Library Associations & Organizations Press Releases

Press Releases

Law Library of Congress To Celebrate 175th Anniversary in 2007 - News Releases (Library of Congress)
www.loc.gov | Dec 16, 2011
In celebration of its 175 years of service to Congress and the nation, the Law Library of Congress is launching a yearlong series of events designed to celebrate its achievements and showcase its unparalleled resources.

Cal State L.A. librarian honored for his courageous fight against censorship | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Nov 29, 2011
Cal State L.A. librarian honored for his courageous fight against censorship. Song receives the California Library Association’s 2011 Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award. - PR11736511

The John Cotton Dana Award Expands to Offer More Grants for Outstanding Library Public Relations
www.prweb.com | Nov 15, 2011
Eight $10,000 Grants to Be Awarded as Part of the Most Prestigious Award of the American Library Association

B o n e v i l l e » Ah, I love being on Top Ten lists…
www.boneville.com | Sep 30, 2010
The American Library Association is marking Banned Books Week, and they have the 2010 Top Ten Graphic Novels list.You can read the list here, on Hypergeek, and read the article on The Huffington Post.Among the reasons are Sexually Explicit content and drugs.Huh?!

Califa-OCLC Partnership [OCLC]
www.oclc.org | Jul 21, 2010
OCLC welcomes the Califa Library Group as the newest partner in the OCLC Partnership Program.<p><a href="http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/2010/201042.htm">View full article</a></p>

Exploring Jewish Books and Literacy Programs at AJL09
www.justonemorebook.com | Jul 13, 2009
A Podcast about the children's books we love and why we love them - recorded in our favourite coffee shop

ALA Names Dark Horse Titles as Great Graphic Novels for Teens 1/20/10 :: Press Releases :: Dark
www.darkhorse.com
ALA Names Dark Horse Titles As Great Graphic Novels for Teens TheAmerican Library Association has released their list of 2010 GreatGraphic Novels for Teens, and Dark Horse is proud to announce thatfour of our titles have made the prestigious list.<br><br>To further the honor,<i>TheHelm</i>by Jim

New Center for the Book Reading Promotion Partner - News Releases (Library of Congress)
www.loc.gov | Dec 16, 2011
Twenty-eight deaf people, interested in furthering their education, attended the first meeting of the National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD) on Feb. 6, 1907, at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. One hundred years later, that group has grown to some 2,000 organizations and

Five State Centers Recognized for Reading Promotion Projects - News Releases (Library of Congress)
www.loc.gov | Dec 16, 2011
Affiliated state centers for the book from California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana and Maine are the 2007 winners of the Boorstin Award for innovative reading promotion projects, announced John Y. Cole, director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress.

New Bilingual Volume on Reading Promotion - News Releases (Library of Congress)
www.loc.gov | Dec 16, 2011
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, along with the British Council and the Pushkin Library Foundation in Russia, has recently published 'Building Nations of Readers: Experience, Ideas, Examples,' a handbook on reading promotion.