The Scoop
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2009 Chicago Annual Conference Promo
Produced by ALA Conference Services, this video features plenty of your colleagues discussing the value of Annual Conference--and the benefits to holding it in Chicago. Annual Conference this year is July 9 to 15. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
May 4, 2009 -
Roberta Stevens Is President-Elect
May 1, 2009 -
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 -
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
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