American library association

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NYT Books on Instagram: "Attempts to ban books are accelerating across the U.S. at a rate never seen since tracking began more than 20 years ago, according to a new report from the American Library Association. So far in 2022, there have been attempts to ban or restrict access to 1,651 different titles, the group found, up from challenges to 1,597 books in 2021, the year with the highest number of complaints since the group began documenting book challenges decades ago. Book banning efforts…

The American Library Association was founded in 1876 and based in Chicago, Illinois. The oldest and largest library education and promotion association in the world, they have featured the Muppets in many advertising campaigns over the years. In a 1980 campaign, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy were pictured browsing in a library. The image was later used on a bookplate sticker. The Muppet Babies appeared on a READ campaign in 1986. Another READ campaign in 1992 pictured Miss Piggy as…

The ALA isn't the only organization that honors the best children's and young adult books of the year. Check out these children's book awards.

Sponsored by AASL Deadline: February 1 Overview AASL’s Best Digital Tools are recognized for fostering qualities of: Innovation/Creativity Active Participation Collaboration User-Friendly Encourages Exploration Information/Reference As well as their display of one or more of the AASL Standards Shared Foundations: Inquire Include Collaborate Curate Explore Engage Eligibility Nominations may be submitted by developers, school librarians, or the general public. For a tool to qualify as…

From data from the American Library Association (ALA), we compiled some of the most banned and challenged books of the last five years. #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2021 #BannedBooks #ReadBannedBooks

Posters used by the ALA during its early history are now digitized for long-term preservation and access copies are available for viewing online. [Database currently down, 3/8/2019] Subjects covere…

Autobots, roll out…to the library for Library Card Sign-Up Month in September! Whether you’re upgrading your skills, scouting for knowledge and information, or connecting with other heroic readers, a library card is your key to an arsenal of resources.

ALA, in collaboration with the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University, invites public libraries to apply for Media Literacy @ Your Library, a pilot program that will train library workers to help their adult patrons become better news consumers. In this six-month learning and prototyping project, ALA and the Center for News Literacy will work with teams from five public libraries to adapt existing media literacy training materials to serve the needs of public librarians and the…

National Library Week 2024: Ready, Set, Library! The theme for National Library Week 2024 (April 7-13) is Ready, Set, Library! National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and Newbery and Pura Belpré-award winning author Meg Medina will serve as 2024 Honorary Chair. [columns=2][column] [/column][column] “I’m thrilled to serve as the honorary chair of National Library Week for 2024! Libraries connect our communities and enrich our lives in ways we may not realize, and one of my greatest…