National Library Workers Day is right around the corner, on April 10. In honor of all the unheralded library employees across the country, the ALA–Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) is asking those in the profession to nominate “star” library employees for public recognition.

April Fools’ pranks and librarians have a strong tradition. Here are some of our favorite hoaxes from the LIS world this year:

ALA President Molly Raphael informed the Association’s governing Council March 28 about a change in the leadership of the Committee on Accreditation (COA) beginning immediately through Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, in June. She wrote:

Technical services librarians are invited to participate in a survey that examines the value and use of the Library of Congress bibliographic data and cataloging products.

About a week ago, an ALA colleague popped into my office with an epiphany. “Libraries will never die out. You know why? If they didn’t exist, people would be inventing them.” As you might imagine, that got us to talking and finding examples—and it certainly wasn’t hard. Little Free Libraries, anyone?

How many “channels” are you using to get that next job? Caitlin Williams of San José State University’s faculty staff has been in the field of career development for more than 20 years and led last week’s webinar on the importance of building your online presence purposefully.

Participants logged in from as far away as Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Alberta in Canada to Hawaii, Oregon, California, and other regions of the US to chat and interact with program presenters and authors during the two-day Public Library Association (PLA) 2012 Virtual Conference, March 15–16, held in conjunction with the ALA d

Author Scott Turow and US Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner discussed the future of authors, books, and libraries at the Newberry Library in Chicago February 22 at the second of the “Conversations at the Newberry” series.

Beginning with the 2012 American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, ALA will award new Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction to one adult title in each category.

Update (Feb. 2, 2012): ProQuest is offering a free trial period to its full Vogue Archive (1892–2012) from February 2 through February 16. Sign up here.

How the World Sees Us

“This place is a treasure trove.”

Actor and Scripter Award honorary dinner chair HELEN MIRREN, describing the University of Southern California Doheny Library, which hosted the event, Feb. 18.

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