CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), divisions of the American Library Association (ALA), are excited to announce ...

Associate Professor, School of Information, University of South Florida - Beta Phi Mu Award is presented to a faculty member of a library school or an individual for distinguished service to education ...

This brief guide is designed to help students and researchers find and evaluate primary sources available online. Note: as of 2024, this guide is currently under review and revision. Keep in mind as ...

Students — Join and Rejoin ALA and your state library association (chapter) for one low price. Fifty chapters allow students to join and rejoin one state library association (for example, the North ...

The Committee on Library Advocacy (COLA) consists of 15 members appointed from the membership at large, serving 2 year terms and led by a chair.

In the past four decades, we’ve come a long way in recognizing the prevalence of burnout among librarians—from “Are Librarians Burning Out” to “The Librarians Are Not Okay.”[1] However, library ...

Visit the ALA Institutional Repository for earlier lists. If you are looking for Notable Children's Book lists before 1995: Currently, the ALSC office does not have the resources available to conduct ...

The United States Capital is surrounded by just over a dozen tribal nations that thrive along the Anacostia and Potomac River watersheds, Chesapeake Bay area, and the states of Maryland, Virginia, and ...

"Twenty-four Seconds from Now...,” written by Jason Reynolds and published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. “My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” illustrated ...

The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA's Office for ...

“Bringing Books to Life,” a preschool literacy initiative of the Nashville Public Library, is a perfect marriage of a resource to a need in the community. This free program brings the library’s ...

Measuring and Assessing Reference Services and Resources: A Guide offers an expansive definition of reference service, assessment planning advice, and measurement tools to assist managers in ...