Calendar of Library Events
Contents
June 1, 2007
Information about events sponsored by ALA and its divisions is also available on the ALA Web page. Visit www.ala.org and go to “Events and Conferences” for additional information, or call 800-545-2433.
June 21–27: ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. 800-545-2433, press 5; customerservice@ala.org; www.ala.org/annual.
Sept. 29–Oct. 6: Banned Books Week. www.ala.org/bbooks.
Oct. 4–7: LITA National Forum, Denver. “Technology with Altitude: 10 Years of the LITA National Forum.” www.lita.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanationalforum2007denver/forum2007.cfm.
Oct. 14–20: Teen Read Week. “Tenth Anniversary Celebration.” www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm.
Oct. 25–28: AASL National Conference, Reno, Nevada. “The Future Begins @ your library.” www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/national/reno2007.htm.
Jan. 11–16, 2008: ALA Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia.
Mar. 25–29, 2008: PLA National Conference, Minneapolis. www.placonference.org/2008/.
Events for Libraries and Literacy: For a listing of these events and links, please click here.
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services: This ALA division offers a series of programs and institutes. For information please click here.
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies: This ALA division offers preconferences, programs, and more. For information please click here.
Library and Information Technology Association: This ALA division offers a series of programs and institutes. For information, visit their Web site at www.lita.org.
Library Administration and Management Association: This ALA division offers a series of programs and institutes. For information, visit their Web site at www.ala.org/lama/.
Public Programs Office: ALA’s Public Programs Office has a regular series of events of interest to librarians. For information please click here.
Reference and User Services Association: This ALA division offers online educational training, preconferences, programs, and more. For information please click here.
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Information about classes sponsored by ALA and its divisions is also available on the ALA Web page. Visit www.ala.org and go to “Education and Careers” for additional information.
June 6–7: Basic Collection Development and Management, Richmond, Virginia. Offered by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services; cosponsored by Potomac Technical Processing Librarians. www.ala.org/alcts/events.
July 1–30: Pain in the Brain: Adolescent Development and Library Behavior, Power Programming for Teens, and Using Electronic Databases with Teens. Online courses offered by the Young Adult Library Services Association. Register by June 15. www.ala.org/yalsa/.
July 1–Aug. 10: Making the Match: Finding the Right Book for the Right Teen at the Right Time. Online course offered by the Young Adult Library Services Association. Register by June 15. www.ala.org/yalsa/.
July 22–24: Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, Chicago. Sponsored by ALA TechSource. gaming.techsource.ala.org/index.php/Main_Page.
July 23–Aug. 17: Selecting Spanish-Language Materials for Adults. Online course offered by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. www.ala.org/ascla/.
Aug. 5–10: ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Cambridge, Massachusetts.www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/leadershipinstitute.htm.
Ongoing: ALA and the Southeast Florida Library Information Network offer ALA members more than 1,500 e-learning courses from Element K. www.libraryelearning.org/ala/.
Ongoing: AASL offers licenses to host a one-day regional institute, “Collaborative Leadership.” www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/aaslregionalinstitutes/collaboration.htm.
Ongoing: LITA offers licenses to host several one-day regional institutes: “User Centered Design: Design Process and Usability,” “Establishing an Institutional Repository,” “Wireless Networks in Libraries,” and “XML and Libraries.” www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litaregionalinst/litaregional.htm.
Ongoing: LAMA offers licenses to host several one-day regional institutes. www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamaevents/lamaregionalinstitutes/lamaregionalinst/lamaregional.htm.
Ongoing: PLA offers a variety of online courses through e-Learning @ PLA. www.ala.org/ala/pla/plaevents/elearningpla/elearningpla.htm.
Ongoing: ACRL offers a series of podcasts on issues in academic librarianship. blogs.ala.org/acrlpodcast.php.
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A listing of state library associations with Web sites is available on the ALA Web page at www.ala.org/cro/.
Oct. 4–6: Nevada Library Association Annual Conference, Carson City. “The Lighter Side of Libraries.” www.nevadalibraries.org.
Oct. 1–3: West Virginia Library Association Annual Conference, Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa, Morgantown. “Strength Through Change.” www.wvla.org/conference/.
Oct. 10–12: Ohio Library Council Convention and Expo, Hyatt Regency, Columbus.www.olc.org/conventionandexpo.asp.
Oct. 14–17: Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College. “Pennsylvania Libraries: Soaring to New Heights.” Kim Snyder, 717-766-7663, kim@palibraries.org; www.palibraries.org/events-conf/ann-conf.asp.
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Includes conferences in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. See the International Events section for conferences in other countries.
May 30–June 3: North American Serials Interest Group Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. “Place Your Bet in Kentucky: The Serials Gamble.” www.nasig.org/conference/2007/.
June 3–6: Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Colorado Convention Center, Denver. www.sla.org/Denver2007.
June 5–9: Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio. “Eclectic Cincinnati: Legacies, Legends, and the Lloyds.” www.cbhl.net/meetings/meetings.htm.
June 7–8: Northeast Map Organization Annual Meeting, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. www.northeastmap.org.
June 13–15: State University of New York Librarians Association Annual Conference, SUNY-Maritime. www.buffalostate.edu/library/sunyla2007/.
June 17–20: Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Convention, Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas, Arizona. “Jewish Libraries/Southwest Flavors.” www.jewishlibraries.org.
June 20–22: Council on Library/Media Technicians Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. “Library Support Staff: An Essential Piece of the Library Landscape.” colt.ucr.edu/events.html#CALENDAR.
June 23–26: National Media Education Conference, St. Louis. “IPods, Blogs, and Beyond: Evolving Media Literacy for the 21st Century.” www.amlainfo.org/nmec2007.
June 24–27: International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Computing Conference, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. “Learning and Leading with Technology.” www.iste.org/necc.
July 14–17: American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting and Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. “Rise to the Challenge.” www.aallnet.org.
Aug. 2–6: Black Caucus of the ALA National Conference of African American Librarians, Fort Worth, Texas. “Culture Keepers VI: Preserving the Past, Sustaining the Future.” www.bcala.org.
Aug. 8–11: Pacific Northwest Library Association Annual Conference, Delta Edmonton, South Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. “The Boom to the Echo: The Multigenerational Impact on Libraries.” www.pnla.org/events/conference07/index.htm.
Aug. 14: Library Camp NYC, Baruch College, New York City. librarycampnyc.wikispaces.org.
Sep. 9–11: Association of Information and Dissemination Centers Fall Meeting, Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, Arlington, Virginia. “Trends, Tactics, and Truths in the Information Industry.” www.asidic.org/meetings/fall07.htm.
Sep. 26–28: Association for Rural and Small Libraries Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio. jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/great.htm.
Oct. 4–6: Georgia Conference on Information Literacy, Savannah. ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolit.html.
Oct. 11–12: Long Island Library Resources Council Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York. “Engaging Environment: Creating Tomorrow's Library Experience.” www.lilrc.org/calendars/cont_edcalendar.php.
Oct. 18–19: International Reading Association Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, Billings, Montana.www.reading.org/association/meetings/regional.html.
Oct. 18–19: International Reading Association Southwest Regional Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas.www.reading.org/association/meetings/regional.html.
Oct. 18–25: American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Joining Research and Practice: Social Computing and Information Science.” www.asis.org/Conferences/AM07/am07cfp.html.
Oct. 23–25: Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference, Oklahoma City. “Guardians of Language, Memory, and Lifeways.” www.tribalconference.org.
Oct. 24–26: International Cultural Heritage Informatic Meetings, Toronto. www.archimuse.com/ichim07/.
Oct. 29–30: Internet@Schools West Conference, Monterey, California. www.infotoday.com/Internet@Schools/.
Oct. 29–30: PALINET Conference and Vendor Fair, Tremont Plaza Hotel/Tremont Grand, Baltimore. www.palinet.org/newsevents_latestnews.aspx#58.
Oct. 29–31: Internet Librarian, Monterey, California. www.infotoday.com.
Nov. 6–8: KMWorld & Intranets 2007, San Jose. www.infotoday.com.
Nov. 8–11: International Reading Association Plains Regional Conference, Overland Park, Kansas. www.reading.org/association/meetings/regional.html.
Nov. 28–29: Persistence of Memory: Stewardship of Digital Assets, Seattle. www.nedcc.org.
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Institutes with an application requirement may also appear in the Apply For section.
June 4–15: German Script Course at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. www.moravianchurcharchives.org/germanscript.php.
June 6–8: Association of Research Libraries Library Management Skills Institute I: The Manager, University at Albany, New York. library.albany.edu/services/arl/index.htm.
June 11–13: Current Issues: Books in Spanish for Young Readers, Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University, San Marcos. www.csusm.edu/csb/english/wrkshps_2005.htm.
June 15: Mississippi Library 2.0 Summit, Mississippi State University, Starkville. library.msstate.edu/mslibrarysummit/.
June 19–21: Bank Street Infancy Institute, Bank Street College of Education, New York City. www.bankstreet.edu/infancyinstitute/.
June 25–27: Books and Reading Strategies for Bilingual Students in Grades K–8, Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University, San Marcos. www.csusm.edu/csb/english/wrkshps_2005.htm.
July 8–27: Taft Educational Center, Watertown, Connecticut, offers library science courses as part of its 2007 Summer Workshops for Teachers: “Questioning Assumptions, Improving High School Libraries,” July 8–13; “The Teaching Library in the Age of Google,” July 15–20; and “Planning Libraries in the 21st Century,” July 22–27. Register by June 1. www.taftschool.org/TEC.
July 12–14: Trejo Foster Foundation Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson. sir.arizona.edu/trejo/.
July 16–18: Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University, San Marcos. Workshop conducted in Spanish; however, Spanish-speaking ability not required. www.csusm.edu/csb/english/wrkshps_2005.htm.
July 17: Current Issues in Labor Management Relations in Libraries, Lindenhurst (N.Y.) Memorial Library. Sponsored by the Long Island Library Resources Council. www.lilrc.org.
July 30–Aug. 10: University of California at Los Angeles California Rare Book School offers six one-week courses on rare book librarianship and the history of books and printing. www.calrbs.org.
Oct. 3–4: Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century Symposium, University of Memphis, Tennessee. exlibris.memphis.edu/ethics21/.
Nov. 2: Brick and Click Libraries, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville. brickandclick.org.
American Association of Law Libraries: The AALL offers a series of professional development workshops. www.aallnet.org/prodev/.
Amigos Library Services: Amigos offers a series of training classes to improve the technical skills of librarians. www.amigos.org.
Association of Research Libraries: ARL offers a series of institutes and programs aimed at improving skills of library management and staff. www.arl.org/training/.
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University/San Marcos offers seminars and workshops of interest to librarians. www.csusm.edu/csb/.
Central Florida Library Cooperative: The library cooperative offers a series of ongoing workshops of interest to librarians at locations throughout central Florida. cflc.net/Workshops/cflc_workshops.htm.
The Foundation Center: This nonprofit organization offers a regular series of seminars and workshops on securing grants and proposal writing. fdncenter.org/learn/.
Illinois State Library: The Illinois State Library has a series of institutes and continuing education programs of interest to librarians. www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/.
Long Island Library Resources Council: The council offers a series of continuing education programs for librarians. www.lilrc.org.
Michigan Library Consortium: The consortium offers a series of ongoing workshops of interest to librarians. www.mlcnet.org/cms/sitem.cfm.
National Council of Teachers of English: The council sponsors conventions and other professional meetings concerning the teaching of English at all levels. www.ncte.org.
Palinet: The organization offers workshops concerning new library technologies. www.palinet.org/.
Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science offers an ongoing series of onsite workshops. Spring/Summer 2007 workshops include: “Children’s Literature: The 100 Best Books for Children,” “Get Your Game On! Gaming in Libraries,” “Out From Behind the Desk: Helping Librarians Develop Their Public Voice,” and “Revitalize Your LIS Career.” www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/.
Southeastern Library Network: Numerous workshops of interest to librarians are offered at locations through the southeastern U.S. www.solinet.net/workshops.
Special Libraries Association: SLA has an ongoing professional development program with events and distance education programs at varying locations. www.sla.org/content/learn/index.cfm.
University of Toronto: Continuing Education Program, Faculty of Information Studies. The university has an ongoing continuing education program offering courses of interest to librarians. Classes in 2006–07 include “Basic Library Cataloguing for the Non-Cataloguer,” “Copyright in Images,” “Influencing Decision Making,” and “Law for Records Managers.” www.fis.utoronto.ca.
University of Utah: Academic Outreach and Continuing Education Program. The University of Utah is offering four independent study courses of interest to librarians: Reference Work, Selection of Library Materials, Cataloging and Classification, and Management of the Library Media Center.continue.utah.edu/distance/index.html.
University of Wisconsin/Madison, School of Library and Information Studies: The school offers a series of workshops and events of interest to librarians. www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed/index.html
University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, School of Information Studies: The school offers a series of workshops and events of interest to librarians. www.uwm.edu/dept/SOIS/.
Utah State University offers a graduate-level program called Online Learning Communities in Education and Training. ce.usu.edu/
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Ongoing: ALA and the Southeast Florida Library Information Network offer ALA members more than 1,500 e-learning courses from Element K. www.libraryelearning.org/ala/.
Ongoing: SirsiDynix offers podcasts as a means of sharing its web seminars with library and information professionals. Spring webinars include “Teen Grid on Second Life” May 22, and “What’s New in Podcasting?” June 5. www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php.
Ongoing: Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science offers an ongoing series of online workshops. Spring/Summer 2007 workshops include: “Creating Online Tutorials; A Designer’s Challenge,” “Marketing Your Library,” “Podcasting Boot Camp,” and “Working with Students with Special Needs in School Libraries.” www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/.
Ongoing: PALINET offers live and self-paced online workshops at www.palinet.org/education_program.aspx, as well as a series of “Technology Conversations” podcasts. www.palinet.org/rss/tech-conversations/.
Ongoing: University of Washington Information School offers “InfoSpeak,” a series of student-produced podcasts showcasing leaders in various areas of information access and awareness. www.infospeak.org.
Ongoing: Online Programming for All Libraries offers a variety of interactive online programs for library staff and library users. Johnson County (Kans.) Library has announced a monthly series of professional development opportunities for librarians that will be offered through the OPAL collaborative on the third Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. www.opal-online.org/.
Ongoing: The Special Libraries Association offers online courses for members interested in participating in its competitive intelligence certificates program. www.clickuniversity.com.
Ongoing: The University of North Texas offers a variety of online courses for librarians. “Budget and Finance,” “Fundraising and Grantsmanship,” and “Planning and Management of Buildings” are 8-week courses with new sessions beginning every two months, and are approved for the ALA-APA’s Certified Public Library Administrator certification. www.leadonline.info.
Ongoing: Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis and the Institute for Museum and Library Services offers “Shaping Outcomes,” an instructor-mediated online short course in outcome-based planning and evaluation for museum and library professionals. Courses are offered in Summer and Fall 2007. www.shapingoutcomes.org.
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Nov. 14: Unriddling the World: Fantasy and Literature, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Featuring Susan Cooper, Gregory Maguire, and Roger Sutton. Cambridge Public Library, 617-349-4409.
Nov. 15: Unriddling the World: Fantasy and Children, First Parish in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Featuring Susan Cooper. Cambridge Public Library, 617-349-4409.
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June 10–12: Elevations: The Networking Library Conference, Aarhus, Denmark. www.elevations.dk.
