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News Story: IMAX Offers Library Patrons Seats to Hubble 3D Movie
Avid library patrons will be able to journey through distant galaxies and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult tasks in history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (...
Posted March 3, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: APA Success Relies Upon Certification Program
ALA‑Allied Professional Association Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels told members of the ALA-APA governing Council during the Midwinter Meeting that...
Posted January 21, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: Turock Appeals for Spectrum Funds; Donates $100,000 to Presidential Initiative
ALA past president Betty Turock, in her role as chair of the Spectrum Presidential Initiative, made a special appeal to the Association’s governing Council asking divisions, affiliates, and members to help...
Posted January 20, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: Council Tackles the Association’s Business in Record Time
ALA’s governing Council ended two of its three Midwinter Meeting sessions early in dealing with the Association’s business and also received good news about conference attendance in Boston.
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Posted January 20, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: Midwinter Tracker Available
The Midwinter Tracker, which gathers tweets and Flickr photos related to Midwinter and displays them in one place, is now operational.
Developed by...
Posted January 11, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: American Libraries launches revamped website
We at American Libraries are kicking off 2010 with a whole new way of keeping on top of library-related news, views, and perspectives with this revamped website. The site...
Posted January 6, 2010 | Comments: | Read More
Blog entry: Treasurer Says Happy New Year
American Library Association Treasurer Rod Hersberger made the following announcement today on the ALA Council list: “Our financial advisors at Merrill Lynch reported that at November 30, the total...
Posted December 31, 2009 | Comments: | Read More
Departments: Resolutions and Rollouts
By Leonard KniffelCoping with change—especially shrinking budgets and growing demands—is the focus of several pieces in American Libraries’ January-February issue, and just the act of reading them has inspired me to approach...
Posted December 30, 2009 | Comments: | Read More
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“The library had everything I wanted: a bathroom, a Toronto telephone book, all the morning’s newspapers, warmth, and friendly staff. Frequently in this space we critique the things the City of Toronto does wrong, so I just want to take a second to praise something that this city does right: Maintain 99 branches of the library, the biggest borrowing library system on the continent. It’s a beautiful thing.”
—Peter Kuitenbrouwer, writing in the Canadian National Post January 6 about his experience at the Ashdale branch of the Toronto Public Library, which came to the rescue when he wound up in an unfamiliar neighborhood.