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Fialkoff, Francine; Hoffert, Barbara; Katterjohn, Anna; Miller, Rebecca; Oder, Norman; Rapp, David; Williams, Wilda – Library Journal, 2010
The author reports on the 2010 annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) which was held in Washington, District of Columbia. The Washington Convention Center turned out to be an opportune oasis for librarians to gather and recharge away from the heat, climatological and metaphorical. Though library travel budgets have taken a…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Professional Associations, Library Associations, Librarians
Miller, Rebecca – Library Journal, 2010
This article outlines Public Library Association (PLA) 2010 annual conference to be held in Oregon Convention Center, Portland on March 23-27. The days quickly fill up with the picks of over 100 programs as well as valuable "talk tables" and special events. The well-organized schedule, divided into eight broad tracks (e.g., technology,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Library Services
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2009
There is joy among those who have the funds to go to Chicago for the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, July 9-15. Every librarian knows there is nothing better than a Chicago gathering, with the city's wonderful haunts, museums, restaurants, and fine memories of past conferences. The conference program covers nearly every…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Associations, Conferences (Gatherings), Professional Associations
Dempsey, Beth – Library Journal, 2010
For libraries, the impact of the derailed economy was felt more fully in 2009 than in 2008, as tax revenues decreased and public funds dwindled. By February 2009, the American Library Association (ALA) reported from a survey of its Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) that 41 percent of states expected declining state funding for…
Descriptors: Taxes, Educational Finance, Government Libraries, Public Libraries
Blumenstein, Lynn – Library Journal, 2009
When School Library Association (SLA) convenes its annual conference in Washington, DC, June 14-17, 2009, the association will be celebrating its 100th birthday. This occasion allows for grand gestures--the SLA Salutes! Awards and Leadership Reception will be held in the Library of Congress's Great Hall. The conference also draws upon Washington…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Professional Associations, Library Associations, Librarians
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2009
Hard times bring out the ambiguity in politics. Except for fiscal extremists, most politicians in North America want to support their libraries. When "Library Journal" ("LJ") planned to name the heroes and villains in the politics of library funding, they rediscovered that politics just is not that simple, and that it may be a…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Economic Climate, Financial Support
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2010
The perfect politician, the ideal political ally to a library, is often but not always an elected official. He or she is always an effective champion of "reasonable financial support," i.e., "the amount...which a thoroughly competent librarian can spend wisely." That is what J.T. Wyer, director of the New York State Library, said in his "What the…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Political Influences
Gray, B. Allison – Library Journal, 2009
On January 19, 2009, the day before his historic inauguration, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, commemorated Martin Luther King Day by volunteering for various community service projects around the Washington, DC, area. A record number of Americans also participated in the King Day of Service, joining in over 13,000 projects, more than…
Descriptors: Service Learning, School Libraries, Public Libraries, Professional Associations
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
Library advocacy in one of two directions is the top priority of both Camila Alire and J. Linda Williams, the candidates campaigning to capture the 2009-10 term as president of the American Library Association (ALA). Alire, dean emeritus of the libraries of both the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University, will push for enhancements…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Libraries, Professional Associations, Administrators
Library Journal, 1971
A review is given of the American Library Association's 1971 Conference in Dallas. (Author)
Descriptors: Conferences, Librarians, Library Associations, Meetings
Library Journal, 1971
The intellectual freedom at Dallas involved a new program of action, confrontation with gay liberation, updating of ALA policies, and an end to "jurisdictional fuzziness." (Author)
Descriptors: Conferences, Librarians, Library Associations, Meetings
Library Journal, 1971
A summary is given of the Reference Service Division's preconference on computer-based reference systems. (MM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Librarians, Library Associations, Meetings
Tudor, Dean – Library Journal, 1971
An overview is presented of some of the problems the Canadian Library Association dealt with during their 26th Annual Conference in Vancouver, B.C. (MM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Librarians, Library Associations, Meetings
Library Journal, 1971
Despite the passage of many fine resolutions, activist frustration, postponement, and abdication were the moods of ALA midwinter, capped by what many members labeled a council cop-out. (Author)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Associations, Organizations (Groups), Professional Associations
Library Journal, 1971
The big question of the 1971 Special Libraries Association conference in San Francisco was the same as last year: What's with the Special Library Association/American Society for Information Science Merger? (MM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Librarians, Library Associations, Meetings
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