ALA Midwinter 2020: Professional Program Highlights

PW contributing editor Brian Kenney offers his picks from this year’s ALA Midwinter professional program. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]

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ALA 2023: Judy Blume, Amanda Gorman to Headline 2023 ALA Annual Conference

Great speakers and a strong slate of educational programming await the library community at of the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, set for June 22–27 in Chicago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble to Overhaul Membership Program, Cut Free Educator Program

"Just use your library" is not the solution to the new price hikes and benefit decreases in Barnes & Noble's membership changes. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-03-01 12:57:36 UTC ]
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ALA 2022: Washington, D.C., to Host the First In-Person ALA Annual Conference Since 2019

After two years of virtual events, the 2022 ALA Annual Conference is set for Thursday–Tuesday, June 23–28 at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The most 2020 books of 2020

As our worlds careened off the cliffs of normalcy, some books were so prescient that you had to wonder: What did these authors know that we didn’t? Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-19 13:30:00 UTC ]
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Is There a Program for Addiction to 12-Step Programs?

The following excerpt is from David Heatley’s graphic memoir, Qualification. * __________________________________ Excerpted from Qualification by David Heatley. Copyright © 2019 David Heatley. Excerpted by permission of Pantheon, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-16 08:47:15 UTC ]
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ALA 2019: PW Talks to ALA Washington Office Director Kathi Kromer

With librarians preparing to gather in Washington for the 2019 Annual Conference, PW recently caught up with ALA's Kathi Kromer to talk about navigating today's unusual political climate, and why 'year-round advocacy' is the office's defining strategy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2018: A Headline Grabbing ALA Annual Conference Wraps Up in New Orleans

A star-studded slate of authors and speakers energized and inspired librarians from the show’s main stages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: Why is Turnout So Low in ALA Elections?

Even with a hot-button issue on this year's ballot, only about 20% of ALA members bothered to vote. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: Michelle Obama, Doris Kearns Goodwin Headline 2018 ALA Annual Conference

A star-studded main speaker program awaits attendees, June 21-26, in New Orleans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Executive Director: Let’s Work Together to “Modernize” ALA

The Week in Libraries, June 8, 2018: Among the headlines this week, ALA seeks member input on its future; NYPL honors a group of great young authors; and the San Francisco Public Library is the 2018 Gale/'Library Journal' Library of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017: This Debut Novel Is Sarah Jessica Parker’s First ALA Book Club Central Pick...

Parker called Stephanie Powell Watts’ debut novel 'No One Is Coming to Save Us' “deeply compelling and richly satisfying," and described it as a “brilliant examination of the American dream among African-Americans in a struggling community in the contemporary South.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017: ALA, Google Announce $500,000 in Grants to Support Computer Skills

The American Library Association kicked off its 2017 annual conference on Thursday with a reception at Google’s Chicago office to celebrate a new $500,000 competitive grant program, sponsored by Google, to encourage computer skills in America’s libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017 Spotlight: PW Talks to Incoming ALA President Jim Neal

Neal talks with PW about leading the association in a period of change, internally and politically. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2015: ALA Awards Will Eisner Library Grants

Libraries in Arizona and New York were each picked to receive nearly $7,000 in books and vouchers to promote graphic novels and build comics collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2014: ALA Sizzles in Las Vegas

Official attendance figures were not available at press time, but ALA officials said the early numbers were on pace to surpass expectations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2014: Hot Start For ALA in Las Vegas

More than 20,000 librarians, authors, publishers and vendors from 765 exhibitors are expected to attend the conference over the next four days, and at first glance, the show looks like it will be a strong one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Reopens Search for New Executive Director

The news of the reopened search comes on the one-year anniversary of Leslie Burger taking the helm as interim executive director, on November 15, 2023, and more than a year after executive director Tracie D. Hall abruptly resigned from her position on October 6, 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Candidates to Vie for ALA Presidency

Lindsay Cronk, Andrea Jamison, and Maria McCauley have been announced as the candidates for the 2026-27 presidency of the American Library Association. Ballot mailing for the ALA election will begin on March 10, 2025. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Opening Day Programs at Shanghai’s Children’s Book Fair

The Shanghai Children's Book Fair expects 45,000 visitors and opens its professional programming organized in cooperation with the Bologna Book Fair. The post Opening Day Programs at Shanghai’s Children’s Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Penguin Random House Expands Its Christian Publishing Program

The Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, a new standalone entity, will expand and build upon on the publisher’s existing evangelical Christian publishing programs under the leadership of Campbell Wharton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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