The Scoop
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ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012, Day 2: The Occupy Wall Street Librarians
American Libraries Editors George M. Eberhart and Sanhita SinhaRoy interview (back row, from left) Jaime Taylor, Zachary Loeb, Mandy Henk, (front row) Danny Norton, and Betsy Fagin about their experiences building Occupy Wall Street’s People’s Library.
January 31, 2012 -
ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012, Day 2: Jamal Joseph
American Libraries Associate Editor Pamela A. Goodes interviews Jamal Joseph, who delivered the Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture. Joseph details his personal odyssey, from joining the Black Panthers and doing time in federal prison, to becoming an author, playwright, and college professor. Among his works is Panther Baby: A Life of Rebellion and Reinvention (Algonquin, 2011).
January 30, 2012 -
ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012, Day 2: Carl Harvey on the petition to the Obama Administration
AASL President Carl Harvey discusses the petition before the Obama administration to to ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program by providing dedicated funding as part of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
January 27, 2012 -
Copyright Fair Use – Update
January 26, 2012 -
2012 ALA Presidential Candidates Forum
2012 ALA Presidential Candidates Gina Millsap and Barbara Stripling respond to audience questions at the Presidential Candidates Forum at the 2012 Midwinter Meeting in Dallas. ALA members in good standing as of January 31 can vote beginning March 19.
January 25, 2012 -
Booklovers Partake of High Tea and Authors
January 25, 2012 -
Council III Ends Final Session Early
January 24, 2012 -
Honoring a Legacy That Still Inspires
January 24, 2012 -
Harwood: Libraries Must Do Better Job in Addressing Community Needs
January 24, 2012 -
Curley Lecturer Discusses His Life as a Black Panther
January 24, 2012
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