National Medal for Museum and Library Service Award

Nominate your favorite museum or library for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service (formerly the National Award) for their significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The medal includes a $10,000 award to each recipient and an awards ceremony in Washington, DC. Deadline for 2009: February 15, 2009. Read more

The Value of Libraries

ALA is putting together an effort to publicize the value of libraries during these hard times, including national op-eds, requests for additional federal funding, and resources for libraries to help get attention of the media, public, and local government.

Here are some links to some good articles.

http://tinyurl.com/56py9v
http://tinyurl.com/6nwnts
http://tinyurl.com/6owz4p

Links are all working as of today!

American Libraries Online Current Issue Now Available to ALL

Our weekly e-newsletter, American Libraries Direct, is now available to anyone who wants to sign up for it, not just ALA members. The sign-up form, as well as the FAQ, is at http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/aldirect/aldirect.cfm and login is no longer required to view the current issue of the American Libraries print magazine online (in PDF format), or to view the archives, which date back to the January 2003 issue. Go directly to http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/alonlineebrary/alonlineebrary.cfm . First-time viewers will need to install the ebrary reader to view issues. To download, go to http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ala/Download . Firefox 3 users installing the reader for the first time will need a workaround, http://www.ebrary.com/kb/users/ff3install.jsp , to make the ebrary reader work with their browser.