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The Core Emerging Technology Trends Panel features a panel discussion with technology leaders from the library world. Panelists choose two technology trends they anticipate will impact libraries and users in the near future. These trends are introduced individually by the panelists and discussed by the entire panel with guidance from…Continue Reading
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior design and promotes examples of extraordinary design reflected through innovative concepts in nine categories. The recipients of the…Continue Reading
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce the 2024 awardees of Core Presidential Citations. The Core Presidential Citations recognize distinguished achievements by Core members who make significant contributions to the association and to the profession. Awarded by the current Core President, this award consists of a citation and will…Continue Reading
Join us on Saturday, June 29, 4 p.m. PT during ALA Annual 2024 in San Diego, CA, for the Core President’s Program featuring actor and star of HBO’s Insecure Jay Ellis. Ellis will be discussing his new memoir, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (Or Just Me)? Born in Sumter,…Continue Reading
Join Core during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA for the full-day preconference event, AvramCamp: An Unconference for Women and Non-binary Technology Library Workers on Friday, June 28, from 8:00am to 4:00pm. If you are planning to attend Annual and would like to register for…Continue Reading
The Core PR Xchange Committee is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s PR Xchange Awards Competition. This year, we have awarded 27 print winners and 27 electronic winners. Congratulations to those libraries! The PR Xchange Committee is charged with coordinating the annual awards competition, under the direction of the…Continue Reading
Core supports advancement of library workers and information providers in central “behind the scenes” roles that keep libraries going strong. Core provides a place for library workers and information providers to connect, learn, and explore various career pathways through our six sections. As part of a 2024 Emerging Leaders Project,…Continue Reading
Public Services Quarterly recently published a retrospective article of the PR Xchange Awards Competition, written by Mark Aaron Polger, the long-time Chair of the PR Xchange Awards Committee. The annual PR Xchange Awards Competition recognizes the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are…Continue Reading
The Core Emerging Technology Trends Program features a panel discussion with technology leaders from the library world. Panelists choose two technology trends they anticipate will impact libraries and users in the near future. These trends are introduced individually by the panelists and discussed by the entire panel with guidance from…Continue Reading
Rachel Wells served as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader (EL). As one of 49 library workers chosen from across the U.S. and Canada, she participated in six-months of project planning work groups, networking with peers, and gained an inside look into the ALA structure. The program culminated in a presentation…Continue Reading
