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The article announces the 2024 American Library Association (ALA) award winners including Jennie Pu for innovation and service to community and profession, Danielle Maurici-Pollock for service to education in librarianship, and Felton Thomas Jr. for promoting equality in the library profession.

The article features five solo staffers from public, school and community college libraries about the ways they have bridged gaps in services, weathered devastating budget losses, and stood up for their patrons' right to read. These include Aaron Lafromboise of Blackfeet Community College's Medicine Sprint Library in Browning, Montana, Vicki Selander of Castle Rock Public Library in Washington, and Chelsea Price of Meservey Public Library in Iowa.

The article announces the winners of the 2021 American Library Association Awards, including the Joint Council of Librarians of Color which received the Equality Award, Buffalo and Erie County, New York Public Library which received the Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation, and Steven Yates who received the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship.

The article announces the American Library Association recognizes the achievements many individuals and institutions with an array of awards and in 2020 winners, chosen by juries of their colleagues, embody the best of the profession's leadership, and service has continued commitment to diversity.

The article features the American Library Association's (ALA) Emerging Leaders, launched in 1997 as a one-year program under former ALA President Mary R. Somerville and revived in 2006 under former ALA President Leslie Burger. They include Jamie Becker for the American Association of School Librarians, Jessica Agudelo for the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, and Shayla Boyce for the International Relations Round Table.

The article reviews exhibitions from the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition held June 20-25 in Washington, D.C.

The article describes a fun and creative approach to campus collaboration implemented by librarians at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Topics discussed include the librarians' collaboration with their Division of Campus Life to host large-scale, live-action gaming events in the library, the growing popularity of the outdoor games Capture the Flag and Humans v Zombies, and the increasing number of students attending the gaming events since 2010.

This article announces that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in the United States is inviting its members to volunteer as committee members. Benefits from volunteering include: the building of ties with academic and research librarians around the country; the enhancement of leadership abilities; the sharing of expertise with colleagues; and the gaining of additional expertise by learning more about a new area of academic librarianship or picking up new ideas for their current areas. The steps in the appointment process and the application process are described.

Provides insights on academic libraries and librarianship in the United States. Challenges in library science education; Convictions and recommendations in meeting challenges; Actions taken to meet changes and reflect values; Axioms for librarians.

The article discusses winners of the 2016 American Library Association (ALA) Awards. Topics include the selection of librarian and former ALA president Maureen Sullivan to receive the Joseph W. Lippincourt Award, the selection of Library of Congress Chief of Staff Robert R. Newlen to receive the Melvil Dewey Medal, and the selection of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign assistant professor Nicole A. Cooke to receive the Equality Award.

The article examines public perceptions and stereotypes of librarians. Particular focus is the creation and perpetuation of stereotypes of librarians, including the middle-aged librarian, the bun-wearing librarian, the sexy librarian or the hipster librarian. Additional topics discussed include the history of librarianship in the U.S., insights from the author Bryan Rindfleisch on the history of masculinity and how librarian positions began to be seen as "women's work."

The article announces individuals and libraries recognized by the American Library Association (ALA), including faculty member Beverly P. Lynch who was presented the Beta Phi Mu Award for distinguished services to education for librarianship, the Oklahoma State University Library which was presented the ALA Excellence in Library Programming Award, and James G. Neal who was presented the Joseph W. Lippincott Award for distinguished service to the librarianship profession.

This article reports on developments regarding people in college and research libraries in the United States. These include: Phillip M. Edwards as winner of the Coalition for Networked Information's Paul Evans Peters Fellowship for graduate study in the information sciences or librarianship; the appointment of James Neal as the U.S. representative to the Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions; the appointment of JoseeMarie Griffiths as dean of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and the appointment of Helena Rodrigues as university dean of libraries at Johnson & Wales University.

The article explores the response by librarians in the U.S. to technological changes. According to the author, librarians have embraced new technologies to better carry out their duties. He compares the use of technology by librarians from the late 1880s to the 21st century. The impact of incandescent electric light bulbs and typewriters on the profession is also discussed.

The article presents profiles on the recipients of the 2012 American Library Association (ALA) awards and honors. Librarian Carla J. Stoffle received the Joseph W. Lippincott Award for distinguished service in librarianship. The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation received the Gale Cengage Learning Financial Development Award for fundraising. Librarian Patricia M. Y. Wong received the Equality Award for promoting equality in the library profession.

