In an effort to support and guide the RUSA Board of Directors work during its current strategic planning process, the Board’s cultural alignment was examined in order to confirm that it mirrored the values and norms the Board and…
The deadline to submit nominations for Achievement Awards has been extended to February 15, 2019. RUSA encourages members to nominate their colleagues whose work has influenced their thinking and performance and whose outstanding contributions merit recognition by the profession. RUSA…
ALA, in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, invites public libraries to apply to be part of a national tour of the traveling exhibition Thinking Money for Kids. Learn more and apply online Inspired by the success…
Hard to believe the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting is upon us!! For those joining us in Seattle, please see highlights below: Don’t miss a conversation with Melinda Gates and Nancy Pearl, Author and Former Executive Director of the Washington…
All ALA Midwinter Meeting attendees are invited to this free event to celebrate the year’s best in adult reading and reference at RUSA’s Book and Media Awards Ceremony. The event will take place Sunday, January 27, 5-7…
Join the RUSA Financial Literacy Interest Group during the ALA Midwinter Meeting on Saturday, January 26, 2019 @ 1:00pm. The discussion will focus on financial literacy-related collection development and tie in with the following article if you’d like…
Many libraries are looking to offer financial literacy programming, financial reference assistance, personal finance collections, and other library services and resources that support their users’ financial education and information needs for financial decision-making. The RUSA Financial Literacy Interest Group…
The fall 2018 issue of the Academic BRASS newsletter is now published and can be accessed at Academic BRASS. Special thanks to webmaster Annette Buckley, and to authors Wes Edens, Allison Leaming Malecki, Jim Kelly, Grace Liu , and Rachel…
Have a research project you’d like to pursue but you need some financial support to make it happen? Applications are currently being accepted for the BRASS Research Grant Award sponsored by Emerald Publishing. For more information about the award…