Publications

CHICAGO — Addressing with unflinching grit the concerns and problems of city living and survival in the United States, street lit encompasses some of the most in-demand titles in American public libraries’ collections. The thoroughly revised second edition of “The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature,” published by ALA Editions, will help library workers, teachers, and other community-based educators encourage reading and library use by meeting patrons' reading interests and information needs.

CHICAGO — There’s no need to spend hours trying to come up with creative programming ideas—bestselling library activity guru Ellyssa Kroski has already done all the hard work for you! Largely drawn from contributions by library workers across the country, “The Big Sourcebook of Free and Low-Cost Library Programming: 300+ Resources, Ideas, and Tools,” published by ALA Editions, is a cornucopia of ideas for inspiring countless fun and engaging programs at your library.

CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice,” edited by Danielle Skaggs and Rachel M. McMullin.

CHICAGO — What do a composer, a writer, a painter, a historian, a political activist, and a social agency office have in common? They all create documents to communicate and inform the world, making documentation a necessity for any human interaction in society.