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No Issue Number- Mary McNamara
The last night of my father’s life, I sat up late in hospice with him. He hadn’t responded to us in almost two days, and I had run out of ways to say goodbye so I was reading the book I had shoved in my purse on the way to the airport — a copy of Agatha Christie’s “N or M ?” But in between the words, the silence was just too full of what was going to happen next. read more
- Screening Your Reads
A book trailer’s value is in the eye of its beholders In the office to my left, a colleague works with two oversized monitors and a driving simulator attached to his computer. From my right comes a steady bass thump as another colleague keyboards while listening to rap. In the midst of such 21st-century, tech-centric activity, an old-fashioned book-lover could feel decidedly dinosaur-like. read more
- When Small Is All
The successful small public library director wears many hats smartly By Jane Pearlmutter and Paul Nelson A majority of America's public libraries are located in small cities and villages. Test your knowledge of how they are best run. In 2007, the 9,214 public libraries in the United States served 97% of the total population, a figure that has remained steady for more than a decade. read more
- ULC Report: Libraries Are Sustainability Partners
<p>Libraries are and will remain critical partners in ensuring sustainable local development, according to a new research report by the Urban Libraries Council.</p><p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/12072010/ulc-report-libraries-are-sustainability-partners" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Data Tracking Made Easy
During the summer of 2010, Pikes Peak (Colo.) Library District looked at five different security software vendors before choosing software from mk Sorting Systems . “Pikes Peak requested a reliable and modern security system that included software for tracking and data retrieval,” said Markus Flory, president of mk Sorting Systems. read more
- Google Books
Google has launched their own ebook store , in direct competition with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other commercial ebook stores. There are a number of really interesting pieces to the books in the Google Book experience, such as: For me, this is a much more interesting eBook experience than the B&N store…the only thing that has parity with this is Amazon’s Kindle. With the standardization on Adobe DRM ePub files, Google is using most common combination of filetype and protection…and books that are not currently under copyright are provided DRM free. As a matter of fact, since the DRM decision is made by the publisher, if the publisher decides to release the ebook without DRM entirely, they can do that. That’s huge moving forward as the eBook market matures. Consumers now have yet another option in the eBook marketplace, and libraries have yet another competitor in the hearts and minds of patrons. Hopefully we can find ways to make it work for us, and not against us. read more
- Arne Duncan
“ We have to educate our way to a better economy.” Source: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, PBS NewsHour , December 7, 2010.
- Californians Model How to Be Standards-Bearers for Strong School Libraries
It seems only fitting that a blueprint for putting strong school library programs back on the to-do lists of education leaders should emerge from California, which hasn’t significantly increased its fiscal support for school libraries in at least two decades. read more
- Evan Thomas
With too much unmediated information to choose from, people select what they wish to believe. These days a wild rumor in an e-mail from your distant cousin can trump The New York Times . Source: Evan Thomas, “Why It’s Time to Worry,” Newsweek , December 13, 2010.
