September 2012

Sep. 28: An open letter to America’s publishers from ALA President Maureen Sullivan

Sep. 28: American Library Association releases new data to update Diversity Counts report

Sep. 28: Unlocking the educational potential of audiobooks for youth

Sep. 28: Reach teens and tweens with YALSA’s fall online course

Sep. 28: National Reading Group Month chooses Booklist again as sponsoring partner

Sep. 26: Bill Moyers calls out book censors for Banned Books Week

Sep. 26: ALA partners in Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference, October 3-5

Sep. 25: ALA President expresses deep concern and dismay about closure of Georgia Archives to the public

Sep. 25: October webinars from ALCTS

Sep. 25: United for Libraries secures $75,000 from Neal-Schuman Foundation

Sep. 25: Still time to apply for the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant

Sep. 25: ACRL offering e-Learning scholarships

Sep. 25: AASL introduces new dues category for unemployed school librarians

Sep. 25: PLA hosts webinar with Britton, developer of first makerspace in a public library

Sep. 25: School librarians called to raise awareness of the impact of filtering on student learning

Sep. 25: YALSA appoints Linda W. Braun editor of Young Adult Library Services

Sep. 25: Learn all about makerspaces in free webinar series

Sep. 25: Sustainable research data management

Sep. 25: Real-world examples of collection development in the digital age

Sep. 24: ACRL awarded second IMLS grant to build profession’s capacity to demonstrate value

Sep. 24: AASL Fall Forum advanced registration pricing extended to Sept. 28

Sep. 20: Strater Hotel designated a Literary Landmark by United for Libraries in honor of Louis L’Amour

Sep. 20: A toolkit for new library professionals

Sep. 20: Essential law for information professionals

Sep. 20: YALSA receives grant from IMLS to host National Forum on Teens and Libraries

Sep. 19: A survey of the best informational picture books for children

Sep. 18: Bill & Judith Moyers are Honorary Chairs of Banned Books Week

Sep. 18: AASL kicks off new volume of Knowledge Quest

Sep. 18: Landmark new textbook for studying the information society

Sep. 18: Making sense of business reference