April 2012

Apr. 23: Sharon Coatney receives AASL Distinguished Service Award
Apr. 23: AASL joins CoSN in release of report on mobile technologies and social media
Apr. 23: Albany High School educators win AASL Collaborative School Library Award
Apr. 23: Innovation, thought leaders and technology—ALA Annual Conference offers inspiring range of options
Apr. 20: Derek Attig to serve as American Library Association’s Google Policy Fellow
Apr. 20: Forty-five must-read books, 60 minutes: Reach teen readers with YALSA’s May webinar
Apr. 20: Make two clicks for advocacy with YALSA’s Tweet Your U.S. Senator Map on NLLD
Apr. 20: Protecting intellectual freedom in public libraries
Apr. 20: ALA election closes April 27
Apr. 20: ACRL establishes four new discussion groups
Apr. 19: The power of storytelling in your job search - a free online chat
Apr. 19: YALSA opens program proposals for 2013 Annual Conference
Apr. 18: ALA, ALTAFF announce new Joint Trustee Membership program with chapters
Apr. 18: The latest on e-books, digital content, digital literacy in libraries at ALA Annual Conference
Apr. 18: Be part of book award history at ALA Annual Conference
Apr. 17: Librarians promote reading by participating in World Book Night
Apr. 17: Libraries empower Americans to Choose Privacy from surveillance
Apr. 17: Registration for ASCLA’s online course “Improving Library Services for People with Disabilities” closes Thursday, April 19
Apr. 17: AASL announces winners of School Library Month video contest
Apr. 17: AASL seeks proposals for preconference workshops at the AASL 16th national conference in Hartford, Conn.
Apr. 17: Carnegie-Whitney Grant 2012 award winners
Apr. 17: 2012 ASCLA President’s Program features “Duct Tape Marketing” author John Jantsch
Apr. 17: Cheryl Gould of Fully Engaged Libraries to speak at ALTAFF’s Specialized Outreach Services Luncheon at the ALA Annual Conference
Apr. 17: 'Rallying Your Community: Mobilizing the Grassroots' webinar to showcase examples of community advocacy efforts
Apr. 17: Kristin Fontichiaro and R. David Lankes join Henry Jenkins as AASL 2012 Fall Forum facilitators
Apr. 17: ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant awarded to the Iowa Association of School Librarians
Apr. 17: ASCLA award for innovative universal access project shared by 'Books for Dessert' program and 'Digital Access Project'
Apr. 17: South Carolina Library Association wins ALA President’s Award for Advocacy, sponsored by ALTAFF
Apr. 17: YALSA opens registration, grant applications for Teen Read Week™
Apr. 17: AASL Research Grants awarded to Ann Dutton Ewbank and Daniella Smith