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ALA Midwinter 2018 Spotlight: How Do You 'Midwinter?'
How I've used the ALA Midwinter Meeting has changed over my career, but it's always been valuable.
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ALA Midwinter 2018 Spotlight: Are Libraries For What We Think They're For?
Librarians are used to coping with change, but today’s contentious political climate is presenting new challenges.
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ALA Midwinter 2018 Spotlight: Dave Eggers, Junot Diaz Highlight Strong Author Program
Serious debate, discussion, and great books and authors await librarians at the upcoming 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver.
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The Week in Libraries: December 8, 2017
This week: why you need to be at next year's ALA National Library Legislative Day; The battle over net neutrality shifts to Congress; and comic book fans can now access Marvel comics via hoopla digital.
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The Week in Libraries: December 1, 2017
Among the headlines this week: The results of a ReadersFirst E-book survey; The fate of net neutrality; And NYPL's first public meeting on the ambitious $317 million renovation of its main library.
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Ambitious $317 Million NYPL Renovation Plan Detailed in First Public Meeting
In the first public hearing on the plan to renvovate the historic Stephen A. Schwarzman main library, NYPL officials promised to the concerns and desires of their constituents.
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The Week in Libraries: November 17, 2017
In this week's roundup: NYPL's second chance; Copyright reform questions as Bob Goodlatte announces retirement; and is the world's coolest new library in China?
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Why Cleveland’s A-W Award is One of the Most Important Honors in American Letters
Established in 1935, the A-W Awards are only American book prize to focus on works that address racism and diversity.
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NYPL Unveils $317 Million Master Plan for Historic Main Library
The plan, which was unanimously approved by the NYPL board, will mean a 20% increase in public space for research, exhibitions, and educational programs.
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The Week in Libraries: November 10, 2017
Among this week's headlines: libraries at the ballot box; Carla Hayden's big week; and a potential "reckoning" for scholarly publishing.
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AASL 2017: So Many Sessions, So Little Time
We’ve zeroed in on some of the programming highlights of the upcoming AASL National Conference in Phoenix.
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AASL 2017: Making the Most of AASL
We asked librarians and exhibitors heading to this year's American Association of School Librarians National Conference, which runs November 9–11 in Phoenix, what they plan to accomplish at the show and why they find it valuable.
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Strengthening the Role of School Librarian: PW Talks with Steven Yates
The AASL president shares his enthusiasm for this weekend's National Conference, and his vision for the organization.
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The Week in Libraries: November 3, 2017
In this week’s roundup, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden kicks off OCLC’s first independently held America’s Regional Council meeting; Stephen Hawking shares his views on open access, and ALA and Google announce the winners of Libraries Ready to Code grants.
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BiblioBoard, PW Team Up to Support 'Popup Picks' Library Reading Program
The program will officially kick off on November 7, with a collection of geolocated, unlimited-use e-books selected by librarians and editorial partners, including Publishers Weekly.
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ReadersFirst Survey: How Can We Improve Library E-books?
What would you like to see happen next in the library e-book market? Take the ReadersFirst survey and have your voice heard.
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When a Librarian Travels...
PW library columnist Sari Feldman reflects on one of her favorite bookstores: the Bookworm Bookshop & Cafe in Thurles, Ireland.
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ALA Launches ‘Policy Corps’ Initiative
The program will tap expertise from within the library community to work on policy initiatives that affect libraries.
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ALA Names Feldman, Peha OITP Senior Fellows
As senior fellows, Feldman and Peha will provide “strategic advice” to the ALA on a variety of policy initiatives.
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Discovery Happens Here: PW Talks with Wikipedia's Jake Orlowitz
From its launch in 2001, Wikipedia—the Internet’s hugely popular, user-created free encyclopedia—was viewed with suspicion by reference publishers and librarians. But today, many publishers and librarians today are collaborating with Wikipedia, seeing it not as a threat, but as an ally that can drive users to their local libraries, and to expert resources.
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