- AL Direct, December 8, 2010
- BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award: Nominations due Jan. 31
Applications for the 2011 BRASS Gale Cengage Student Travel Award are being accepted until January 31, 2011. The award provides $1000 to fund travel to, and attendance at the ALA Annual Conference for a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master’s degree program… (more)
- Number of Children's Books Published
Q. Can you tell me the number of children’s books that were published last year? read more
- Ralph Nader Invites Everyone to Become a "Bookshaker" for Holiday Giving
<div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/inside-scoop/ralph-nader-invites-everyone-become-bookshaker-holiday-giving" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/photos/Naderspeak.jpg" alt="Ralph Nader" title="Ralph Nader" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="260" height="308" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Consumer activist Ralph Nader is a longtime library and literacy champion. He has been a speaker at ALA conferences, has written two articles for <em>American Libraries</em>, and has been a crusader for improving the public library system in his home city, Washington, D.C. I had a long telephone chat with Nader yesterday about his latest idea for getting Americans to read books.<p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/inside-scoop/ralph-nader-invites-everyone-become-bookshaker-holiday-giving" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- ALA JobLIST Placement Center to provide free career counseling during ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego
News from ALA ’s Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment ( HRDR ): The AL A JobLIST Placement Center will provide free career counseling sessions on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 8 and 9, 2011 in the Placement Center during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in San Diego (#alamw11). read more
- WikiLeaks Earns Spot on Midwinter Agenda
ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels notified the Association’s governing Council today the decision by the Library of Congress and other government agencies to block online access to the WikiLeaks website will be added to the Midwinter Meeting discussion agenda in San Diego in January. Here is his message to Council in full: read more
- Amy Dickinson
Thoughtful parents introduce books very early in life. They read to their own bellies while pregnant, let their infants chew on cardboard books, and encourage their toddlers to leaf through picture books. Source: “ Ask Amy” columnist Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , December 9, 2010, asking readers to give books for Christmas and join her “A Book on Every Bed” campaign
- No Relax: Sophisticated Search Operator Is a Metaphor of Modern Life
I had a splendid time at the Internet Librarian conference last fall (and not just because I made it into a birthday-celebration weekend in Monterey, though that and the yummy meals didn’t hurt matters any). It’s a crisply conducted conference and draws a varied and eager crowd. read more
- Tim O'Reilly
People don’t care about books [or other packaging]. They care about ideas. Source: Tim O’Reilly, quoted in a profile, “The Great Predictor” by Carlye Adler, Newsweek , December 20, 2010.
- Vintage ornament creations
Pat Painter displays her finished vintage-style ornament December 9 during the Vintage Ornament program at Newport News (Va.)Public Library System’s main street branch. Crafting instructors provided authentic, turn-of-the-century tinsel and real glass glitter, both acquired from Germany, for patrons to craft their own creations. read more
- McEwan Oklahoma Distinguished Author
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- Demco helps flood-ravaged schools
An army of Demco volunteers reassemble the library at Kingston Springs (Tenn.) Elementary School following a devastating summer flood. Demco provided services and solutions to replace what was lost as part of an overhaul orchestrated by NBC ’s TV show School Pride , a proactive alternative series. read more
- Taking a bite out of the holidays
Myanna Cox, age 4, takes a bite of her edible tree after decorating it at the Holiday Fest Super Saturday at Newport News (Va.) Public Library System’s Pearl Bailey branch December 11. The event included storytime, with holiday-themed crafts for ages 3 to 11, visits with Santa, and holiday music by the Elliot Family String Quartet. read more
- Ted Danson, Neil Gaiman Headline Midwinter
Youth Media Awards, celebrity authors, and what to expect from the new U. S. Congress highlight San Diego conference Business meetings, celebrity authors including Ted Danson, Kathy Reichs, Andre Dubus III, and Neil Gaiman, visits with vendors, and an abundance of discussion opportunities highlight ALA's Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, January 7-11.
