The APALA Town Hall will take place on Zoom Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10AM PST/12PM CST/1PM EST. Link to register here. Submit topics or questions to discuss anonymously on this form.
Talk Story grant is now open for applications! Deadline is March 15, 2025.
Save the date! APALA’s 2025 Literature Award Banquet will be held during the 2025 ALA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on the evening of Saturday, June 28, 2025. More details to follow.
Co-editors, Ngoc-Yen Tran, Michael Aguilar, and Adriana Poo are excited to announce the recent publication of their book titled, Creating an Inclusive Library: Approaches for Increasing Engagement and Use with Students of Color, now available through ACRL Press. This book explores the various methods used by academic librarians, archivists, and library workers to increase or enhance engagement with library spaces, resources, services, and materials by students of color. The resources, strategies, and approaches in this book can help all library workers engage with this vital work and build a community of support. The voices of many APALA, BCALA, CALA, REFORMA, and other library staff of color are represented in the book.
Joshlyn Thomas was recently appointed as a secretary for the Archivists of the Houston Area (AHA!) and an editor for the new Zine Committee. She will continue her duties as a member of the Communications Committee as well.
Stephanie E. Mahar co-edited a chapter in the book Using Literature to Support Children’s Mental Health, edited by Kim Becnel and Robin A. Moeller. She co-authored the second chapter, titled “Visualizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Using Graphic Novels to Support Middle Grade Readers.” Read the full press release here.