator James Marshall awarded 2007 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Author-illustrator Laura McGee Kvasnosky wins 2007 Theodor Seuss Geisel Beginning Reader Award
BCALA announces 2007 literary awards
Best Books for Young Adults 2007
Book Wholesalers, Inc./YALSA Collection Development Grant winners announced
Booklist announces prestigious 2006 Top of the List selections
Bookmobiles and Innovative Outreach Services is theme for 2007 Diversity and Outreach Fair
Catherine Thimmesh wins 2007 Robert F. Sibert Book Award
David Macaulay to deliver 2008 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Delacorte Press wins 2007 Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Draper, Nelson win 2007 Coretta Scott King Awards
Gene Luen Yang wins 2007 Michael L. Printz Award
Holleran, Bechdel win 2007 Stonewall Book awards
Librarians tackle higher education issues at national conference in Baltimore March 29-April 1
Libraries go where teens are: Online
Lois Lowry, author of “The Giver,” receives 2007 Margaret A. Edwards Award
Meet award-winning authors at the AASL National Conference
Midwinter exhibitor event information now available via the Web
NEH, ALA Public Programs Office announce pilot project offering American art resources for schools and school libraries
National Library Agenda draft available for comment
National library leaders to discuss top trends, announce best books for youth in Seattle January 19-24
New Orleans Public Library receives library materials from YALSA’s Great Book Giveaway
Notable Books Council outstanding books for general reader list
Office for Accreditation announces new logo
Online registration deadline for Advocacy Institute nears
Onsite registration available at 2007 Midwinter Advocacy Institute
PLA Publications available on ALA Online Store
Patron, Wiesner win Newbery, Caldecott medals
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selects 76 titles
RUSA announces Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index 1999-2006
Registration for ALCTS 50th anniversary celebration now open
Seeger, Lord, Sachar win 2007 Schneider Family Book Award
Tracie D. Hall to speak at King Midwinter service, Jan. 22
Video Round Table announces 2007 Notable Videos for Adults
Virtual ALA Washington Office Opens in Second Life
Willems, Weston Woods Studios win 2007 Andrew Carnegie Medal
YALSA Baker & Taylor Scholarship grants winners announced
YALSA announces 2007 Alex Award winners
YALSA announces 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
YALSA announces 2007 Sagebrush Grant winner
YALSA announces 2007 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults
YALSA announces 2007 Selected Videos and DVDs for Young Adults
2006
December
ALA Editions announces partnership with Google Book Search
ALA Library launches Web tools to access professional information
ALA President Leslie Burger to Speak on EPA Library Closings at National Advisory Council Meeting
ALA President hosts national library agenda summit
ALA calls for real update on EPA library status
ALCTS forums at Midwinter in Seattle
ASCLA accepts applications for Century Scholarship
American Libraries celebrates its first 100 years
Booklist Online and Downers Grove Public Library offer lively online book talk
COA announces release of proposed changes to 1992 Standards
Chris Crutcher headlines Freedom to Read Foundation fundraiser in Seattle
Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® wiki goes live!
FBI Director's Comments to Senate Reveal Continued Hostility Toward Libraries, Privacy
John McNeil to present at the LAMA Leadership Development Seminar
LAMA launches new online journal
New ALSC Wiki provides fresh communication opportunities
Online registration extended for Midwinter 2007 Advocacy Institute
Po Bronson to keynote PLA Spring Symposium luncheon
Public Library Funding and Technology Access study project manager begins January 28
RUSA announces best books for reference and adult readers January 21
RUSA spring online courses offer professional growth
Register for one of RUSA’s Midwinter Institutes on Business Reference or Genealogy
Registration open for the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians
Teen Tech Week registrants receive access to online resources
YALSA announces new MySpace Page
YALSA announces new electronic discussion list
YALSA to offer four online courses
November
“Lewis and Clark” to make expedition to libraries
“Librarian Salary Survey” reports mean librarian salary up more than 4% to $56,259 in 2006
2006 winner of the LRRT Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research announced
AASL’s association journal gets dynamic new look
ALA 2007 scholarship online application now available
ALA Washington Office, YALSA Announce Winner of National Library Legislative Day 2007 Student Contest
ALA presents Advocacy Institute at 2006 CLA Annual Conference
ALA welcomes letter to EPA on library closures
ALCTS announces 50th anniversary events
Applications now available for the first annual Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming
Bourdon named ALA associate executive director
Burger announces Emerging Leader participants
Deadline for Advocacy Institute advance registration approaching
Host Ben Franklin @ your library
Idaho and Oregon Library Associations to co-sponsor 2007 Midwinter Advocacy Institute
LAMA leads the way with new blog
LITA scholarships available in library and information science
LITA seeks proposals for 10th annual National Forum
New issue of Library Technology Reports reveals benefits of gaming services at libraries
Nominate Your Library for 2007 Coming Up Taller Award
Nominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
Nominations sought for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
Nominations sought for Kilgour award
Omar Wasow to speak at AASL 13th National Conference
Oprah to showcase Dakota Fanning READ®, Cedric the Entertainer LISTEN<sup><small>TM</small></sup> posters
Sixty-three-year ALA member establishes the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming
Teens vote for favorite young adult book
Thomson Gale to sponsor the Opening General Session at AASL National Conference
Thousands of teens celebrate reading during Teen Read Week 2006, “Get Active! @ your library”
Time magazine’s Joe Klein to discuss “Islam, Iraq and the War on Terror”
Voters support library funding in referenda
YA author Patrick Jones to appear at 2007 Midwinter Advocacy Institute
YALSA announces that Teen Tech Week registration now is open
October
"Friends of AASL" to support school library media interests
AASL launches Professional Learning Community
AASL offers Pre-Midwinter Institute on reading
AASL's sold-out Fall Forum addressed student assessment
ACRL 2005 Academic Library Trends and Statistics now available
ACRL opens registration for 13th National Conference in Baltimore
ACRL releases new book on student engagement and information literacy
ALA Council urges greater attention for Darfur genocide
ALA continues to raise funds for Gulf Coast libraries
ALA launches new member satisfaction survey
ALA promotes online voter registration
ALA receives $2.6 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant for library funding, connectivity studies
ALCTS announces Fall/Winter Continuing Education Events
ALCTS non-English access report available for comment
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarships for 2007
ALSC receives $100,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support multicultural literacy campaign
American Library Association and Bowker announce the launch of the new Resources for College Libraries (RCL) web site
American Library Association holds fourth online election in 2007
American Library Association releases national study of diversity in library workforce
American Library Association testifies in support of new D.C. Public Library
Children's librarians recommend books for the holidays
Dan Pink to kick off the AASL 13th National Conference
Davenport, Rettig seek 2008 – 2009 ALA presidency
Every Child Ready to Read materials now available at ALA Online Store
Freedom to Read Foundation announces nominating committee
Gregory Calloway goes the extra mile for Spectrum Scholarship
Hersberger, Pinder seek ALA Treasurer post
Higher Education Futures Report now available
JCLC Advocacy, Author and Distinguished Service awards announced
LAMA launches first digital download: "Growing Leaders from Within"
LAMA to offer course on buildings management tools at Midwinter
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
Library community comes together to build bridges for diverse library users
Library-themed games, PSA and Top Ten list round out offerings in ALSC Kids! @ your library campaign tool kit
Manuscripts sought for LITA/Endeavor student writing award
Nominees sought for $5000 award for Improving Library Workers' Salaries and Status
Public Programs Office announces new online archive of "Let's Talk About It" discussion program
RUSA issues redesigned journal and new journal website
RUSA presents a Midwinter Institute on genealogy of the Pacific Northwest
Readers choose Harry Potter as favorite controversial title
Register now for the 2007 Midwinter Advocacy Institute
YALSA selects two members for ALA Emerging Leaders Initiative
September
"Teaching Information Literacy Skills to Social Science Students and Practitioners" now available from ACRL
2007 LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award seeks entrants
AASL and Dollar General present 20 Beyond Words grants
AASL unveils new committee structure
ACRL Fall Virtual Institute registration now open
ACRL seeks applicants for Institute for Information Literacy Immersion '07 Program
ACRL to offer workshops on assessment, instruction and research models at Midwinter
ALA offers November Lawyers for Libraries training institute in Columbus
ALA receives Literacy Leadership Award
ALA supports congressional effort to investigate closure of EPA libraries
ALCTS 2007 President's Program features Peter Morville
ALCTS announces "Definitely Digital" as Midwinter Symposium
ALCTS announces new award honoring Ross Atkinson
ALSC accepting nominations for its professional awards
Banned Books Week expands online offerings for 25th anniversary
Best-selling author Gail Godwin's 2006 Annual Conference speech on writing now on RUSA Website
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards ALA grant to improve Internet connectivity in public libraries
Carlie Webber named winner of YALSA/Listening Library Audiobook contest
First American Indian Youth Literature Award winners announced, honored at JCLC
Freedom to Read Foundation announces organizational membership category
Harry Potter tops list of most challenged books of 21st Century
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award competition open for 2007
LAMA seeks Cultural Diversity Grant applications
Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries, records Public Service Announcements for Teen Read Week
NEH, ALA Public Programs Office announce 2,000 new We the People Bookshelf grants on the
NEH, ALA Public Programs Office announce 2,000 new We the People Bookshelf grants on the "Pursuit of Happiness"
New Study: Today’s Public Libraries Are Thriving Technology Hubs That Millions Rely on for First or Only Choice for Internet Access
Nominations sought for 2007 ALCTS awards
Nominations sought for annual ALA Recognition Awards and Grants
Nominations sought for the LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award
Over $50,000 available through 2007 AASL awards
PLA now accepting proposals for 2008 National Conference
Program will celebrate First Amendment Champions
Public Programs Office announces new online resources for immigration-themed programming
Public Programs Office launches 2007 campaign for ALA Cultural Communities Fund
RUSA announces call for nominations for 2007 awards
RUSA presents "Business Librarianship 101" institute at Midwinter Meeting
Registration open for 2007 PLA Spring Symposium
Step Up to the Plate winner chosen at Minnesota Twins game; Spring Hills School Library brings in most entries
Teen Read Week nonprofit supporter SmartGirl.org offers teen reading survey
August
"Grow Your Own @ Your Library" institutional scholarship application available online
AASL Board approves dues increase
AASL announces new reading grant
AASL publishes Instructional Classification Toolkit
ACRL seeks nominations for 2007 awards recognizing outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
ACRL to sponsor participant in ALA Emerging Leaders Program
ALA President Leslie Burger speaks of EPA Libraries' importance, calls for more openness at National Council Meeting
ALA divisions, round table support presidential Emerging Leaders initiative
ALA surveys non-MLS positions
ALSC to support presidential Emerging Leaders initiative
Call for nominations for 2007 ASCLA awards
George Lopez becomes spokesperson for Library Card Sign-up Month
George Lopez urges families to get library cards
LAMA announces new online format for journal
LAMA launches learning online with CPLA course
LRRT announces winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award Distinguished Published Research for 2006
Michael Eric Dyson, John Waters, NPR’s Nina Totenberg keynote speakers for ACRL 13th National Conference
More than a book a day challenged in U.S. schools, libraries
New JobLIST site combines American Libraries, C&RL News online ads
New PLA Gordon M. Conable Award recognizes commitment to intellectual freedom
PLA to sponsor participant in ALA Emerging Leaders Program
RUSA revises Guidelines on Electronic Information Resources
RUSA revises guidelines for Cooperative Reference Services
YALSA compiles resources for librarians about online social networking
YALSA to offer over $30,000 in grants and awards to members
YALSA to offer three online courses
July
2006 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship winner named
2006 David H. Clift Scholarship winner named
2006 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship winner named
2006 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship winner named
2006 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship winner named
2006 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship winner named
2006 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship winner named
AASL honors First Lady Laura Bush with a Crystal Apple
AASL to provide support for two Emerging Leader applicants
ACRL seeks applicants for joint Institute on Scholarly Communication
ALA Office for Diversity, University of Pittsburgh and others partner to create Spectrum doctoral fellowship
ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing Announce 2007 National Library Week Grant
ALA disappointed by House passage of bill that will block key web applications
ALA submits testimony against Library of Congress cataloguing changes
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarship winners
ALSC silent auction nets funds to benefit libraries in the Gulf Coast
Anderson Cooper receives standing ovation at PLA President's Program
Andrea R. Lapsley named 2006-2007 LAMA president
Applications/nominations invited for C&RL editor
Applications/nominations invited for PIL editor
Authors Loung Ung, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Bertice Berry to speak at JCLC
Brian Gray selected as new LAMA Web Coordinator
COA announces accreditation actions
Elizabeth Nelson wins 2006 LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award
Eric C. Shoaf selected as new associate editor for LA&M magazine
Free radio public service announcements with actor George Lopez now available for Library Card Sign-up Month
H.W. Wilson Co. and Foundation receive LAMA's President's Award
Joe Agati and Diane Bisom selected for LAMA Leadership Awards
Journalist Juan Williams joins exciting JCLC speakers list to discuss controversial new book on topic that has stirred national debate
LAMA fund raising scholarship winners announced
