Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ category

Submit your library’s promotional materials for the 2017 PR Xchange Awards Competition

January 5, 2017

CHICAGO — Libraries everywhere are creating exciting promotional materials:  newsletters, program announcements, reading celebrations, advocacy materials, fundraising messages and much more. Now is the time to receive recognition for your library’s amazing work. The call for materials for the 2017 PR Xchange Awards competition is now open. More about the 2017 PR Xchange Awards Competition: http://www.prxchangeawards.org […]

2017 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Competition Now Open

December 20, 2016

The 2017 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Call for Entries is now available.  The awards, managed by ALA/LLAMA and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), encourage excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries and recognize accomplishments in library architecture.  The deadline for submission is 5:00pm Eastern Time on January 13, 2017. Any library building […]

LLAMA Thought Leader Webinar will feature Megan Oakleaf

October 3, 2016

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of ALA, will present a free webinar featuring Megan Oakleaf, Nov. 9, at 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Central Time. This webinar is part in an ongoing series of free webinars featuring thought leaders from a wide variety of libraries. Megan Oakleaf is an Associate Professor of […]

LLAMA Webinar Series Explores Using Data for Decision Making and Strategic Planning

September 14, 2016

Do you sometimes feel like you’ve been left behind in a world driven by ever-increasing amounts of data?  The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) and the LLAMA Assessment Section will present “What’s Your Story?” a series of three webinars for librarians who want to develop better skills for using data to facilitate decision making […]

LLAMA Thought Leaders Webinar will feature Tara Radniecki and Tod Colegrove

July 26, 2016

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Everyday Leadership in Libraries: getting personal,” on Wednesday, August 3, at 12:00 – 1:00 pm Central Time.  This free webinar will feature Tara Radniecki and Tod Colegrove from the University of Nevada, Reno.  It is part of an ongoing series featuring thought leaders from a wide […]

Winners announced for LLAMA’s 2016 PR Xchange Awards

June 7, 2016

The complete list of the 2016 PR Xchange Award winners is available here.

LLAMA Announces Winners OF ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards

May 12, 2016

April 19, CHICAGO — The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) announced today that eight winners were chosen for the 2016 ALA/IIDA Award.  Co-sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), these awards honor international excellence in library interior design. Winners demonstrate excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, function, and […]

2016 PR Xchange mailing labels now available: send your samples in!

May 4, 2016

Are you wondering how to put your back inventory of calendars, brochures, flyers, postcards, annual reports or other print collateral to good use? Send in your printed promotional materials now to share with colleagues at the 2016 PR Xchange program at ALA Annual conference in Orlando. Hundreds of conference attendees drop-in to the PR Xchange […]

LLAMA Thought Leaders Webinar will feature makerspace expert Steve Teeri

March 2, 2016

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of ALA, will present a free webinar featuring Steve Teeri, Mar. 16, at 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Central Time. Teeri is a library technician in the IT department of the Ann Arbor District Library, where he manages the Secret Lab (twitter.com/secretlab), and contributes to the overall level of […]

Call for PR Xchange judges

February 24, 2016

Greetings Colleagues, This is a call for volunteers who have library marketing expertise, experience as a graphic designer, or as a visual artist and have an interest in judging library promotional materials. We need to locate 6-8 judges who will be in the Chicagoland area on April 8, 2016. Judging will occur at the Buswell […]