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When a Librarian Travels...
PW library columnist Sari Feldman reflects on one of her favorite bookstores: the Bookworm Bookshop & Cafe in Thurles, Ireland.
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ALA Launches ‘Policy Corps’ Initiative
The program will tap expertise from within the library community to work on policy initiatives that affect libraries.
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ALA Names Feldman, Peha OITP Senior Fellows
As senior fellows, Feldman and Peha will provide “strategic advice” to the ALA on a variety of policy initiatives.
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Discovery Happens Here: PW Talks with Wikipedia's Jake Orlowitz
From its launch in 2001, Wikipedia—the Internet’s hugely popular, user-created free encyclopedia—was viewed with suspicion by reference publishers and librarians. But today, many publishers and librarians today are collaborating with Wikipedia, seeing it not as a threat, but as an ally that can drive users to their local libraries, and to expert resources.
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House Votes to Save Library Funding, NEA and NEH
Despite the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate virtually all federal library funding, the House yesterday passed a package of FY2018 spending bills that include full funding for libraries and the arts.
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Follett, TLA Unveil Relief Programs for Texas School Libraries
The library distributor and the Texas Library Association’s Disaster Relief Fund have unveiled programs aimed at helping schools damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
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EveryLibrary Kicks Off Library Awareness Campaign
EveryLibrary, a library political action committee, is launching a campaign to get more than a million Facebook supporters by November 7.
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School & Library Spotlight: All Our Coverage
Checking in with school librarians and educators as they prepare strategies and tools for the coming school year.
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Stocking Up On New Back-to-School Basics
School librarians and teachers weigh in on their must-have items for the new school year.
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How to Build a Digital Classroom
EdTech experts Joyce Valenza and Shannon McClintock discuss favorite tools and methods for bringing technology into the classroom.
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School Librarians Are Teaching Digital Citizenship
Librarians share their insights on helping students navigate the world of social media and technology.
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EveryLibrary, Follett Partner to Save School Librarians
A new alliance has formed between the library-centric social welfare nonprofit and the educational services company that focuses on school library advocacy.
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With DonorsChoose, Teachers Find Funding for Their Classroom Dreams
DonorsChoose.org founder Charles Best discusses his charity’s mission and the current state of public education funding.
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PW Welcomes New Library Columnist Sari Feldman
Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio, and a former president of both the Public Library Association (2009–2010) and the American Library Association (2015–2016), will write a monthly column as part of PW's library coverage.
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Nancy Pearl's Next Chapter
In September, "America's librarian" will publish her debut novel 'George & Lizzie' with Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint.
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ALA Policy Paper: the Copyright Office Belongs in the Library of Congress
In a short, but deeply-sourced policy paper released this week, the American Library Association pushes back against a key talking point in the recent bid to make the Register of Copyrights a presidential appointee.
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Congress Poised to Fund Libraries, Save the NEH and NEA
Defying President Trump's budget proposal, the House Appropriations Committee this week voted to fund the IMLS, and the NEH and NEA.
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Libraries Clear First Budget Hurdle in Congress
The budget battle is kicking up again in Washington, but this time with a note of optimism for libraries and library supporters.
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What Can Some of the World’s Most Historic Documents Tell Us About the Documents of the Future?
Our history, as individuals and as societies and cultures, is inextricably and necessarily intertwined with documenting things. And despite ever more technology, that will never change.
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In Chicago, Librarians Get Their Mojo Back
At the 2017 ALA Annual Conference, a strong slate of speakers expressed support for libraries and energized librarians for the political, professional, and budget battles that lie ahead.
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