By Michelle Bickert and Micah May As part of its core mission of maximizing access to our shared culture, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is working to expand the discoverability, accessibility, and availability of ebooks for the general public. At DPLAfest 2015, many of you joined us as we began a deep exploration...

My experience at ALA Midwinter as an Emerging Leader this year was rich and fulfilling. We kicked off the first day in Atlanta with a day-long session in the Emerging Leaders program for the Class of 2017, which included leadership training, a panel presentation from ALA Emerging Leader Alumni, and orientation for the group work...

On Feb. 14th, 2017, members from ASCLA and FAFLRT met online to discuss the possibility of merging our organizations. A recording of that event is available online at: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p8hzbhlwtdn/ For more information about the event and the proposed merger check out: http://ascla.ala.org/blog/2017/02/ascla-and-faflrt-merger-open-forum-set/   Feature Image: World Peace by Jimmy Cardosi