Lexington, Kentucky to host ALSC 2007 Arbuthnot lecturer Kevin Henkes
Nearly 1,400 libraries “Step Up to the Plate @ your library”
New ACRL advocacy toolkit now available
New CPLA online courses and candidates approved
PLA announces new start dates for e-Learning courses
PLA sponsors one-day workshop on implementing a strategic plan
Pura Belpré Award DVD available from ALSC
YALSA and ALSC announce Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults
YALSA announces Teen Tech Week Logo contest winner
YALSA names new libraries to participate in Young Adult Galley and Teen's Top Ten Project
June
2006 LITA/Endeavor Student Writing Award winner announced
AASL honors Gary Harzell with a Crystal Apple award
AASL launches permanent blog
ACRL announces Kathryn Deiss as new content strategist
ALA calls for equity in telecommunications reform
ALA expresses disappointment in CALEA ruling
ALA members invited to workshops on disaster and emergency preparedness and recovery
ALA offers special "drive in" rate for Monday, June 26, during Annual Conference
ALA previews "The Hollywood Librarian" documentary at Annual Conference June 25
ALA thanks House appropriators for recommending $10 million increase for LSTA
ALA, Highsmith, Bretford unveil renovated New Orleans Public Library branch
ALCTS announces upcoming continuing education events
American Libraries columnist to blog at Hectic Pace
Carolyn Caywood named 2006 Freedom to Read Foundation
Cokie Roberts to keynote closing session of ALA Annual Conference
Diana Shonrock is new RUSA president
Forty-three libraries to host "Looking At: Jazz" film discussion series
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2006 Board of Trustees election winners
Grants available for new rounds of popular Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature reading and discussion series
Guide to Best Reading goes digital
Gulf Coast school libraries receive nearly $250,000 for rebuilding
House vote threatens Internet users’ right to equal access
JCLC extends early bird registration to July 14
LAMA Public Relations and Marketing Section announces 2006 Best of Show winners
LAMA announces panel for President's Program at Annual Conference in New Orleans
LAMA seeks Library Consultant Directory entries
Leslie Burger inaugurated 2006 ALA president
Library Advocacy Now! Training in New Orleans to focus on technology issues
Library community draws national praise as it helps New Orleans recover from Hurricane Katrina
Library, Archives Associations file federal appeals court brief on copyright infringement case
Linda Braun selected as YALSA Blog manager
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers keynote address at town hall meeting on school libraries
Nominations sought for 2006 JCLC awards, scholarships
OLOS 35th anniversary celebration to feature lecture by ALA Past President Carla Hayden and New Orleans jazz
OLOS preconference on library service to older adults
On-site registration available for 2006 Advocacy Institute
Orca Book Publishers to give away books to new regular YALSA members
PLA awards applications available online
PR materials sought for Swap & Shop
Rebuilding Cultural Communities in New Orleans
Scholastic to give away books to new YALSA members
Silent auction to benefit ALA Hurricane Katrina Library Relief Fund
Spectrum Scholarship winners announced
Springer to sponsor conference registration bags
Statement from New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitor's Bureau regarding safety in New Orleans
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award recipient named
May
"Get Out the Vote" campaign increases AASL voting by 39 percent
181 libraries selected to host Great Stories CLUB book discussion program for troubled teens
2006 Library Interior Design awards announced
AASL develops a position statement on instructional classification
AASL seeks Program and Exploratorium proposals for its 13th National Conference
AASL selects 2006 awards recipients
ACRL National Conference proposals deadline is May 10
ACRL announces 2007 Best Practices in Marketing Academic and Research Libraries @ your library award
ACRL announces invited speakers for 13th National Conference
ACRL endorses Federal Research Public Access Act
ACRL seeks editor for Information Literacy Web site
ALA Opposes “Deleting Online Predators Act”
ALA President Gorman to host Forum on International Library Education at ALA Annual Conference
ALA President-Elect Leslie Burger to discuss "libraries on steroids" at Book Expo, May 20
ALA councilors elected
ALA hurricane relief fund reaches $350,000
ALA issues statement on proposed merger of NCLIS, IMLS
ALA members approve dues increase
ALA members invited to discuss role of the public
ALA opposes “National English Amendment” to Immigration Reform Bill
ALA urges more deliberation, library involvement in Library of Congress’ cataloging changes
ALA volunteers to aid 22 New Orleans libraries, schools, colleges, community organizations during Annual Conference
ALCTS Annual Conference forums in New Orleans
ALCTS announces New Forum On Series Authority Records
ALCTS issues statement on the Library of Congress series authority record decision
ALCTS supports "Urgent Action" statement to preserve scholarly electronic journals
ALSC to kick off Kids! @ your library campaign at Annual
Annual Conference offers tastes of New Orleans culture; advanced registration closes May 19
Avery Deane Olmstead named ASCLA Century Scholarship recipient
Bluh elected ALCTS president for 2007-2008
Brehm-Heeger elected YALSA vice president
CAL IFC receives 2006 ProQuest-SIRS State and Regional Achievement Award
CNN's Anderson Cooper, Room to Read's John Wood, author/musician Tom Sancton headline ALA Auditorium Speaker Series
Coretta Scott King Awards breakfast honors namesake June 27 at ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans
Daniel J. Bradbury to serve as ALA Endowment Trustee
Diane Leja receives ALA RUSA STARS Mentoring Award
Garza named 2006 Trejo Librarian of the Year
Health, early literacy pre-conferences added to first-ever JCLC
Jan Sanders elected PLA vice-president
Jane B. Marino elected ALSC vice-president
Kembrew McLeod receives Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
LITA announces scholarship winners for 2006
Library Connection is John Doe - Board speaks about NSL order for library records
Loriene Roy elected ALA president for 2007-2008
Mates elected ASCLA president for 2007-2008
Mississippi State Library and SOLINET to co-sponsor ALA Advocacy Institute in New Orleans
New LITA officers elected
New advocacy tools for rural, native and tribal libraries to be unveiled at ALA Annual Conference
RUSA announces new business reference award
Sara Kelly Johns elected AASL president 2007-2008
Scholar Kevin Starr discusses "Reading: The Essential Skill" at President's Program
Small business start-ups begin @ your library
The Hunger, Homelessness and Poverty Task Force makes two additions to its Web site
Todaro elected ACRL vice president/president-elect
Tyckoson elected RUSA president for 2007-2008
Winners of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature named
Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson to speak at ALA Annual conference
YALSA announces Teen Tech Week
April
2006 EBSCO/ALA Conference Scholarship Award winners announced
2006 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner announced
AASL selects 2006 NSLMPY Award winners
ACRL makes pledge to support the Cultural Communities Fund
ALA President hosts free teleconference on "Confronting the Crisis in Library Education" June 9
ALA President responds to FBI efforts to re-classify journalist Anderson’s papers
ALA intellectual freedom conference program focuses on Native American perspectives and libraries
ALA leaders tour Gulf Coast libraries;find spirit of rebuilding, much work still to be done
ALA leaders visit New Orleans in preparation for Annual Conference
ALA presents $100,000 to rebuild Miss libraries
ALA questions late government action dropping fight to gag librarians with NSLs
ALCTS Publishing releases new spring titles
ALSC 2006 National Institute registration open
ASCLA President's Program tackles 'Retirement Exodus' of librarians
ASCLA introduces Selecting Spanish-Language Materials for Adults online course
Adult and Family Literacy is theme for 2006 Diversity Fair
American Library Association, Baseball Hall of Fame kick off “Step Up to the Plate @ your library®”
Annual Conference closing session to feature Caroline Kennedy
Beta Phi Mu Award recipient named
Bobray Bordelon named Thomson GALE/BRASS Business Librarianship Award recipient
Booklist Online launches review magazine into cyberspace
Bookmobiles make permanent stops in Gulf Coast
First class of certification applicants approved
Janice Trapp wins the Sullivan Award For Public Library Administrators Supporting Services To Children Award
LITA Web manager named
LITA names winner of 2006 Kilgour Award
LITA standards coordinator named
Libraries to bridge cultures, support family literacy during 10th annual El día de los niños/El día de los libros celebration
Library staff applies creativity to fundraising for Gulf Coast colleagues
Loriene Roy receives 2006 Equality Award
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award named
Mississippi signs on to ALA Advocacy Institute
New Orleans Advocacy Institute targets public and school librarians Institute luncheon focuses on 65 percent rule, TABOR laws
New State of America's Libraries report documents positive role of libraries
Nominations are available for YALSA's National Teens' Top Ten Vote
Orange County Public Library receives Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities
PR Forum to focus on word-of-mouth-marketing
Poets Laureate, award-winning authors scheduled for ALA Annual Conference
Prudence Adler is 2006 Patterson Copyright Award Winner
RUSA offers President's Program on 'What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books'
Relief fund opens new chapter for public school libraries affected by disasters
Robert Lackie receives 2006 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
Shades of Glory: Conference program chronicles the story of African-American baseball
Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter added to ALA New Orleans Annual Conference
Southeastern Library Association joins ALA Advocacy Institute sponsors
Teen Read Week's 2006 Web site launched
Texas, West Virginia Library Associations win “Quotable Facts” Competition
Texas, West Virginia Library Associations win Quotable Facts Competition
The Thomson Gale Financial Development Award
Three co-sponsors sign on to ALA Advocacy Institute
Trina Magi named Futas winner
World Book - ALA Goal Grant recipient named
YALSA recommends books for young adults who enjoy 'Gossip Girl' series
March
“It's Perfectly Normal” tops ALA's 2005 list of most challenged books
2006 Information Today Library of the Future Award recipient named
2006 LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award winner announced
ACRL announces 2006 RBMS Leab Exhibition award winners
ACRL seeks applicants for Institute for Information Literacy Intentional Teacher Program
ALA Annual Conference registration tops 5,000
ALA Hurricane Katrina Library Relief Fund
ALA President Michael Gorman responds to House passage of PATRIOT Act reauthorization bill
ALA President Michael Gorman responds to Senate PATRIOT Act reauthorization vote
ALA President Michael Gorman to speak at Association of American Publishers meeting in New York
ALA Publishing Committee seeks proposals for Carnegie-Whitney awards
ALA Publishing Committee seeks proposals for WNBA/Ann Heidbreder Eastman Grant
ALA Recruitment Assembly launches recruitment Web site
ALA begins online survey of library networks, cooperatives and consortia
ALA election polls to open on March 15
ALA issues RFP for feasibility study
ALA to present $100,000 to Louisiana Library Association March 29
ALA, Highsmith, Bretford team up for library renovation in New Orleans
ALCTS announces preconference line-up in New Orleans
ALCTS announces spring continuing education events
ALCTS/SAGE support staff travel grant
ALSC preconference to focus on leadership and management
ALSC/REFORMA's Belpré award celebrates 10th anniversary
ASCLA hosts awards luncheon to honor excellence in librarianship
Adult and Family Literacy is theme for 2006 Diversity Fair
Allan Kleiman named Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award recipient
American Library Association to host Advocacy Institute at New Jersey Library Conference
American Library Association to host Advocacy Institute at Southeastern Library Conference
American Library Association, Investor Protection Trust kick off Investor Education @ your library® initiative
Applications available for new YA Galley and Teens’ Top Ten groups
Arlene Cohen wins Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Axel Schmetzke named Francis Joseph Campbell award recipient
BRASS Thomson Financial Student Travel Award recipient named
Barbara Hoffert receives Louis Shores-Greenwood Publishing Group Award
Betty J. Turock receives 2006 Lippincott Award
Blackwell’s Scholarship Award honors John Willinsky
Communities nationwide celebrate National Library Week, April 2-8
Engstrom, Bell, and Russell recipients of ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute scholarships
First Step Award to Patrick Carr
Gala reception planned for ALA/IIDA Interior Design Awards
Gary Frost wins the Banks/Harris Preservation Award
Jennifer Bowen wins Best of LRTS Award
Jill Emery wins Esther J. Piercy Award
Joe Janes wins RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge–R.R. Bowker Award
John Byrum receives the 2006 Melvil Dewey Meda
John Sessions Memorial Award recipient named
Johnson County Library receives ASCLA Exceptional Service Award
Karen Hunter receives CSA/Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award
Keith Curry Lance receives ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award
LAMA preconference builds communication action plans for libraries
LAMA preconference explores the needs of the ‘Millennial Generation’
LAMA preconference features innovations in library staff development
LAMA seeks “Best of Show” award entries
LAMA seeks entries for PR Makeover event
Librarians mark 40th anniversary of Freedom of Information Act with “Sunshine Week” events
Margaret Mann Citation to Judith Hopkins
Nancy Huling named 2006 Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award recipient
Orange County Library System awarded Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services
PLA announces selection of President's Program keynote speaker at 2006 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans
Patrick Jones named Scholastic Library Publishing Award winner
Public Library Association 11th National Conference draws record-breaking attendance in Boston
RUSA selects Doris Ann Sweet to receive ‘My Favorite Martian Award’
RUSA summer sessions available for online learners
Reference Service Press Award recipients named
Registration now open for ACRL/RBMS preconference on libraries, archives, and museums
Registration now open for first-ever Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
Rhea Joyce Rubin named ASCLA Service Award recipient
School library media programs critical to high school reform
Sixty-three libraries nationwide to host Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation
Skokie Public Library named recipient of 2006 ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award
Smallest, largest libraries in U.S. see largest funding cuts
Stephen Bosch awarded Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award
Tom Sloan awarded ASCLA Professional Achievement Award
Walden Media to sponsor Dessert Reception at the 2006 AASL Fall Forum
Winner of 2006 Loleta D. Fyan Grant announced
YALSA announces 5,000th member as it approaches its 50th year
YALSA suggests ways to celebrate National Library Week with Teens
February
