Freedom of Information (FOI) Day is an annual event on or near March 16, the birthday of James Madison, who is widely regarded as the Father of the Constitution and as the foremost advocate for openness in government. Each year, the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award are presented by the American Library Association Washington (DC) Office on Freedom of Information Day to recognize those individuals or groups that have championed, protected, and promoted public access to government information and the public's right to know.

Contact Jacob Roberts, Communications Specialist of the ALA Washington Office , with questions.

New Websites Added to LINKS LIBRARY STAFF LOVE

Several new websites have been added to our list of "Links Library Staff Love".
Check out the following new links:
"100 Top Library Websites", Recycling Info, Ask Philosophers, and more.
Go to Links Library Staff Love.

Ideas and Opportunities for the Black Gold Community

CLICK HERE to visit this section of our ATS website which is intended for sharing opportunities for enhancing services to member library communities, e.g., resources, grants, contests, offers, and other announcements. Please help grow this feature by submitting ideas and announcements to share with colleagues and assist the Black Gold community.

Looking for Unshelved? -- it's now over here.

Free Book Club in a Box

The California Center for the Book has many Book Clubs in a Box sets available for the summer, fall, and winter. The Center loans you 10-15 copies of the books and also supplies supplementary material. The program is entirely FREE.

CLICK HERE for more details.

For more ideas, go to the Opportunities Page.

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