Business meetings, celebrity authors—including Ted Danson, Kathy Reichs, Andre Dubus III , and Neil Gaiman—visits with vendors, and an abundance of discussion opportunities will highlight the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, January 7-11, at the San Diego Convention Center and area hotels. read more
- Federal Ban of WikiLeaks Website Embroils Librarians
Reaction continues to pour in from all over the world since the Library of Congress confirmed December 3 that it was blocking access from all LC computers to the WikiLeaks website in order to prevent unauthorized downloading of classified records as ordered by the Office of Management and Budget. read more
- Library Offers Its Patrons Green Holiday Season Alternative
Americans produce an alarming amount of added waste during the holiday season. How much more? According to recycleworks.org , we produce 25% more from Thanksgiving to New Year’s than at any other time of the year. The result: about 1 million additional tons of garbage added to our landfills each week during the holidays. That’s a lot of garbage! read more
- Rock-It Men series
Rock-It Men, a group of four local rocket scientists that has been together for nearly 30 years, present music from the 1950s and 60s December 1 at Newport News (Va.) Public Library System’s 81-year-old West Avenue branch. Band members are (from left): Bob Bessette; Tom Payne; John Hinkley; and Randy Phillips. read more
No Issue Number - Defining “Transformation”
<div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-issue-reference"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/archives/issue/may-2013">May 2013</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Keith Michael Fiels </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-deck"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The very nature of what we do and how we do it is undergoing fundamental changes</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Libraries of all types are currently undergoing changes that most agree are transformative in nature.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/columns/executive-directors-message/defining-transformation" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- AL Direct, May 8, 2013
- An Interview with Caroline Kennedy
<p></p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/columns/newsmaker/interview-caroline-kennedy" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- A Year in the Life of Librotraficante
<div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-issue-reference"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/archives/issue/may-2013">May 2013</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Phil Morehart </div> </div> </div> <p>Librotraficante has had a rollercoaster year.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/features/05142013/year-life-librotraficante" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/librotraficante4oldwebsite.jpg" alt="Librotraficante protests Texas Senate Bill 1128. Photo by Zeke Perez" title="Librotraficante protests Texas Senate Bill 1128. Photo by Zeke Perez" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="260" height="147" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/05142013/year-life-librotraficante" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- See ALA at BEA
Going to Book Expo America, May 29–June 1 in New York? If so, come join ALA President Maureen Sullivan at two events: read more
- AL Direct, May 15, 2013
- Skip Prichard Named OCLC President
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Beverly Goldberg </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/inside-scoop/skip-pritchard-named-oclc-president" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/skippritchardcropped.jpg" alt="Skip Prichard, the next president and CEO of OCLC" title="Skip Prichard, the next president and CEO of OCLC" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="200" height="250" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Skip Prichard has been named the next president and <span class="caps">CEO</span> of <span class="caps">OCLC</span> effective July 1, the firm announced May 16. He will succeed Jay Jordan, who will retire on June 30 after 15 years at the helm of <span class="caps">OCLC</span>.</p> <p> Prichard was formerly president and <span class="caps">CEO</span> of Ingram Content Group and has held leadership positions at ProQuest and LexisNexis over the past decade.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/inside-scoop/skip-pritchard-named-oclc-president" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Hachette Book Group: Good Deal or Not?
After a two-year pilot phase, Hachette Book Group is expanding its ebook offerings to include it full catalog and a variety of ebook services including OverDrive, 3M, and Baker & Taylor. read more
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Visits County of Los Angeles Public Library
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- Register for June 6 Virtual Membership Meeting (VMM13)
June 6 - ALA Virtual Membership Meeting 2013 CHICAGO - ALA President Maureen Sullivan, Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels, and the Committee on Membership Meetings ( COMM ) invite all ALA personal members to register for and to participate in ALA ’s annual online Virtual Membership Meeting ( VMM13 ) on Wednesday, June 6th from 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CDT . June 6 - ALA Virtual Membership Meeting 2013 read more
- Spare Me the Hype Cycle
Focus on what works rather than what’s hot “ Every academic librarian worth her salt is embedded.” “ 3D printers are so hot right now.” “ Are you telling me you don’t have QR code scavenger hunts at your library?” “ Your library doesn’t tweet?” “ But surely you have a Pinterest site!” read more
- Coming to TERMS
By Jill Emery and Graham Stone Sharing expertise in electronic resources management Two decades after the advent of electronic journals and databases, librarians are still grappling with ways to best manage e-resources. These times of economic austerity are also creating budgetary pressures at many institutions of higher education, with the result that librarians must continually justify their spending on collections and resource management. read more
- DCL May Ebook Price Report: The Devil Is in the Details
The May ebook price report from Douglas County (Colo) Libraries draws upon the USA Today 25 bestsellers list, which includes a nice mix of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s titles. Overall, 12 of the 25 titles are available to libraries as ebooks; eight are from OverDrive and 12 are from 3M. read more
- Young Wins 2014–2015 ALA Presidency
Gonzalez elected ALA treasurer 2013–2016 read more
- C2E2 Goes Crazy for AL
We visited C2E2 , the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, on April 26–28, and found spacemen, superheroes, film and TV actors, comic book artists, authors, library advocates, and more who love American Libraries!
