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Submit News Items to ALA

American Libraries is the official publication of the American Library Association. It is published 10 times a year and sent to all members. The editors seek news reports about all matters of import to libraries and librarians. Press releases may be sent to:

American Libraries
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4216
fax: 312-440-0901
e-mail: americanlibraries@ala.org

Several units of the American Library Association also publish news items in their member publications. These include:

  • ALCTS Newsletter Online. Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). Send announcements to the managing editor, Christine Taylor, ctaylor@ala.org
  • ALSConnect. Newsletter of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Editor/Coordinator, Laura Schulte-Cooper, lschulte@ala.org.
  • College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News). Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Editor, David Free, dfree@ala.org
  • Knowledge Quest. An official journal of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Managing Editor, Allison Cline, acline@ala.org
  • Public Libraries. Official journal of the Public Library Association (PLA). Editor, Kathleen Hughes, khughes@ala.org
  • Smart Libraries Newsletter (formerly Library Systems Newsletter). Published monthly by ALA TechSource, an imprint of the American Library Association (ALA). Send product announcements to Dan Freeman at dfreeman@ala.org.

For a complete listing of ALA periodicals, please see American Library Association Periodicals prepared by the ALA Library.