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The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), also known as the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, [3] [4] is an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA). It was created to "address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve Asian/Pacific American communities."
The Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC, Inc.) was founded in June 2015 as an organization “that advocates for and addresses the common needs of the American Library Association ethnic affiliates“; [14] these ethnic affiliates include BCALA, as well as the American Indian Library Association, the Asian Pacific American Librarians ...
In May 2018 the ARSL Board retained Primary Source, [4] a small agency in Washington state that provides consultation and services specifically for libraries and library-support organizations, to provide the requested analysis. Following Primary Source's analysis, the Board decided to realign its leadership structure to better serve the needs ...
Where’s the trust? Legislation is pending to empower the state superintendent of education to approve all books in all South Carolina public schools.
LANSING — The Lansing School District Board of Education stressed the importance of school libraries during Thursday's meeting yet also discussed a potential plan for how librarian positions ...
In 2021, Jones was recognized by School Library Journal as School Librarian of the Year [16] and made Library Journal 's Movers and Shakers list. [17]In 2023, Jones received numerous intellectual freedom awards, including the American Association of School Librarians' Intellectual Freedom Award [18] and the Louisiana Library Association's Alex Allain Intellectual Freedom Award. [19]
In the United States of America, state library agencies established in each state have long been a catalyst for a great deal of the motivation for public library cooperation. This has been since the founding of the movement, starting in 1890 when Massachusetts created a state Board of Library Commissioners charged to help communities establish ...
Human rights is a professional ethic that informs the practice of librarianship. [8] The American Library Association (ALA), the profession's voice in the U.S., defines the core values of librarianship as information access, confidentiality/privacy, democracy, diversity, education and lifelong learning, intellectual freedom, preservation, the public good, professionalism, service and social ...