- Greetings from America’s National Park Libraries
Filmmaker Ken Burns called the National Parks “America’s Best Idea.” Their libraries may be one of America’s best-kept secrets. read more
- KinderCaminata draws crowd to Fullerton (Calif.) College Library
Circulation Librarian Jane Ishibashi of Fullerton (Calif.)College Library read to some of the nearly 1,500 kindergartners, parents, and teachers on April 26 for KinderCaminata, an annual event that began at the library in 1994. (Caminata, in Spanish, means long walk or trek.) The children listened at story times and watched puppet shows featuring cats, cows, chickens, and sheep. read more
- Leadership in a Digital Age
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Maureen Sullivan </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-deck"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Libraries are laboratories for deep learning</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The increasingly digital context brings challenges and opportunities for librarians, library staff, archivists, and museum professionals. New roles and the competencies required to perform them are evolving. One overriding role for all of us is that of the leader.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-is-popular"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not featured </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/columns/presidents-message/leadership-digital-age" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Steve Jobs, in the E-Library, with the Dollar Sign?
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Christopher Harris </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/e-content/steve-jobs-e-library-dollar-sign" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/jobs headshot.jpg" alt="Steve Jobs with his ubiquitous iPhone" title="Steve Jobs with his ubiquitous iPhone" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="250" height="245" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>A recently released email from Steve Jobs to James Murdoch of News Corporation, which owns HarperCollins, shows just how involved the late Apple executive was in developing the agency model and increasing ebook prices. Interpretation of the email varies widely, however.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/steve-jobs-e-library-dollar-sign" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Addition of the UMB Rewards Credit Card Significantly Expands ALA’s Affinity/Member Value Programs (MVP)
Chicago, IL (5/16/2013) – The American Library Association ( ALA ) and UMB CardPartner (cardpartner.com) have launched The American Library Association affinity Visa read more
- Making Connections with History
Facing History and Ourselves was founded in 1976 by Margot Stern Strom and William S. Parsons, public school teachers in Brookline, Massachusetts, who designed a program to teach the Holocaust in such a way that students could make personal connections between the historical event and their own lives. read more
- Teaching News Literacy
<div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/inside-scoop/teaching-news-literacy" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/dml2013.jpg" alt="The Digital Media and Learning Conference, Chicago, March 14-16, 2013" title="The Digital Media and Learning Conference, Chicago, March 14-16, 2013" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="260" height="146" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>In many localities, youth groups and community organizations are creating alternatives to mainstream journalism using the rich resources of digital media.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/inside-scoop/teaching-news-literacy" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Librarians Make Their Mark at SXSW 2013
Story and photos by Patricia Martin It’s no surprise when librarians turn up at the annual SXSW Interactive festival in Austin, Texas. But this year, it felt like a breakthrough. read more
- ALA’s Electronic Polls Open for 2013 Election
<div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/inside-scoop/ala-s-electronic-polls-open-2013-election" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/Vote-button.jpg" alt="Vote in the ALA Election between March 19 and April 26" title="Vote in the ALA Election between March 19 and April 26" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="260" height="173" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Polls opened today for the 2013 <span class="caps">ALA</span> election, and the Association has made an election guide available for the convenience of voters.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/inside-scoop/ala-s-electronic-polls-open-2013-election" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Leadership and Advocacy
A thread through ALA President Maureen Sullivan’s mission has been “leadership.” Leadership takes many forms throughout our professional lives. We lead colleagues to accomplish the work of our libraries; we lead community groups to advocate on behalf of the library; we lead teams to learn new skills or to adapt a service in new ways. read more
- Managing the Managers
For best results, learn to speak “administrator” Sometimes relationships with those up the organizational chart are fantastic. Sometimes they are awful. Whether you work for an angel or a demon, you need to manage the relationship. Since what is required to accomplish that feat is not always obvious, I’ve put together 10 tips for success. read more
- AL Direct, March 27, 2013
- Women, Mobility, and Libraries
Going mobile wasn’t always dependent on bandwidth Long before there were such devices as smartphones and tablets—or personal computing, for that matter—women in librarianship were bringing reading material to people beyond the four walls of a physical library. read more
- Does Piracy Impact Sales? Not How You Might Think!
