Four Questions for Texas Library Association Executive Director Shirley Robinson

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 at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]

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ALA Releases Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024

In its annual State of America's Libraries report, the American Library Association found that George M. Johnson’s All Boys Aren’t Blue was the most challenged book of last year, among other titles largely by and about LGBTQ+ persons and people of color. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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National Library Week 2025 Emphasizes the Draw of Libraries

Amidst turmoil, the American Library Association is marking National Library Week April 6-12 with the tagline “Drawn to the Library,” which emphasizes the essential role libraries play in American life. This year’s honorary cochairs are Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA, SBA Launch First School Librarians Conference in Sharjah

The American Library Association and the Sharjah Book Authority will host the inaugural ALA Sharjah School Librarians Conference on April 15–16 in the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Iowa Bill Would Revoke Funding for Library Affiliation with the American Library Association

Iowa public libraries may lose access to state funds for being affiliated by the American Library Association under a new anti-library bill floated by state republicans. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-25 18:20:00 UTC ]
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New Bills in Iowa Threaten to Tighten Obscenity Provisions for Libraries

House File 274 would repeal a section of the Iowa Code that addresses obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions, while Senate File 347 proposes steep fines for sharing allegedly obscene work with minors. American Library Association president-elect Sam Helmick called... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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American Library Association Establishes Public Supporter Program

Using its I Love Libraries website as a platform, the ALA has launched a public supporter program intended to generate donations and keep library patrons apprised of the organization’s advocacy work and grants. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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These are the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners

Established in 2012, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction are awarded by the American Library Association ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-01-27 15:21:29 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair: A Primer on Webtoons from Korea's Munpia

At the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair, PW caught up with Kim Hyung Joo, head of webtoons at Munpia, one of Korea's leading digital publishing platforms, about the growth of the billion-dollar Korean webtoon business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair: A Primer on Webtoons from Korea's Munpia

At the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair, PW caught up with Kim Hyung Joo, head of webtoons at Munpia, one of Korea's leading digital publishing platforms, about the growth of the billion dollar Korean webtoon business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Free Library Partners with ALA, PEN America on Banned Books Map

Little Free Library has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to develop an interactive map that indicates areas in which books are banned and pinpoints locations of its book-sharing boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read

The American Library Association has for nearly 40 years been putting out “Read” posters featuring celebrities and books. Lots of us remember these from school and libraries—my elementary school had the Shaq one guarding the reference books section. When I set out to compile a list of these... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-18 08:56:19 UTC ]
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ALA 2024: Librarians Showcase Creativity

Librarians got hands-on experience with tools of the trade and shared their own innovative approaches to meeting community needs at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, June 27–July 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2024: Librarians Showcase Creativity

Librarians got hands-on experience with tools of the trade and shared their own innovative approaches to meeting community needs at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Black 'Nones' Find a Humanist 'Religion'

More Black Americans are choosing nonbelief as their "religion" and Humanism as their new identification, says Anthony Pinn, author of 'The Black Practice of Disbelief: An Introduction to the Principles, History, and Communities of Black Nonbelievers' (Beacon, May 22). PW caught up with Pinn to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Way We Live with Authenticity': PW Talks with Author and ‘Guncle’ Jonathan Merritt

The cultural commentator, speaker, literary agent, and author's first children's book 'My Guncle and Me' (Running Press) is a gentle, authentic story of Henry Higgleston, a young boy bullied and teased at school for being different until his “guncle” comes for a visit and shows young Henry that... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Healing Journey: PW Talks with Peter Levine

PW caught up with the bestselling author of 'Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma,' who shares his own story of trauma and healing in his latest book an 'Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey,' out this month from Park Street Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Raymond Pun Elected 2025-2026 President of the American Library Association

The academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in Redwood City, Calif., has been elected president of the American Library Association for its 2025–2026 term. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association

A Louisiana bill would criminalize membership in the American Library Association with fines, jail time, or hard labor. No, this isn't a joke. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-04-03 16:22:38 UTC ]
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