ALA Full Membership to Vote on Executive Director Qualifications
When Keith Michael Fiels, the former executive director (ED) of the American Library Association (ALA), announced in September 2016 that he would retire the following July, ALA leadership began...
View ArticleA Librarian Must Lead ALA: Be Sure You Vote in March | Blatant Berry
If this headline seems familiar, there’s a good reason: one year ago I said something very similar in “The Devalued MLIS.” At the time, I was addressing the upcoming vote of the American Library...
View ArticleRedefining Libraries, Librarianship, and ALA | ALA Midwinter 2018
The 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter meeting returned to Denver for the fourth time since 1982, offering attendees a range of programming from high-name-recognition speakers to a...
View ArticleNews from the Show Floor | ALA Midwinter 2018
Library vendors had lots of news to share at this year’s American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits in Denver. Here are a few of the announcements LJ had the opportunity to learn...
View ArticleFederal Budget Request Seeks to Defund IMLS, Cultural Agencies—Again
The FY19 budget request released on February 12 by the Trump administration calls for the defunding of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as well as a number of other programs...
View ArticleGhikas: What ALA Needs: The Perfect Model for the Search Committee | Blatant...
The Executive Board of the American Library Association (ALA) recently appointed Mary Ghikas ALA executive director (ED) through January 2020. Ghikas has been interim ED since last August 2017, when...
View ArticleMeet the Candidates: ALA President 2018–19
Voting for the American Library Association (ALA) 2019–20 presidential campaign opened on March 12, and ALA members in good standing can cast their ballots through April 4. Results will be announced...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Concerns Spark Criticism of ALA Madison Award Pick
On March 9 the ALA Washington Office announced the recipients of its annual James Madison Award, given to “individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government...
View ArticleCity of Library Love: PLA 2018 in Philadelphia
For many attending the Public Library Association (PLA) 2018 conference in Philadelphia, the biggest challenge was simply getting there, thanks to an early spring Nor’easter that dumped snow from...
View ArticleWanda Brown Wins ALA Presidency
After votes for the American Library Association (ALA) election were tallied on April 11, the organization announced that Wanda Kay Brown would be ALA’s 2019–20 president-elect.
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