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New PLA Webinar on Financial Literacy Programming
Plan a financial literacy program at your library with the help of PLA’s January webinar At 1 p.m. CST on Jan. 19, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a live, hour-long webinar, “Right on the Money: Financial Literacy @ your library,”as part of PLA’s “Public Libraries at Work” monthly webinar series. Attendees will learn [...]
Senate Confirms President’s Nomination of New IMLS Director
Susan H. Hildreth Becomes New Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services On December 22, 2010 Susan Hildreth’s nomination to be director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was confirmed by unanimous consent by the United States Senate. The Institute, an independent United States government agency, is the primary source [...]
U.S. House to Vote on the Museum and Library Services Act Tuesday
From the ALA WAshington Office: Good news! The U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a vote on the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) for Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Your phone calls to Congress are especially important now as your representatives will be making a decision on how they plan to vote on this bill. [...]
Sierra Club – Library Card is the Greenest Option
This brief article discusses the environmental impact of using e-readers versus purchasing books, versus getting a library card. As PLA Blog readers probably already know, library books turn out to be the ‘greenest,’ because each time somebody reads a library book, its environmental burden is reduced. This is because its production requires only a onetime [...]
Google Enters the E-Books Fray
This article on marketwatch.com discusses the new Google eBookstore which is purported to hold nearly 3 million titles, many of which are free. A quick glance at the site reveals many classics topping the free books list. These include “A Tale of Two Cities” and “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane [...]
Deadline Approaches for PLA Nancy Pearl Webinar
The deadline to register for the upcoming PLA Webinar “Nancy Pearl Presents: Books That Make Great Gifts” is 4:30PM CST on this Thursday (December 9, 2010). Due to technical preparations for the webinar PLA is unable to process any registrations after this date/time. The Webinar will take place on Monday, December 13, from 1-2 p.m. [...]
RUSA/Morningstar Public Librarian Support Award
Honor an outstanding public librarian by submitting a nomination for this award of $1,000 for travel expenses for ALA’s Annual Conference (2011) in New Orleans. The award recognizes a public librarian who has performed outstanding business reference service and who requires financial assistance to attend the conference. The recipient must have a demonstrated interest in [...]
New Products Added to PLA Gift Shop
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