June 17–22: Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians 2007 Conference, Helderberg College, Somerset West, South Africa. “Developing People Through Libraries.” www.asdal.org.
June 19–21: Joint Use Libraries: An International Conference, The Lowry, Manchester, United Kingdom. www.ebase.uce.ac.uk/JointUSeConference.htm.
June 28–30: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Umbrella Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England. umbrella@cilip.org.uk.
July 13–16: Theory, Culture and Society Conference, University of Tokyo. “Ubiquitous Media: Asian Transformations.” www.u-mat.org.
July 16–20: International Association of School Librarianship Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. “Cyberspace, D-world, and E-learning: Giving Libraries and Schools the Cutting Edge.” www.iasl-slo.org/conference2007.html.
Aug. 19–23: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress, Durban, South Africa. “Libraries for the Future: Progress, Development, and Partnerships.” www.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/index.htm.
Aug. 27–31: International Digital Library Course, Tilburg University, The Netherlands. “Digital Libraries à la Carte.” www.tilburguniversity.nl/ticer/07carte/.
Oct. 8–9: Internet Librarian International, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London. www.internet-librarian.com.
Oct. 20–22: Fifth International Conference on the Book, Madrid, Spain. book-conference.com.
July 28–31, 2008: International Reading Association World Congress on Reading, San José, Costa Rica. “Reading in a Diverse World.” www.reading.org/association/meetings/world.html.
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By July 31: The National Endowment for the Arts, Institute for Museum and Library Services, and Arts Midwest seek applications for Big Read grants of $2,500–$20,000 that will be awarded to approximately 200 organizations of varying sizes nationwide to participate in The Big Read program. Submitting an intention to apply by June 29 is encouraged, though not required. www.neabigread.org.
By Sep. 15: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation awards $500 minigrants to school and public libraries for programs that encourage literacy and creativity in children. www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrants.htm.
Ongoing: Libri Foundation Books For Children Grants will match $50 to $350 raised by local sponsors on a 2-to-1 ratio to help small, rural public libraries buy children’s books. The foundation makes grants three times a year, with deadlines of Apr. 15, July 15, and Dec. 15. www.librifoundation.org/apps.html.
Ongoing: The ALA Honor Roll Website will acknowledge libraries that are champions of staff support and development, that provide support to their employees to attend work-related workshops, conferences, and/or classes. Sponsored by the Programs and Special Projects Working Group of the Better Salaries and Pay Equity Task Force. Submit an electronic application at www.mjfreedman.org/honorrollsite/index.html.
Ongoing: The Staples Foundation for Learning makes quarterly grants to programs from 501(c)(3) organizations that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Upcoming deadlines are Apr. 6, Aug. 3, and Dec. 7. www.staplesfoundation.org/foundhome.html.
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May 31–June 3: BookExpo America, New York City. www.bookexpoamerica.com.
June 8–11: BookExpo Canada, Toronto. www.bookexpo.ca.
Sept. 29: National Book Festival, Washington, D.C. www.loc.gov/bookfest.
Nov. 24–Dec. 2: Guadalajara (Mexico) International Book Fair. www.fil.com.mx. Personal members of the ALA can participate in the ALA Free Pass Program, offering $100 for airfare, 3 hotel nights, and complimentary registration; apply by August 17 to Delin Guerra, 800-545-2433 ext. 3201, dguerra@ala.org.
Oct. 10–12, 2008: Keystone Book Festival, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. www.keystonebookfestival.org.
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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System: At Roswell Regional Library: Through Dec. 31, 2010: “Gallery One-One-Five,” featuring artwork from area schoolchildren. www.af.public.lib.ga.us/.
Boston Athenaeum: Through July 13: “Acquired Tastes: 200 Years of Collecting for the Boston Athenaeum.” www.bostonathenaeum.org/baevents.html.
Boston Public Library: Through June 30: “New Acquisitions: Works of Art on Paper.” Through July 8: “Israillustrators 2007.” Through Sep. 2: “Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures.”www.bpl.org.
Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library: Through Jan. 1, 2008: “Takeshi Yamada’s Museum of World Wonders: Cabinet of Curiosities.” www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/exhibitions/.
Bryn Mawr (Pa.) College: Through June 3: “Bound and Determined: Identifying American Bookbindings.” www.brynmawr.edu/library/exhibitions.shtml.
California State Library, Sacramento: Through July 17: “Juneteenth National Freedom Day.” www.library.ca.gov/PressReleases/pr_070530.cfm.
California State University Northridge: Through Aug. 3: “Celebrating Comic Books: An American Tradition.” library.csun.edu/About_the_Library/goingson.html.
Chicago Public Library: At Woodson Regional Library: Through Dec. 31: “Black Jewel of the Midwest: Celebrating 75 Years.” www.chicagopubliclibrary.org/003cpl/003events.html.
Denver Public Library: Through Dec. 31: “Colorado Classic Architects.” www.denverlibrary.org.
Huntington Library, San Marino, California: Through June 3: “First Freedoms: The Los Angeles Times and the Right to a Free Press, 1881–2006.” Through July 29: “Linnaeus in the Garden.” www.huntington.org.
Lexington (Ky.) Public Library: Through June 3: “Bungalows of the Bluegrass.” 859-231-5559; www.lexpublib.org.
Library of Congress: Through June 30: “On the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Japanese Prints.” Through Aug. 18: “A Century of Creativity: The MacDowell Colony 1907–2007” and “Shakespeare in America.” www.loc.gov/loc/events/.
Lloyd Library and Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio: Through June 30: “Botanical Art from Harper Studios.” www.lloydlibrary.org/exhibits.html.
National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland: Through Feb. 26, 2008: “Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body.” www.nlm.org/exhibition/visibleproofs/introduction.html.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York City: Through July 28: “The Performance of Self in Everyday Life: Photography by Dona Ann McAdams.” June 19–Oct. 13: “Invention: Merce Cunningham & Collaborators.” www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions.cfm.
New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library, New York City: Through July 7: “Dawn of the American Revolution, 1768–1776” and “Selections from the C.W. McAlpin Collection.” Through Sep. 16: “Making the Scene: The Midtown Y Photography Gallery, 1972–1996.” Through Aug. 31, 2009: “The Gutenburg Bible.” www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions.cfm.
New York Public Library Science, Industry, and Business Library, New York City: Through Sep. 15: “Lower Manhattan 2010: It’s Happening Now.” www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions.cfm.
New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York City: Through Oct. 28: “Stereotypes vs. Humantypes: Images of Blacks in the 19th and 20th Centuries” and “Black Art: Treasures from the Schomburg.” www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions.cfm.
Newark (N.J.) Public Library: June 4–Aug. 25: “Art of the Poster.” Aug. 20–Oct. 19: “Art of the Poster.” Sep. 10–Nov. 3: “Hispanic Heritage: Ecuadorians in New Jersey.” Nov. 14–Jan. 12, 2008: “Gala Fine Prints.” www.npl.org/Pages/ProgramsExhibits/.
Port Washington (N.Y.) Public Library: Through June 28: “Expressions of Nature.” Through June 30: “Photography Club of Long Island Annual Exhibition.” www.pwpl.org/events/index.html.
Princeton (N.J.) University: Through Sep. 4: “Boris Godunov.” libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/music/boris/index.htm.
Queens Library, Jamaica, New York: Through June 10: “Trans.” www.queenslibrary.org/gallery/.
San Diego State University: Through Sep. 7: “Beyond the Batter’s Box: The Hall of Fame Life of Tony Gwynn.” infodome.sdsu.edu/projects/gwynn/.
San Francisco Public Library: Through June: “Forever Victorious: Artifacts from the Wing Lee Laundry Archaeological Dig.” Through June 24: “Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change.” Through June 30: “Alphabet Soup: A Selection of Alphabet Books.” Through June 24: “Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change.” www.sfpl.org/news/exhibitions.htm.
Stanford (Calif.) University: Through June 17: “California Printers in the Fine Press Tradition, 1975–2006.” library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/exhibits/.
University of California at Irvine: Through May 30: “Picture This: Five Centuries of Book Illustration.” www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/new/exhibit_fall06.html.
University of Connecticut, Stoors: Through Aug. 17: “Splendor in the Glass,” “Backyard New England,” and “Deep Inside the Blues.” www.lib.uconn.edu/about/exhibits/.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Through May 31: “Carolina Faces: The Photograpy of Don Sturkey.” www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/.
University of South Carolina, Columbia: Through June 15: “Charles Darwin.” Through Dec. 20: “A Great Adventure: The University of South Carolina in the Great War.” www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/current.html.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Through October: “Appalachian Removals and Relocations.” www.lib.utk.edu/spcoll/lecture/.
University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center: Through July 29: “The American Twenties.” www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/current/.
University of Wisconsin at Madison: Through June 29: “Making Maps, Mapping History.” www.greatlakesmaps.org.
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut: In the Sterling Memorial Library: Through May 31: “Madness in Mesopotamia” and “Bound by Tradition: The Influence of Historical Bindings on Artists’ Books.” Through July 31: “The Eponymous Dozen.” June 4–Sept. 27: “Poison America: Sharon Gilbert Bookworks.” In the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Through May 25: “Trees in Fact and Fable.” resources.library.yale.edu/online/news.asp#Exhibits.
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Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America. Sponsored by ALA’s Public Programs Office. www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/alexanderhamilton/alexanderhamilton.htm.
Through June 15
Pearl (Miss.) Public Library. www.cmrls.lib.ms.us/rc.htm.
Allen (Tex.) Public Library. www.allenlibrary.org.
June 28–Aug. 10
Brunswick-Glynn County (Ga.) Library. www.trrl.org/brunswick/index.php.
Aug. 23–Oct. 5
Franklin DeGroodt Memorial Library, Palm Bay, Florida. www.brev.org/locations/franklin_degroodt/.
Dana College, Blair, Nebraska. www.dana.edu/library/.
Oct. 18–Dec. 7
Florence Williams Public Library, Christiansted, Virgin Islands. www.virginislandspace.com/fwplweb/
St. Cloud (Minn.) University. lrs.stcloudstate.edu/
Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians. Sponsored by ALA’s Public Programs Office. www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/changingthefaceofmedicine/changingmedicine.htm.
Through June 8
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. www.ecu.edu/cs-dhs/laupuslibrary/.
Governors State University, University Park, Illinois. www.govst.edu/gsu_library/.
June 20–Aug. 3
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. www.library.vcu.edu/tml/.
