2012 ALA Annual Conference generates media attention
The American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, held June 21-26 in Anaheim, Calif., was given extensive media coverage.
ALA Immediate Past-President Molly Raphael participated in a radio interview for the show “Which Way LA?” prior to the conference. She discussed library closures and budget cuts in a segment focusing on Pomona Public Library closures.
David Lopez with the Orange County Register also interviewed both Raphael and REFORMA’s Maria Kramer for Annual library conference takes over Anaheim (June 26, 2012), and REFORMA holds gala during American Library Association conference (June 26, 2012).
In addition, Bob Strauss interviewed Raphael for an article in the Los Angeles Daily News, Cloudy with a chance of e-books: Big upgrade for Glendale and Pasadena library patrons.
Bookmobiles were the focus of a piece in School Library Journal, Bookmobiles: Rolling Library Ambassadors: ALA Annual 2012 – June 23, 2012.
Other coverage of the conference included the following:
American Library Association versus comic conventions
Comic Book Resources – Jun 30, 2012
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment. Derek Kirk Kim was at the American Library Association midsummer meeting last weekend, and…
ALA Hands Out First Adult Prizes to Massie, Enright Publishers Weekly – Jun 25, 2012
At its annual convention being held in Anaheim, the American Library Association awarded its first-ever Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction to Irish …
First Ever Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners Announced
Huffington Post – Jun 25, 2012
The American Library Association announced the awards Monday at its annual conference in Anaheim, Calif. The Carnegie awards for fiction and nonfiction are …
Photo of the day: A ‘Thrones’ encounter
USA TODAY – Jun 25, 2012
“I was at the American Library Association’s annual conference this weekend in Anaheim, Calif., and I managed to attack George R.R. Martin on the exhibit floor,” …
Rural Libraries Gain New Advocacy Tools | ALA Annual 2012
Library Journal – Jun 24, 2012
… American Library Associationconference in Anaheim, CA. The Guide for tribal libraries is in the process of being similarly updated and will be released soon.
Susan Cooper, 2012 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner: ALA …
School Library Journal – Jun 24, 2012
Speaking to a packed room during her awards luncheon at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference i susancooper(Original Import) n Anaheim …
Literary rock band Rock Bottom Remainders gives last public …
Examiner.com – Jun 23, 2012
… a surprise musical performance at the Association’s conference in Anaheim as a … Tonight’s performance will be benefiting the American Library Association’s …
AASL Unveils Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning: ALA …
School Library Journal – Jun 23, 2012
… Saturday by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) during the American Library Association’s (ALA) 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.
Prestigious Pura Belpré Award Given to Latino Children’s Writers …
Hispanically Speaking News – Jun 23, 2012
To honor the 2012 medal and honor winners of the Pura Belpré Award during the annual conference of the American Library Association. The event will take …
Author Rebecca MacKinnon Kicks Off ALA With Talk On Digital Privacy
Publishers Weekly – Jun 23, 2012
Issues with e-book lending may loom large over the 2012 American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, but Rebecca Mackinnon’s opening …
Pew: Patrons Still Don’t Know Libraries Have Ebooks | ALA Annual 2012
The Digital Shift – June 22, 2012
Of Americans aged 16 and over, only 2 percent have borrowed an ebook from a library in the past year, The Pew Internet Project announced today at the American Library Association conference in Anaheim, CA. Although the numbers are higher for ebook readers, they’re still small: only 12 percent have borrowed an ebook from the [...]
Libraries, publishers skirmish over electronic books
Kansas City Star – Jun 22, 2012
It will be a hot topic — to the extent librarians get heated — at the American Library Association’s annual conference that begins this weekend in Anaheim, Calif.
O.C. chapter of REFORMA awards scholarships to future librarians
OCRegister – Jun 21, 2012
Rios-Alvarado has also been selected by the American Library Association to … which will meet during the American Library Association’s annual conference in …
News Bites: Enter to Win 100 Graphic Novels and More
School Library Journal – Jun 20, 2012
The prize will be awarded annually to three libraries at the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference beginning with this year’s event in Anaheim, …
County Library System Named ‘Library Of The Year’
KGTV San Diego – Jun 12, 2012
County officials will be honored June 24 at the American Library Association’s annual conference in Anaheim. A $10000 cash award will be put …
The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Prize For Libraries to Debut at ALA …
Publishers Weekly - Jun 11, 2012
The American Library Association and The Will and Ann Eisner … to be awarded to three libraries annually at the ALA Summer conference.
Will Eisner Graphic Novel Prize for Libraries to debut at ALA …
Comics Beat - Jun 8, 2012
The prize will be awarded annually to three libraries at the American Library Association’s summer conference commencing with this year’s…
ALA 2012: Check it Out with Nancy Pearl
Publishers Weekly (blog) - May 26, 2012
Librarian Nancy Pearl answers readers questions about the 2012American Library Association conference. … Going into last year’s ALA annual meeting in New Orleans, the library community was feeling the strain. There was …
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