Libraries from across the country signed up for this all ages trivia contest inspired by “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Categories of questions will include ballparks, baseball in popular culture, fan experience and baseball pioneers.One grand prize winner will win a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in October 2008! Winners will be announced at www.ala.org/baseball and in the What's New section in October.
Step Up to the Plate was developed by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and ALA.
The American Dream Starts @ your library® grant, developed by the ALA and funded through Dollar General Literacy Foundation, awarded funding to 34 public libraries to add or expand literacy services for adult English language learners. Libraries of all kinds are encouraged to visit the American Dream Starts @ your library® toolkit at www.americandreamtoolkit.org, for resources, service models, and examples of best practice collected from libraries currently offering literacy services for new Americans.
The program is administered by the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS).
The American Library Association and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions are co-sponsoring a public education initiative for the international library community called The Campaign for the World's Libraries. It is based on the U.S. program and designed to showcase public, school, academic, government and special libraries across the globe. As of spring 2008, 34 countries have joined the campaign and have had @ your library logos translated into their native languages. Learn more
ALA has partnered with Woman's Day magazine since 2002. Each March since 2002, the magazine has featured article about libraries.