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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.
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Another BookExpo Is in the Books
The Week in Libraries, June 1, 2018: Among the headlines this week, highlights from a "reimagined" BookExpo 2018, and the California Senate passes a net neutrality bill.
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Is It Time to Rethink How We Do Library Advocacy?
The Week in Libraries, May 25, 2018: Among this week's headlines, why it's time to change the way libraries win support; the Internet Archive wins a grant to digitize university press books; and a University of Arizona study sheds light on how consumers view e-books.
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Why the Senate Vote to Save Net Neutrality Is More than 'Symbolic'
The Week in Libraries, May 18, 2018: Among this week's headlines, the Senate votes to save net neutrality; How climate change is threatening libraries; Education Week looks at the ranks of our school librarians.
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It’s Official: Net Neutrality Rules Will End June 11
The Week in Libraries, May 11, 2018: Among the headlines this week, net neutrality is given one month to live; And it was a good week for public libraries in Ohio.
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Michelle Obama to Deliver Opening Keynote at 2018 ALA Conference
Her appearance at the conference is sponsored by Penguin Random House, which will publish her much-anticipated memoir, 'Becoming,' on November 13, 2018 via its Crown division.
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Librarians Set to Descend on Capitol Hill for National Library Legislative Day
The Week in Libraries, May 4, 2018: Among this week's headlines, librarians prepare to make their case to lawmakers in Washington D.C. as a rescission package looms; Congress could wade into the net neutrality battle.
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University Presses Are Not in Crisis
The Week in Libraries, April 27, 2018: Among the headlines this week, changing the narrative on university press publishing; FSU says it will bail on its "unsustainable" Elsevier contract; and, is open access making a difference yet?
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For Libraries, It Was a Good Week on Capitol Hill
The Week in Libraries, April 20, 2018: Among this week's headlines, a copyright treaty to extend book access to the blind and print disabled sails through its Senate hearing; Support builds for FY2019 federal library funding.
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Libraries Offer Many Services, But Reading Is Foundational
PW library columnist Sari Feldman on how putting books first has proven to be a winning strategy for her library.
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MLS Not Required: After Contentious Debate, ALA Ballot Measure Fails
The Week in Libraries, April 13, 2018—Among this week's headlines: No MLS required for the next ALA boss; Wanda Brown wins ALA presidency.
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Asher, Alexie Top ALA 'Challenged Books' List in Wake of Allegations
The ALA's annual State of America's Libraries report, released on Monday, saw books by Jay Asher and Sherman Alexie land at the top of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom's Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017 list.
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Are We Headed for a Pay-for-Privacy World?
The Week in Libraries: April 6, 2018: Among this week's headlines, Apple and Facebook weigh in on your privacy; Librarians weigh in on the 2020 Census; And via Twitter, a mystery in a Scottish library.
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America Faces a ‘Crisis in Trust’—Librarians Can Help Fix It
The Week in Libraries: March 30, 2018: At PLA, librarians show they ‘get it’; Libraries get a bump in the 2018 federal budget (and a warning for next year); And the New York Times looks at two of Wikipedia’s young citizen editors.
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Tim Wu: Net Neutrality 'As Important, If Not More Important, than the First Amendment'
“If we do one thing over the next few years,” Wu said, “it must be to restore net neutrality it must be to restore our informational freedoms.”
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The Week in Libraries: March 23, 2018
Among this week's headlines: Despite another blizzard, librarians make it to PLA in Philadelphia; Mark Zuckerberg is sorry; And Congress passes a bill that critics say will harm free speech online.
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PLA 2018: In Opening Keynote, Sally Yates Defends Truth, Justice, and the American Way
Yates, the former U.S. Attorney General, urged librarians to stand up for truth in these unprecedented—and exhausting—political times.
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An Early Literacy Expert Evaluates the Every Child Ready to Read Initiative
Susan B. Neuman shares her research into the effect of library programming on parent behavior and engagement.
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Three Librarians Share Tips for Nurturing Early Literacy
Buddy programs, play, and story time are among the ways librarians help children engage with one another and their families.
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The Week in Libraries: March 16, 2018
Among this week's headlines: National Geographic owns up to its 'racist' past; Alexie declines the Carnegie Medal; and a library director faces online harassment after a speech on diversity.
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