“Be well informed @ your library®” final report issued
2006 ALSC Notable Children's Books Announced
2006 ALSC Notable Computer Software for Children announced
2006 Bechtel Fellowship winner announced
2006 Hugh C. Atkinson award winner announced
AASL recognizes five new school library media specialist programs
AASL's Awards Luncheon to feature prominent young adult nonfiction authors
AASL's President's Program to discuss "The Flattening of the Web"
ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries winners announced
ACRL announces 2006 IS Innovation award winner
ACRL announces Call for Proposals for 2007 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference
ACRL endorses call for urgent action to preserve scholarly electronic journals
ACRL presents 2006 WSS Significant Achievement Awards
ACRL/IMLS offer scholarships to attend RBMS preconference on libraries, archives, and museums
AFSCME Local 1526 and James Fish are SirsiDynix - ALA-APA Award winners
AIA/ALA Library Buildings Award seeks jury nominations
ALA Council addresses “65 percent solution”
ALA Diversity Office calls for research grant proposals
ALA President responds to proposed closings of EPA libraries
ALA announces applications for the Great Stories CLUB, supported by a grant from Oprah’s Angel Network
ALA applauds library funding increase in President’s 2007 budget
ALA president Michael Gorman responds to Wall Street Journal editorial
ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Award competition deadline extended
ALSC Distinguished Service Award winner announced
ALSC announces 2006 Notable Children's Videos
ALSC names 2006 Notable Children's Recordings
ASCLA announces online course for librarians serving Latinos
Alire serving as ACRL president
Anderson wins ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section Leadership Award
Applicants sought for 2006 CALA scholarships
Applications for Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Program Faculty due February 15, 2006
Askey named 2006 ACRL Coutts Nijhoff International West European Specialist Study Grant winner
BCALA announces Smiley Student Fund
BCALA selects theme for the 6th National Conference of African American Librarians
Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund winner announced
COA announces accreditation actions
Coughlan Publishing to host Networking Reception at the 2006 AASL Fall Forum
Craig named 2006 ACRL DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award winner
Distinguished Service Award winner announced
Dryden named 2006 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award winner
English named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Four librarians selected to receive Penguin Young Readers Group Award
Gayle Bogel named AASL's new KQ Web Editor
Giles joins ALA Public Programs Office
H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant recipient named
Hutchins named 2006 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian
In electronic age, Americans’ use of library services grows
John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award winner announced
Kim wins 2006 ACRL Samuel Lazerow Fellowship
Libraries Unlimited to sponsor General Session at the 2006 AASL Fall Forum
Manoff wins 2006 ACRL WSS Career Achievement Award
Maricopa County Library District wins 2006 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Maureen Hayes Award winner announced
New Woman’s Day initiative asks readers to share stories on how the library has changed their life
New editor joins ALA Editions
PLA announces 2006 award winners
PLA announces 2006 institutional scholarship winners
PLA announces selection of National Conference closing session keynote speaker
Peggy Barber makes planned gift to Cultural Communities Fund
Petrowski wins 2006 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
RUSA appoints new editor of RUSQ
RUSA hosts Literary Tastes Breakfast with acclaimed authors in New Orleans
RUSA selects Spectrum Scholar for internship
RUSA to host preconference,“Reinvented Reference,” during Annual Conference, June 23
RUSA to offer preconference, “A Tribute to New Orleans,” in historic French Quarter at Annual Conference on June 23
Registration is open for ACRL’s first completely online conference
Registration now open for Step Up to the Plate @ your library®
Robert D. Stueart elected to ALA honorary membership
Seven courses approved for Public Library Administrator Certification program
Simmons wins 2006 ACRL Instruction Section Publication Award
Step Up to the Plate @ your library®: Baseball Hall of Fame named Campaign Founding Partner
TLA and ALA offer Lawyers for Libraries training institute in Houston
The American Library Association expresses disappointment in USA PATRIOT Act compromise
Three members elected to ALA Executive Board
Unique student orientation idea wins ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section Program Award
WWE®, YALSA, Comcast and Chicago Public Schools use WrestleMania® to promote Big Time Reading
Walden named 2006 Marta Lange/CQ Press Award winner
YALSA releases new book on outstanding books for the college bound
YALSA releases new book on outstanding books for the college bound
YALSA releases new book on summer reading programs for young adults
January
11,000 attend ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio
11,000 attend ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio
2006 AASL national institute focuses on student assessment
2006 Batchelder Award honors Arthur A. Levine Books
2006 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award winners announced
2006 YALSA Selected Videos & DVDs for Young Adults
2006Popular Paperbacksfor Young Adults
60 libraries selected to receive Jewish literature discussion program grants
AASL to host question and answer session with the U.S. Department of Education
ACRL announces Student Paper Awards for Baltimore conference
ACRL seeks applicants for joint Institute on Scholarly Communication
ALA Council approves dues increase proposal
ALA Council passes resolution opposing Alito confirmation
ALA Public Programs Office announces new speakers for PLA preconference on library programming
ALA announces 2006 Stonewall Book award winners:“Babyji” and “The Fabulous Sylvester: the Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco” top list
ALA introduces “Radical, Militant Librarian” button
ALA launches “AL Direct” weekly email news service
ALA mourns loss of civil rights pioneer Coretta Scott King
ALA to provide live Webcast of top children/teen literary awards announcement January 23
ALA's Notable Books Council announces 2006 top picks
ALCTS announces Open Forum at Midwinter in San Antonio
ALSC announces KIDS! @ your library® Campaign
ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant 2006
American Library Association announces literary award winners
American Library Association debuts online Advocacy Resource Center
American Library Association offers e-Learning Service for members
Application deadline extended for We The People Bookshelf grants on “Becoming American”
Author Angela Shelf Medearis to speak at King observance on January 23, 2006 during ALA's Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio
Avner Mandelman receives first Sophie Brody Medal for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature
BCALA announces 2006 literary award winners
Baker & Taylor Scholarship Grants announced
Barnett, Johns seek 2007-2008 AASL presidency
Best Books for Young Adults 2006
Book Wholesalers, Inc./YALSA Collection Development Grant winners announced
Booklist announces 2005 Top of the List selections
Certified Public Library Administrator Program application process opens on January 17, 2006
Connecticut school library receives a ton of library materials from YALSA’s Great Book Giveaway
Dartmouth Medal recipient chosen
FableVision recognized as 2005 Carnegie Medal co-recipient
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards to be announced at ALA Midwinter Meeting
John Green Wins 2006 Printz Award
Kevin Henkes to deliver 2007 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
LAMA Diana V. Braddom FRFDS Scholarship deadline extended
Lester, Collier win 2006 Coretta Scott King Awards
Libraries Build Communities: ALA to provide volunteering opportunities to conference goers at ALA Annual in New Orleans
Libraries nationwide soon will receive non-MLS salary survey
Lucy Collins Nazro and Kathryn Runnells receive Immroth Award
Nominations sought for 2006 JCLC awards, scholarships
On-site registration available for 2006 Advocacy Institute
Otorgan Premios Pura Belpré a Raúl Colón y Viola Canales
Pat Mora launches Día 10th anniversary in San Antonio
Perkins, Raschka win Newbery, Caldecott medals
Public Libraries welcomes new editor and a new design
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selects 91 titles
RUSA announces new online Business Reference 101 course for spring 2006
RUSA announces new online Readers’ Advisory 101 course for spring 2006
Raul Colón, Viola Canales win Pura Belpré Awards
Rylant and Stevenson win first-ever Seuss Award for “Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas”
Sally M. Walker wins 2006 Sibert Informational Book Award
Schneider Family Book Award recipients named
Sporn, Gagne, Reilly win Carnegie Medal for “The Man Who Walked Between the Towers”
State Representative Menéndez to speak at 2006 Advocacy Institute
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association renaming contest deadline extended
The Public Library Association’s Smartest Card campaign moves forward
Video Round Table announces 2006 Notable Videos for Adults
Woodson honored for lifetime contribution to young adult readers with Edwards Award
YALSA announces 2006 Alex Awards
YALSA announces 2006 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults
YALSA to offer new blog
YALSA/Sagebrush Award for a Young Adult Reading or Literature Program winner announced
2005
December
ALA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund raises over $200,000 for Gulf Coast libraries
ALA Public Programs Office announces PLA preconference on library programming
ALA names new development director
ALA offers complimentary registration for Annual Conference 2006 to members in zones impacted by Katrina and Rita
ALA president sponsors forum on education for librarianship
ALA responds to national adult literacy study
ALA to announce children, teen book award winners;discuss library trends at San Antonio conference
ALA welcomes USA PATRIOT Act extension, thanks Congress for bipartisan effort to continue debate over civil liberties issues
ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Award competition announced
ALA: USA PATRIOT Act revisions not adequate to ensure reader privacy
Adult and Family Literacy is theme for 2006 Diversity Fair
Author, commentator Andrei Codrescu talks about the librarians in his life at ALA conference in San Antonio, Jan. 20-25
Enthusiastic response to ACRLog
Freedom to Read Foundation announces Nominating Committee
LAMA to sponsor institute on successful fundraising
Library Advocacy Now! Training
Library issues to play important role in upcoming White House Conference on Aging
New ALSC director named
Online registration extended for 2006 Advocacy Institute
RUSA announces Awards Recognition Reception
Ragtime pianist, MacArthur "genius grant" winner to be featured at ALA Midwinter Curley Lecture
Sandra Cisneros headlines Freedom to Read Foundation fundraiser in San Antonio
YALSA creates list of “Chronicles of Narnia” read-a-likes
YALSA to host Teens & Technology Institute and Video Gaming Night at Midwinter
YALSA to host preconference on audiobooks at ALA's Annual Conference
YALSA to offer online course “New Technologies & New Literacies for Teens”
November
2006 American Library Association election will offer improved delivery of ballots
AASL offers Pre-Midwinter Institute on library media best practices
AASL releases new book on reading instruction
ACRL announces enhanced access to College & Research Libraries
ACRL invites proposals exploring technology and academic librarianship for joint ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Virtual Conference
ACRL seeks presentations for its 13th National Conference
ACRL to offer preconferences on assessment, outreach and federated searching in New Orleans
ALA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund tops $100,000 for Gulf Coast libraries
ALA and ACRL file comments before the FCC on CALEA
ALA launches 2006 Campaign for the Cultural Communities Fund
ALA offers members travel affinity program for personal travel
ALSC to host pre-Midwinter workshop on early literacy and story-time
Applications available for “Looking At: Jazz, America's Art Form” film discussion series
Conference committee ignores Americans’ concerns over PATRIOT Act provisions
Five states selected for national expansion of PRIME TIME family reading program
Intellectual Freedom Round Table seeks nominations for awards
Janis Bandelin joins ACRL board
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
Manuscripts sought for LITA/Endeavor student writing award
McCormick Tribune Foundation doubles number of We The People Bookshelf grants on “Becoming American”
Nominations sought for Kilgour award
Nominations sought for the LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award by December 1, 2005
PLA pre-Midwinter Institute to focus on intellectual freedom training
RUSA announces online Reference Interview course
Register by December 9, 2005 for ACRL workshops on assessment, information literacy and marketing
Registration for the ALCTS SCCTP Advanced Serials Cataloging Symposium for 2006 Midwinter now open
Salinas, Calif., approves new funding for library services
Time is running out for Advocacy Institute online registration
October
20 library systems selected for“Investor Education @ your library®”
AASL closes Pittsburgh conference on high note
ACRL Committee on Ethics announces new discussion list
ACRL announces Kara Malenfant as new Scholarly Communications-Government Relations Specialist
ACRL announces the debut of its new weblog, ACRLog
ACRL seeks applicants for Institute for Information Literacy Immersion '06 Program
ALA Board approves dues proposal for Council consideration
ALA Editions names Bloss RDA Project Manager
ALA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund has raised $50,000 for Gulf Coast libraries
ALA Joins Challenge to Patriot Act in U.S. Supreme Court
ALA awarded $239,416 to study library networks and cooperatives
ALA launches public library funding survey
ALA proposes simplification of E-rate program
ALA receives Oprah's Angel Network Book Club Award for $50,000 to help bring books to underserved teens
ALA-APA names winner of advocacy writing contest
ALA-APA seeks SirsiDynix-ALA-APA Award nominees
Actress Q'orianka Kilcher speaks out for Teen Read Week, October 16-22
American Library Association to hold 2006 Annual Conference in New Orleans
Applications sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
Crowe, Roy seek 2007 - 2008 ALA presidency
Janis Bandelin joins ACRL board
LAMA seeks new LA&M associate editor
LAMA/YBP seeks submissions for Student Writing and Development Award
New online tools, Graphics products available for National Library Week 2006
Nominations sought for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
Online Communications Handbook offers tips on how to obtain greater visibility for library messages
Online registration for ALA 2006 Midwinter Advocacy Institute now available
Over 150 programs to be offered at PLA National Conference
REFORMA de Utah wins 2005 Estela and Raúl Mora Award
Registration for the ALCTS SCCTP Advanced Serials Cataloging Symposium for 2006 Midwinter now open
Teens vote for favorite book during Teen Read Week October 16-22
Teens vote for favorite young adult book
Ten-year-old scores sold-out tickets to World Series thanks to her library
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association needs an extreme makeover – for its name!
