Platinum Play Hall of Fame The best games for playing in libraries! (A.K.A. The Platys) This Hall of Fame highlights games that are great for use in library collections and library programming. Only ...

Backgammon is a classic abstract strategy game dating back thousands of years. Each player has a set of 15 checkers (or stones) that must be moved from their starting positions, around, and then off ...

The Games and Gaming Round Table is very proud to announce our classic games that we recognize as Platinum Plays – evergreen titles well-suited to Library programs and collections.

In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the American Library Association vowed to continue its defense of ...

Here are 3 examples of an image used in different contexts on three different webpages and how the ALT text can differ from webpage to webpage based on context. Safety at night is a concern for both ...

As of June 2022, the PLA Social Worker Task Force has been sunsetted. PLA is considering how best to reform the group to continue its important work. Please check back for updates on the task force's ...

Without all of this help, re-launching RUSQ would have been an impossible task. I am honored to serve as editor of the journal, and hope that it continues its long tradition of blending theory and ...

The Carnegie Whitney Awards have been established to provide grants for the preparation and publication of popular or scholarly reading lists, indexes and other guides to library resources that will ...

Learn how Fred Rogers’ work can inform the evaluation of library services and support the wellbeing of library staff.

Through the support of the ALSC William C. Morris Endowment, ALSC offers this training seminar at no charge to attendees; this includes all materials, breakfast and lunch. To help defray additional ...

In celebration of his latest nonfiction title, "The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians," world’s bestselling author ...

See our guide to promoting the Teens' Top Ten books and voting for the Teens' Top Ten in your library. Groups receive over 300 different titles a year. Each group receives between 2-4 copies of each ...