The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced their 2022 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adult Readers list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-07 17:25:09 UTC ]
Yesterday, the American Library Association announced the winners of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Tom Lin’s The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu was recognized in the Fiction category, while Hanif Abdurraqib’s A Little Devil in America was recognized in the Non-Fiction category. Now... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-24 15:52:47 UTC ]
Katie Daynes' Why Do Things Die? (Usborne), illustrated by Christine Pym, has been announced as the overall winner of the School Library Association (SLA) Information Book Award for its “gentle, non-judgemental” tone on "a rare topic" for young readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 10:32:58 UTC ]
Today, the American Library Association announced the 2022 shortlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The awards, established in 2012, celebrate the best books in fiction and nonfiction for adult readers, and will honor each winner with $5000. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-08 16:19:31 UTC ]
The School Library Association says many of its members were furloughed and some have been made redundant but librarians have been more essential than ever Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-03 09:36:20 UTC ]
Let’s start our morning right with the latest book news. Today, the American Library Association announced the shortlist of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, which honors the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-17 15:48:43 UTC ]
The American Library Association this week announced that three candidates will vie for the association's 2022-2023 presidency: Stacey A. Aldrich, Ed Garcia, and Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
This is cool: The Ohioana Library Association has released a map and list tracing a new “literary trail” through the state, featuring historical landmarks, museums, unique libraries, and other hidden destinations. The list isn’t limited to the state capital of Columbus, either. The selections... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-08-12 19:09:38 UTC ]
The American Library Association has released its annual list of the most frequently challenged books, and while Harry Potter (and the Order of the Godless Friends) and The Handmaid’s Tale (hold on now, you’re saying this is a dys-topia?) managed to squeak into the top ten, the other eight on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-20 13:59:19 UTC ]
Book Reviews Dianne Johnson-Feelings Mildred D. Taylor at the University of Oklahoma, October 24, 2003 / Photo by Robert Taylor Generations of American schoolchildren have grown up with Cassie Logan and her brothers, Stacey, Christopher-John, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-04-09 13:31:33 UTC ]
In a stark sign that the U.S. is still in the early stages of the battle to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, the 2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for June 25-30 in Chicago, has been canceled for the first time since the end of World War II. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
More and more public libraries are temporarily closing shop across the country to limit the spread of coronavirus, but their Wi-Fi can still be a valuable resource for communities, the American Library Association said Monday. Libraries that close should leave their Wi-Fi open to the public... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-23 18:01:46 UTC ]
As professional membership organizations of all kinds face challenges, PW caught up with the TLA's new executive director to talk about what's next for nation's largest state library association. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Like many conferences, this year's TLA annual conference has been canceled due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19. But organizers say they will use the setback as an opportunity to up their virtual programming game, and vow to come back strong in San Antonio next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
The news comes after publishers and other TLA exhibitors began pulling out in large numbers earlier this week, and as the host city of Houston moved to pull the plug on other scheduled events, including the popular Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Library association CILIP says the library service needs up to £250m investment and has called for action from Boris Johnson’s government to secure its own future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 08:39:06 UTC ]
Library association CILIP has criticised Boris Johnson following his comments on library services, following an Andrew Marr interview where the Tory leader suggested library closures were solely down to councils’ financial mismanagement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-01 19:40:00 UTC ]
In written testimony made public this week, American Library Association officials told lawmakers that “unfair behavior by digital market actors—and the outdated public policies that have enabled them—is doing concrete harm to libraries.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association is distancing itself from Melvil Dewey as the profession reflects upon his past. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-09-27 15:40:06 UTC ]
The American Library Association has received a petition signed by 100,000 people protesting its support for Drag Queen Story Hour, a movement of queer-affirming storytelling events at libraries, bookstores, schools, and other venues around the country. LifeSiteNews, a right-wing website owned... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-07 17:00:08 UTC ]