September
30 libraries receive Jewish literature discussion program grants; additional grants available for September 30 deadline
ALA Creates 'Adopt a Library' Program to help Gulf region libraries recover and rebuild
ALA Cultural Communities Fund receives $50,000 pledge from H.W. Wilson Foundation
ALA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund to help rebuild libraries in Gulf Coast
ALA and ALA-APA seek proposals for national salary surveys
ALA applauds decision in library PATRIOT case
ALA survey of librarian salaries now has state-level reporting and includes smaller public libraries
ALSC compiles booklist to help children deal with hurricane disasters
Applications available for new We the People Bookshelf Grant on “Becoming American”
Coach Carter to deliver keynote address at AASL National Conference in Pittsburgh, October 6-9
Dues relief for ALA members in Katrina affected zone
Get Real! @ your library during national Teen Read Week, October 16-22
Hurricane Katrina: latest news and where to donate
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award competition open for 2006
LAMA Diana V. Braddom FRFDS Scholarship seeks applicants
LAMA seeks Cultural Diversity Grant applications
LAMA seeks nominations for division awards
Library community comes together to assist displaced Hurricane Katrina library staff
Nominations sought for 2006 ALCTS awards
Nominations sought for 2006 Sage Library Support Staff Travel Grants
RUSA to host institute, “Traces and Trails of Genealogy of the Southwest,” during Midwinter Meeting on January 20
School librarian conference brings 4,000+ to Pittsburgh, Oct. 6-9
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing to give away books to new YALSA organizational members
Teen Read Week kick off event to be held at the Glendale (Calif.) Public Library
U.S.libraries connect hurricane evacuees with information, resources
Win $2,000 for your library with the @ your library Award sponosred by FOLUSA, ALA and Baker & Taylor
World Wrestling Entertainment® SmackDown!® Superstar Rey Mysterio® is the spokesperson for Teen Read Week
YALSA offers recommended reading for teens in light of recent disaster
August
AASL adopts new Strategic Plan
ACRL announces theme for 13th National Conference
ACRL seeks nominations for 2006 awards recognizing outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
ACRL to offer workshops on assessment, collaboration in San Antonio
ACRL/CHOICE appoints “Resources for College Libraries” editorial board
ALA Council passes resolution on connection between Iraq War, libraries
ALA Council passes resolution on disinformation, media manipulation and destruction of public information
ALA approves five-year strategic plan
ALA introduces Banned Books bracelet
ALA pleased with improvements to reader privacy protections in Senate bill reauthorizing PATRIOT Act
ALA releases full report on law enforcement activity in libraries
ALA reports fund raising progress for Cultural Communities Fund
ALA submits declaration in open hearing on library provision of PATRIOT Act
ALA-APA names winner of advocacy writing contest
ALA-APA seeks providers for public librarian certification
American Libraries features Senator Obama remarks from ALA 2005 Annual Conference
Applications available for PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME® reading and discussion series
FBI Used PATRIOT Act’s administrative subpoena to get library records in Connecticut
Idaho State Library to host YALSA's Institute, Power Up with Print
Join the Major Leagues @ your library ends September 9
Library Card Sign-up Month promotes the “Smartest Card” Publicity materials available online
New PLA publication provides ready-to-use intellectual freedom training
Nominations sought for 2006 ASCLA scholarship, award
Nominations sought for 2006 RUSA awards
RUSA announces online Reference Interview course for fall 2005
YALSA offers teen “books that don't make you blush”
July
2005 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship winner named
2005 David H. Clift Scholarship winner named
2005 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship winner named
2005 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship winner named
2005 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship winner named
2005 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship winner named
2005 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship winner named
AASL and ACRL launch discussion list for information literacy
ACRL publishes “Colleges, Code and Copyright, ACRL Publications in Librarianship no. 57”
ACRL's Rare Books and Manuscripts Section receives IMLS grant to foster communication between museums, libraries, and archives
ALA and NEH announce second round of We The People “Freedom” Bookshelf awards to 500 libraries
ALA announces new 60-library tour of Abraham Lincoln traveling exhibition; applications now open
ALA announces new Task Force on School Libraries
ALA applauds House bill allowing student loan forgiveness for librarians
ALA criticizes House reauthorization of PATRIOT Act
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarship winners
Advocacy Institute “Webinar” now online
American Library Association (ALA) urges open rule in House PATRIOT vote
CALA announces new officers and award winners at Annual Conference
COA announces accreditation actions
Libraries across the country Join the Major Leagues
PLA provides funding for “Grow Your Own @ Your Library®” institutional scholarships for public libraries, 2005-08
Williamsburg, Va. to host ALSC Arbuthnot Lecture
YALSA announces plan to create annual graphic novel list for teens
June
“Smartest Card” campaign enters its second year
“Smartest Card” campaign rewards “Smart Ideas”
2005 Library of the Future Award recipient named
ACRL partners with Bowker to develop and publish “Resources for College Libraries”
ALA awards 2005 Diversity Research Grants
ALA introduces 21st Century literacy toolkit
ALA member libraries to receive copies of Oprah's Book Club “A Summer of Faulkner” picks
ALA, ALSC announce Scholastic contribution to Pura Belpré award endowment
ALSC Bechtel Felllowship Winner Announced
ALTA announces winners of Major Benefactors Honor award
Advocacy Institute to be Web cast, archived on ALA Web site
American Library Association (ALA) Announces Preliminary Findings of Study Measuring Law Enforcement Activity in Libraries
Author and attorney Eva Golinger to speak on U.S. intervention against Venezuela
CALA names three winners to receive Sally C. Tseng Grants
Castle appointed to PPO post
Diana Paque named ASCLA president
Donald C. Boyd named 2005 winner of Justin Winsor Prize
Electrical sub-station fire starts ALA Annual Conference with a bang
Forty libraries selected for traveling exhibition about founding father Alexander Hamilton
Hayes and Neely receive 2005 ALTA/Gale Grant
Joint Conference planning on schedule for October 2006 event
Library association recommends fantasy books for Harry Potter fans
Michael Gorman inaugurated 2005 ALA president
New LITA officers elected
New LITA publication offers guide to eScholarship
PLA president-elect to spotlight the value of libraries
Partial proceeds of new book to benefit Spectrum Scholarship Program
RUSA and Arthur Brody and the Brodart Foundation announce new award for Jewish literature
RUSA releases new title on statistics for business development
Record-breaking 27,800 attend 2005 ALA Annual Conference
Richard K. Gardner to receive ACRL Presidential Award
Sanders Amendment Passes: Library Users Again Free to Read
Sanford Berman to present Coleman lecture, June 27, at Annual Conference
Share your Teen Read Week ideas with YALSA and get a free book at ALA's Annual Conference!
Spectrum Scholarship winners announced
Supreme Court clarifies Sony decision, fair use preserved
Swap & Shop showcases jazzy pr at Annual Conference
USA PATRIOT Act, technology, library funding cuts top agenda at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 23 to 29
University of Denver creates ALA Student Chapter
Verizon Reads receives Stevie Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award recipient named
Woman’s Day magazine’s online book club goes live with YALSA members’ book recommendations
May
2005 LITA National Forum to be held in San Jose, Sept 29 – Oct. 2
2005 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner announced
2005 Paul Howard Award For Courage recipient named
AASL presents 2005 NSLMPY Award winners
AASL presents 2005 awards recipients
ACRL releases revision to classic guide to academic libraries
ACRL/Choice seek applicants for “Resources in College Libraries” editorial board
ALA President at Book Expo
ALA President welcomes conversation with
ALA President welcomes conversation with Attorney General
ALA collaborates with Florida State on library geographic database mapping project
ALA councilors elected
ALA designated Maintenance Agency for NISO Library Statistics Standard
ALA launches voluntary member demographic survey
ALA offers November “Lawyers for Libraries” training institute in Seattle
ALApresidenttospeakatBookExpo
Actor-comedian Jamie Kennedy joins ALA Graphics’
American Library Association against proposed bill to federally mandate school library purchases
Boston Red Sox centerfielder Johnny Damon joins
Court rules for libraries, consumers in broadcast flag case
Crews Wins American Library Association’s L. Ray Patterson Award
Cynthia A. Phillip elected AASL president for 2006-2007
David Cohen named 2005 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award recipient
Diane Zabel is new RUSA president
Follett Library Resources to be honored with AASL Crystal Apple
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2005 Board of Trustees election winners
Ivan Murillo named ASCLA Century Scholarship recipient
LAMA seeks Library Consultant Directory entries
LAMA seeks entries for new “PR Makeover” event
LITA announces scholarship winners for 2005
LITA names winner of 2005 Kilgour Award
LITA/Endeavor Student Writing Award Winner announced
LRRT announces winner of first Ingenta Research Award
Learn strategies for speaking up about library issues at Library Advocacy Now! Training
Lerner Publishing Group to give away books to Teen Read Week registrants
Leslie Burger elected ALA president for 2006-2007
Library Dynamics to publish “North American Title Count”
Maisy poster preps youngsters for reading
Mark Winston named recipient of 2nd annual Achievement in Library Diversity Research honor
Maurice Freedman and Dorothy Morgan win Dynix-ALA-APA Award for Promoting Salaries and Status for Library Workers
Michael Hawley to be featured speaker at the ALCTS President’s Program
Mitchell receives the 2005 Melvil Dewey Medal
Multi-talented actor Ethan Hawke joins ALA Graphics’ READ Poster Series
Olive poster spurs reading to your heart’s content
Orca Book Publishers to give away books to new regular YALSA members
PLA announces winners of annual “Public Libraries” article contest
PLA to hold three preconferences at upcoming annual conference
RUSA selects Elliot Kanter to receive ‘My Favorite Martian Award'
Registration for the Advocacy Institute extended
Sanders Amendment Passes: Library Patrons Again Free to Read
Scholastic to give away books to YALSA members who register for Teen Read Week
Snelson elected ACRL vice president
Swap & Shop seeks “jazzy” library public relations materials
U.S. Senator Obama keynotes American Library Association Annual Conference, June 23-29
World Book – ALA Goal Grant recipients named
Wyden amendment would ensure reporting on FBI library searches
YALSA announces editor for quarterly journal
April
AASL adopts a position statement on National Board Certification
AASL affiliate helps launch first-ever Center for 21st Century Skills in North Carolina
AASL changes categories for the NSLMPY Award
AASL presents preconference for school library media collections
ALA 2003-2004 annual report available online
ALA President Carol Brey - Casiano responds to Oversight Hearing on Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act
ALA honors Mrs. Laura Bush for Service to Libraries
ALA president releases statement regarding USA PATRIOT Act Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
ALA receives $380,000 Grant from the Ford Foundation to support intellectual freedom and advocacy efforts
ALA's Susan Roman to head Dominican University library school
ALSC Milwaukee Art Museum tour features Ashley Bryan, award-winning illustrator
ALSC becomes national center for El día de los niños/El día de los libros
Advocacy pre-conferences target beginning, seasoned library supporters including trustees, Friends and public librarians
American Library Association president to lead delegation to Bedford, Texas
American Library Association president to speak at National Conference on Family Literacy
American Library Association teams with the Investor Protection Trust and Kiplinger to promote investor education in U.S. libraries
Association of College & Research Libraries conference draws record-breaking attendance in Minneapolis
Booklist to launch new online book review venture
Chapter co-sponsors sought for the Advocacy Institute
David Conley to speak at AASL President's Program "Standards for Success"
Fifty libraries to host WWI film discussion series
LAMA to offer program on recruitment to the library profession at Annual Conference
Millions celebrate value of America's libraries during National Library Week, April 10-16
Opening day of Join the Major Leagues @ your library celebrated today in Los Angeles
Teen Read Week’s 2005 Web site launched
YALSA announces 2005 Alex Awards
March
ACRL CLIP Note #35 Special Collections in College and University Libraries now available
ACRL kicks off virtual conference with free Webcast featuring Keller and Lynch
ACRL provides Scholarly Communications toolkit to support advocacy efforts for academic and research libraries
ACRL seeks proposals for professional development programs
ACRL to present Best Practices in Marketing Awards at 12th National Conference in Minneapolis
ALA reports strong funding for Cultural Communities Fund; Seeks $300,000 in 2005
ALA to host a pre-White House Conference on Aging Forum
ALA webcast to explore how salaries affect library recruitment
ALCTS announces 2005 award recipients
ALCTS to offer “pay-by-the day” pre-conferences
ALTA names Jim Connor and Robert B. Lyons as the 2005 Trustee Citation award winners
ASCLA to offer preconference, “Business 101: The Practical Aspects of Becoming an Independent Consultant,” during Annual Conference on June 24
Academic librarians discuss Googlelization, PATRIOT Act, access to research at conference in Minneapolis, April 7-10
Alma Dawson receives 2005 Equality Award
Atifa Rawan named Futas winner
BRASS Thomson Financial Student Travel Award recipient named
Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund winner announced
Caroline Ward named Grolier Award winner
Caroline Ward named Grolier Foundation Award winner
Co-chair of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills to address attendees at AASL's National Conference 2005
David Tyckoson wins RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge–R.R. Bowker Award
Don Leslie receives LAMA 2005 Leadership Award
East Carolina University forms first NCATE ALA Student Chapter
Eight buildings win 2005 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
First Lady Laura Bush Presents Nation’s Highest Award to Libraries for Extraordinary Service to Communities
Fourth year of ALA-Woman's Day partnerhip launches during National Library Week
Francis Joseph Campbell Award recipients named
H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant recipient named
Hays Public Library Board of Trustees receive Immroth Award
Johnson County Library named recipient of 2005 ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award
LAMA announces 2005 Group Achievement Award Recipient
LAMA presents Fundraising Institute
LITA Regional Institute “Establishing an Institutional Repository” in Philadelphia, June 3, 2005
LITA explores Web services protocols
LITA hosts Shibboleth preconference in Chicago
LITA presents “Developing a Culture of Assessment” in Chicago
Learn how to “Get Out Your Vote!” at LAMA preconference
Marilyn Irwin named ASCLA Service Award recipient
Marilyn L. Miller receives ALSC Distinguished Service Award
Michael Clegg named 2005 Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award recipient
Minnesota Coalition on Government Information receives Eileen Cooke State and Local Madison Award at Freedom of Information Day
Mo Willems to be featured at the AASL Awards Luncheon
New Jersey State Library awarded ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award
New e-cards promote National Library Week, reading
PLA Select Publications to offer “Trustee Facts File”
PLA offers cash for “Smartest” ideas
PLA's symposium draws nearly 800 library professionals
Polls open today for 2005 American Library Association election
Queens Public Library receives ASCLA Exceptional Service Award
RUSA to host preconference, “Business Librarianship 101: Core Competencies for Business Librarianship,” during Annual Conference on June 24
RUSA to host preconference,“Reinvented Reference,” during Annual Conference, June 24
RUSA to offer preconference, “Midwest Genealogy Hospitality,” during Annual Conference on June 24
RUSA to present preconference, “Currents of Change,” on June 24 during Annual Conference
Registration for ACRL's Virtual National Conference now available
Schmidt Receives Madison Award at Freedom of Information Day
Ten ALA members to receive Conference Sponsorship awards
The Thomson Gale Financial Development Award Recipient named
Thomson Gale to sponsor the Opening General Session at AASL National Conference
Tour Valparaiso University Library with LAMA
Tour three new Chicago-area public libraries with LAMA
U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser to speak at RUSA's “Literary Tastes Breakfast”
U.S. library associations set up “Library Disaster Relief Fund” to rebuild libraries destroyed by the tsunami
Wayne Onkst wins the Sullivan Award For Public Library Administrators Supporting Services To Children Award
YALSA to select 100 “Best of The Best” young adult books
February
"The Chocolate War" tops 2004 most challenged book list
2005 Hugh C. Atkinson award winner announced
2005 LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award winner announced
2005 Notable Children's Books announced
2005 Notable Computer Software for Children announced
AASL names editor for resource guides
ACRL announces recipients of 2005 awards
ACRL responds to NIH Public Access Policy
ALA announces Ingenta Research Award
ALA establishes committee on public and cultural programs
ALA offers Southeast regional "Lawyers for Libraries" training institute at SOLINET member meeting in Atlanta
American Association of School Librarians joins Partnership for 21st Century Skills
American Library Association President-Elect to lead national/state delegation to Salinas, Calif.