Peter White Public Library, Marquette, Michigan. www.uproc.lib.mi.us/pwpl/.
August 15 - September 28
University of Maryland, Baltimore. www.hshsl.umaryland.edu.
Southwest Minnesota State University Library, Marshall. www.southwestmsu.edu/library.
October 10 - November 30
City College of New York. www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/.
University of Iowa, Iowa City. www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/.
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation. Sponsored by ALA’s Public Programs Office. www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/foreverfree/foreverfreeabraham.htm.
Through June 15
Wichita (Kans.) State University. library.wichita.edu.
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Public Library. www.crlibrary.org.
June 28–Aug. 10
Tilden (Neb.) Public Library. www.tildenlibrary.org
Freeport (Ill.) Public Library. www.freeportpubliclibrary.org.
Aug. 23–Oct. 5
Illinois State University, Normal. www.library.ilstu.edu.
Verona (Wis.) Public Library. www.veronapubliclibrary.org.
Oct. 18–Nov. 30
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. www.library.siue.edu/lib/.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan. www.cooley.edu/library/.
Out at the Library: Celebrating the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center. Sponsored by San Francisco Public Library. sfpl.lib.ca.us/news/onlineexhibits/out/.
Through June 30
Minneapolis Public Library: www.mplib.org/.
Jack Kerouac’s On the Road Scroll.
June 15–Sep. 14
Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts. www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/boat_tour.htm.
Nov. 9–Mar. 9, 2008
New York Public Library. www.nypl.org.
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Boston College: “Tip O’Neill.” www.bc.edu/libraries/news-events-pub/exhibits/.
Boston Public Library: “The Triumph of Religion,” a restored series of murals by John Singer Sargent. www.bpl.org.
British Library, London: In the John Ritblat Gallery: “Treasures of the British Library.” www.bl.uk/index.shtml.
Buffalo and Erie County Library, New York: “The Map That Changed the World: Uncovering Earth’s History.” becpldigital.cdm.oclc.org/.
Chicago Public Library: “Called to the Challenge: The Legacy of Harold Washington” and “Spanning Chicago: Bridges in the City of Big Shoulders.” www.chipublib.org/003cpl/003events.html.
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.: “The First Folio” and “The Shakespeare Gallery.” www.folger.edu.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts: In the Lamont Library: “Collections and Collection-Building in Lamont Library.” In the Pusey Library: “The Mercator Globes.” In Harvard Medical School: “The Warren Anatomical Museum Reopening Exhibition.” hul.harvard.edu.
Los Angeles Public Library: “Treasures of Los Angeles.” www.lapl.org/events/index.html.
Library of Congress: “American Treasures of the Library of Congress”; “Bob Hope and American Variety”; “The Gerry Mulligan Collection”; “By Securing to Authors: Copyright, Commerce, and Creativity in America.” www.loc.gov/loc/events/.
Nashville Public Library: Ongoing exhibits include “Civil Rights Photography by Harold Lowe” and “Original Parthenon Reconstruction Drawings.” www.library.nashville.org.
National Archives, College Park, Maryland: “The Forgotten War Remembered—America and the Korean War”; “Public Vaults” is a permanent exhibit that overviews the variety of materials contained in the National Archives. www.archives.gov.
National Archives-Great Lakes Region, Chicago: “Bureau of Indian Affairs Surveys of Indian Industry in the 1920’s.” www.archives.gov/great-lakes/chicago/.
New York Public Library Donnell Library Center: “The Adventures of the Real Winnie-the-Pooh” features the stuffed animals actually owned by Christopher Robin Milne. www.nypl.org.
New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library, New York City: “Jill Kupin Rose Gallery.” www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions.cfm.
Newberry Library, Chicago: “Yours to Explore: Selections from the Newberry’s Collections.” www.newberry.org/programs/exhibits.html.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Simi Valley, California: “Gifts to the President.” www.reaganlibrary.com.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York: Ongoing exhibits include: “Women in Science and Engineering,” “Geology: Minerals from the Frederic Leroy Sievenpier Collection,” and “The Tools of Medicine.” ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/exhibits/.
University of California at Berkeley: In the Bancroft Library: “The Drake Plate” and “The Wimmer Gold Nugget.” bancroft.berkeley.edu/events/onexhibit.html.
University of Chicago, John Crerar Library: “From the South Pole to the South Side of Chicago: Degree Angular Scale Interferometer.” www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/exhibits/dasi.html.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: In the Museum Library: “Photographs from the Field: Ethnographic Photographs by Anthropology Graduate Students” and “Strokes of Genius: The Art of Annie G. Hunter.” In the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: “Rudolf Serkin: A Musician’s Life in Photographs and Documents.” www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/.
University of Virginia, Albert H. Small Special Collections Library, Charlottesville: “Declaring Independence: Creating and Re-creating America’s Document.” www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/.
Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut: In the John Hay Whitney Medical Library: “Nursing: Making a Difference Locally and Globally,” “Art in the Hallway: Kelly Ann Perry” and “Stem Cells: Potential Clinical Applications.” www.library.yale.edu.
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Austin (Tex.) Public Library: “Portal to Texas History” contains 800 images from Austin American-Statesman photographer Neal Douglass. texashistory.unt.edu/browse/collection/NDPC/.
