United for Libraries’ Learning Live program for Oct, “Let’s Execute! Identifying Actionable Steps in Your Strategic Plan to Create the Impact Your Community Deserves,” will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register here Are you tired…
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Learn about Friends book sales in Sept. 14 webinar from Friends of South Carolina Libraries
Join Friends of South Carolina Libraries for a free webinar titled “Book Sales Come In All Shapes and Sizes” on Wed., Sept. 14, 2-3 p.m. Eastern. This webinar is open to those outside of South Carolina. The program will include…
Get ready for Banned Books Week, Sept. 18-24, 2022
Banned Books Week, held Sept. 18-24, 2022, celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Boards of Trustees, Friends of the Library groups, and library Foundations can get involved by…
Applications for 2022 United for Libraries Awards for Innovation sponsored by Baker & Taylor due Sept. 30
United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries Awards for Innovation sponsored by Baker & Taylor through Sept. 30. These awards recognize Friends groups and library Foundations for outstanding efforts to support their library. Three groups will…
Sign up your library to participate in National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 20
ALA is pleased to be a premier partner of National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), which takes place Sept. 20, and encourages libraries to sign up to participate. Celebrated every September, NVRD is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. On…
Register for Sept.13 Learning Live: ‘Ask the Experts: Boards of Trustees’
United for Libraries’ Learning Live program for September, “Ask the Experts: Boards of Trustees,” will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13 2022 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Register here Join Deborah Doyle, United for Libraries President Elect and chair of the Sonoma…
Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when ALA and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong learning. Tony Award-winning…
Proposals for 2023 ALA Annual Conference due Sept. 16
ALA Conference Services will begin accepting program proposals on August 8, 2022, for the 2023 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition to take place in Chicago, IL on June 22-27, 2023. Once again, proposals will be accepted via one submission site…
I Love My Librarian Award nominations due Sept. 30
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. Nominations…
Beth Cottingham President of the Friends of the Spicewood (Texas) Community Library, receives United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks
Beth Cottingham, President of the Friends of the Spicewood (Texas) Community Library, was the 2022 recipient United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks. She received free registration to the ALA Annual Conference and $1000 for travel expenses.…