Bold BMX Biker Mat Hoffman joins ALA Graphics'READ Poster Series
COA announces accreditation actions
Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant recipient named
Charles J. Popovich named Thomson Gale/BRASS Business Librarianship Award recipient
Corby named 2005 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian
Coretta Scott King Book Award Committee announces third annual Review Book Donation Grant winners
Dartmouth Medal recipient chosen
David Sedaris to keynote PLA President's Program
Donald J. Sager receives 2005 Lippincott Award
Five new organizations join the Campaign for the World's Libraries
Four librarians selected to receive Penguin Young Readers Group Awards
Four members elected to ALA Executive Board
Gary Niebuhr named Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award recipient
Harry M. Kriz named Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Jacobson and Xu win 2005 ACRL Instruction Section Publication award
Jersey City Free Public Library receives ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant
John Sessions Memorial Award recipient named
LAMA seeks "Best of Show" award entries
LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award seeks entrants
Library Prize for Undergraduate Research wins
Marilyn Miller receives ALSC Distinguished Service Award
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award named
Multi-talented actor Ice Cube joins ALA Graphics'READ Poster series
National Center for Education Statistics study confirms library use increases test scores
National Library Workers Day celebrated during National Library Week
New RUSA Update editor named
Online registration and housing for AASL 12th National Conference now open
Oregon Historical Society named first recipient of RUSA ABC-CLIO Online History Award
PLA Spring Symposium to feature writers Alex Kotlowitz and Lawrence Block
PLA announces 2005 award winners
PLA supports Spectrum Scholars
Patterson, Taylor named ALA honorary members
Paul Neuhaus named Reference Service Press Award recipient
President Bush Proposes Increases in Library Funding
RUSA selects Spectrum Scholar for internship
Sarah Ann Long wins the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
Sizemore named winner of ALSC/Sagebrush Education Resources Literature Program Grant
Smithsonian American Art Museum awarded Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services
Terry Zarsky named Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award recipient
U.S. Public Libraries Providing Unprecedented Access to Computers, the Internet, and Technology Training
Win $2,000 for your library with the @ your library award sponsored by FOLUSA, ALA and Baker&Taylor
Winner of 2005 Loleta D. Fyan Grant announced
YALSA announces winners of best videos and DVDs for young adults
YALSA seeks editor for quarterly journal
January
13,000 attend ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston
2005 Batchelder Award honors Delacorte Press for “The Shadows of Ghadames”
2005 Best Books for Young Adults honors 86 books
2005 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award winners announced
35 libraries receive Jewish literature discussion program grants; additional grants available
A Message Regarding ALA Ahead to 2010
ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries winners announced
ALA Video Round Table announces 2005 Notable Films for Adults
ALA announces 2005 Stonewall Book award winner
ALA begins PATRIOT study to measure law enforcement activity in libraries
ALA files amici curiae brief supporting former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds
ALA selected by Working Assets to receive funding in 2005
ALA's Notable Books Council announces 2005 top picks
ALSC announces 2005 Notable Children's Videos
ALSC announces new children's book award named for Theodor Seuss Geisel
ALSC names 2005 Notable Children's Recordings
ALSC, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing announce new Maureen Hayes award
Amelia Shelley is the winner of the 2005 YALSA/Sagebrush Award
Author Laurence Yep wins 2005 Wilder Award
Baker & Taylor Scholarship Grants announced
Block honored for lifetime contribution to young adult readers with Edwards Award
Book Wholesalers, Inc. / YALSA Collection Development Grant winners announced
Freedman wins 2005 Sibert Informational Book Award
Gagne, Reilly win 2005 Carnegie Medal for “The Dot”
George Lopez takes center stage in new PSAs
Haverford Township Free Library wins 2005 Scholastic Library Publishing/Grolier National Library Week Grant
Jersey Free Public Library receives ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant
Kadohata, Henkes win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
MLA, NLM increase support of ALA Spectrum Initiative
Many Voices, One Nation @ your library initiative celebrates diversity in literature
McKinney-Whetstone, French win 2005 BCALA Literary Awards
Meg Rosoff wins 2005 Printz Award
Morrison, Nelson win 2005 Coretta Scott King Awards
New PSAs with library messages released by ABC-TV
New YALSA director named
PLA blogs ALA Midwinter Meeting
PLA/ALSC release electronic publication "Children and the Internet: Policies that Work"
Popular Paperbacks announces 2005 selections
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selects 80 titles
Register for ACRL conference by February 7 and save more than 20 percent on conference registration
Ronald Sukenick receives Louis-Shores Greenwood Publishing Group Award
Rural Florida library receives library materials from YALSA's Great Book Giveaway IX
Russell Freedman to deliver 2006 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Schneider Family Book Award recipients named
Sharma named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Statement from AASL President Dawn Vaughn on National Education Technology Plan
YALSA announces 2005 Audiobooks for Young Adults
2004
December
20,000 citizens register to vote through Register to Vote @ your library program
ALA Applauds Passage of Universal Service Fix Legislation
ALA President presents "Creating an Advocacy Epidemic" at Midwinter Meeting in Boston, January 14-19, Malcolm Gladwell to keynote
ALA to announce Newbery, Caldecott award winners; discuss funding, recruitment at Boston conference
American Library Association denounces proposed bill to ban state funds for gay and lesbian books
Award for Library and Information Science (LIS) students announced
Chris Bohjalian, Nathaniel Philbrick, Tom Perrotta to speak at ALA Author Forum
Enrollment now available for RUSA Web reference service course
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2005 Nominating Committee
Krug receives honorary doctorate
Librarians exhibit real-life heroics
Mendelssohn String Quartet featured at ALA Midwinter Curley Lecture
New children's book list counters negative stereotypes of elderly
New tools and resources debut at ALA 2005 Advocacy Institute, Online registration for Pre-Midwinter institute ends December 31
Nominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
Online registration for ALA 2005 Advocacy Institute closes Dec. 31
RUSA announces Awards Recognition Reception
Real-life librarians give TNT's "The Librarian" mixed reviews
Robert R. Newlen to serve as ALA Endowment Trustee
Scholastic Library Publishing to sponsor AASL closing night gala
What did the library community have to say about TNT's "The Librarian?"
November
AASL editor named to PBS Advisory Group
ACRL offers more than $55,000 in scholarships to 12th National Conference
ALA receives NYCLU award for USA PATRIOT Act education efforts
ALA, public interest groups call for “Cheney Log” to balance access, confidentiality concerns
America's libraries due to face Internet access cuts if Congress fails to resolve E-rate accounting requirement issue
Applications available for World War I film discussion series
Applications for Alexander Hamilton traveling exhibit available
Belpré's classic "Pérez and Martina" re-released, portion of sales to benefit Pura Belpré Endowment Fund
Call for presentations for the first-ever Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
Certification survey for library support staff available
Chef Rick Bayless joins ALA Graphics'READ Poster Series
Congress passes omnibus appropriations bill with library funding increased, but falling much below President’s request
In wake of Ashcroft departure, American Library Association renews call for return to privacy protections
Mark Winston to speak at LAMA National Institute
Megatokyo joins ALA Graphics'poster line to promote library services
More than 1 million residents slated to lose library service to in New York, California
Public Programs Office to host "Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature" program at ALA Midwinter Meeting
Reading Rainbow star to speak at AASL 12th National Conference
Register today for 2005 ALA Advocacy Institute
Teens vote for favorite young adult book
Teens vote, GET REAL! will be Teen Read Week theme for 2005
Thousands of teens celebrate reading during Teen Read Week 2004, "IT'S ALIVE!@ your library"
Writing contest promotes fair pay for library workers
October
10 library systems selected for "Be Well Informed @ your library®"
2005 American Library Association election to be held online
AASL Fall Forum focuses on reading to learn
ACRL announces speakers for invited papers at 12th National Conference
ACRL approves new strategic plan
ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy announces its '05 Immersion Program
ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano lauds judgment on National Security Letters
Actor-comedian George Lopez joins "Smartest Card" library campaign
American Library Association statement regarding Clark Atlanta University board's refusal to hear appeal
Burger, Hage seek 2006 - 2007 ALA presidency
Comedian Margaret Cho joins ALA Graphics'READ Poster Series
Dynix Corporation supports better salaries for library workers
Intellectual Freedom Round Table seeks nominations for awards
LAMA National Institute registration extended to November 5
Latest ALA salary survey shows 2.3 percent gain
New online tools, Graphics products available to promote National Library Week 2005
Nominations sought for annual ALA Recognition Awards and Grants
YALSA to select 100 "Best of The Best" young adult books
September
"Between the Lions" star "roars" in national library card campaign at Brooklyn Public Library
"I am David" to preview at AASL Fall Forum
"Smartest Card" toolkit available online
AASL offers leadership institute prior to Midwinter Meeting in Boston
AASL seeks editor for its Resource Guides
ACRL announces pre-conferences
ACRL opens registration for 12th National Conference
ACRL to offer four workshops at ALA Midwinter Meeting
ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano urges Clark Atlanta University to keep School of Library and Information Studies open
ALA joins forces with the Commission on Presidential Debates to promote DebateWatch events in libraries
ALA launches on-line Continuing Education Clearinghouse
ALA member libraries to receive copies of Oprah's Book Club pick: "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
ALA members urged to share advocacy priorities
ALA's "Marathon Man," Gregory Calloway, gears up to go the distance for Spectrum Scholarship
ALA, NILRC offer free national teleconference on copyright September 24
ALA, Newberry Library Read-Out with celebrity authors highlights Chicago's free speech tradition during Banned Books Week
ALA, book community submit Campaign for Reader Privacy
ALSC Arbuthnot Lecture host site announced
American Library Association announces author Judy Blume ranks as second most censored author of past 15 years
Be Well Informed advisory committee established
Carla Hayden is keynote speaker at LAMA National Institute
Free online handbook will help libraries get the word out
Get wired and go virtual with reference at RUSA institutes
Got the Smartest Card yet? Get it now @ your library during Library Card Sign-up Month
HarperCollins Children's Books is newest corporate sponsor to support Teen Read Week 2004
LAMA seeks Web Coordinator
Libraries nationwide proclaim "It's Alive @ your library" during Teen Read Week, October 17-23
New ABC-CLIO History Award honors Internet-based historical resources
New print PSAs available in Spanish
Nominations sought for 2005 ASCLA scholarship, awards
PLA 2006 National Conference call for program proposals
RUSA and ABC-CLIO announce new History Award honoring
RUSA hosts a New England Genealogy Tea Party
Register to Vote @ your library(r) initiative Expands Voter Education Efforts through League of Women Voters
Senate Appropriations Committee Proposes Significant Increases in Library Funding for Next Year
Sponsors support AASL Fall Forum
Teens to decide Teen Read Week theme for 2005
YALSA launches mentoring program for new members
August
2004 David H. Clift Scholarship Winner Named
2005 National Library Week Grant available
34 libraries to receive grant for Jewish literature discussion program
34 libraries to receive grant for Jewish literature discussion program; additional grants still available
ACRL 2003 Academic Library Trends and Statistics Now Available
ACRL opens registration for 12th National Conference
ALA Graphics e-commerce Web site offers new downloadable digital art
ALA provides free access to K-12 Information Literacy Standards
ALA welcomes Department of Justice decision to rescind destruction request
ALCTS seeks nominations for 2005 awards
American Library Association and Office Depot urge youth, teachers to visit local public libraries
Applications available for YALSA's fourth Serving the Underserved (SUS) Training
Association of College and Research Libraries supports open access to National Institutes of Health-funded research
Creating Library Leaders for the 21st Century: 2004 LAMA National Institute
Detroit Public Schools recipient of U.S. Department of Education Grant
Join the Major Leagues ends September 10
Library Card Sign up Month Tools now online
New Campaign Video Available
New LITA officers elected
Peggy D. Rudd named ASCLA president
Public Library Association President Clara N. Bohrer responds to national CD settlement, distribution to public libraries
Scholastic to give away books to YALSA members who register for Teen Read Week
Six weeks left to Join the Major Leagues
YALSA announces fourth Serving the Underserved (SUS) workshop
July
2004 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship winner named
2004 LITA National Forum to be held in St. Louis, October 7-10
2004 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship winner named
2004 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship winner named
2004 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship winner named
2004 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship winner named
2004 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship winner named
300 libraries to receive human rights video collection grants
AASL calls for proposals for its 12th National Conference and Exhibition
ACRL seeks nominations for 2005 awards
ALA Diversity Office receives nearly $1 million IMLS grant to recruit librarians
ALA and NEH announce second round of We The People Bookshelf awards to 500 libraries
ALA and PLA to launch "Smartest Card" campaign during Library Card Sign-Up Month
ALA announces insurance coverage option for members
ALA awards 2004 Diversity Research Grants
ALA expresses mixed emotions over library funding bill
ALA joins supporters of the Freedom to Read Protection Act in commending Rep. Bernie Sanders
ALA supports House effort to limit spending on PATRIOT Act searches
ALA, PLA to launch andquot;Sma
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher scholarship winners
Brey-Casiano inaugurated as ALA President
COA announces accreditation actions
Gandhi named winner of 2004 Sheila Suen Lai Research Grant
Gwen Arthur is new RUSA president
Jeffrey Thompson named ASCLA Century Scholarship recipient
LAMA announces 2004 'Best of Show' winners
Libraries essential to national reading efforts:ALA President Carol Brey-Casiano responds to "Reading at Risk"
Libraries help citizens Register to Vote @ your library
Maine teens win Get on Board and Read @ your library grand prize for video inspired by "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella
OLOS announces Diversity Fair "Best of Show" winners
PLA provides free access to "Results" Workforms
Spectrum Scholarship winners announced
Statement from ALA President-Elect Michael Gorman on the destruction of Department of Justice documents
World Book - ALA Goal Grant recipients named
YALSA names new libraries to participate in Young Adult Galley and Teen's Top Ten Project
June
AASL presents 2004 awards recipients
ABC-TV to re-distribute @ your library PSAs to local affiliates
ACRL announces keynote speakers for 12th National Conference
ACRL marketing trainer Web site launched
ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award winners for 2004
ALA Supports Supreme Court Decision on Child Online Protection Act
ALA hosts special screening of "Fahrenheit 9/11" for members, attendees at Annual Conference in Orlando
ALA names public libraries to participate in 2004 Diversity Fair
ALA names universities to participate in 2004 Diversity Fair
ALA organizational members to receive free copies
ALA to Launch USA PATRIOT Study
ALA to monitor Internet filter implementation, provide support to library staff and users as CIPA deadline approaches
ALA’s Chicago Office Hit by Internet Virus
American Library Association, Walgreens address nation's healthcare concerns and demand for health information
Applications for traveling exhibit on women in medicine available
Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund
Daniel L. Walters elected PLA vice-president
Join the Major Leagues provides summer fun
