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From: Colleen Barbus <cbarbus@ala.org> Subject: [pubprgms] ProgrammingLibrarian.org announces a guide for 2013 ALA Annual Conference Date: June 18, 2013 10:43:08 AM EDT To: ppogrants@ala.org, pubprgms@ala.org, letstalklf@ala.org

ProgrammingLibrarian.org, a resource website of the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, announced its online guide to programs and events to be held at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. To view the full list of recommendations, visit the guide at http://www.programminglibrarian.org/annual-conference.html.

Programs for adult, youth and family audiences build visibility for the library and enhance the library community’s ongoing commitment to lifelong learning and cultural engagement. Programs and events featured in the Programming Librarian’s online guide to ALA Annual Conference will present new programming models for discussion and engagement, resources and inspiration for program development and practical tips for fundraising, promotion, and building community partnerships, all serving the development of the library as a community cultural center.

Find out about the many other ALA Annual Conference & Exhibits highlights as they’re added. And for general information about the conference June 27-July 2, 2013 in Chicago, visit www.alaannual.org.

ProgrammingLibrarian.org is a project of the ALA Public Programs Office. Recent successful library programming initiatives from the ALA Public Programs Office have included “Let’s Talk About It” reading and discussion series, traveling exhibitions, film discussion programs, the Great Stories CLUB, LIVE! @ your library and more. In 2003, the ALA Public Programs Office established the Cultural Communities Fund, an endowment to support all types of libraries and bring communities together through cultural programming (www.ala.org/ccf). For more information about the ALA Public Programs Office, visit www.ala.org/publicprograms.

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