Apr 23: Learn to deliver transformative arts programming for older adults at 2013 ALA Annual Conference workshop 

Apr 23: PLA webinar brings urban fiction in from the street and onto the public library shelf 

CHICAGO – The street lit genre is rapidly growing with both authors and fans. Get an introduction to this popular style during the hour-long webinar “Street Smart: Urban Fiction in Public...

Apr 22: Audiobooks and information literacy explored in new SLR articles 

CHICAGO — Two new research articles covering the topics of the use of audiobooks with struggling readers and high school students’ information literacy skills are now available as part of the American Association of School Librarians’ (...

Apr 22: LLAMA webinar will feature Elliott Shore discussing change management 

CHICAGO - Change has become a way of life for librarians due to technology and the ever-changing information needs of our users. How do we as library managers and leaders handle change effectively and efficiently for ourselves and those we...

Apr 22: Everyday HR for academic library staff 

CHICAGO — From the dean or director to student assistants, every academic library employee is subject to a number of complicated, confusing and intertwined employment policies and procedures. Many of these are required by law or governed by federal or state...

Apr 22: Kent Oliver to speak at United for Libraries’ Specialized Outreach Services Luncheon at ALA Annual Conference 

PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries will host its Specialized Outreach Services Luncheon, “Intellectual Freedom & Accompanying Library Policies,” from noon-1:30 p.m. CDT on Saturday, June 29...

Apr 22: Jeanette Smith receives the 2013 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship 

Apr 22: John Cotton Dana public relations awards announced 

Apr 22: YALSA announces 2013 Teens’ Top Ten Nominations 

CHICAGO — The nominees for the annual Teens’ Top Ten have been announced today in honor of Celebrate Teen Literature Day by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Nominations are posted every year on Celebrate Teen...

Apr 22: ALA President Maureen Sullivan writes about the state of school libraries in the Huffington Post 

CHICAGO — As school libraries celebrate National Library Week (April 14 - 20) and School Library Month, American Library Association (ALA) President Maureen Sullivan expresses her concern about current and future challenges in...

Apr 22: Hear Mark Frauenfelder on maker innovations at ALA Annual Conference 

CHICAGO — Mark Frauenfelder, prolific author, founding editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine and founder of Boing Boing, will update 2013 ALA Annual Conference attendees on the latest maker innovations in a special...

Apr 22: Octavia Spencer closes ALA Annual Conference on a lively note 

Apr 22: Achieving transformational change in academic libraries 

Apr 22: United for Libraries joins LLAMA to host preconference on ‘Raising $: Process and People’ at ALA Annual Conference 

Apr 22: Celebrate Preservation Week next week