Just-released FBI documents confirm ALA USA PATRIOT Act concerns
LAMA seeks nominations for Library Building Award jury
LITA announces 2004 scholarship winners
Lowe named 2004 ACRL/DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award winner
NEH and ALA launch "We the People Bookshelf on Freedom" grant program for libraries
New ACRL award to recognize best practices in marketing
PR Forum in Orlando to focus on Marketing on a Shoestring
Participation nearly triples for Register to Vote @ your library
REFORMA names 2004 scholarship winners
Verizon helps ALA assess literacy readiness nationwide
Virgil Blake named Donald G. Davis Article Award winner
W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award recipient named
Womans Day online book club live today
May
"IT'S ALIVE! @ your library" is the theme for Teen Read Week 2004
"Young Adults Deserve the Best":YALSA publishes revised competencies
AASL announces 2004 Fall Forum on reading and collaboration
AASL presents 2004 National School Library Media Program of the Year winners
AASL, 3M announce "Salute to Schools" recipients for 2004
ALA and Borders team up to kick off summer reading
ALA councilors elected
ALA division leaders bring national youth library issues to Capitol Hill
ALA establishes endowment fund for library cultural programming; initial funding strong
ALA organizational members to receive free copies of newest Oprah's Book Club selection
ALA, Walgreens team up to bring Medicare information to libraries
Alire elected ACRL vice president
All American Library Association members invited to participate in ALA Ahead to 2010 Member Survey
American Library Association Legislative Counsel Miriam M. Nisbet Testified on Capitol Hill Today in support of the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA)
American Library Association opposes bill to establish penalties related to "administrative subpoena" powers
Authors to read from their works on the LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage
Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. selected as 2004 Crystal Apple winner
Former White House terror advisor Richard A Clarke to keynote ALA Opening General Session
Freedom to Read Foundation announces 2004 Board of Trustees election winners
Gorman elected ALA president for 2005-2006; Switzer re-elected to treasurer
IFLA president to headline AAMES/ACRL program
Intellectual Freedom Committee hosts open hearing, program on media consolidation at 2004 ALA Annual Conference
John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
Joyce Latham named 2004 winner of Justin Winsor Prize
June Pinnell-Stephens named Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award recipient
Kathleen de la Peña McCook named inaugural recipient of Achievement in Library Diversity Research award
Librarian, bookseller receive First Amendment Award
Nolan Yelich receives Immroth Award
The American Library Association Strongly Opposes Legislation to Make Permanent those Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act Set to Expire in 2005
Trustees of LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund receive largest donation ever from Atlanta librarians
Writer Carl Hiaasen to keynote PLA President’s Program at ALA Annual Conference
Writer Neil Gaiman featured in ALA Graphics'Author Poster Series
April
2004 Grolier Award recipient
2004 LITA Kilgour Award
2004 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner announced
A Coalition of Library and Education Associations Filed Comments with the FCC Today Regarding the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
A call to Make During National Library Week
AASL announces Annual Meeting events
AASL presents @your library programs
ABC-TV continues support for The Campaign for America's Libraries
ALA 2002-2003 annual report available online
ALA Diversity Research Grants deadline extended to May
ALA President Hayden sounds library funding alarm in Christian Science Monitor
ALA President announces Register to vote @ your library
ALA announces fifth Spectrum Leadership Institute
ALA expands library funding Web site to include information from library staff, users nationwide
ALA launches Web site detailing library funding cuts nationwide
ALA receives $20,000 grant to provide children's books
ALTA names Alma Dennis as the 2004 Trustee Citation award recipient
ALTA names William H. Wilson as the Literacy Award winner
ASCLA begins independent librarian listing in Interface
American Libraries now searchable online with Ebrary
Applicants sought for the WNBA/Ann Heidbreder Eastman Grant
Applications available for new YA Galley and Teens' Top Ten groups
Beta Phi Mu Award recipient named
Chabran presents Coleman Lecture
Clifford A. Lynch receives 2004 Lippincott Award
Creating Library Leaders for the 21st Century: 2004 LAMA National Institute
Deadline extended to April 30 for Diversity Fair applications
First annual LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award
Hondorp and Dyer receive 2004 ALTA/Gale Grant
Ian Jukes to speak at the AASL President's Program
Joan Stein named Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award recipient
Join the Major Leagues @ your library opens today
LAMA seeks library public relations materials for Swap and Shop exhibit at Annual Conference
LAMA to celebrate 25th anniversary
LAMA to present three pre-conferences at the 2004 ALA Annual Meeting
LITA/Endeavor Student Writing Award winner announced
Library of the Future
McCallum receives the 2004 Melvil Dewey Medal
National study finds library funding cuts in 41 states American Library Association:Reductions exceed $50 million
New prizes and incentives for Join the Major Leagues @ your library program
Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones to speak at RUSA's "Literary Tastes Breakfast"
Quotable Facts Available in Spanish
Sullivan Award
Ten ALA members to receive Conference Sponsorship awards
The American Library Association Joins Others In Expressing Concern About the Nomination of Allen Weinstein to Become Archivist of the United States
The Bank of Southside Virginia and John and Peter Clements to receive Major Benefactors Honor award
The Gale Group Financial Development Award
YALSA announces 2004 Alex Awards
YALSA releases "2004 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners" list
March
ACRL 2002 Academic Library Trends and Statistics summary reports available free online
ACRL Information Literacy Standards endorsed by the Council of Independent Colleges
ACRL announces IS Publication Award winners
ACRL announces recipients of 2004 Samuel Lazerow Fellowship
ACRL announces winners of EBSCO Community and Junior College Libraries Section Awards
ALA Diversity Office calls for research grant proposals
ALA Editions & ACRL/CHOICE sign agreement to co-publish successor to Books for College Libraries
ALA and NEH announce first We The People Bookshelf awards to 500 libraries
ALA announces new online ALA-Accredited Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies directory
ALA honorary member nominees sought
ALA makes it easier for members, public to contact Congress, Take Action! on national legislation
ALA now accepting applications for the 7th Annual Diversity Fair
ALA teams up with Working Assets on Register to Vote @ your library
ALCTS announces award recipients for 2004
ALSC announces 2004 National Institute
Academic and research librarian recruitment video now available for purchase
American Library Association testified today before the House Appropriations Committee on funding for America's libraries
Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant recipient named
Communities celebrate National Library Week, April 18-24, as public library visits near 1.2 billion
Communities celebrate National Library Week, April 18-24, as public library visits near 1.2 billion
Despite growing library use, budget cuts put damper on National Library Week, April 10-16
Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities recipient named
Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award winner announced
Entries sought for ALA Graphics' Best READ Poster Contest
Francis Joseph Campbell Award recipient named
Grants available for Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature theme-based reading and discussion series
Great Web Sites for Kids Included on NEH Web Site
H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant recipient named
Haworth Press to sponsor the Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award
Janet B. Wojnaroski receives 2004 Equality Award
John E. Buschman named Futas winner
John Sessions Memorial Award recipient named
Michael Madden named GALE GROUP/BRASS Business Librarianship Award recipient
National Library Week to feature first ever National Library Workers Day
Patricia M. Cavill wins the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
Proposals sought for Carnegie-Whitney Awards
Public Library Association 10th National Conference draws record-breaking attendance in Seattle
RUSA selects Spectrum Scholar for internship
Reference Service Press Award recipient named
SIRSI Leader In Library Technology Grant winner named
Sixty libraries nationwide to receive Isaac Bashevis Singer Centennial Grants
The American Library Association is proud to present the 2004 James Madison Award to David Sobel
The U. S. Supreme Court asked to reject the Government's claim that it may conduct the public's business in secret
Winner of 2004 Loleta D. Fyan Grant announced
February
15 libraries to host Put it in Writing @ your library workshops during National Library Week
2004 ASCLA/National Organization on Disability Award recipient chosen
2004 Atkinson winner announced
2004 Notable Computer Software for Children announced
ACRL 2002 Academic Library Trends and Statistics now available
ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries winners announced
ACRL announces recipients of 2004 awards
ACRL to offer three preconferences at ALA Annual Conference
ALA Graphics' "Curious? READ!" CD empowers librarians to develop early literacy programs
ALA selected as charity of choice by Lord & Taylor, Jones New York Shop March 18-28 to support association
ALA, ABA, PEN launch petition drive to restore privacy safeguards to USA PATRIOT Act
ALCTS Announces selection of new LRTS editor
ALSC Bechtel Fellowship winners announced
ALSC announces 2004 preconference
ASCLA Exceptional Service Award recipient named
ASCLA hosts career development preconference
Alice series tops ALA's 2003 list of most challenged books
Amy Owens awarded ASCLA Professional Achievement Award
Author Jim Murphy to speak at AASL Awards Luncheon
BRASS Thomson Financial Student Travel Award recipient named
Berman, Horrocks named ALA honorary members
CAL IFC receives 2004 SIRS-ProQuest State and Regional Achievement Award
COA announces accreditation actions
Coretta Scott King Task Force joins EMIERT
Cynthia Orr named Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award recipient
Four librarians selected to receive Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers Awards
Karen Purves joins LAMA Regional Institute faculty
Kay Cormier named Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award recipient
Kirk named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
LAMA awards 2004 Cultural Diversity Grant
LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award seeks entrants
Long Beach Public Library receives ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant
Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library Programming Award named
Nancy J. Keane receives ALSC/Sagebrush Education Resources Award
New report finds libraries help close Digital Divide
North Carolina State University Libraries awarded Gale Group Award for excellence in reference and adult library services
PLA announces 2004 award recipients
PLA to sponsor Join the Major Leagues @ your library
Public Library Association Conference to draw thousands to Seattle, February 24-28
Public Library Association National Conference Highlights
REACH and the American Educational Advising Center named recipients of 2004 Coretta Scott King Review Books Donation
RUSA names 2004 Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award recipient
RUSA offers genealogy research preconference at ALA Annual Conference
RUSA selects best reference resources
Robert Balay wins RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge-R.R. Bowker Award
Sara Laughlin named ASCLA Service Award recipient
Schneider Family Book Award recipients named
Statement of the Education and Library Networks Coalition (EdLiNC) On The Administration's Determining that the E-Rate's "Results are Not Demonstrated"
Study: Public library training for parents, caregivers dramatically boosts early literacy across income, education levels
Teen reading program attracts 3500 librarians
The American Library Association (ALA) applauds the Bush Administration for proposing an increase in funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in their FY2005 Budget request
Valerie Wilford awarded ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award
Virginia Walter receives ALSC Distinguished Service Award
Win $2,000 for your library with the new @ your library Award
January
2004 Batchelder Award honors Walter Lorraine Books/Houghton Mifflin Co. for "Run, Boy, Run"
2004 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award winners announced
2004 Notable Children's Books announced
ACRL/ARL announce new academic and research librarian recruitment video
ALA Council adopts report on Cuba at Midwinter Meeting in San Diego
ALA Web site URL solution to debut next week
ALA announces 2004 Stonewall Book award winners"The Book of Salt," "Lost Prophet: the Life and Times of Bayard Rustin" top list
ALA organizational members to receive free copies of newest Oprah's Book Club selection
ALA to invest in socially responsible fund
ALA updates online information on intellectual freedom in Cuba
ALSC 2004 Notable Children’s Recordings
ALSC and PIO create "The Librarian's Guide to Great Web Sites for Kids" brochure
ALSC announces 2004 Notable Children's Videos
American Library Association Announces Award Winners
American Library Association Announces Book Award Winners
American Library Association Chooses ebrary's platform to deliver American Libraries magazine online
Angela Johnson wins Printz Award
Applications available for Human Rights video collection and public program grants
Baker & Taylor Scholarship grants announced
Best Books for Young Adults honors 84 books
Book Wholesalers, Inc./YALSA Collection Development Grant winners announced
Dartmouth Medal recipient and honorable mention chosen
DiCamillo, Gerstein win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
Diane Tuccillo is the winner of the 2004 YALSA/Sagebrush Award
Entries sought for 2004 3M Salute to Schools; School libraries may apply now for valuable detection systems
Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant Winner Announced
Gagne, Reilly wins Carnegie Medal for the video "Giggle, Giggle, Quack"
Herb Cawthorne keynote speaker of ALA 5th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration
Hill, Hilyard elected to ALA Executive Board
Jackson to deliver 2005 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Jim Murphy wins Robert F. Sibert Award
Johnson, Bryan win 2004 Coretta Scott King Awards
LAMA announces 2004 Diana V. Braddom FRFDS Scholarship recipients
LAMA seeks entries for Swap and Shop
LAMA seeks new LA&M associate editor
Logitech Raises Over $150,000 for American Library Association Literacy Efforts
Nancy Pearl receives Louis-Shores Greenwood Publishing Group Award
New online print PSA promotes Equity of Access
Orlando Bloom ALA READ poster brings adventure to the library
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Committee announces 2004 book picks
President Bush asks the United States Congress to Renew the USA PATRIOT Act In His State of the Union Address
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selects 79 titles
Rural Texas library receives a ton of library materials
St. Mary Parish Library wins 2004 Scholastic Grolier Grant
Survey shows strong response to @ your library
There is something for everyone in the new ALA Graphics catalog
Tim Robbins PSA available
Updated Create Change brochure now available New Design Includes Updated Statistics, Highlights Open Access
Video Round Table announces 2004 Notable Films for Adults
YALSA announces 2004 Audiobooks for Young Adults
YALSA's Selected DVDs and Videos for Young Adults Committee have chosen 11 videos for 2004
Yuyi Morales y Julia Alvarez ganadores del Premio Pura Belpré
Yuyi Morales, Julia Alvarez win Pura Belpré Awards
2003
December
ACRL Announces New Deadline for Several Awards
ALA President Carla Hayden named one of 10 Ms. Women of the Year honorees
ALA President Carla Hayden receives Ms. Woman of the Year award event photo gallery
ALA President to present Living in a post-CIPA World panel at Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, January 9-14
ALA Web site will feature short URLs
ALA offers “Lawyers for Libraries” training institutes in Dallas, Boston
ALA releases updated Libraries & the Internet Toolkit
ALA to announce Newbery, Caldecott winners; discusses Internet access in libraries
American Library Association to announce Stonewall Award winners at San Diego conference, January 9-14
Bertice Berry, Ángeles Mastretta to speak at ALA Best-Selling Author Forum
Freedom to Read Foundation announces Nominating Committee
La Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas premiará a los mejores autores e ilustradores hispanos de literatura infantil; y presentará a los populares escritores Ángeles Mastretta, Richard Rodríguez
Libraries selected to host Cyberchase kids math workshops
OLOS Launches What's Happening in Outreach @ Your Library Web site
RBMS to offer 45th Preconference in New Haven, Conn.
