Associated tags: American Library Association, Library, ALA, Learning, Human, Intellectual freedom, Book, Parent, News, Librarian, Collection, Freedom, Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Locations: ILLINOIS, ALABAMA, FORT-DE-FRANCE
Retrieved on:
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The Color Purple,
Native Son,
Prince,
BBQ,
Public library,
The Handmaid's Tale,
Deborah Caldwell-Stone,
Freedom,
Gender identity,
The Kite Runner,
Education,
Gender Queer,
Librarian,
Brave New World,
The Des Moines Register,
Politics,
Parent,
Beer,
Constitutional right,
American Library Association,
Young adult,
Marin County Board of Supervisors,
And Tango Makes Three,
First,
Hatred,
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District,
School,
John Nance Garner,
Banned Books Week,
Collection,
The Hate U Give,
ALA,
Clinton Public Library,
I Love You,
Intellectual freedom,
Library,
News,
Book,
Handmaiden,
All Boys Aren't Blue,
Bookbinding,
Beloved CHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) has released new preliminary data documenting the continued rise in attempts to censor books and materials in public, school and academic libraries during the first eight months in 2023.
Key Points:
- CHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) has released new preliminary data documenting the continued rise in attempts to censor books and materials in public, school and academic libraries during the first eight months in 2023.
- In the past, most challenges to library resources only sought to remove or restrict a single book.
- *ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed with OIF by library professionals and from news stories throughout the U.S. Because many book challenges are not reported to ALA or covered by press, this data represents only a snapshot of book censorship throughout the year.
- A challenge to a book may be resolved in favor of retaining the book in the collection or result in a book being restricted or withdrawn from the library.
Lessa Kananiʻopua Pelayo-Lozada,
Employment,
Face,
Story,
Parent,
National Library Week,
Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America,
American Library Association,
Veteran,
National library,
Collection,
ALA,
Intellectual freedom,
First Amendment to the United States Constitution,
Library,
News,
Book,
Social media CHICAGO , March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) today released new data documenting 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly doubles the 729 challenges reported in 2021.
Key Points:
- The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly doubles the 729 challenges reported in 2021.
- Of those titles, the vast majority were written by or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color.
- Of the reported book challenges, 58% targeted books and materials in school libraries, classroom libraries or school curricula; 41% of book challenges targeted materials in public libraries.
- Of the overall number of books challenged, 90% were part of attempts to censor multiple titles.
Library,
Literacy,
American Library Association,
Book,
Student,
ALA,
Reading,
Racism,
Authors Guild,
Color,
Literature,
Person,
Freedom,
LGBTQ,
Intellectual freedom,
AFT,
Government,
Learning,
Deborah Caldwell-Stone,
Human,
Association,
Parent,
Librarian,
Genocide,
Multimedia CHICAGO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) and a coalition of over 25 groups are banding together to empower individuals and communities to fight censorship and protect the freedom to read. Organizations including the American Federation of Teachers and the Authors Guild have joined the association's Unite Against Book Bans campaign to raise awareness about the recent rise in book challenges in public libraries and schools.
Key Points:
- "Book bans are about limiting kids' freedom to read and teachers' freedom to teach," said Weingarten.
- The majority of these bans target titles with racial and LGBTQ themes, cruelly erasing young readers' lived experience.
- That is why we joined Unite Against Book Bans and continue to implement programs such as our recently launched Banned Books Club."
- The American Library Association (ALA) is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services.
Retrieved on:
Thursday, January 21, 2021
This OnDemand session will address:
Key Points:
- This OnDemand session will address:
How librarians and educators can be advocates and activists from within the systems they're trying to change.
- What social justice work looks like for library and education professionals in the aftermath of a divisive election and in the midst of the pressures created by the pandemic.
- For more than 60 years, Gale has partnered with libraries around the world to empower the discovery of knowledge and insights where, when and how people need it.
- Gale has 500 employees globally with its main operations in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
The Libraries Transform Book Pick program is designed to connect readers across the U.S. with the selected ebook simultaneously through their public libraries to generate conversation across communities.
Key Points:
- The Libraries Transform Book Pick program is designed to connect readers across the U.S. with the selected ebook simultaneously through their public libraries to generate conversation across communities.
- A book guide and other materials to help book clubs and readers foster conversation are also available .
- "It is such an honor to have my debut novel selected as the first Libraries Transform Book Pick," said author Kassandra Montag.
- The Libraries Transform Book Pick is a collaboration between Booklist, the book review magazine of the American Library Association; Libraries Transform, the American Library Association's public awareness initiative; and OverDrive, ALA Library Champion and lead sponsor of Libraries Transform.
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
Key Points:
- Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
"The Poet X," written by Elizabeth Acevedo, is the 2019 Printz Award winner.
- The inaugural Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award is being given in 2019 to a digital media producer that has created distinguished digital media for an early learning audience.
- The American Indian Youth Literature awardannouncements also will be added to the ALA Youth Media Awards Announcement beginning in 2020.The award is announced in even years and established to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians.
- The award is administered by the American Indian Library Association (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association.
The awards, established in 2012, serve as a guide to help adults select quality reading material.
Key Points:
- The awards, established in 2012, serve as a guide to help adults select quality reading material.
- "It was an incredible year of reading and discussing the best books of 2018 alongside the dedicated and insightful readers on the committee.
- Everything came into focus when we selected these two very powerful Andrew Carnegie Medal winners," said Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction selection committee chair Annie Bostrom, who is Booklist's associate editor for adult books.
- Carnegie Corporation ofNew Yorkwas established in 1911 byAndrew Carnegieto promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.
Retrieved on:
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Key Points:
- For more information regarding the 2018 I Love My Librarian Award recipients, please visit www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian .
- The New York Public Library is a free provider of education and information for the people of New York and beyond.
- To offer this wide array of free programming, The New York Public Library relies on both public and private funding.
- American Library Association (ALA) is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services.
Retrieved on:
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The American Library Association (ALA) today announced six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the United States.
Key Points:
- CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The American Library Association (ALA) today announced six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the United States.
- "Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America," by Beth Macy, published by Little, Brown.
- All the finalists will be honored during a celebratory event at ALA's 2019 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
- Carnegie Corporation of New York was established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.
The national award invites library users to nominate their favorite librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries.
Key Points:
- The national award invites library users to nominate their favorite librarians working in public, school, college, community college or university libraries.
- Last year's award winners were honored for making a difference in their communities, schools and campuses through the work they do every day.
- Carnegie Corporation of New York provides generous support for the I Love My Librarian Award and is a co-sponsor along with the The New York Public Library.
- The ALA administers the award through the ALA's Communications and Marketing Office, which promotes the value of libraries and librarians.
