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PLA launches new telehealth training module on DigitalLearn.org ift.tt/ySbkhnY
New from ACRL - “Digital Humanities in the Library, Second Edition” ift.tt/sGUEDbZ
Academy Award-nominated actor, mental health advocate, and author Taraji P. Henson to present at ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego ift.tt/rZ2C6O1
The History and Heritage of the Asian Cultures Who Call San Diego Home-Preconference ift.tt/TF1cw6E
The Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table’s Addressing Challenges Committee is now accepting submissions for their new community zine project. ift.tt/1gmyBW9
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Organizing for Open; Aligning Organizational Structures with Open Values ift.tt/GCLEkYa
ALA announces state Intellectual Freedom Helpline program grants to support libraries addressing censorship attempts ift.tt/ArKDFfP
Robert Maxwell Awarded 2024 Margaret Mann Citation ift.tt/aq2QEZu
An updated guide to street lit and urban fiction ift.tt/JfxuPKF
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: When the Tools are Broken; (Re)Building Community ift.tt/4wT9Yf2
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table to celebrate John Steptoe New Talent Award Winners with virtual program ift.tt/cZs3p0i
ALA announces 2025 Carnegie Selection Committee ift.tt/1dckAua
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Stewarding Relevance; Subject-Diverse Weeding ift.tt/FrWJ2Mo
The TRANSFORMERS Are Ready to Roll Out for Library Card Sign-Up Month ift.tt/RGoFAaE
Claudette McLinn elected 2024-2025 ALSC vice-president/president-elect ift.tt/egBZuiz
PLA wraps 2024 conference with strong attendance and engagement ift.tt/8gLGr7s
Kordeliski Elected 2025-2026 AASL President ift.tt/6pz0Q51
Preservation Week® Webinar: Historical Newspapers in Public Libraries ift.tt/DAPuaIx
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232K Followers 4K Following Updates from the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries in general, authored by ALA staff. Contact us: [email protected]Amanda Jones: Defende.. @abmack33
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246K Followers 404 Following Library views, news, and book reviews from LJ staffersEmily Drabinski @edrabinski
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15K Followers 2K Following Tap Into Discovery. Read, Listen, and Watch with Your Library Card. For tech support, please email [email protected]Melissa Corey 📖✨.. @melissacorey
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32K Followers 901 Following AASL empowers leaders to transform teaching & learning. AASL follows ALA’s Code of Conduct: https://t.co/u1e1lUHrNYKirkus Reviews @KirkusReviews
225K Followers 1K Following Book reviews and recommendations 📚 Sign up for our weekly newsletter by visiting our site and clicking on 'Email Newsletter' (top left)! 📖Amanda Hunt she/her �.. @thenextgenlib
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48K Followers 4K Following Tweets from YALSA staff. For more than 60 years, YALSA has worked to build the capacity of libraries and library staff to engage, serve and empower all teens.Urban Libraries Counc.. @UrbanLibCouncil
6K Followers 3K Following For 50 years, ULC has served as an outcomes-driven research and innovations network of more than 170 leading North American public libraries.Hiring Librarians @HiringLib
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1 Followers 166 Following Teen services librarian. Formerly @andiebrarianJon Gaffney @jon_gaffney
126 Followers 460 Following Dad, husband, government attorney, frustrated amateur musician, sometime graphic designer, Idaho expat, and useless trivia master. All views are my own.Rhonda Hughes @HawthorneBooks
4K Followers 2K Following Hawthorne Books is an independent literary press based in Portland, Oregon, with a national scope and deep regional roots.Derek Pearson @Roving_Libarian
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230 Followers 1K Following Loving God and my family. Enjoy helping others, reading and spending quality time with my family.UC Berkeley Library @UCBerkeleyLib
8K Followers 715 Following The @UCBerkeley Library helps current and future users find, evaluate, use, and create knowledge to better the world.Krystal Wells @Kawells83
97 Followers 357 Following Library assistant going to library school. I’m getting a MLS with a concentration in Archives and Records Management. I enjoy reading, hiking, gardening, & artBookelicious @bookelicious
3K Followers 2K Following ❤️ Matching kids with books they'll LOVE! 📚 Online Children's Bookshop ❤️ Create your own bookmoji at https://t.co/NUPZuxpUayNick Salenga @NickSaleng33333
5 Followers 98 Following Library Aide PT @ Landa Branch for San Antonio Public Library.Lance McGrath, PhD. �.. @lancemcgrath