Remarks by American Library Association President Carla Hayden upon accepting Ms. Woman of the Year award
Richard Rodriguez to discuss Browning of America during ALA Midwinter Curley Lecture
November
2004 National Library Week CD, online resources now available
AASL 11th National Conference draws almost 3,500
AASL to sponsor two Pre-Midwinter Institutes in San Diego
ACRL Issues Statement on Fair Use and Electronic Reserves Systems
ACRL announces Award deadline correction
ACRL launches new Information Literacy Web site
ACRL to offer Creating a Marketing Plan for Your Academic and Research Library workshop at ALA Midwinter Conference
ALA and Guadalajara Book Fair renew-Free-Pass Program through 2008
ALA receives grant for fourth StoryLines America season
ALA releases new internet tools, information for libraries
ALA, Logitech announce fundraising effort to support 21st Century Literacy
ALA-APA director named
Bill Gates assesses five-year library initiative
Century Scholarship endowment established
Four states selected for national expansion of PRIME TIME family reading program
John Wiley & Sons, Inc to sponsor the Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award
Library ballot measures draw strong support and some disappointments in 2003
New LITA Guide on XML for Librarians Available
New Online Tools Available as Get on Board and Read begins
One Book, One Community workshop scheduled for ALA Midwinter Meeting
PLA announces keynote speakers for 2004 National Conference
Public Library Associaton launches e-learning@PLA
Public Statement by American Library Association President Dr. Carla Hayden Submitted to a Judicial Committee Hearing,America After 9/11: Freedom Preserved or Freedom Lost?
RUSA announces first annual Awards Recognition Reception
RUSA offers business librarianship workshop at ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego
School librarians fight for future
Speaker added to PLA National Conference Adult Author Luncheon
Teens vote for their favorite young adult books
Thousands of teens celebrate poetry during Teen Read Week 2003, Slammin’@ your library
YALSA's Teen Advisory Group Site helping teens make their mark on libraries
October
$5000 National Library Week grant deadline extended
1700 libraries signed up for Get on Board and Read
@ your library campaign for school library media programs to kick off
AASL’s National School Library Media Program of the Year Award to mark 40th year
ACRL offers workshops @ the Midwinter Meeting
ACRL provides @ your library toolkit to help promote academic and research libraries
ACRL seeks presenters for National Conference Currents and Convergence: Navigating the Rivers of Change
ACRL’s Institute for Information Literacy seeks applicants for Immersion 04
ALA announces retirement of ORS Director Mary Jo Lynch
ALA applauds IMLS and winners of the National Award for Library and Museum Services
ALA introduces Another ‘Hysteric’ Librarian for Freedom” button
ALA introduces online balloting for 2004 member elections
ALA organizational members to receive free copies of Cry, The Beloved Country, newest Oprah's Book Club selection
ALCTS names Pamela Bluh editor of Papers on Library Technical Services and Collections
American Library Association Photo Search Contest
Celebrate the season with the new ALA Graphics catalog
Gorman, Stripling seek 2005-2006 ALA presidency
Grant applications available for Isaac Bashevis Singer centennial programs
Intellectual Freedom Round Table seeks nominations for awards
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award
Join ACRL in Paris for the WESS European Conference
Join the Major Leagues @ your library® wraps up another winning season
LAMA announces “Leaders of the Pack” participants
LAMA seeks Cultural Diversity Grant applications
LAMA seeks Nominations for Division Awards
LITA/Library Hi-Tech award nominations sought
Library Advocates Handbook available in Spanish
Library Resources & Technical Services journal seeks editor
Linke, Switzer seek ALA Treasurer post
Manuscripts sought for LITA/Endeavor student writing award
New Copyright Rules Fail to Provide Fair Access in the Digital World
New Line Cinema’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” joins YALSA’s Teen Read Week initiative
Nominations sought for Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
Nominations sought for Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award
Nominations sought for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
Nominations sought for Kilgour Award
Nominations sought for library and information science scholarships awards
PLA award applications now available
PLoS Biology inaugural issue provides free access to top tier biology research
Participants sought for PLA staffing pattern survey
Promote school library issues with new online print PSAs
Teen Read Week Events 2003
Teen Read Week supporting organization SmartGirl
The N Joins YALSA's Teen Read Week Celebration!
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage extends relationship
YALSA and Cable in the Classroom offer opportunity to combine technology and poetry
September
ACRL to Sponsor Learning Times Library Online Conference
ACRL’s 2004 awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
ALA President welcomes call, commitment from US Attorney General
ALA invited to 3rd Annual National Book Festival
ALA issues new guidelines for developing library privacy policy
ALA renews call for legislative amendments to Patriot Act
ALA, CPANDA release data from ground-breaking study on cultural programs in U.S. public libraries
American Library Association condemns attack by former Attorney General Edwin Meese; calls for open debate of PATRIOT Act powers
American Library Association responds to Attorney General remarks on librarians and USA PATRIOT Act: A statement by ALA President Carla Hayden
Applications available for Prime Time family reading and discussion series
Applications available for We The People Bookshelf Grants
BRASS hosts free Web cast on writing an effective business plan
Dale Lipschultz named president of the National Coalition for Literacy
Friends and Foundations of California Libraries wins FOLUSA/Baker & Taylor @ your library® Award
Harper Collins Children’s Books latest corporate sponsor to support Teen Read Week 2003
LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award seeks entrants
Librarians and teens win when they Get on Board @ your library
Libraries nationwide mark September 11 anniversary
Morningstar Foods, Inc. latest corporate sponsor for Slammin’ @ your library ®
New “Save America’s Libraries” video, television PSA
Nominations sought for 2004 ALCTS awards
Nominations sought for 2004 W.Y. Boyd Literacy Novel Award
Nominations sought for annual ALA Recognition Awards and Grants
Promote key library issues in your community with new online print PSAs
Teen Read Week 2003 welcomes corporate sponsor Barnes & Noble Booksellers
To read or not to read: that is the teen question Poetry slams, contests, readings hosted nationwide in celebration of Teen Read Week of 2003
Tom Sloan named ASCLA president
Twenty-five libraries host “The Sixties” film discussion series
August
A statement from ALA President Carla Hayden
ACRL unveils theme for 12th National Conference
ALA Honorary Member nominations due by Sept. 1
ALA READ posters featured in N.Y. exhibition
ALSC Arbuthnot Lecture host site announced
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarship winners
Chuck D’Adamo receives
Detroit, Des Moines Area Activists Express Concerns About the USA PATRIOT Act
Fall into reading with the new ALA Graphics catalog
Harcourt, Inc. latest Teen Read Week sponsor
Herrera begins term as president of the Public Library Association
International Literacy Day Tool Kit re-launched
LITA announces 2003 National Forum
Leaders of the Pack: LAMA brings up the next generation of library leaders
More than 1000 libraries Get on Board
National Library Week Grant available
Nominations sought for 2004 ASCLA awards, Century Scholarship
Nominations sought for 2004 RUSA Awards
Over 150 programs to be offered at PLA National Conference, February 24-28
Teen Read Week: SLAMMIN’ @ your library
The American Library Association (ALA) Praises the Passage of Senate Bill to Increase Funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) to $232 Million
Tony Hawk “Ramps Up” third year of national teen reading program
YALSA announces winners of Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Project
July
2003 ASCLA Century Scholarship recipient named
2003 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship winner named
2003 David H. Clift Scholarship winner named
2003 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship winner named
2003 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship winner named
2003 PLDS Statistical Report now available; includes results of Children's Services Survey
2003 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship winner named
2003 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship winner named
AASL debuts its brand new look
AASL presents 2003 National School Library Media Program of the Year winners
AASL presents 2003 awards recipients
ALA announces Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
ALA awards 2003 Diversity Research Grants
ALA introduces new Communication Preferences
American Library Association presents October lawyer training in San Francisco
Booklist Editor wins Industry Award from Romance Writers of America
CIPA Decision Response: A statement from ALA President Carla D. Hayden and the ALA Executive Board
COA announces accreditation actions
Gaiman’s Sandman promotes reading and libraries
LITA announces creation of LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award
Leaders of the Pack: LAMA brings up the next generation of library leaders
NASA @ your library launches
New LITA officers elected
Open Your Mind: Libraries, bookstores celebrate Banned Books Week, September 20-27
PLA President-elect to focus on moving association forward
June
2003 LITA Frederick G. Kilgour Award winner announced
2003 LITA/Gaylord Award winner announced
2003 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner announced
ALA denounces Supreme Court ruling on Children’s Internet Protection Act
ASCLA hires project director to revise BPH standards
American Library Association (ALA) welcomes introduction of Surveillance Oversight and Disclosure Act today in House of Representatives
American, Canadian associations convene hundreds of programs at world’s largest library conference
Attorney Theresa Chmara named Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award recipient
Carla Hayden leads American Library Association
Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant recipient named
Clyde Edgerton, Naomi Shihab Nye, Karin Slaughter and many more authors LIVE! at ALA/CLA Annual Conference
Forty libraries to host Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend traveling exhibition
Fossum receives 2003 NMRT Shirley Olofson Memorial Award
LAMA announces Diana V. Braddom FRFDS Scholarship recipients
LITA President’s Program on Universal Access to all Human Knowledge presented by Brewster Kahle
LITA/Endeavor Student Writing Award winner announced
LRRT announces winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award for 2003
Maloy elected ACRL vice president
Murphy and Rozier Trustee Citation Award
National magazine taps librarian expertise with debut of online book club
Pipkin and Lent win Immroth Award
Recipients of 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant announced
Robertson receives 2003 Special Humanities Award
SLAMMIN @ your library is the Theme for Teen Read Week 2003
Sargeant named Literacy Award winner
Simmesport State Bank and R.R. Donnelley Foundation receive ALTA Major Benefactors Honor Award
Spectrum Scholarship winners announced
State and Regional Achievement Award winner named
Thousands attend ALA/CLA joint conference in Toronto
Trinidad Valentin receives ALTA/Gale Grant
Vancouver Community Library named 2003 All-Star
World Book – ALA Goal Grant recipients named
May
2003 Annual Conference registration remains strong
2003 Children/Youth Book Award posters are now available
ALA Annual Conference to remain in Toronto
ALA councilors elected
American Library Association Statement responding to the Department of Justice May 20 report and testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee
Arkansas teen wins checkered flag in Drive to Read @ your library™
Carol A. Brey-Casiano elected ALA president for 2004-2005;Teri R. Switzer elected to complete ALA treasurer term
Inspire summer fun with the new ALA Graphics catalog
Latest information regarding ALA Annual Conference in Toronto
Library conference highlights “One Book, One City” trend
May 9: A letter from ALA President Maurice Freedman regarding the Toronto Conference
Oscar winner Michael Moore donates $25,000 to ALA Spectrum Initiative
Rep. Bernie Sanders to keynote joint library conference in Toronto, June 19-25
Robert L. Maxwell wins Highsmith Library Literature Award
Update Your Professional Toolkit: Register for These Preconferences Today!
W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award recipient named
April
2003 Atkinson winner announced
2003 Grolier Foundation Award recipient named
2003 Paul Howard Award For Courage recipient named
AASL members attend planning retreat for @ your library™ campaign for school libraries; new initiative to launch in October
ALA Diversity Research Grants deadline extended to May 1
ALA joins international library community in assisting Iraq National Library
ALA launches 2001-2002 Annual Report April 17
ALA prepares to go Due North for joint CLA conference
ALA, Major League Baseball launch second inning of Join the Major Leagues @ your library
ALCTS announces award recipients for 2003
ASCLA Professional Achievement Award recipient named
American Library Association announces Chicago, San Francisco lawyer institutes
American Library Association, communities nationwide celebrate National Library Week, April 6-12
Ann Sparanese named Futas winner
Association of College and Research Libraries’ National Conference Breaks Attendance Records
Beta Phi Mu Award recipient named
Carla J. Stoffle receives 2003 Equality Award
Cummings named RUSA Genealogical Publishing Co./History Section Award recipient
Forty libraries nationwide to host Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation traveling exhibition
Fruchterman wins Francis Joseph Campbell Award
Gale Group Financial Development Award recipient named
H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant recipient named
Hundreds Rally to Save America’s Libraries during National Library Week
Jerilynn Adams Williams receives 2003 PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award
LAMA seeks Library Buildings Consultant List entries
Libraries nationwide celebrate Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros (Day of the Children, Day of the Books) April 30
Library of the Future Award recipient named
Online registration and housing for AASL's 11th National Conference now open
Reference Service Press Award recipients named
SIRSI Leader In Library Technology Grant winner named
Seven libraries win AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
Smith receives the 2003 Melvil Dewey Medal
Susan Kent receives 2003 Lippincott Award
Ten ALA members to receive Conference Sponsorship Awards
March
2003 ASCLA/National Organization on Disability Award recipient chosen
AASL to offer leadership institutes
ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries winners announced
ACRL announces 2003 award winners
ALA President Freedman seeks better salaries for female-dominated profession
ALA announces winners of A&E-sponsored library grant contest
ALA begins transition to new Web site April 7
ALA honors Mayor Daley, Chicago Public Library at Celebrating the Freedom to Read Freely reception
ALA signs agreement to mitigate RoweCom library losses
ALSC preconference to focus on The Literature of Fact
American Library Association President Freedman, library users rally for sustained funding, services at National Library Week event in Queens
American Library Association praises Rep. Hoekstra, House colleagues for supporting Library Services and Technology Act
American Library Association presents James Madison Award to former U.S. Congressman Steve Horn
American Library Association supports legislation to exempt libraries, booksellers from certain provisions of USA Patriot Act
Atkinson named ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Bessie Boehm Moore Thorndike Press Award recipient named
Best of Show PR competition entries due April 5
COA announces accreditation actions
Council of LAMA affiliates elects new officers
Dartmouth Medal recipient chosen
David Guilliams wins BRASS Thomson Financial Student Travel Award
Diane Holzheimer wins Louis Shores-Greenwood Publishing Group Award
Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities recipient named
Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award recipient announced
Ellen Perlow wins ASCLA Service Award
FOLUSA awarded Fyan Grant
John Sessions Memorial Award recipient chosen
Karen Hyman awarded ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award
LAMA awards 2003 Cultural Diversity Grants
LAMA presents new Regional Institutes
Mary Hollerich named Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Miriam Pollack wins Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award
PLA announces 2003 Award winners
Put it in Writing @ your library™: 15 libraries host workshops with Woman's Day writers during National Library Week
RUSA selects Spectrum Scholar for internship
Recruitment, funding, technology issues top agenda for academic, research librarians
Richmond Public Library awarded Gale Group Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services
The Office of Diversity announces the Diversity Research Grants
February
2003 Notable Children's Books announced
2003 Notable Computer Software for Children announced
ALA Public Programs Office & Association of American Publishers launch Authors @ your library Web site
ALA calls for library participation on RoweCom creditor committee
ALA names three honorary members
ALSC Bechtel Fellowship winner announced
ALSC Econo-Clad Literature Program Award announced
ALSC announces 2003 Notable Children's Videos
ALSC names 2003 Notable Children's Recordings
ASCLA seeks project director to revise BPH standards
Baker & Taylor Scholarship Grants announced
Book Wholesalers, Inc./YALSA Collection Development Grant winners announced
Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant winner announced
Julie Cummins wins 2003 ALSC Distinguished Service Award
Library funding increases 15 percent in President Bush's FY2004 budget
Lippincott Award benefactor dies
Newlen, Mondowney seek election as ALA president, treasurer
Nominations sought for Eubanks Award
Popular Paperbacks announces 2003 picks
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selects 78 titles
Strategic marketing @ your library™: New ACRL discussion list focuses on marketing of academic and research libraries