The article presents a case study regarding the opinion of students to diversity in librarianship, based on a survey conducted by the American Library Association (ALA). The survey revealed that only seventy-five out of 842 graduates placed in a permanent library position were African American or Hispanics. Meanwhile, the School of Library and Information Studies at Clark Atlanta University showed there is a difficulty in recruiting minorities in the profession because school programs lack representation of minorities among their faculty. To determine the problem in most schools, ALA used a focus group approach to research students attitudes toward careers in librarianship at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Focuses on the creation of online learning communities (OLC) for librarians in the U.S. Benefit of OLC to librarians; Description of blended librarianship; Key to growing and sustaining an OLC.

Discusses the deprofessionalization of librarianship in the U.S. Impact of the growth of electronic databases on the status of librarians; Actions that can be taken by academic librarians to survive the changes in librarianship; Change in the library programs offered by educational institutions.

Provides observations about the role of a round table, a membership unit established to promote a field of librarianship not within the scope of any single division of the American Library Association (ALA). Role of the officers on the Executive Board of the round table; Consideration of the publications that the round table is responsible for annually; Membership policies; Dues.

The article discusses changes to the library profession as a result of technology and innovation. Topics discussed include changes to the library services that are offered to patrons, the need for library advocacy, and the influence of mobile technology and the adoption of such technology on libraries.

Presents news briefs on events and issues related to the American Library Association (ALA) as of June, 1989. Staffing announcements at the ALA headquarters, such as the appointment of Beverly Thymes as systems coordinator for production; Creation of student chapters of the ALA, including the first one at the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor; Seek for help on projects currently being dealt with by the ALA.

Discloses the findings of a survey conducted by Baton Rouge-based Louisiana State University School of Library Science on the attitudes, demography and aspirations of library school students in the U.S. Membership in professional organizations; Reasons for choice of library and information science work. INSET: 'Each One Reach One'.

Reports on the various developments in library science as of December 1987. Launch of the national library campaign in the United States to give a library card to every child; Testing of a new National Coordinated Cataloging Program by the U.S. Library of Congress; Call by South African librarians for free flow of information.

Highlights developments in library science in the United States for July 1997. Approval of the second White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services and the School Improved Act of 1987; Winners of the school media awards in literature sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians and the Britannica Companies; Termination of the head librarian from the University of New Haven due to alleged embezzlement.

Reports on developments relevant to libraries and library science in the U.S. as of November 1985. Public image of librarians; Proposed ethics code for library automation vendors; Role of librarians in the procurement process for books by libraries.

Reports on news and developments of interest to libraries and librarians in the United States, for the months of July and August 1985. Findings of the American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Committee on Library Services to Minorities' study, titled `Equity at Issue: Library Services to the Nation's Major Minority Groups'; Resignation of Rutgers University Librarian Hendrik Edelman to join the faculty of Rutgers' School of Communication, Information and Library Studies.

Presents news items related to library science in the United States as of December 1983. Senator Charles Mathias' plans of introducing a public lending right bill; Participation of Arkansas librarians in the 47th annual Faulkner County Fair Parade; U.S. President Ronald Reagan's signing of a bill funding library programs for fiscal year 1984.

Reports on the annual meeting of the American Library Association in the U.S. Key issues relevant to libraries and library science that were discussed during the meeting; Librarians who took part in the meeting; Key events during the meeting.

Discusses the importance of defining the basic competencies of the profession of librarianship in the U.S. Components of basic competence that are acquired through library education; Initial basic competencies that are best acquired after library education; Factoring the need for professional growth.

Reports on news and developments of interest to libraries and librarians in the United States, for the month of October 1982. Resignation of Ruth Tighe from the presidency of the American Society for Information Science; Rebuilding of the New York Public Library (NYPL); Decline in the total membership of the American Library Association (ALA) for August 31, 1982.

Reports on developments relevant to libraries and library science in the U.S. as of February 1980. On-call library reference services offered in New York City; Minimum wages of state and local government employees in libraries and museums; Reinstatement of Jeanne Layton to her position as librarian in the Davis County Library in Utah.

Presents news briefs pertaining to library science in the U.S. as of September 1977. Plans to renovate and extend the landmark of Los Angeles Public Library in California; Approval of multimillion budget for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; Deadline for Library Services and Construction Act Extension Act; Retirement of Clara Jones as Detroit Public Library Director in Michigan.

Reports on developments relevant to libraries and library science in the U.S. as of February 1977. Impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 on librarians; Copyright alternative offered by publishing firm Pergamon Press; Death of educator Louise Giles.

Reports on the activities and programs of the American Library Association (ALA) as of September 1975. Key issues in library science that are promoted by the ALA; Programs in support of librarians in the U.S.; Other key activities. INSET: Excellence and Empathy: Clara Stanton Jones.