The Scoop

  • Read This Now

    ALA's book and media awards represent some of the best works of the year. In this video, the chairs of many of the committees charged with choosing the award winners discuss the winning books and why they were selected. For more information, see the accompanying "Read This Now" article in the May 2009 issue of American Libraries, as well as ALA's main awards page at ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/. For more ALA videos, see alfocus.ala.org.

    April 28, 2009
  • Avi interview

    Legendary author Avi speaks to Booklist about Poppy and Ereth - his newest and most autobiographical book - as well as how he ended up with his famous name, how his lack of a distinctive style helps him as a writer, his thoughts on how the Newbery Award could improve, and which of his books is the "best." Hint: it's a trick question.

    April 23, 2009
  • Judy Krug Memorial

    A memorial video to intellectual freedom legend Judith Krug, the long-time director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom to Read Foundation, featuring messages from colleagues, interviews featuring Judy, and photos of Judy from throughout her career. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.

    April 21, 2009
  • A Tribute to Judith Krug

    April 21, 2009
  • The Passing of Judith Krug

    April 13, 2009
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  • Public Awareness @ your library

    April 8, 2009
  • ALA Connect: not just another social network

    April 6, 2009
  • The Passing of John Hope Franklin

    March 30, 2009
  • $1.6-Million Shortfall Forces ALA Staff Cuts, Furloughs

    March 25, 2009
  • Kate DiCamillo interview

    Kate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie, sat down with Booklist's Ilene Cooper to talk about seeing her creations become major motion pictures, the surreal moments that came along with the Despereaux phenomenon, and her latest projects. Also, there's tons of laughing.

    March 25, 2009
  • 2009 ACRL National Conference

    In this overview of the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, keynoter Sherman Alexie discusses a terminology conundrum, Mary K. Van Ullen explains the effect of cultural differences on teaching about plagiarism, Diane Dallis describes Indiana University's planned research commons, and keynoter Ira Glass demonstrates how This American Life uses music to make stories come to life. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.

    March 24, 2009
  • Ira Glass and the structure of storytelling

    March 16, 2009