Tag: Public Awareness
American Library Association Releases Preliminary Data on 2022 Book Bans
Total book challenges in 2022 set to exceed 2021 record
Eight months into 2022, the number of attempts to ban or restrict library resources in schools, universities and public libraries, is on track...
Sourcebooks and ALA present 17-month weekly planner for book lovers
Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher based in Chicago, and the American Library Association’s (ALA) book publishing imprint, ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman, announce publication of The American Library Association Recommended Reads and 2023...
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Name Removed From Award
Details from the ALA's Press Release:
During the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, the Board of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
ALA Releases Coloring Book
The American Library Association has just released their own coloring book. Every purchase supports the ALA and funds programs. Here's more from the ALA press release:
“Check This Out! A Coloring Book for...
Andrew Carnegie Awards Shortlist Announced
The American Library Association (ALA) 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...
