Applications are now being accepted for Service Award For School Administrators. Deadline for application submission is Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Questions? Contact Adèle Koch via e-mail(akoch@stpatrick-lou.org)

Make plans to attend!! The conference will be held at the Galt House, Louisville, KY.

This is the deadline for voting for Bluegrass Book Award. Students begin reading in the fall, and submit ballots throughout the year. The ballots are counted and transferred to the tally sheet. All tally sheets must be submitted by April 1 of each year. Winners are announced by the KBA before the end of the school year. Books can be nominated by adults through the web site or by mail throughout the year. The selection of the new Master Lists is completed around March 15 each year.

The American Library Association, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) sponsor National Library Legislative Day. The event was last observed May 9-10, 2011. Contact Kristin Murphy, Government Relations Specialist of the ALA Washington Office, with questions. (kmurphy@alawash.org)

http://www.ala.org/nlld

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries -- school, public, academic and special -- participate. The theme is: You Belong @ Your Library®. Contact National Library Week Campaign Coordinator Megan McFarlane of the ALA Public Information Office with questions. (mmcfarlane@ala.org)

http://www.ala.org/nlw

School Library Month (SLM) is the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) celebration of school librarians and their programs. First celebrated in 1985 (as School Library Media Month; the name was changed to School Library Month in 2010), every April school librarians are encouraged to create activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in a student's educational career. Shares the theme of National Library Week.

Freedom of Information (FOI) Day is an annual event on or near March 16, the birthday of James Madison, who is widely regarded as the Father of the Constitution and as the foremost advocate for openness in government. Each year, the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award are presented by the American Library Association Washington (DC) Office on Freedom of Information Day to recognize those individuals or groups that have championed, protected, and promoted public access to government information and the public's right to know.

YALSA Invites You to Geek Out @ Your Library

YALSA invites you to visit http://teentechweek.ning.com !! This year’s theme encourages libraries to throw open their physical and virtual doors to teens and showcase the outstanding technology they offer, from services such as online homework help and digital literacy-focused programs to resources like e-books, movies, music, audiobooks, databases and more.

On March 2, 2012, the National Education Association calls for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult for
Read Across America.

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm