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The ALA Store is having a spring sale, which means you can save on a variety of Core products. Through Sunday, May 8, you can save 15% off our “Libraries Are Radical” apparel, including new styles of t-shirts (just in time for summer!). Select ALA books are also 50% off…Continue Reading
Join Core on Saturday, June 25 at 4 pm ET during ALA Annual for the Core President’s Program featuring Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. The recently integrated Smithsonian Libraries and Archives contains nearly 3 million library volumes and over 44,000 cubic feet of archival materials chronicling the history of the Smithsonian. Evangelestia-Dougherty…Continue Reading
During the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC, June 23-28, Core will feature a range of events in addition to its conference programming. These events include a two-hour meet-and-greet where attendees can learn more about Core and how to get involved in the division, the Core President’s Program…Continue Reading
Join Your Colleagues at the Core Forum this October in Salt Lake City! Got Zoom fatigue, but want to connect with your colleagues? We’re going to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Core Forum October 13-15, 2022, and we invite you to join us. Core Forum will provide an opportunity…Continue Reading
Core and the Commercial Interior Design Association (IIDA) are currently accepting applications for the 9th annual IIDA/ALA Library Interior Design Awards honoring excellence in library interior design and promoting extraordinary interior spaces across nine categories. Winners and their clients will be honored and showcased during an awards ceremony at the…Continue Reading
Celebrate “Preservation in the Face of Climate Change” during Preservation Week 2022, April 24-30, with the free webinars “How to Implement Sustainability in your Facility” and “Digital Preservation’s Impact on the Environment”. During these webinars, attendees will gain an understanding of what guidance they’ll need from their institutions, as well…Continue Reading
Our 2022 Interest Group Week event was a huge success! Thank you to all the chairs, moderators, speakers, and participants who made the presentations and discussions so valuable and practical. We had 2,761 people register 7,931 times for the 25 sessions. Of those 7,931 registrations, 61% of the registrants attended…Continue Reading
Join Core for the 2022 ALA Annual Conference June 23-28, 2022 in Washington, DC where we will feature an array of preconferences, programs, and events. Preconferences On Friday, June 24, Core will hold the following full- and half-day preconferences and events. Core ALA Preconference: Crisis Communication/Message Dissemination for Libraries Core ALA…Continue Reading
The latest issue of Library Leadership & Management (LL&M) is now available. Focusing on assisting library administrators and managers at all levels as they deal with day-to-day challenges, LL&M provides in-depth articles that address a wide variety of management issues and highlight examples of successful management methods used in libraries. Features include…Continue Reading
This year’s IG Week will take place March 7-11, offering 25 discussions and programs over 5 days, all free and open to everyone. Each session lasts one hour, and the recordings will be available the following week.
