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Nominate them for a 2025 I Love My Librarian Award. They could receive $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime. Nominations are open through September 30! Learn more ALA Opens 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition Call for Proposals ALA invites education program and poster proposals for the 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition, taking place June 26 – July 1, 2025, in Philadelphia. The submission sites are open now through September 23, 2024. Reader. Voter. Ready. Get yourself and your community ready to participate in the 2024 elections with our #ReaderVoterReady toolkits, registration tools, shareables, and more! New ALA Membership Model FAQ Starting on September 1, 2024, ALA will implement a new simplified structure for personal memberships. Learn more about the changes. Job Opportunities at ALA! 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Nominations are due September 30. 20 Oct 26 Oct Celebration 2024 National Friends of Libraries Week Celebrate Your Friends Group Oct. 20-26, 2024, during the 19th annual National Friends of Libraries Week! Upcoming eLearning Opportunities See all eLearning 10 Sep eLearning Grant Writing for Library Friends & Foundations September 2024 Learning Live: Learn how to “speak libraries” and customize applications for specific audiences and 16 Sep 11 Oct eLearning Fundamentals of Management 2024 - Session 6.0 The Fundamentals of Management course is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead 17 Sep eLearning Transforming LibGuides: A Case Study Join the presenters as they explore the technical and political processes of overhauling their streamlining our 23 Sep 01 Nov eLearning Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning 2024 - Session 5.0 This 6-week online course introduces the fundamental aspects of universal design for learning (UDL). It is designed for 23 Sep 01 Nov eLearning Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 2024 - Session 5.0 This six-week online course introduces students to the breadth of considerations, standards and skills needed to 23 Sep 01 Nov eLearning Fundamentals of Metadata 2024 - Session 5.0 This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata. 24 Sep eLearning Best of Core Forum: The First 90 Days; Real Life Tales of Transition Twenty years ago, Michael D. Watkins published a best-selling book on leadership transitions, "The First 90 Days." This 30 Sep 08 Nov eLearning Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2024 - Session 5.0 This six-week online course is a basic primer for library acquisitions concepts common to all library material formats. 02 Oct eLearning Webinar How Libraries Can Build Connections to Combat Loneliness Learn how to create a culture of empathy and action by developing micro-communities to combat loneliness. Zoom 02 Oct eLearning Webinar How Libraries Can Build Connections to Combat Loneliness Learn how to create a culture of empathy and action by developing micro-communities to combat loneliness. Zoom 07 Oct 04 Nov eLearning Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention Connecting Information Literacy Efforts to Student Retention is a four-week asynchronous course discussing the 08 Oct eLearning Building Effective Library Director & Board Relationships October 2024 Learning Live: A strong director-board relationship is essential to the success of the library. 09 Oct eLearning Webinar Growing and Training Your Staff at Any Level! Learn how to think outside of the box with professional development and training in order to retain great staff members. Zoom 09 Oct eLearning Webinar Growing and Training Your Staff at Any Level! Learn how to think outside of the box with professional development and training in order to retain great staff members. Zoom 14 Oct 25 Nov eLearning Reference Interview 101 Reference Interview is a comprehensive six-week asynchronous course focusing on the methods of evaluating reference 21 Oct 11 Nov eLearning Business Reference 101 BizRef 101 is for any librarian in-training who wants to gain confidence and knowledge around BizRef topics such as 23 Oct eLearning Webinar Sharing is Caring: Maximizing the Impact of Your Library of Things Learn how a Library of Things can improve programs and services in both large and smaller/rural libraries. Zoom 23 Oct eLearning Webinar Sharing is Caring: Maximizing the Impact of Your Library of Things Learn how a Library of Things can improve programs and services in both large and smaller/rural libraries. Zoom 30 Oct eLearning Teaching Youth Ethics through Reference Interactions This webinar provides guidance and scenarios on integrating ethical instruction when helping youth do research and other Awards, Grants, and Scholarships Awards Grants Scholarships ALA Awards From captivating storytelling to groundbreaking research, the ALA Awards program showcases the best in literature and media. Visit the Book and Media Awards home page ALA Professional Recognition Awards honor individuals and institutions that have made significant contributions to the advancement of library science and services. Visit the Professional Recognition Awards home page Quick Links 2024 Youth Media Awards Search Professional Recognition Categories Purchase Award seals "Best of" Recommended Book and Media Lists ALA Grants ALA Grants invest in the future of libraries and librarianship through the funding of programming, research, and professional development. 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