Those dirty thieves pirating digital music are killing the whole music industry—or at least that is the reality that the music industry would have you believe. But can the music industry actually back up those claims with evidence? read more
- AL Direct, March 20, 2013
- Making Friends with Research
Did you know that about 95% of incarcerated people eventually reenter the general population? Neither did I. Nor did I know that a high proportion of them are high school dropouts, though I suppose that’s not all that surprising. Given those circumstances, the importance of, say, health literacy training for inmates seems pretty obvious. read more
- Visiting Two Medicine Country
In 1978, when I first read Ivan Doig’s This House of Sky , I was a librarian at Timberland Regional Library in Washington State. Doig’s memoir of growing up in the Montana high country as the third member, along with his father and grandmother, of an unconventional but loving family struck me as a very special book. read more
- Penguin Revisits Library Pilot Terms
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Larra Clark </div> </div> </div> <p>Penguin Group <span class="caps">USA</span> revealed today that, as of April 2, it will remove the six-month embargo on ebook titles licensed to libraries and instead offer new titles immediately after they are released in the consumer market.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/penguin-revisits-library-pilot-terms" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Invest Wisely! Join ALA and Your State Library Association!
Twenty-four state library associations (Chapters) now offer joint student membership with the American Library Association. If you?re a student, this very minute is the perfect time to join ALA and your state library association for one low price of $35 through the ALA joint membership program . read more
- April Ebook Report from DCL
<p>For April, the Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries ebook price report turns back to the top 25 bestselling ebooks from Digital Book World. Overall, libraries fare better in this comparison, with 11 of the 25 titles available through OverDrive and 10 through 3M.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/april-ebook-report-dcl" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- AL Direct, April 3, 2013
- Follow Yourself
By David Lee King and Michael Porter Do you listen to what customers say online about your library? Oftentimes they’re asking questions or announcing that they’re inside the building. Other times they’re sharing their experiences, both good and bad. But almost all of the time they’re using social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to hold these online conversations. read more
- New ALA Leadership Institute
There’s still time for you to consider Leading to the Future , a new four-day immersive leadership development program for future library leaders—either for yourself or for someone you’d like to nominate. read more
- Investing at the Library
Learning financial literacy is a sure bet thanks to the FINRA Investor Education Foundation The demise of many manufacturing jobs during the recent recession and the continued downturn of Michigan’s economy left Jackson County suffering. Estimates showed that one in four children in the county lived below the poverty line. read more
- Filtering and the First Amendment
When is it okay to block speech online? By Deborah Caldwell-Stone In the decade since the Supreme Court upheld the implementation of the Children’s Internet Protection Act ( CIPA ), internet filtering has become a frequent practice in public libraries. It has also become the primary strategy for managing students’ internet access in school libraries. read more
- #AprilFools @ Your Library
The best tweets from the library twittersphere In honor of April Fools’ Day, American Libraries compiled some of the best tweets circulating around the library twittersphere . read more
- Find Out about ALA Student Membership
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-deck"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Find out how to get involved in your association, your state library association, and your Student Chapter by learning more about <span class="caps">ALA</span> Student Membership!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/student-member-blog/find-out-about-ala-student-membership" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/joinala.png" alt="People holding up letter signs spelling out Join ALA" title="Learn the answers to questions you may have about ALA student membership." class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="128" height="104" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/student-member-blog/find-out-about-ala-student-membership" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- International Libraries Confronted by Ebook Library Lending
ALA Immediate Past President Molly Raphael had the opportunity to visit China last fall to speak to the library community there about some of the struggles that many American libraries face as they try to provide ebooks and digital content to the public. Her speaking tour included stops in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Hong Kong, and Macau. read more
- Ebooks Everywhere
Central to the purpose of ALA ’s Digital Content and Libraries Working Group ( DCWG ) is communication. DCWG members and staff, along with ALA leadership, engage in a wide variety of outreach activities, whether presenting at conferences or meetings, representing ALA in forums, participating in workshops, or publishing articles and reports. read more
- Caroline Kennedy at Highland Park (Illinois) Public Library
Highland Park (Ill.) Public Library Director Jane Conway, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, and Caroline Kennedy (left to right) share a moment after Kennedy’s speech at the library’s 125th anniversary celebration.
