Apr 30: 'Cain at Gettysburg' wins the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction 

CHICAGO— "Cain at Gettysburg" by Ralph Peters, published by Forge Books, is the winner of the 2013 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award “for Excellence in Military Fiction.”

Apr 30: Spring has sprung @ your library 

CHICAGO – Whether spring means a thorough house cleaning, preparing a home garden or simply enjoying the season,  librarians are planning programs that suit library users' preferred springtime activities....

Apr 30: Honorary member nominations open 

CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for ALA honorary membership, the association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship or a closely related field are so...

Apr 30: Las bibliotecas de la nación les rendirán homenaje a las culturas 

El día de los niños/El día de los libros”se celebrará el 30 de abril"

Apr 30: Nation’s libraries celebrate cultures 

 

El día de los niños/El día de los libros(Children’s Day/Book Day) April 30

Apr 29: ACRL 2013 draws more than 4,800 to Indianapolis 

INDIANAPOLIS - NPR’s Maria Hinojosa brought ACRL 2013 to a close, as more than 4,800 library staff, exhibitors, speakers and guests from 50 states and 19 countries met from April 10 – 13 at the Indiana...

Apr 29: United for Libraries names Johnson and Mull ALA Trustee Citation recipients 

PHILADELPHIA —  United for Libraries has named G. Victor Johnson and Beverly Mull as recipients of the ALA Trustee Citation.

Apr 29: Ross Mathews added to the line-up of United for Libraries’ “The Laugh’s On Us, sponsored by SAGE” 

PHILADELPHIA – Ross Mathews of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” has been added to the line-up for “The Laugh’s On Us, sponsored by SAGE," featuring author and standup comedian Paula Poundstone, from 5:30-7:...