[60 Minute Webinar] Intellectual Freedom and the Law:Social Media, First Amendment Audits, and the Library as a Public Forum Tuesday, April 28, 2020 2 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Central 12 p.m. Mountain / 11 a.m. Alaska / 10 a.m. Hawaii Overview of the Webinar: Do you know what the law says about th...

For this year’s #NationalLibraryWeek Take Action for Libraries Day, ALA is asking library supporters to urge their Senators to keep #LibrariesStrong with emergency recovery funding. Contact your Senator now to stand with the library community: http://bit.ly/LibraryFundingCovid

National Library Week is happening now! While people won’t be able to celebrate in person this year, there are many ways to recognize NLW. Here are some quick tips on how libraries can participate:  Share ALA’s free National Library Week graphics on your lib...

The Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) shared a reminder that the updates keep coming to their free resources webpage! The companies with which CLiC partners are dedicated to supporting libraries/schools during this unusual period. Some of their resources are currently available for FREE for a limi...

United for Libraries to present free April 15 webinar on ‘Advocacy for Your Library During a Crisis’ United for Libraries will host the free webinar “Advocacy for Your Library During a Crisis” on Wednesday, April 15 at 1 p.m. Eastern.  How can you work with your local ...

Access to ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman e-books during the COVID-19 pandemic In response to the need to support remote access to information during the COVID-19 outbreak, ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman is making materials easier to access through the following promotions. Institutions interested...

LITA to host a free webinar on ‘A Crash Course in Protecting Library Data While Working From Home’ This 60-minute interactive webinar will guide library workers in protecting patron data as they adjust to the new normal of working from home. Participants will also have the chance to ask...

Care model for school librarians to support new teachers explored in School Library Research New research published in the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), explores ways school librarians can support new teachers to...

ALA seeks proposals for 2020 Diversity Research Grants through May 15 The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) seeks proposals for the Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity-related topic which addresses cr...

ACRL releases "Library Partnerships in International Liberal Arts Education: Building Relationships Across Cultural and Institutional Lines" The Association of College and Resarch Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of "Library Partnerships in International Liberal Arts Education: Building R...

American Libraries (AL) Live Free Webinar Libraries and COVID-19: Using 3D Printing to Make Personal Protective Equipment Date:  Thursday, April 9th Time:  11:00 am Central Time / 10:00 am Mountain Standard Time Event Overview: Personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care worke...