- Caroline Kennedy Helps Highland Park (Ill.) Public Library Celebrate 125 Years
Author Caroline Kennedy spoke to a packed audience April 5 at Highland Park (Ill.) Public Library about her family’s love for reciting and collecting poetry. “Poems are little capsules of memory,” she said, helping listeners recall favorite teachers, friends, sights, and sounds of the time when the poem was first heard. read more
- Poems While You Wait at Deerfield (Ill.) Public Library
Library patrons lined up for personalized poems, created by six local poets at the Deerfield (Ill.) Public Library’ s “Poems While You Wait” event in celebration of April as National Poetry Month . read more
- AL Direct, April 10, 2013
- James LaRue speaks at “Imagine. Create. Innovate.” conference
I’m writing this from the Monroe County (N.Y.) Library System’s Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, which is hosting “Imagine. Create. Innovate.” The technology conference is focusing on future issues like the library as publisher and ebook adoption. read more
- Seattle’s Jim Loter Reveals His Library’s ReadersFirst Strategy
On Day Two of the “Imagine. Create. Innovate.” conference, Jim Loter, director of information technology at Seattle Public Library, discussed his library’s digital content strategy and the ReadersFirst movement. read more
- ALA President Commends Simon & Schuster’s Entry into Library Ebook Market
“ We are pleased Simon & Schuster has recognized the vital roles of libraries in supporting reading in all its formats by announcing a library e-lending pilot in New York City,” ALA President Maureen Sullivan said today in response to the publishing house’s announcement. read more
- Simon & Schuster Launches Library Ebook Pilot
The last holdout from the major trade publishers, Simon & Schuster, this morning announced the start of an ebook pilot ( PDF file ) with New York City public libraries. read more
- Apple Didn’t Censor Comic After All
<p>The kerfuffle spread quite fast across tech and library blogs; Apple was censoring a comic because of some minor sexual content.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/apple-didn-t-censor-comic-after-all" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- Emerging Leaders: Class of 2013
They’re the new people greeting you at the reference desk, shelving books in the stacks, and experimenting with fresh ideas behind the scenes. These are the new library rising stars, the generation that will move, shape, and influence the present and future of the ALA and the library profession. These are the American Library Association’s Emerging Leaders of 2013. read more
- Something Old, Something New
Seven years ago, then– ALA President Leslie Burger helped launch the Emerging Leaders program with 117 participants and 23 projects. This year’s class of 55 Emerging Leaders met at Midwinter in Seattle, and will present their projects at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. read more
- A Digital Library for Everyone
The project seeks to digitize the country’s cultural archives and share them—free of charge—with the public She has little black boots on that come up to her knickers, a white scarf wrapped around her petite face, dark bangs peeking out. A boy, maybe her brother, stands by protectively, wearing a cap and carrying a pack slung over his back. read more
- IMLS Partnership Announced at LC Citizenship Ceremony
In honor of National Library Week (April 14–20), 25 new US citizens swore their Oath of Allegiance at the Library of Congress in a special naturalization ceremony on the morning of April 15. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ), administered the oaths. read more
- ALA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
On April 16, ALA staff members gathered for a reading of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” as part of a worldwide celebration marking its 50th anniversary. read more
- Report from Manhattan: Librarians Navigating the Digital Revolution
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Maureen Sullivan </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/e-content/report-manhattan-librarians-navigating-digital-revolution" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/ALAdelegationPenguinApr2013cropped.jpg" alt="ALA delegation in the Penguin Group lobby, April 2013" title="ALA delegation in the Penguin Group lobby, April 2013" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="260" height="103" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Last week I led an <span class="caps">ALA</span> delegation to New York to meet with a number of key players in the publishing ecosystem. Overall, I left town feeling a bit more optimistic, although I recognize that libraries are in the midst of a digital revolution that we will be navigating for years to come.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/report-manhattan-librarians-navigating-digital-revolution" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- A Snapshot of Our Nation’s Bookmobiles
