photo @ 2019 Steven Meckler Photography Copper Queen Library Awarded Best Small Library 2019 Check out the article in Library Journal Thriving Together | Best Small Library in America 2019

This year's winner of the Louise A. Stephens Memorial Scholarship is Alexander Soto. As a graduate student earning a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Arizona and a member of the Knowledge River cohort, Alex is setting into motion his desire to provide library services in tribal communities on and off the reservation. With experience in public, academic and tribal libraries, Alex has already assembled a wide range of skills and abilities that attest to his commitment to providing library services. Currently, he works for the ASU Library system and oversees the operations at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center’s West Campus branch. Alex believes a career as a librarian synthesizes his creative, cultural and professional backgrounds, as well as his interest in social justice by democratizing access to information.

A limited number of scholarships are available to support library staff who live at least 50 miles from the venue to attend the full summit. Support for scholarships is provided by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Scholarship applications are being accepted through October 25, 2019 and applicants will be notified of scholarship awards by November 4. General registration will open November 8. If you have questions about the scholarship application process, please contact the Registration and Scholarship Committee at 520-432-8935 or earlyliteracysummit@azla.org . If you are ready to apply, the application is available here . For more information please visit the Early Literacy Summit Program Book .

ALA has launched a national campaign against Macmillan's e-book embargo. An online petition has been created to engage members and the community in urging Macmillan Publishers to reverse the proposed embargo on e-books sold to libraries. Please participate in the petition and read our letter to Macmillan Publishers below. ebooksforall.org Letter to Macmillan Publishers CEO, John Sargent: Dear Mr. Sargent, On behalf of the more than 700 members of the Arizona Library Association (AzLA), we are writing to object to and ask Macmillan Publishers to reconsider its plan to embargo new eBook titles for U.S. public libraries staring November 1. Under this new model, we understand a public library may purchase only a single copy of each new title in eBook format upon release, after which Macmillan will impose an eight-week embargo on additional eBook sales of that title. To public libraries and the millions of people who rely on them every day, Macmillan's new policy is

You can now register for the 2019 AzLA conference in Tucson! Register for AzLA's 2019 Conference because…. ·           Keynote Speakers inspire sustainable thinking and invigorate your practice ·           You can join the Conversation! - Solidarity Roundtable Discussions around Advocacy and Sustainability ·           We have more Program sessions, More Blitz sessions than ever before ·           There are more than 30 Program Sessions and over 20 Blitz sessions to choose from ·           You have the opportunity to attend up to 20 different programs during the 2 1/2 day conference ·           You will have access to over 35 vendors and exhibitors ·           You can buy a 3-day streetcar pass for just $5 If you are unable to make it on a weekday or are a school librarian, educator, or paraprofessional, we have thought of you. See the schedule for Saturday! All fees are lower for members, so be sure to renew or become a member first, if you wish. Pleas

If you love reading eBooks and listening to digital audiobooks, this is something you have probably wondered about. Seems like it should be easy, right? Buy 100 digital copies of a book and let everyone borrow them! But it's not that easy. It can be a hard issue to explain for libraries. Publishers of eContent (eBooks and digital audiobooks) have control over how they license their books to libraries and library vendors like OverDrive and RBdigital. Libraries cannot buy eBooks and digital audiobooks like an individual consumer does. We have to work through a library vendor which provides a platform for you to be able to place holds and check out the items. It's technologically and financially not feasible for libraries to build their own platforms for this. These platforms do extra duty and take care of managing the licensing rights that publishers impose. Pima County Public Library subscribes to OverDrive and RBdigital, which work with individual publishers to get cont

The Louise A. Stephens Memorial Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for the 2019 Scholarship year. Applications are due by  August 31, 2019 . For more information, go to the  Louise A. Stephens Memorial Scholarship  page. Don't miss out on this great opportunity!