Dynamic Doers

ALA award winners


Welcome to a showcase of the dynamic doers, a snapshot of those who have dedicated themselves to the profession, who have gone above and beyond, and whose contributions have been so significant and so varied....

Winning Grants: A Game Plan

Pieces of the grant-seeking puzzle

By Herbert Landau
Grant seeking is a marketing process. Simply stated, you define your library’s need and sell it to one who can fund your project. Librarians are their own best grant-proposal writers. No one can write a proposal as effectively as a “library insider.” ...

Early Literacy: A Sustainable Statewide Approach

Boy reading in the dark

By Bonnie McCune
Early childhood literacy services can be a powerful method for libraries to draw new patrons, build community business partnerships, and attract financial and public support....

Reaching Undergrads: Recruitment via Internship

A woman shelving books.

By Sara D. Smith
Most students don't know much about library science, but an internship working in the library helps them catch a glimpse of what librarianship is all about....

Photo Essay: Were You in Moscow in '91?

Paris, 1989: The Pyramid at the Louvre remains arguably the most spectacular ven

By Leonard Kniffel
While most IFLA conferences could not deliver anything as spectacular as the coup d’etat that broke out in the middle of the 1991 IFLA meeting, there are dramatic moments to remember from many....

BCALA President Jos N. Holman discusses the role of BCALA and ALA...

Digital Library of the Week

The World Digital Library makes available, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and...