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AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Steven Johnson, Author of Future Perfect

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Steven Johnson, author of Future Perfect, spoke as part of the Auditorium Speaker Series about decentralized peer-to-peer networks and how they can benefit society. In this video, Johnson talks to American Libraries’ Phil Morehart...

Posted January 26, 2013 | Comments:  | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - ALA Masters Series: The National Library Board of Singapore

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American Libraries’ George Eberhart interviews Katherina Lee, senior staff member for the National Library Board of Singapore and executive director of its international library development company Cybrarian Ventures, and Lee Kee...

Posted January 26, 2013 | Comments:  | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Maureen Sullivan and Richard Harwood about Transforming Communities

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ALA has formed a partnership with the Harwood Institute to realize the promise of libraries transforming communities. In this video, ALA President Maureen Sullivan and Rich Harwood of the Harwood Institute introduce the partnership and...

Posted January 26, 2013 | Comments:  | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Outreach at Straley House

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American Libraries’ Phil Morehart visits librarians volunteering at Seattle’s Straley House as part of the Librarian Outreach to the Homeless in Seattle: Midwinter Day of Caring program. Librarians helped to clean the house...

Posted January 26, 2013 | Comments:  | Read More

AL Video: 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting - ERT/Booklist Author Forum

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Authors Terry Brooks, Ruth Ozeki, Gregg Olsen, and Ivan Doig talk about their craft at “The Novel is Alive and Well”—the 2013 edition of the immensely popular ERT/Booklist Author Forum.

Posted January 26, 2013 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo: Afghan Treasures Receive Virtual Repatriation

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington (right) joins Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the January 10 presentation to...

Posted January 11, 2013 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo: The Coming Jewel of Niles

A wall-breaking ceremony, held January 10, kicked off a yearlong renovation project at Niles (Ill.) Public Library. Director Linda Weiss (far right) delivered opening remarks and highlighted changes, which will include dedicated spaces for...

Posted January 11, 2013 | Comments:  | Read More

Photo: A Different Kind of “Green Tree”

Staff members at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at the University of Nevada, Reno have erected a holiday book tree made entirely of recycled books. The structure is the largest book tree ever built, at 14 feet tall, according to...

Posted December 19, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More