Archive for the ‘ALA Conferences’ category

Shipping labels now available for PR X-change materials

June 3, 2013

Shipping labels available here: http://www.ala.org/llama/pr-xchange-best-show-mailing-labels

AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Announced – Celebrating 50 years!

May 31, 2013

In honor of the 50th anniversary, The American Library Association (ALA) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have selected six recipients to receive the 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards.  Biennially, representatives from ALA and AIA gather to celebrate the finest examples of library design by architects licensed in the U.S. The awards will be […]

Annual Conference: Conversations with members of the ALA Community

May 29, 2013

From Maureen Sullivan, ALA President At this year’s ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, we are holding the first in a series of kitchen-table type conversations with ALA members and conference attendees about their aspirations for ALA as their professional community.  These conversations are a step in the process of making ALA an innovation space where […]

LLAMA/NMRT Call for Proposals for ALA Annual Conference

May 14, 2013

LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for “Discussion Starters” at its meeting at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. A Discussion Starter is a short and informal presentation that aims to provide a starting point for lively conversations. We look for enthusiastic Discussion Starters to share their experience (it […]

Volunteer as an ALA Ambassador at Conference

May 8, 2013

Recruitment and placement of volunteers interested in joining the 2013 ALA Annual Conference Ambassador Program is now underway, and I’m hoping you will be interested in joining us. If you have already attended a minimum of three ALA Annual conferences and will be at the conference in Chicago between June 28-July 1, 2013, please consider […]

LLAMA Presents A Night of Laughs at Chicago’s Second City

April 30, 2013

Since 1959, The Second City has established itself as a Chicago landmark and a national treasure. Join the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) for a night of improv comedy at the theatre that launched the careers of such comic greats as Tina Fey, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Gilda […]

Chicago Preconference Helps Improve Your Marketing

April 16, 2013

Learn from experts, share with peers and have fun at “The Expert Marketing Clinic.”  This half-day preconference will be held on Friday, June 28, 2013, from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm., in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) 2013 annual conference in Chicago. It is sponsored by the Library Leadership and Management Association Public […]

ACRL/LLAMA Presidents’ Program at 2013 ALA Annual, leadership moment contest

February 21, 2013

CHICAGO – Join the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) for their joint Presidents’ Program at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Titled “Standing on Marbles: Ensuring Steady Leadership in Unsteady Times,” the program will feature noted author, executive coach and leadership consultant Karol M. […]

Advance Your Career with LLAMA’s Midwinter Institute

December 20, 2012

Are you looking for a rocket-boost to your career? The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present, Planning Your Next Career Move: Developing the Skills to Make it Happen on Jan. 25, 2013 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. This institute will be held in conjunction with the American Library Association’s (ALA) midwinter meeting in […]

John Cotton Dana Award accepting entries for outstanding library public relations: Eight $10,000 grants will be awarded

December 19, 2012

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The award, which is managed by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) division of ALA, honors outstanding library public relations. Eight $10,000 grants are awarded each year by the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the annual Awards Reception is […]