May 19, 2013

ALA Picks Chicago for Three More Years; BEA Moves One Week Earlier

The American Library Association, which already planned to hold its annual conference in Chicago in 2013 and 2017, now plans to hold the event there in 2020, 2023, and 2026 as well. BookExpo America will take place one week earlier in 2013.

Run It Like a Library! | Blatant Berry

The recent turmoil among library directors, marked by the resignation of Mary Dempsey in Chicago, for example, demonstrates again that public administration requires deeper skill and talent than business management.