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WEB2024 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards. More Stories. American Libraries is the voice of the profession and the flagship magazine of the American Library Association.
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WEBSubmissions, open to any library worldwide, are judged by industry professionals based on aesthetics, design, creativity, and function. Of the selected projects, one is named Best of Competition. The winners were recognized in June at ALA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. American Libraries feature, Sept./Oct.
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WEBJoe Supan writes: “About 2.8 million American households added an internet subscription in 2023, according to newly released Census data. That’s less than the 3.2 million households that got online in 2022, and the second smallest jump since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 2015.
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WEBJoe Supan writes: “About 2.8 million American households added an internet subscription in 2023, according to newly released Census data. That’s less than the 3.2 million households that got online in 2022, and the second smallest jump since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 2015.
May 2023 - American Libraries Magazine
WEB2023 Library Systems Report. Interest in open systems has been growing within the library world for at least 15 years, and recent procurements reflect important breakthroughs. The selection of the open source library services platform (LSP) FOLIO by Library of Congress (LC), the MOBIUS consortium, the National Library of Australia, and others ...
November/December 2021 - American Libraries Magazine
WEBBy Phil Morehart. In September 2020, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs Office announced it would provide nearly $2 million in grants to small and rural libraries of all types to help them address pressing concerns in their communities. Through this Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural ...
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WEBNov 1, 2023 · What I value most is the role ALA has played since its founding in 1876: convening library workers together in service of our shared mission “to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to ...
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November/December 2022 - American Libraries Magazine
WEBWhen It Happens to You. By Claire Zulkey. “It’s important to know that this is a nationwide trend, and it’s very possible it will arrive where you are,” said Megan Cusick, assistant director of state advocacy in ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office, at “Prepare Your Library for Today’s Censorship Battles,” a session at the ...
May 2021 - American Libraries Magazine
WEB2021 Library Systems Report. Only a few minor acquisitions took place in this deeply consolidated industry last year. Unlike in 2019, none of these transactions altered the overall balance of power among competitors. Vendors made extraordinary efforts to help customer libraries cope with changed services while they continued product development ...