May 21: Experience a taste of Poland with EMIERT and PALA at ALA Annual Conference 
May 21: Meet the 2013 Emerging Leaders at the Friday poster session and reception 

CHICAGO — Attendees of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago are invited to meet the 2013 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) at a poster session and reception from 3 - 4 p.m. on...

May 21: RUSA Literary Tastes: Celebrate your love of reading with author program featuring Peter Heller, Jonathan Tropper and other award-winning authors 

CHICAGO — Four award-winning authors will be featured at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) 2013 ALA Annual Conference program “...

May 21: Innovation at your library: ASCLA workshops, programming and events at the ALA Annual Conference 

CHICAGO —The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a small and mighty division of ALA, will offer innovative and insightful preconferences,...

May 21: Mystery writers reveal all at ‘Shoot Between the Lines’ at ALA Annual, presented by United for Libraries 

PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries will present ‘Shoot Between the Lines: Mystery Writers Reveal All’ from 3 - 4 p.m. CDT on Sunday, June 30 at McCormick Place N128 at the ALA Annual Conference in...

May 21: RUSA Awards Reception at ALA Annual Conference honors top professionals and projects in reference and adult library services 

CHICAGO — Celebrate this year’s winners of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) achievement awards in adult reference and library services at the ...

May 21: ASCLA hosts tour of Cook County juvenile detention center and library at ALA Annual Conference 

CHICAGO — Gain insight into the world of juvenile corrections and juvenile correctional librarianship by attending a tour of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center and library at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, co-hosted by...

May 21: Explore outreach services during Bookmobile Saturday 2013 @ ALA Annual Conference 

CHICAGO — Libraries are extending their resources beyond their walls and into the communities they serve every day. Bookmobile Saturday, June 29, during ALA’s Annual Conference, gives attendees the opportunity to learn, gain...

May 17: ALA to host Your Library Journey, Brand and Career webinar on June 11 

May 17: NEH, ALA announce 125 grants to support “Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys” programs 

Libraries will receive up to $4,500, additional programming support

May 17: The addition of the UMB Rewards Credit Card significantly expands ALA’s Affinity/Member Value Programs (MVP) 

May 15: Sullivan updates and expands bestselling fundamentals of children’s services text 

May 15: Preparing LIS students for careers as digital librarians 

May 15: Using diversity in YA and children's literature to open the doors of reading 

May 15: LITA announces scholarship winners for 2013