Three members elected to ALA Executive Board
Two new ALA Recognition Awards available
YALSA announces 2003 Selected DVD's and Videos for Young Adults
YALSA announces 2003 Selected List of Audiobooks for Young Adults
January
2003 Batchelder Award honors The Chicken House/Scholastic, Inc.
2003 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award winners announced
2003 Notable Books for Adults announced
ALA announces 2003 Stonewall award winners
Aidan Chambers wins Printz Award
Applications for The Sixties film discussion series available
Author/artist Eric Carle wins 2003 Wilder Award
Avi, Rohmann win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
BCALA announces 2003 literary awards winners
Celebrate spring with the new ALA Graphics catalog
Gagne, Reilly win Carnegie Medal for the video So You Want to Be President
Grimes, Lewis win 2003 Coretta Scott King Awards
Harry Potter series tops list of most challenged books four years in a row
James Cross Giblin wins Robert F. Sibert Award
Kansas City Public Library wins 2003 Grolier National Library Week Grant
Le Guin to deliver 2004 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
LeGuin honored for lifetime contribution to young adult readers with Edwards Award
Make history @ your library™; ALA, A&E team up on library grant contest
Nancy Garden named Edwards winner
Paulette Goodman is the winner of the 2003 YALSA/Sagebrush Award
2002
December
2002 Teen Read Week celebrates the fun of reading
91 AASL members achieve National Board Certification
AASL Board to discuss possibility of NBPTS Interest Group
AASL to again select schools to receive 3M detection systems
AASL, ACRL, PLA announce cooperative recruitment effort
ACRL's Effective Practices Clearinghouse accepting submissions
Bohjalian to address PLA Symposium luncheon
Brenda Dixon Gottschild to discuss the role of dance in culture at library conference
Celebrate @ your library™
Digital Reference audiocasts available from ACRL
Dziedzic, Switzer seek to fill ALA Treasurer vacancy
Smart Libraries Newsletter debuts
Supreme Court sets schedule for CIPA appeal: ALA arguments to begin March 5
YALSA announces YA Galley participants
November
AASL affiliate members informed about national board standards
ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy announces Immersion '03
ALA puts media spotlight on school librarians
ALSC hires editor for new journal
Academic and research library campaign to launch during ACRL National Conference, April 2003
American Library Association partners to create first International Children's Digital Library
Freedom to Read Foundation seeks Justice Department response
LAMA Diana V. Braddom FRFDS Scholarship seeks applicants
LAMA seeks Best of Show award winners
Nearly $250,000 pledged by PLA, ALA divisions
Nearly $250,000 pledged by PLA, ALA divisions; FTRF to contribute to next phase in CIPA litigation
New National Library Week 2003 and other products featured in the Holiday 2002 ALA Graphics catalog
REFORMA addresses language rights
Teens race for finish by entering national reading program developed by ALA, HERSHEY®'S Milk
U.S. Supreme Court arguments on CIPA expected in late winter or early spring
October
ACRL announces keynote speakers
ALSC to spearhead national symposium on early learning
American Library Association applauds Ad Council PSAs that raise concerns about erosion of freedoms
Applications for Loleta D. Fyan Grant sought
Applications sought for Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant
Bring Honest Abe to your library: Applications for the new Forever Free traveling exhibit available
Comics go 'OUCH!' at night
Follett Library Resources increases AASL NSLMPY award to $10,000 in each category
LAMA hosts two institutes in Philadelphia
LAMA national institute registration deadline is October 25
LAMA presents Midwinter is Murder! at 2003 ALA Midwinter
LITA/Gaylord award nominations sought
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
LIVE! @ your library presents Billy Collins, Anita Shreve & Dagoberto Gilb at National Book Festival
Libraries host Declaration of Independence as part of national civic celebration
Nominations sought for Kilgour award
Public Library Association to distribute The Shy Librarian
Publishing grant for librarians is available
RUSA presents two workshops in Philadelphia
Second year of Drive to Read @ your library<sup><small>TM</small></sup> gets into gear; online tools now available
September
2003 Arbuthnot Lecture date and time announced
ACRL to offer two workshops in Philadelphia
ALA assists libraries and archives damaged during the recent flooding in Central Europe
ALSC announces Bound to Stay Bound Books and Melcher Scholarship winners
Cindy Kaag is new RUSA president
Get graphic @ your library™ during Teen Read Week
Houston first of 10 cities to launch local homeownership program
Margot Sutton Conahan named director of professional development for ACRL
Martin is new ACRL visiting program officer
Nominations sought for 2003 ALCTS awards
Nominations sought for 2003 RUSA awards
Nominations sought for ALA Recognition awards and grants
October American Libraries to feature Great American Public Libraries rankings
PLA 2004 National Conference call for program proposals
PLA announces keynote speaker for Spring Symposium
PLA to contribute $100,000 to the ALA Spectrum Scholarship Endowment
Scholastic to give away books to YALSA members who register for Teen Read Week
August
$4,000 National Library Week grant available; @ your library™ brand to promote role of librarians
2002 Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship winner named
2002 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship winner named
ACRL supports Spectrum Scholars
ACRL takes lead in recruiting to the profession
ACRL's 2003 awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
ALSC Bechtel Fellowship winner announced
Arts Alive @ your library: Arkansas wraps up 20th year of statewide summer reading programs
COA announces Accreditation Actions
Ethel Himmel is new ASCLA president
Fifty libraries nationwide selected to host Research Revolution film discussion series
LAMA presents new regional institutes
LAMA seeks Cultural Diversity Grant applications
LAMA seeks nominations for division awards
PLA issues RFPs for two projects
Poster session presenters sought for ACRL National Conference
Teen Read Week partner Barnes & Noble to Get Graphic @ your library™
U.S. IFLA 2001 National Organizing Committee creates 'Fellowships for the Americas Program'
YALSA announces new Teen Read Week Manual for Participation
July
2002 EBSCO/NMRT Scholarship winner named
2002 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship winner named
2002 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship winner named
2002 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship winner named
2002 My Favorite Martian Award
2002 ProQuest Scholarship winners named
2002 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship winner named
ALSC seeks editor for new division journal
American Library Association, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage partner to provide education about homeownership
Baltimore County Library, Southfield Public Library, Des Plaines Public Library win L. PeRCy Awards for @ your library™ campaign
Brown named ALSC executive director
CHOICE Reviews available through Baker & Taylor's Content Café
Cambridge to host ALSC Arbuthnot Lecturer Sendak
Deyrup named LA&M associate editor
LAMA announces 2002 Best of Show winners
LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award seeks entrants
Loudoun County named all-star library
New products for fall library campaigns and more featured in Fall 2002 ALA Graphics catalog
Niessen wins ACRL 2002 study grant
Nominations sought for 2003 ASCLA awards and scholarship
PLA call for award nominations
Read and grow @ your library™: New Jersey Launches statewide summer reading program
Registration now open for Poetry in the Branches National Institute
YALSA announces editor for new journal
June
2002 ASCLA Century Scholarship recipient named
2002 LITA announces National Forum
AASL celebrates 25 years of Affiliate Assembly
AASL presents 2002 National School Library Media Program of the Year Award
AASL presents 2002 Scholarship winners
AASL presents 2002 awards recipients
AASL's Walker named to national advisory committee for The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries
ACRL launches Information Literacy Web site with Expert Locater
ACRL promotes academic libraries through Chronicle ads
ALA President presents Gatekeepers of the Information Age: From Safety Net to Springboard at Conference
ALA Rediscover America @ your library™ video wins Telly Award
ALA opens conference with author, critic Robert Hughes
ALA proud to participate in White House Conference on School Libraries
ALSC joins with NASA in providing space-based activities
ALSC joins with NASA in providing space-based activities
American Libraries presents September 11 video documentary
Australia, Korea and Kazakhstan sign on to Campaign for the World's Libraries
Better salaries and pay equity for library workers addressed during ALA Annual Conference
Congressman Ralph Regula selected as 2002 Crystal Apple winner
Crisis communications, branding experts to be featured at ALA Annual Conference
Declaration of Independence to be showcased at ALA Annual Conference
Immroth Memorial Award winner announced
LITA announces President's Program
LITA offers two new Regional Institutes
Librarians call for information commons at Conference
Librarians receive scholarships to attend OLOS preconference
Mitch Freedman leads American Library Association
Morgan, Meskis named Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award winners
New ABC-TV PSAs promote today's libraries in prime time
New LITA officers elected
OLOS receives grant from Verizon
Promote advocacy with AASL's new toolkit
Two new LITA guides available at ALA Annual Conference
May
2002 Atkinson winner announced
2002 Diversity Fair participants announced
2002 LITA/Gaylord Award winner announced
2002 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner announced
3M announces Salute to Schools recipients for 2002
@ your library™ to be featured at Swap and Shop during ALA Annual Conference
AASL to host forum on NBPTS standards this fall
ALA Editions creates online Author Directory
ALA Graphics introduces new bilingual products, more in Spring catalog
ALA Legacy Society members honored at Annual Conference
ALA Planned Giving Seminar at Annual Conference
ALA adds preconference institute on Transforming Your Library into a Public Forum
ALA announces William R. Gordon Scholarship as newest named Spectrum Scholarship
ALA announces fourth annual Spectrum Leadership Institute
ALA applauds federal court ruling on the Children's Internet Protection Act
ALA, HERSHEY®'S Milk call on teens to discover the world through reading in libraries
ALSC announces 2002 National Institute
ALSC announces President's Program
ALSC hosts multicultural preconference
Cannon elected ACRL vice president
Collinsville Library wins $5,000 as part of sixth-annual Check-It-Out Yourself Day
Donald G. Davis Article Award winner announced
Dr. Lotsee Patterson to be the 2002 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer
Eighty-two libraries nationwide to host Frankenstein traveling exhibition
Join the Major Leagues @ your library™: ALA and Major League Baseball launch grand-slam partnership to promote 21st century literacy
LAMA announces National Institute
LAMA awards 2002 Cultural Diversity Grants
LAMA offers four preconferences
National Library of Medicine to support 40 additional sites for Frankenstein traveling exhibition
New ALA Annual Conference programs help librarians develop cultural programs at their libraries
New PLA products aid recruitment efforts
New and improved special events scheduled for ALA Annual Conference @lanta
OLOS announces Medical Information Resources preconference
OLOS announces preconferences
PLA Conference record shattered
PLA membership tops 10,000
Sroka wins Justin Winsor Prize
Steinhoff and St. Petersburg Junior College win community college awards
Three awarded 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant
Trailblazer Jackie Robinson's contribution honored in ALA's new poster
Wallace Library adds CHOICE reviews to Online Public Access Catalog
World Book - ALA Goal Grant recipients named
YALSA/AASL welcome new deputy executive director
bill boyd Literary Novel Award recipient named
April
2002 ASCLA/National Organization on Disability Award recipient chosen
2002 Grolier Foundation Award recipient named
AASL introduces new membership feature
ACRL announces 2002 award winners
ACRL begins scholarly communication initiative
ACRL offers more than $25,000 in scholarships to 2003 conference
ALA Executive Board announces finalists for Executive Director
ALA releases first online Annual Report
ALA urges Congress to increase federal support to America's libraries before Senate committee
ALCTS announces Best of LRTS Award recipient
ALCTS announces awards
ALSC receives grant to promote El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros
ALTA and LFF announce preconference
ASCLA Exceptional Service Award recipient named
ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award recipient named
ASCLA announces President's Program
ASCLA presents preconference
Ann K. Symons receives 2002 Lippincott Award
Baker & Taylor Scholarship grants announced
Beta Phi Mu Award recipient named
CHOICE announces launch of Site License Edition of ChoiceReviews.online
CHOICE announces launch of Site License Edition of ChoiceReviews.online
COA announces accreditation actions
Campaign for America's Libraries supports LAMA's baseball benefit
Carla J. Stoffle named Futas winner
Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant recipient named
Clara M. Chu receives 2002 Equality Award
Court panel hears final witnesses in CIPA trial
First annual ALA Diversity Research Grant proposal deadline extended
First annual ALA Diversity Research Grant proposal deadline extended
Francis Joseph Campbell Award recipient named
H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant recipient named
John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award winner announced
John M. Budd wins Highsmith Library Literature Award
Keith Michael Fiels named ALA's new Executive Director
LAMA seeks Library Consultant Directory entries
LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award seeks entrants
Libraries feature @ your library brand in their TV and radio programs
Libraries featured in March 12th issue of Woman's Day
Library of the Future Award recipient named
Library usage up in wake of recession
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