United for Libraries will coordinate the 18th annual National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 15-21, 2023. Friends and libraries across the country will be celebrating with events, fundraisers, and membership drives. United for Libraries offers free promotional materials and ideas…
United for Libraries to present ‘Just the “T”: Duty, Authority, Responsibility & Liability—Library Trustees as Public Officials,’ Oct. 31
Clare Membiela, MLS, J.D., Library Law Consultant, Library of Michigan, will present the United for Libraries webinar Just the “T”: Duty, Authority, Responsibility & Liability—Library Trustees as Public Officials, on Tues., Oct. 31, 2 p.m. Eastern. Library Trustees have a…
ALA Committee on Library Advocacy releases Advocacy Action Plan Workbook
ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office (PPA) is pleased to announce the release of the updated ALA Advocacy Action Plan Workbook, which is available online. The guide is a project of the Committee on Library Advocacy (COLA) and updates the…
Applications for 2024 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellowship due Oct. 16
ALA has announced a call for applications for the Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellows Program. The Fellows Program celebrates 50-year ALA employee Lois Ann Greogry-Wood and her leadership and accomplishments, as well as seeking to encourage understanding and participation in…
United for Libraries to present ‘Fighting Censorship: Creating Connections to Protect Intellectual Freedom’
United for Libraries will present the four-part series Fighting Censorship: Creating Connections to Protect Intellectual Freedom for library Trustees, advocates, Friends, Foundations, and those who work with them as they help support the fight against censorship. Part one, “Be Fierce:…
Join a ‘Rally for the Right to Read,’ Oct. 5
Join Penguin Random House, Booklist, and Unite Against Book Bans for a special Banned Books Week event, Rally for the Right to Read. The event will premiere the video of Ibram X. Kendi’s motivating and moving speech from Rally for…
LeVar Burton to lead 2023 Banned Books Week (Oct. 1-7) as honorary chair
Beloved reading advocate, writer, and television and film star LeVar Burton is leading this year’s Banned Books Week, which takes place Oct. 1-7, 2023. Burton is the first actor to serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, an annual…
Oct. 10 United for Libraries Learning Live to focus on ‘Engaging Youth: Student Library Trustees’
The October United for Libraries Learning Live session will focus on ‘‘Engaging Youth: Student Library Trustees,” featuring Anne Arundel (Md.) County Public LIbrary CEO Skip Auld. and student library Trustee Linda Gayle, on Tues., Oct. 10, 2-3 p.m. Eastern. Register…
I Love My Librarian Award nominations due Sept. 30
The ALA invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. The national award recognizes the outstanding public service contributions of librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries.…
Responses to survey on Intellectual Freedom Manual due Sept. 30
The American Library Association last published the Intellectual Freedom Manual in 2021. Now the co-editors, Erin Berman and John Spears, are preparing for a new edition. They are seeking input from library staff, students, Trustees, educators, and anyone else who…