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9 Followers 108 Following MSc,MISt 🧫🧪 Recent library science graduate looking to get into academic librariesMarsha Yarborough @marshayarb
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42 Followers 122 Following This is the account for the Skokie School library in Winnetka Illinois. We are a fifth and sixth grade building with 380 students.Victory Dowridge @Vi78515Victory
23 Followers 44 Following Library and Information Studies Student at COSTAATTThe Book Hive @ShondaTolliver
175 Followers 787 Following Shonda Tolliver, Library Media Specialist, BTW Magnet High SchoolSupportHBPL @SupportHBPL
623 Followers 886 Following The Huntington Beach City Council wants to ban books at the HB Public Library. And this is coastal California. Now they want to privatize the library!Amanda Tobin Ripley @atobinripley
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9 Followers 52 FollowingPositive Vibez JJ @BirbalJerome
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12 Followers 170 Following Subscriptions Marketing Executive for @co_biologistsAlicia Timm @AliciaTimm3
116 Followers 204 Following Trustee for Ela Area Public Library Board. I am grateful to serve the library, which is the heart of our community.Tapparid Thongmuang @TapparidTh32019
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232K Followers 4K Following Updates from the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries in general, authored by ALA staff. Contact us: [email protected]AASL @aasl
32K Followers 901 Following AASL empowers leaders to transform teaching & learning. AASL follows ALA’s Code of Conduct: https://t.co/u1e1lUHrNYKirkus Reviews @KirkusReviews
225K Followers 1K Following Book reviews and recommendations 📚 Sign up for our weekly newsletter by visiting our site and clicking on 'Email Newsletter' (top left)! 📖YALSA @yalsa
48K Followers 4K Following Tweets from YALSA staff. For more than 60 years, YALSA has worked to build the capacity of libraries and library staff to engage, serve and empower all teens.loidagarciafebo @loidagarciafebo
6K Followers 3K Following @ALALibrary President 2018-2019. @Reformanational Past President. @IFLA Team. Libraries pillars of public education. Consultant•Eng/Spanish/Latina/LibrarianALA Public Policy & A.. @LibraryPolicy
7K Followers 2K Following Updates from the @ALALibrary Advocacy & Public Policy team in D.C. #LibrariesStrong #BuildLibraries #FundLibraries #eBooksForAllALA Conferences @ALAConferences
20K Followers 4K Following Conference hashtags: #ALAAC24 #LibLearnX24 #LibLearnX25American Libraries @amlibraries
93K Followers 1K Following Magazine of the American Library Association. Tweeters include Megan Bennett, Terra Dankowski, Diana Panuncial, & Sanhita SinhaRoy.ilovelibraries.org @ILoveLibraries
59K Followers 4K Following Supporting one of our nation's most valuable resources. https://t.co/XN0gPqk89V is an initiative of @ALALibrary.ALA OIF @OIF
16K Followers 375 Following The Office for Intellectual Freedom is part of the American Library Association. Follow for library news about privacy, banned books and censorship.UMD College of Inform.. @INFOCollegeUMD
4K Followers 2K Following Twitter account of the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (INFO), ranked #4 in the USA. Follows/comments/retweets ≠ INFO opinions.Richland Library @accessfreely
9K Followers 2K Following Richland Library is a vibrant, contemporary organization that provides resources and information that advance our community. Learn. Create. Share.The Library @springfieldlib
6K Followers 578 Following The Springfield-Greene County Library. 10 branches in Springfield and Greene County ready to serve you. Your space for information, community and entertainment.Vancouver Public Libr.. @VPL
29K Followers 2K Following VPL staff tweet daily on library happenings. Got a question? Send us a tweet, email us at [email protected], or call 604.331.3603. Monitored M-F 9am-5pm.Steven M. Cohen @LibraryStuff
2K Followers 2K Following Law librarian, Voracious reader, long time suffering Mets fan, Diligent New York Islanders fan.Des Plaines Library @DPPL
2K Followers 422 Following DPPL - one of the top ten libraries in Illinois, serving Des Plaines for more than 100 yearsDonna Tartt @DonnaTartt
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8.7M Followers 63K Following NPR is an independent news organization committed to informing the public about the world around us. You can find us every other place you read the news.Sarah Houghton @TheLiB
14K Followers 919 Following Californian, librarian, iconoclast, chronic illness patient advocate, atheist, and proud geek. I fight for things and I like sea glass. (views are my own)Bobbi Newman she/her @bobbinewman
10K Followers 874 Following Vaccinated AF. BLM. LGBTQIA+ rights. Abortion is healthcare. ADHD. Long COVID brain fog. Author "Wellness in the Workplace a Guide for Libraries"ALA Editions | ALA Ne.. @alaeditions
