The Newbery Award Selection Committee consists of 15 members: one chair and 6 members appointed from the ALSC membership at large, and 8 members elected by the ALSC membership, serving 2-year terms ...

The editorial board is charged to serve in an advisory capacity to the ACRL staff regarding the Project Outcome for Academic Libraries toolkit. The editorial board advises on the development and ...

Creates professional development opportunities and facilitates meaningful conversations among librarians who have an interest in library instruction and instructional technology in distance and online ...

Platinum Play Hall of Fame The best games for playing in libraries! (A.K.A. The Platys) This Hall of Fame highlights games that are great for use in library collections and library programming. Only ...

Backgammon is a classic abstract strategy game dating back thousands of years. Each player has a set of 15 checkers (or stones) that must be moved from their starting positions, around, and then off ...

The Games and Gaming Round Table is very proud to announce our classic games that we recognize as Platinum Plays – evergreen titles well-suited to Library programs and collections.

ALA, its Divisions, Round Tables and Affiliates host many conferences, and in-person and online events to showcase cutting-edge developments in library advocacy, information literacy, and many other ...

In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the American Library Association vowed to continue its defense of ...

Without all of this help, re-launching RUSQ would have been an impossible task. I am honored to serve as editor of the journal, and hope that it continues its long tradition of blending theory and ...

Learn how Fred Rogers’ work can inform the evaluation of library services and support the wellbeing of library staff.

In celebration of his latest nonfiction title, "The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians," world’s bestselling author ...

Learn what three high-immigrant population city libraries in Germany are doing to serve immigrant and refugee populations. This experience and information is told through the perspective of a American ...