The President of ALIA writes about expectations for the Public Libraries Summit, and provides an account of what took place on the day of the meeting, and what has taken place since. In funding terms, the most likely areas of productive engagement with the federal government are considered to be: children, early learning and a literate Australia;…

In this article, the author shares her accomplishments as the 2006-2007 president of the American Association of School Librarians. Many of her accomplishments help fulfill the goals, objectives, and strategies of the AASL strategic plan. These include the sold-out AASL National Institute on assessment, new innovative reading grants, and its…

In this article, the author describes her rise to the governing level in the American Library Association. She claims that her passion for the importance of libraries and librarians to the democratic process motivated her to take the steps that guided her professional work. She also advises lifelong learners who have the passion for libraries to…

In October 2007, the Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) invited the author to speak at their annual conference. The question they asked him was, "What information literacy and library research skills do academic librarians think entering college freshmen should have?" The author investigates this question in his home state of…

Summarizes the accomplishments of Mary Eileen Ahern. (PF)

Presents capsule summaries of selected items from the American Library Association's 1976 Midwinter Meeting. (PF)

A summary of actions and meetings from the American Library Association 1974 Summer Conference in New York. (LS)

An interview with Robert Wedgeworth, executive director of the American Library Association (ALA), which covers the proposed raise in ALA dues, the new ALA headquarters and the viability of ALA in general. (JG)

Reports on the 1975 American Library Association Annual Conference. (PF)

Describes the 1975 annual conference of the American Library Association. (PF)

Using concepts from the literature of organizational analysis, the author finds several aspects of effectiveness within the ARL: little wastful expenditure of energy; the absence of intraorganizational tensions; and loyalty to the association in terms of member willingness to accept work assignments. (Author)

Contains pictures.

A report of the American Library Association's midwinter meeting, January 18-24, 1976. (Author)