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Martha Buckner </div> </div> </div> <p></p><p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/04162013/snapshot-our-nation-s-bookmobiles" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- AL Direct, April 17, 2013
- Lawsuits Impact Kentucky Libraries
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Phil Morehart </div> </div> </div> <p> Libraries across Kentucky face an uncertain future in the wake of recent court rulings against two libraries in the northern part of the state.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/inside-scoop/lawsuits-impact-kentucky-libraries" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- The DPLA Launch
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Maureen Sullivan </div> </div> </div> <p>Today is happening very differently than I had anticipated. On behalf of the American Library Association (<span class="caps">ALA</span>), Alan Inouye and I had planned to trek to the Boston Public Library to celebrate the Digital Public Library of America (<span class="caps">DPLA</span>) launch. The nearly daily announcements of new <span class="caps">DPLA</span> partners underscored our excitement and anticipation for the launch.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/dpla-launch" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- To Protect and Preserve
Getting the word out to the public about collection preservation The voice on the phone sounded exhausted. “I have lost my life’s work,” the man said. He was an artist who had his paintings stored in a basement somewhere in Lower Manhattan in New York City. read more
- Back in Business in Boston
<div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/inside-scoop/back-business-boston" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article imagecache-linked imagecache-inside_article_linked"><img src="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/inside_article/bostonpubliclibrary.jpg" alt="Boston Public Library. Photo by Caroline Culler, used CC SA-3.0" title="Boston Public Library. Photo by Caroline Culler, used CC SA-3.0" class="imagecache imagecache-inside_article" width="260" height="173" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Nine days after the Boston Public Library found itself part of the crime scene as law enforcement investigated the Boston Marathon bombings, the landmark Central Library received its all-clear and <a href="http://www.bpl.org/compass/2013/04/24/a-message-from-boston-public-library-president-amy-e-ryan/">reopened</a> on April 24.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/inside-scoop/back-business-boston" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
- ALA: Hachette Book Group marks real progress in library e-lending
The American Library Association ( ALA ) welcomed today’s announcement from Hachette Book Group that it will begin offering its full catalog of ebooks immediately for lending in US public and school libraries. ALA President Maureen Sullivan today released the following statement: read more
- Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley
Some people say libraries are old-fashioned, they?re lost in a new society. No. It?s all learning in a new environment. Source: Chicago Tribune, April 28, 2013
- Yellowstone Summer at Patrick Heath (TX.) Public Library
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- AL Direct, April 24, 2013
- Andrew Carnegie Medals Shortlist Revealed
ALA today announced six books as finalists for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the US . read more
- Cultivating a Special Collection
How the personal touch can sow the seeds for a major acquisition By Sue Lynn McDaniel and Nancy Richey Serendipity is often the best friend of special collections librarians. Sharing our passion for history and preservation can create happy accidents, connecting us with the caretakers of the remnants of past generations. read more
- AL Direct, May 1, 2013
- New STEM Kits at Maryland Library Provide “Little Leaps”
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- Update on ALA 2013 and 2014 Budgets
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-byline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Maureen Sullivan, Keith Michael Fiels, and James Neal </div> </div> </div> <p><em>A message from Maureen Sullivan, <span class="caps">ALA</span> President; Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director; and James Neal, <span class="caps">ALA</span> Treasurer:</em></p> <p> Over the last two weeks, the <span class="caps">ALA</span> Executive Board and <span class="caps">BARC</span> have met to review the status of the Fiscal Year 2013 <span class="caps">ALA</span> budget and to approve a preliminary budget for the 2014 fiscal year that begins on September 1, 2013.</p> <p><a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/inside-scoop/update-ala-2013-and-2014-budgets" target="_blank">read more</a></p>
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