ALA/ARL approve Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework
CHICAGO; WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force’s final draft of the Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework was...
View ArticleThe 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table gifts Book Donation Grants
CHICAGO - Each year, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards community offers three underfunded libraries, schools and/or non-traditional organizations that provide educational services to children CSK Book...
View ArticleALA President Pelayo-Lozada announces travel grant for LibLearnX 2023
ALA President Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada announces a travel grant for underemployed library workers to attend the Library Learning Experience (LibLearnX) on January 27-30, 2023, in New Orleans,...
View ArticleALA invites applications for $3.5 million in grants as part of Libraries...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant.
View ArticleNominations Open for 2023 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer
CHICAGO– ALA is accepting nominations for the 2023 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer. The Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture is held annually during the ALA Annual Conference as a tribute...
View ArticleLibrary, Archives Associations encourage member participation in National Day...
CHICAGO - On January 17, 2023, the seventh annual US National Day of Racial Healing, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of...
View ArticleAmerican Library Association Rainbow Round Table announces Top 10 Book List
CHICAGO - The Over the Rainbow committee of ALA’s Rainbow Roundtable considered 298 titles in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry during 2022. This year’s selection saw books of every genre featuring the...
View ArticleALA announces 240 recipients of library accessibility funding for small and...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the first recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grants, an initiative that...
View ArticleJean E. Coleman Lecturer announced for 2023 ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO – Ady Huertas (she/her/ella), of the San Diego Public Library, will deliver the 2023 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture at the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference and...
View ArticleTuliao to swim for Spectrum Scholarship
Miriam Tuliao announced that she will swim Grimaldo’s Mile, a one mile open water event in New York City, on July 15 to raise funds for ALA’s Spectrum Scholarship Program. This is Tuliao's 16th...
View ArticleVirtual panel discussion on January 16 in recognition of National Day of...
CHICAGO — On Tuesday, January 16th, 2024, join the American Library Association (ALA) in recognizing and celebrating the eighth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDRH). Originally launched in 2017...
View ArticleDavid Delmar Sentíes to keynote and Dr. Claudette McLinn to present...
CHICAGO – Author and Tech Bootcamp Founder David Delmar Sentíes will deliver the keynote address at the 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration during the...
View Article“Freedom House” wins 2024 Stonewall Barbara Gittings Literature Award
CHICAGO – “Freedom House” by KB Brookins and published by Deep Vellum is the 2024 recipient of the Stonewall Book Awards – Barbara Gittings Literature Award. The awards were announced by the American...
View Article“Hijab Butch Blues” wins 2024 Stonewall Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award
CHICAGO – “Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir,” by Lamya H and published by The Dial Press, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House is the 2024 recipient of the Stonewall Book Awards –...
View ArticleMiriam Tuliao to Participate in 37th Annual Great Saunter to raise funds for...
CHICAGO - Miriam Tuliao has announced that she will participate in the 37th Annual Great Saunter, a 32-mile walk around Manhattan, on May 4, 2024 to raise funds for ALA’s Spectrum Scholarship Program....
View ArticleNominations Open for 2024 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2024 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer. The Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture is held annually during...
View ArticleALA awards $3.6 million in library accessibility funding to 310 small and...
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the second round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an...
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