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ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels Announces He Will Retire in July 2017
Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Publishing
|From an American Library Association Announcement (Full Text): American Library Association Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels announced today that he will retire in July 2017. Fiels has led ALA since 2002, making him one of the longest-serving executive directors in the Association’s history. Before he came to ALA, Fiels was director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners […]
Media Source Appoints Steve Zales as CEO
Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|Just in from Media Source, the parent company of Library Journal, School Library Journal, The Horn Book, and other properties. Media Source, Inc., (“Media Source”) appoints Steve Zales as Chief Executive Officer effective today. Zales succeeds Randy Asmo, who steps down after 29 years at Media Source, including 18 years as its CEO. Mr. Asmo […]
From a Funds For Learning Report Publication Announcement: In an effort to aid policymakers, administrators and other E-rate stakeholders as they shape the future of the program, Funds For Learning [an e-rate consulting firm] releases its E-rate Trends Report. Based on a survey of 1,016 applicants representing a cross-section that closely matches the overall population […]
Coverage of Carla Hayden’s Swearing-In Ceremony as 14th Librarian of Congress (September 14, 2016)
|We will post a variety of reports, video, and other resources here throughout the day. Tweets of Ceremony via @LibraryJournal Stream Video: Ceremony (Version One) Swearing in of Carla Hayden (via C-SPAN) Runs 46:29 Video: Ceremony (Version Two) Note: This version runs approx. 106 minutes and begins with about video and music before ceremony begins. […]
From CNN: In a historic first, the International Criminal Court has classified destroying cultural artifacts as a war crime. It follows the trial of jihadist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, who pleaded guilty Monday to destroying religious monuments in the ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali. [Clip] Mahdi, also known as “Abou Tourab,” was charged in March […]
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) released FY 2014 Public Libraries Survey data earlier today. Links below. From IMLS: Today, the Institute of Museum and Library Services released the data for the FY 2014 Public Libraries Survey. Accompanying FY 2014 data are new online visualizations and tools to make the data easier to […]
In Philadelphia, Public Libraries are Serving as Hubs of Health Information (Nurses in the Library)
|From Penn News (U. of Pennsylvania) News: Public libraries serve communities in myriad ways, providing places where people gather to read, learn a new language, access the internet, pick up tax forms, or apply for jobs. Now, with support from a President’s Engagement Prize, Penn School of Nursing graduate Melanie Mariano will help Philadelphia’s public libraries […]
From The Bookseller: Altogether just under 40 BBC local radio stations in England including two on the Channel Islands are teaming up with libraries in their areas to launch a new Book of the Month slot, to encourage both reading and boost visits to libraries. The initiative, organised in partnership with the Society of Chief […]
UPDATE July 29, 2016 President Obama Formally Announces that Chicago’s Jackson Park Neighborhood Will Be Location of Presidential Library Note: Along with being close to the University of Chicago, the Jackson Park neighborhood is also home to one of the city’s most famous attractions and resources, the Museum of Science and Industry. The area was […]
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Fulton County commissioners voted Wednesday to spend up to $55 million to renovate Atlanta’s Central Library, scuttling plans to build a new facility downtown. The decision brings to an end months of debate over whether the county should keep the iconic building near Peachtree Center that has fallen into disrepair and […]