The Virtual Communities and Libraries Member Initiative Group meeting for the 2009 ALA Annual Conference - taking place in the hometown of ALA Headquarters: Chicago, IL! - will take place in real life on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at 3:00 pm CT (1:00 pm PT/SLT), at National Louis University, which is located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue. Meet the ( Read more... )

“Worlds connect @ your library” in Second Life

CHICAGO - In celebration of National Library Week, the American Library Association (ALA) will host a series of “Worlds connect @ your library” events in Second Life (SL). “Worlds connect @ your library” is the 2009 theme for National Library Week.

This year’s attractions and events in Second Life mark ( Read more... )

Is your library participating in the ALA National Gaming Day on Saturday, November 15, 2008?
http://delicious.com/alalibrary/alagamingday08

This week’s Salon Huron on ALA Island (196, 206, 29) on Thursday, October 30, at 3:30 pm Pacific Time/Second Life Time will be led by Sonja Morgwain. The discussion topic is National Gaming Day - share ideas, ( Read more... )

Young adult author and LJ'er cynleitichsmith will be appearing in Second Life TONIGHT on ALA Island at 5:00 pm Pacific Time/Second Life Time.


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May 8, 2008 press release from the American Library Association (ALA) --

Children’s book on male penguins raising chick tops ALA's 2007 list of most challenged books  
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2008/may2008/penguin.cfm

March 6, 2007 press release from the American Library Association (ALA) --

"And Tango Makes Three" tops ( Read more... )

Here are the events that we have scheduled so far for ALA Island in Second Life for 2008 Banned Books Week. More events to be announced. Locations subject to change. See the (new!)  ALA Island Facebook Fan Page for latest information.

Last revised: September 29, 2008

NEW ON ALA ISLAND FOR BANNED BOOKS WEEK! BE SURE TO SEE!

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This week, ALA released its online video promoting Banned Books Week 2008, which stars ALA staffers Bryan Campbell and Valerie Hawkins -- which is me :)! You can see the video in a couple of places online, including:

Banned Books Week: I'd Like To Find *BLEEP*
http://alfocus.ala.org/videos/banned-books-week-id-find-bleep

and

http:// ( Read more... )

My name is Valerie Hawkins and I work in the Library of the American Library Association (ALA), where my title is Library Reference Specialist. Chiefly I respond to questions about ALA and about libraries and librarianship from ALA staff, members, and nonmembers, by phone, fax, mail, e-mail, and, most recently, by chat/instant messaging.

But an ( Read more... )

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FYI:

http://del.icio.us/alalibrary/alaannual08
Links to web pages regarding the 2008 ALA Annual Conference occurring June 26-July 2, 2008, in Anaheim, CA, including the pages on registration, housing, and the exhibits, and the Official Wiki, as well.

Especially see:

ALA | 2008 ALA Annual Conference Main Page

Official ( Read more... )