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ALA announced on November 11 the candidates running for ALA offices. Lindsay Cronk, dean of libraries at Tulane University in New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, assistant professor of school librarianship at Illinois State University in Normal; and Maria McCauley, director of libraries at Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library are candidates for the ALA presidency for the 2026–2027 term.
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Libraries Transforming Communities, One Year Later. By Alison Marcotte. During the first round of funding, 240 small and rural libraries, located within towns with populations of under 25,000 people, received awards of $10,000 or $20,000 to improve the accessibility of their facilities, services, and programs. American Libraries spoke with five ...
2024 Library Systems Report - American Libraries Magazine
May 1, 2024 — The company currently employs a workforce of 57. In 2023, 108 libraries spanning 248 locations signed agreements for Atriuum, bringing total installations up to 5,362. Of these sites, 3,854 are school libraries, 1,036 are public libraries, 73 are academic libraries, and 399 represent other library types.
ALA Releases State of America’s Libraries 2024 Report
On April 8, the American Library Association (ALA) released its State of America’s Libraries 2024 report, an annual summary of library trends. The report is published during National Library Week, this year being held April 7–13.. Censorship attempts took center stage again in the 2024 report. The number of unique titles targeted for censorship …
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2021 Library Systems Report - American Libraries Magazine
May 3, 2021 — The 2021 Library Systems Report documents ongoing investments of libraries in strategic technology products in 2020. It covers for-profit and nonprofit organizations that offer strategic resource management products—especially integrated library systems and library services platforms—and comprehensive discovery products.
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Anne Ford writes: “For Susan Brown, December 17, 2004, was a perfectly normal day—until she saw the elevator doors open. Brown, director of Transylvania University’s J. Douglas Gay Jr./Frances Carrick Thomas Library in Lexington, Kentucky, was walking past the staff elevator on the library’s main level when the doors parted and she reflexively glanced inside.
2021 Library Design Showcase - American Libraries Magazine
Sep 1, 2021 — Project type: Renovation and expansion Architect: Teeple Architects Size: 227,732 square feet Cost: $85 million Canadian Photo: Andrew Latreille. PHIL MOREHART is a senior editor at American Libraries. The 2021 Library Design Showcase is American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address user needs in unique ...
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