The Scoop
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LITA Forum Sunday: Scratching the Surface
October 4, 2009 -
LITA Forum Sunday: Scratching the Surface
October 4, 2009 -
LITA Forum Opening Keynote: Making the Case for Mobile
October 3, 2009 -
LITA Forum Opening Keynote: Making the Case for Mobile
October 3, 2009 -
The Book Bike
Attending the Banned Books Read-Out on September 26, 2009, was Gabe Levinson, operator of the Book Bike. The concept is simple: Levinson travels around Chicago giving away books. He spoke to AL Focus about his efforts and motivation. The Book Bike's web site, www.somethingtoread.net, is currently under construction. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
September 30, 2009 -
Executive Director Apprises Staff of Tight Financial Outlook
September 30, 2009 -
Executive Director Apprises Staff of Tight Financial Outlook
September 30, 2009 -
2009 Banned Books Read-Out
Each of the top 10 most challenged books were represented at the 2009 Banned Books Read Out, which kicked off Banned Books Week September 26 at Chicago's Bughouse Square (across the street from the Newberry Library.) This video features ALA President Camila Alire, authors Cecily von Ziegesar (Gossip Girl) and Lauren Myracle (ttyl), and a reading from Chicago Public Library's Teen Volume Reader's Theatre troupe. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
September 29, 2009 -
Banned Books Week: Puppet Book Banners
Chad, Rustle, and Mooch, the Crash Pad puppets, misinterpret the meaning of Banned Books Week, trying to throw some books with objectionable content--including Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, The Joy of Cooking, and the phone book--out of the library, until Herb points out the error of their ways. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
September 23, 2009 -
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2009
Scenes from the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Milan, Italy, including music from the Concert for IFLA, held August 25 in the Duomo, and interviews with: Jesus Lau, delegate from MexicoOutgoing IFLA President Claudia Lux Paula Restrepo Duque of EPM Foundation, which won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Access to Learning AwardDeborah Jacobs of the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationNew IFLA President Ellen TiseBarbara Ford, delegate from the United States
September 17, 2009 -
A New Pipeline, Direct to the Public
September 16, 2009 -
A New Pipeline, Direct to the Public
September 16, 2009
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