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Member POV: Unconference, Emerging Leaders
By Annie Pho This year is my second Annual, but I’m hoping I can go every year because I think it’s awesome. For some folks, it’s too big of a conference, or they prefer smaller ones with a...
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#ala12 Top Ten Tweets - Day 1 (Friday)
By Tina Coleman The first true conference day saw attendees shocked by (and adoring of) Daniel Handler’s (aka Lemony Snicket’s) choice of read-aloud material. Other attendees spotted similarities to...
View ArticleGetting LITA’s Instructional Technologies Interest Group Up and Running
By Nicole Pagowsky During Midwinter, I was interested in starting an Interest Group (IG) through LITA for instructional technologies since I am an instructional services librarian (University of...
View ArticleALA’s 2012 Emerging Leaders Have . . . Emerged
By Nicole Pagowsky I’m certain all of us covering the conference were at the ALA Emerging Leaders poster session, and at the risk of covering the same thing that others might be, I do want to take the...
View ArticleTom Sawyer at Disneyland: Work, Non-Work, and Community-Seeking at ALA 2012
By Erik Bobilin The successful ALA conference experience is one in which conference-goers, through their unique pattern of attendance—at panels, discussions, cocktail hours, breakfasts, parties,...
View Article#ala12 Top Ten (Twenty) Tweets - Day 2 (Saturday)
by Tina Coleman As Annual continues, it becomes harder to pick just 10 tweets to feature. So today we’re up to the Top Twenty Tweets—plus a few bonuses. Twitter was abuzz with engrossing talks,...
View ArticleGamification and the GameRT
By Erik Bobilin Whoever you are, wherever you are, the Games and Gaming Round Table (GameRT) is there to support you in developing a quality gaming program at your library. read more
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#ala12 Top Fifteen Tweets - Day 3 (Saturday) - Smokin’ Hot edition
By Tina Coleman Sunday’s top Tweets included some love for Graphic Novels and Artists Alley, a bit of ALA governance, a subtle hint about how to achieve success in Battledecks, Carnegie Medal...
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Member POV: Spectrum Initiative
By Chris Kyauk Day 3, and I am already feeling the conference burn. My schedule is a mess of conflicting-but-equally-intriguing sessions and after-parties. I have started to use a dice-rolling app in...
View Article#ala12 Top Ten (ha!) Tweets - Day 4 (Monday): Mad Love edition
By Tina Coleman Monday’s top tweets (once again, we couldn’t manage to pick just 10) have an end-of-summer-camp flavor. Librarians are already reflecting on the four days of planned and chance...
View ArticleMember POV: Engagement from the Bottom Up
By Chris Kyauk I’m a governance nerd. If I’m going to belong to something, I have to understand how it ticks. How effective is it? Does it actually wield power? Is it relevant to me as a new...
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You Need Your State Library Association!
Add your voice to library advocacy within your state by joining your state library association—also known as an ALA Chapter. read more
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Comic Con International: A Librarian View
What amazing fun! This was my first Comic-Con, and it was way more than I expected. Overwhelming, amusing, touching, over-hyped, awe-inspiring, crowded, welcoming, alienating, mind-blowing, human,...
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I’ve Seen the Future: Collection Development, Comic-Con Edition!
Jessica Lee, Teacher Librarian - Willard Middle School, Berkeley, CA & Jack Baur, Teen Services Librarian - Berkeley Public Library Comic-Con International is not just a comic book convention, it...
View Article60 Ways to Use Your Library Card
In celebration of September’s Library Card Sign-up Month, a slideshow featuring “60 Ways to Use Your Library Card” is now available. read more
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Banned Books Week is Sept. 30 - Oct. 6
What would you do if you went to the library to check out a book, only to find it wasn’t there? Not because it was already checked out, but because someone else didn’t agree with its content and had...
View ArticleALA partners in Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference, October 3-5
ALA is excited to be partners in San Jose State University’s Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference, October 2-5. Some of our staff and members are presenting—look for the “ALA Presents” sessions...
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Support Your Libraries!: Join Your State Library Association Today
Your state library association, also known as an ALA Chapter, needs your help to support libraries in your state. If you're not already a member, now, right now, is a good time to join! read more
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We Are United for Libraries
With all the love and respect that libraries receive, it amazes me that so many are in trouble. Yes, I know that times are tough, and localities are and will be the last to recover from the great...
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Check out the ALA Programs & Booth at New York Comic Con!
New York Comic Con 2012 is less than a week away! ALA will be sponsoring three panels at NYCC, the East Coast’s largest comic book and pop culture convention. Here are the details: read more
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It’s Professional Day at NYCC - Give Everyone a Hello from Library World!
I know you’ll all be sharing the Library-World love, so please make a point to stop by to say hello to some of our friends on the floor while you’re there at NYCC. Let them know that we in the library...
View ArticleALA Launches E-book Media & Communications Toolkit to Assist Libraries
As several large book publishers continue to deny libraries access to their e-books, and others make e-books available under difficult terms, libraries find themselves unable to provide the reading...
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Order Your 2013 Money Smart Week Promotional Materials Before February 6!
Participate in Money Smart Week, April 20-27, 2013, a national initiative between the ALA and the Federal Reserve Bank (Chicago) to provide financial literacy programming to help members of your...
View ArticleALA Council approves dues adjustment proposal
CHICAGO– On January 29th at its meeting in Seattle during the Midwinter Meeting, the Council of the American Library Association (ALA) approved a dues adjustment proposal and directed that it be placed...
View ArticleALA Scholarship deadline is approaching fast
The ALA Scholarship deadline is approaching fast so do not delay, apply now! Scholarship money is available for future librarians! ALA has more than $300,000 for students who are studying library...
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