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Photo: Olin Library Wins ACRL Award

The staff of Olin Library at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, is all smiles after receiving the Association of College and Research Libraries' 2013 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. ACRL, in conjunction with YBP Library...

Posted February 13, 2013 | Comments: | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Star Wars at the Wrap-Up/Rev-Up Celebration

Authors Tom Angleberger and Chris Alexander host the Star Wars–themed Wrap-Up/Rev-Up Celebration—complete with stormtroopers, R2D2, and Boba Fett (in origami form).

Posted January 28, 2013 | Comments: | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration is a Midwinter tradition, recognizing the connection between his life’s work and the library world. This video shows some of the words and music commemorating Dr...

Posted January 28, 2013 | Comments: | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Library Live and On Tour

Smitty Miller, Fraser Valley (British Columbia) Regional Library’s Tour Manager, talks about LiLi, the library’s Nissan Cube, which it uses to deliver mobile library services throughout the community. Through the Library Live...

Posted January 28, 2013 | Comments: | Read More

Photo Essay: Midwinter Authors Love American Libraries

Who loves American Libraries? Authors visiting ALA Midwinter, that’s who!

Posted January 28, 2013 | Comments: | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Highlights So Far

A video compilation of the events of Midwinter so far, including Steven Johnson, Maureen Sullivan, Rich Harwood, Lisa Genova, Gregg Olsen, Terry Brooks, Ruth Ozeki, and ALA Presidential Candidates Courtney Young and Barbara Immroth.

Posted January 27, 2013 | Comments: | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Lisa Genova, Author

American Libraries’ George M. Eberhart interviews novelist and neuroscientist Lisa Genova, who presented the 2013 Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture. Genova uses her expertise and research on the brain to write detailed portrayals of...

Posted January 26, 2013 | Comments: | Read More

Photo Essay: Face-to-Face with Midwinter Authors

The ALA Midwinter exhibit hall is packed, as usual. Hundreds of attendees wind the aisles, stopping at vendor booths to peruse or buy books (and snag free promo copies), sample the latest in library technologies, or sign up for one of...

Posted January 26, 2013 | Comments: | Read More