Don’t forget, the deadline to apply to represent ALA on an International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) section standing committee is coming up May 1. The biennial appointment process to represent ALA on relevant IFLA standing committees is currently underway for terms running from 2023 through 2027. The ACRL Board […]
Would you like to represent ALA on an International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) section standing committee? The biennial appointment process to represent ALA on relevant IFLA standing committees is currently underway for terms running from 2023 through 2027. The ACRL Board of Directors endorses candidates for election […]
Registration is open for the ALA 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and surrounding hotels in Washington, D.C., June 23-28, 2022. Save on registration fees when you register by the March 31 advance deadline! The ALA Annual Conference invites library professionals at all levels of their careers […]
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) was designed to allow workers with careers in public service – including many library workers – to have their federal student loans forgiven after 10 years of payments. In practice, PSLF has not always lived up to its charge. As ALA noted in a 2021 […]
LibLearnX: Library Learning Experience is happening online January 21-24, 2022 — a completely new conference experience built from the ground up based on years of research, exploration, and input from ALA members like you. LibLearnX is education for library professionals, by library professionals, with a focus on active and applied […]
Congratulations to academic librarians Shamella Cromartie, William C. Gibbons, and George D. Oberle on being among the recipients of the 2022 I Love My Librarian Award. ALA received more than 1,300 nominations from library users for this year’s award, which demonstrates the breadth of impact of librarians across the country. Hundreds of nominations […]
ALA is extending the application deadline for the fourth cohort of the Policy Corps to Dec. 15, 2021. ALA will recruit up to 12 cohort members for the Corps, an initiative aimed at strengthening advocacy related to key national library policy areas ranging from broadband equity and copyright/licensing to federal funding, privacy, and cybersecurity. The ALA […]
LibLearnX: Library Learning Experience is happening online January 21-24, 2022 — a completely new conference experience built from the ground up based on years of research, exploration, and input from ALA members like you. LibLearnX is education for library professionals, by library professionals, with a focus on active and applied […]
The American Library Association has launched ALA eLearning, a new centralized web portal that brings together the most comprehensive digital collection of professional development for library and information professionals anywhere. As the leading content provider of courses, webinars, and customized eLearning content for both library workers and library institutions of all […]
The ALA Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library. Funded projects have ranged from “A Resource Guide about […]
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