Before her PLA President’s Program speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, journalist Cokie Roberts spoke with AL Focus about the new revised and expanded edition of her book We Are Our Mother’s Daughters, as well as the state of libraries and the future of journalism. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
AL Focus catches up with author Tracy Kidder before his Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. Kidder discusses his new book, Strength in What Remains, as well as his ideal vision for libraries–and you will want to hear what he calls libraries and librarians. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
Before her Opening General Session speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, American Libraries spoke with former Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner about her message to librarians, her memories of Judith Krug and the important First Amendment battles they fought, and what helped her to succeed in what some would call a man’s job. More … Continue reading Christie Hefner Interview
After her speech at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, Simple Living host Wanda Urbanska spoke with American Libraries editor Leonard Kniffel about her work with libraries and how librarians can advocate for green choices to administrators charged with monitoring the bottom line. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
Wanda Urbanska’s complete Auditorium Speaker Series presentation at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Urbanska discussed the “disease” of overconsumption and the idea of simplicity as a lifestyle, and offered suggestions for how to incorporate these ideas into libraries–and help the environment at the same time. The presentation includes a brief question-and-answer segment, which … Continue reading Wanda Urbanska at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference
Sylvia Ivie, presenter of the first Coretta Scott King Book Awards, spoke to AL Focus at the 40th anniversary celebration about what the Awards have developed into and why they’re still necessary. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.
ALA members approved two resolutions—one supporting "Civil Marriage Equality Regardless of Sexual Orientation" and the other on "Libraries and the Continuing Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan"—at two Membership Meetings during the Association's Annual Conference in Chicago. Larry Romans, who coauthored the civil marriage resolution with Locke Morrisey, said some gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered librarians … Continue reading Membership Sends Gay Marriage, Antiwar Resolutions to Council
NPR newscaster and official judge and scorekeeper for Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Carl Kasell spoke to AL Focus before the July 9 taping of the show, which was attended by 500 librarians. Topics included the NPR library, the First Amendment, his use of libraries as a child, and Charles Kuralt. More ALA videos at … Continue reading Carl Kasell Backstage at Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
AL Focus caught up with Dan Kraus, the founder of AL Focus, current editor with Booklist magazine, and author of the forthcoming novel The Monster Variations, after his reading on the Live @ Your Library Stage at the ALA Annual Conference. Dan discusses his new book as well as the experience of being on the … Continue reading Dan Kraus at the Live @ Your Library Stage
Sarah Johnson, a reviewer for NMRT’s Resume Review Service, discusses the program and how to participate in it, as well as some of the common resume mistakes she sees. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.
ALA members approved two resolutions—one supporting “Civil Marriage Equality Regardless of Sexual Orientation” and the other on “Libraries and the Continuing Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan”—at two Membership Meetings during the Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago. Larry Romans, who coauthored the civil marriage resolution with Locke Morrisey, said some gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered librarians … Continue reading Membership Sends Gay Marriage, Antiwar Resolutions to Council
The central concerns expressed by the American Libraries Advisory Committee, which held one of its two annual face-to-face meetings July 11 during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, related to the magazine’s ever-changing role as a communications vehicle, a membership perk, and a revenue generator. The objective was to advise the editorial and marketing staff in matters … Continue reading American Libraries Advisory Committee Looks to 2010 and Beyond