Boston College archives exhibits from the O’Neill Library and the Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections online, including “Media and U.S. Wars,” “Free State Art: Judging Ireland by Its Book Covers,” and “Lesser Lights or Major Literary Influences?” www.bc.edu/libraries/news-events-pub/exhibits/ and www.bc.edu/libraries/centers/burns/exhibits/.
Boston Public Library: “Sports Temples of Boston: Images of Historic Ballparks, Arenas, and Stadiums in Boston,” www.bpl.org/sportstemples/.
British Library, London: “Philatelic Rarities,” www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/philatelic/.
Broward County Library, Fort Lauderdale, Florida archives exhibits online. dbnet.browardlibrary.org/~digital/Exhibits/index.htm.
Buffalo and Erie County Library, New York: “The New York to Paris Race” highlights the 1907 “Great Race” from New York to Paris by automobile, won by Buffalo resident George Schuster.becpldigital.cdm.oclc.org/.
Cleveland Public Library: Online exhibits including “African American Family Photograph Collection,” “Patriotism & Propaganda - War Posters,” and “Coming Attractions: Cinema Teasers from the Silent Era.” www.cpl.org/collection-connection.asp.
Columbia University Library, New York archives exhibits online, including “Children’s Drawings of the Spanish Civil War” and “Shakespeare and the Book.” www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/. The Rare Book & Manuscript Library also hosts several online exhibits at www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/rbml/exhibitions.html.
Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York: Online exhibits include: “Gravely Gorgeous: Gargoyles, Grotesques, and the 19th-Century Imagination,” “Not by Bread Alone: America’s Culinary Heritage,” and “Women in the Literary Marketplace: 1800–1900.” www.library.cornell.edu/about/digital_exhibits.html.
Detroit Public Library: “Drawing Power: An Exhibit of Motor City Ad Art in the Age of Muscle and Chrome” and “Ernie Harwell: 60 Years in Baseball.” www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/events/exhibits.htm.
Durham County (N.C.) Public Library offers selections from its North Carolina Collection online, including “Historic Postcards of Durham” and “Durham Buildings 1950–2000: Changes in the Landscape of Downtown.” www.durhamcountylibrary.org/ncc/index.html.
East Central Georgia Regional Library, Augusta: “Picturing Augusta: Historic Postcards from the Collection of the East Central Georgia Regional Library.” dlg.galileo.usg.edu/picturingaugusta/.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore: “The H. L. Mencken Digital Exhibit.” www.epfl.net/exhibits/mencken/.
Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts archives exhibits online. www.library.hbs.edu/hc/exhibits/index.html.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, offers online access to historical resources through its Open Collections Program. Current offerings are “Women Working, 1800–1930” and “Immigration to the United States, 1789–1930.” ocp.hul.harvard.edu/.
Huntington Library, San Marino, California: “Land of Golden Dreams: California in the Gold Rush Decade 1848–1858.” www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/Entrance/index.htm.
Indiana University Lilly Library, Bloomington: Online exhibits include: “The Fine Art of British Bookbinding,” “The Works Progress Administration in Indiana,” “A Flowering of Affection: Victorian Valentine Cards at the Lilly Library,” “4000 Years of Miniature Books,” and “Bloomington by Gaslight: Sherlock Holmes in the Lilly Library.” www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/exhibits.shtml.
Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library: “May Wright Sewell Papers.” www.imcpl.org/resources/digitallibrary/index.html.
Kansas City Public Library, Kansas archives past exhibits of local and regional artists online. www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/finearts/virtual.htm.
Library Company of Philadelphia archives exhibitions online, including “Benjamin Franklin: Writer and Printer” and “Picturing Women.” www.librarycompany.org/collections/exhibits/.
Library of Congress: The Library of Congress has several dozen online exhibits, including “A Century of Creativity: The MacDowell Colony 1907–2007,” “Bob Hope and American Variety,” “Earth as Art: A Landsat Perspective,” “I Do Solemnly Swear... Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library of Congress,” “Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass,” and “Churchill and the Great Republic.” www.loc.gov/exhibits/. “The Veterans History Project” includes digitized interviews, letters, photographs, stories, and audio and video. www.loc.gov/vets/.
Library of Virginia, Richmond archives exhibits online. www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/index.htm.
Los Angeles Public Library: Online exhibits include “1932 Los Angeles Olympics,” “California in the ’20s,” “Chance Encounters: The L.A. Project,” and “From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns 1954–1965.” www.lapl.org/virgal/.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections, Cambridge: Online exhibits include: “William Barton Rogers: MIT’s Visionary Founder,” “The Founding of MIT,” “MIT at the World’s Fair, 1893,” “Watercolors by Eleanor Manning O’Connor,” “Commemorating 100 Years of Powered Flight, 2003,” and “MIT’s Rare and Special Books.” libraries.mit.edu/archives/mithistory/exhibits-by-subject.html.
National Archives and Records Administration, Central Plains Region, Kansas City, Missouri archives exhibits online; offerings include “Documents of the Season,” “Fashion Court” and “Road Trip.” www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/public/displays/.
New York Public Library archives current and past exhibits online. www.nypl.org/research/calendar/oelist.cfm.
