November / December 2011

Features

Helping Warriors Unleash the Power of the Pen

By Amy Hartman and Holly Baumgartner

Achievement Unlocked

By Greg Landgraf
Gaming has gained a foothold in libraries, with good reason. It’s a popular service, and one that can offer...

Serving Players Through Selection

By Erik Bobilin and Nicole Pagowsky

Preserving Bits

By Greg Landgraf
As video games gain influence in our culture, the need to preserve them for future study gains importance as ...

Summer Reading Levels Up

By Greg Landgraf

Grassroots Advocacy: Putting Yourself Out There

By Lauren Comito, Aliqae Geraci, and Christian Zabriskie
Librarians shouting about funding is fast becoming old news. We need to find new ways to take a stand against library...

Departments

Librarian's Library: Occupying Technology

By Karen Muller
A few years ago an earnest-sounding college student called the ALA Library to gather information about librarianship as...

Rousing Reads: Hard-Boiled Mysteries and Soft-Boiled Poets

By Bill Ott
The world needs more hard-boiled mysteries written by soft-boiled poets. This admittedly peculiar insight occurred to...

Executive Director's Message: Transforming Libraries, Transforming ALA

By Keith Michael Fiels
The digital “revolution” has been a major topic of public attention and discussion among librarians this...

President's Message: Chapters, Affiliates Display Their Strength

By Molly Raphael
ALA provides a strong, unified voice for our libraries. Much of the Association’s strength comes not just from...

Librarian's Library: New from ALA Editions

By Karen Muller
With all types of libraries suffering budget crises, a key skill is to know where—and how—available dollars...

Youth Matters: Reach Out through Outreach

By Abby Johnson
Some of the most important library work I do is outside the library’s walls. Outreach—traveling offsite to...

On My Mind: An Unplugged Space

By Amanda Wakaruk and Marc Truitt
The physical library was once a place of refuge, an escape from distraction. But today, the constant need to connect...