RUSA is sponsoring multiple programs in addition to the President’s Program during the 2022 ALA Annual Conference. Additionally meetings of the RUSA board, Section boards, committee meetings and discussion groups will be added to the Conference Scheduler in mid-April. Saturday, June 25, 2022 A Tiny Library with a Million Volumes: the Open…(Read More)
Come hear the experts from the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) navigate the world of financial regulation and consumer protection so that you can…(Read More)
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Foundation’s newly revised online professional development courses on “Helping Library Patrons with Financial Information Needs” are available for free at smartinvesting.ala.org These courses are offered through a partnership between FINRA and the ALA. Librarian Personal Finance Courses_Flyer…(Read More)
The submission site for the 2019 ALA Annual Conference Program Proposals is now open. We encourage all RUSA members to consider submitting a proposal for the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, please see the schedule below. Please use this submission site to submit content by the deadline of August 31, 2018 12:00…(Read More)
Thank you to those who stood in for elections for roles within RUSA leadership. We have the results for the 2018 election! Congratulations to our new leaders: DIVISION LEADERSHIP Vice-President/President-Elect: Elizabeth (Beth) German Councilor: Alesia McManus SECTION LEADERSHIP BRASS Vice-Chair/Chair Elect: Ilana Stonebraker Secretary: Lauren Reiter Member at Large: Adele…(Read More)
On March 8, ALA President Jim Neal and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Steven Yates released the following joint statement in response to legislation that will allow for the arming of school librarians in Florida schools. Senate Bill 7026 would permit librarians, counselors, and coaches to carry firearms in Florida Public Schools. “The…(Read More)
Eleanor Mitchell, Director of Library Services at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Sarah B. Watstein, Dean, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons of Seattle University were selected as the 2018 winners of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award, the Reference and User Services Association’s highest honor. For the past thirteen years Ms. Mitchell and…(Read More)
We are so excited to introduce Ninah Moore as our new Training & Events Coordinator with both RUSA and ASCLA. Ninah joined us on Monday, March 12, 2018 and brings with her 16+ years of experience with the American Bar Association. In addition to her many responsibilities with the ABA, her primary focus was working…(Read More)
The American Library Association (ALA) today announced six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the United States. The two medal winners will be announced at RUSA’s Book and…(Read More)