New York State Library, Albany: “Fred Abele Transportation History Collection,” “The George Washington Collection,” “Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Collection,” “Fourth of July Orations,” “The Firefighters Collection,” and “Bryologia Europaea.” unix2.nysed.gov/library/features/vv.htm.
New York University offers several online exhibits, including “Labor and the Holocaust: The Jewish Labor Committee and the Anti-Nazi Struggle,” “1968 Revisited,” and “A Time to Live: The Life and Writings of Erich Maria Remarque.” library.nyu.edu/collections/archives.html.
Newberry Library, Chicago archives exhibits online. Offerings include: “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country,” “Disbound and Dispersed: The Leaf Book Considered,” and “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Beyond Sherlock Holmes.” www.newberry.org/programs/exhibits.html.
Oakland (Calif.) Public Library has posted selections from the collections of the Oakland History Room and the maps division at the Online Archive of California. www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5b69q5bc.
Plymouth (N.H.) State University: “Beyond Brown Paper.” beyondbrownpaper.plymouth.edu/browse/.
Ocean County (N.J.) Library has posted short video interviews of Holocaust survivors to its web site to supplement the exhibit “Survival of the Human Spirit: Triumph over Adversity,” which ran in September of 2006. oceancountylibrary.org/HUH/PressReleases0806/holocaust.htm.
Rice University, Houston: Online exhibits include: “The Life and Work of William Ward Watkin,” “Oveta Culp Hobby and the Women’s Army Corps,” “The Carlota and Maximilian Collection,” and “James Stephen Hogg Family Photographs.” www.rice.edu/fondren/woodson/exhibits/index.html.
San Francisco Public Library archives exhibits online, including “Amusing America,” “Homage to Lulu: 100 Years of Louise Brooks,” and “Picture This: Family Photographs of Everyday San Francisco.” www.sfpl.org/news/exhibitions.htm.
San Diego State University archives exhibits online. infodome.sdsu.edu/about/depts/spcollections/exhibits.shtml.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York: Online Exhibits include: “Love Canal @ 25,” “Science on Stamps,” “Comic Books in the ’50s,” and “Albert Einstein and the World Year of Physics 2005.” ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/exhibits/.
University of California at Berkeley: Online exhibits include: “Breaking Through: A Century of Physics at Berkeley,” “Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly at the Bancroft Library,” “Building Bancroft: The Evolution of a Library,” and “Mark Twain at Large: His Travels Here and Abroad.” bancroft.berkeley.edu/events/online.html.
University of California at Los Angeles: “The Great Good That Is in Us: A Centenary Celebration of Ralph J. Bunche.” www.library.ucla.edu/bunche.
University of Cincinnati: “The Strobridge Litho Company.” www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/exhibits/strobridge/.
University of Connecticut, Storrs archives exhibits online. www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/exhibits/online_exhibits.htm.
University of Maryland Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Baltimore: “Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.” www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/index.asp.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Online exhibits include: “Welcome Home Howard, or Whatever Became of the Daring Aviator?” “Las Vegas and Water in the West,” “Before Gaming... Celebrating Las Vegas’ Centennial, 1905–2005,” and “Dino at the Sands.” www.library.unlv.edu/exhibits/index.html.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: “A Portion of the People: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life.” www.lib.unc.edu/apop.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Online exhibits include “Robert Montgomery Bird: Writer and Artist” and “Household Words: Women Write from and for the Kitchen.” www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/. Online exhibits from the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies include “The Meaning of Words: Marcus Jastrow and the Making of Rabbinic Dictionaries” and “Modern Jewish Literatures: Language, Identity, Writing.” www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/.
University of Pittsburgh: “Documenting Pitt: Historic Publications and Images of the University of Pittsburgh.” digital.library.pitt.edu/d/documentingpitt/.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles: “Life as He Knew It: Photographs of Black Los Angeles from the Walter Gordon Collection.” www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/about/programs_exhibitions/exhibitions/gordon/blog/.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville offers several digital collections, including “From Pi Beta Phi to Arrowmont,” “William Cox Cochran Great Smoky Mountains Photographic Collection,” and “Flora of Tennessee.” www.lib.utk.edu/smokies/digcoll.html.
University of Texas Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin: “Fathoms from Anywhere: A Samuel Beckett Centenary Exhibition.” www.hrc.utexas.edu/beckett/.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville: Online exhibits include “In the Brilliancy of the Footlights: Creating America’s Theatre” and “Rave Reviews: Bestselling Fiction in America.” www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/. The Health Sciences Library maintains “Patients’ Voices in Early 19th Century Virginia: Letters to Doct. James Carmichael and Son” at carmichael.lib.virginia.edu, and online exhibits including “Antiqua Medicina: From Homer to Vesalius,” “Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome: A Display of Ancient Instruments from Antiquity,” “Very Ill! The Many Faces of Medical Caricature in Nineteenth Century England and France,” and “Bad Blood: The Troubling Legacy of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study” at www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/.
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut has numerous online exhibits. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Exhibits: www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/brbleduc/brblwebexhibit.html. Divinity Library Exhibits: www.library.yale.edu/div/exhibits.html. Medical Library Exhibits: www.med.yale.edu/library/about/exhibits.html. Sterling Memorial Library Exhibits: resources.library.yale.edu/online/smlexhibits.asp.
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