2K Followers 383 Following ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman publishes resources used worldwide by tens of thousands of library & information professionals. Write us: [email protected].SC Library Associatio.. @sclanews
1K Followers 455 Following Librarians, library staff, and library supporters working together to advocate for and improve library services in South Carolina.ALA-APA @alaapa
2K Followers 1K Following ALA-APA advocates for better salaries and pay equity for library workers and manages certification programs for library staff.Jessamyn West @jessamyn
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849 Followers 2K Following Teacher, Wife and Mum. Education Consultant hoping to promote the value of learning and the importance of great reading foundations.Bookboard @bookboard
639 Followers 1K Following (Host: Suz Lipman) Designed to keep kids reading. Endless books to unlock, growing with kids' interests and reading level. Try us free!Alaska State Library .. @AKStateLibrary
4K Followers 261 Following We serve as the primary research library for state government, and collect, preserve, and make accessible AK-related materials. We also aid Alaska libraries.IFLA LAC @IFLALAC
5K Followers 389 Following 🌎 División Regional de América Latina y el Caribe de @IFLA Chair Alejandro Santa @AlejSanta / Vice-Chair Georgina Torres @Arageo16 🏷 https://t.co/z7FDf8tYZzALA Connect @alaconnect
8K Followers 3K Following Announcements and help for ALA's collaborative / professional networking site for the library community.ALSC @wearealsc
17K Followers 5K Following The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of @alalibrary. Our members engage communities & advocate for better library service to children.Macey @macey_pr
805 Followers 678 FollowingALA/SAA/AAM CALM @CALMcte
667 Followers 288 Following Committee on Archives, Libraries and Museums, with members from ALA, SAA, and AAMALCTS Office @ALCTS
2K Followers 168 Following Assn. for Library Collections & Tech. Svcs: library professionals who select, evaluate, acquire, identify, catalog or classify, or preserve library materials.ALA--COSWL @CoswlTemp_
479 Followers 193 Following ALA's Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship. We officially represent the diversity of women's interest within ALA.Federal and Armed For.. @FAFLibraries
159 Followers 31 Following This is the official account for the Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group (FAFLIG), the successor in the American Library Association to FAFLRT.ALA ORE @ala_ore
999 Followers 412 Following ALA ORS has changed names to ALA Office for Research & Evaluation (ORE), to reflect an increased emphasis on evaluation.Evanston Public Lib. @evanstonpl
5K Followers 1K Following Evanston Public Library: Community. Events. Ideas. Resources.Library Love Fest @librarylovefest
8K Followers 2K Following The Library Marketing team at HarperCollins. Above all things, we love bringing librarians and good books together.Newberry Library @NewberryLibrary
24K Followers 864 Following Research library + portal to more than 600 years of human history. Free + open to all since 1887.BayCityPublicLibrary @BCTX_Library
58 Followers 61 FollowingSRPL @SRPLibraries
273 Followers 227 Following We are a public library system serving five counties in SE Georgia.VCU Health Sciences L.. @VCUHSLibrary
1K Followers 816 Following VCU Health Sciences Library is a comprehensive health sciences #Library on the #MCV Campus of #VCU #RVA #Research #HistoryOfMedicine #MedLibs #MedEdMenomonie Library @meLibrary
795 Followers 477 Following Public Library serving the city of Menomonie and Dunn County, WisconsinCTState Library @LibraryofCT
8K Followers 2K Following Connecticut State Library: Preserving the Past, Informing the FuturePikes Peak Library Di.. @ppld
5K Followers 1K Following Reading. Tweeting. Repeating. Serving all of El Paso County, CO. Here for you since 1962.ALA_Placement @alaplacement
2K Followers 159 Following Where library employers, HR professionals and job seekers connectGlenside Library @glensidelibrary
658 Followers 413 Following Friendly, inviting, innovative and exciting, Glenside Library shares a world of imagination and information with patrons of all ages and cultures.Grand Rapids Public L.. @grpl
7K Followers 418 Following Inspiring opportunity, connection, and innovation. 8 Locations and 1 Mobile Library. #GRPL #GrandRapidsPublicLibraryAustin Public Library @AustinPublicLib
13K Followers 965 Following Inspiring all to discover, learn, and create. #AustinPublicLibrary #KeepAustinReadingFreedom to Read Found.. @FTRF
8K Followers 214 Following A #FirstAmendment legal organization affiliated with the American Library Association. #FreedomToReadNavCo LibaryDistrict @NavCoLibs
169 Followers 7 Following Includes fourteen member libraries throughout Navajo County, Arizona.Cedar Rapids Library @CRPublicLibrary
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