GLA Award Winner in the Spotlight – Library Support Services Award

The Library Support Services Award is given each year to recognize someone employed in a library support profession who has furthered library development or who has made outstanding contributions to Georgia libraries as part of his or her job or business. The award winner could be a vendor employee, an employee of an office or… Continue Reading GLA Award Winner in the Spotlight – Library Support Services Award

GLA Academic Library Division Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the GLA Academic Library Division (ALD) will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from 10am to 11:30am (Eastern Time). All are welcome as our meeting is open to ALD and non-ALD members. We are excited to announce that Dr. Shaundra Walker, Interim Library Director at Georgia College and the… Continue Reading GLA Academic Library Division Annual Meeting

Union Grove High School Learning Commons in the Spotlight!

By Dr. Tina Graham The Union Grove High School Learning Commons is a high school library media center serving over 1500 students in grades 9-12. We are part of the Henry County School System, located in McDonough, GA. Our mission is to ensure success for each student as measured by individual progress and by local,… Continue Reading Union Grove High School Learning Commons in the Spotlight!

Georgia Library Association

GLA’s Academic Library Division Academic Research Papers

The Academic Research Paper competition is an annual event that encourages research on developments in academic libraries that present challenging opportunities for libraries and librarianship throughout the state, region and/or nation.Join us on Thursday, Sept 24th at 2pm as the winners present their papers. Attendance is free for the GLC Webinar Bonus Pack Series, but… Continue Reading GLA’s Academic Library Division Academic Research Papers

GLC 2020 Virtual Author Reception – ‘tinis & Tomes

Join the Public Library Division for GLC 2020 Virtual Author Reception – fun social event to bring authors and librarians together. Four prominent authors are given 10 minutes to share and participate in a little game of 2 Truths & a Lie.  In this game authors will present 2 true things and one lie about one of… Continue Reading GLC 2020 Virtual Author Reception – ‘tinis & Tomes

GLC 2020 with SELA Webinar Bonus Pack

With the switch to a virtual format, the GLC 2020 with SELA programming committee has the opportunity to present this Bonus Pack of webinars! • Tuesday, Sept 8th: About Face Design: Turning your Face-To-Face Instructional Programming to Virtual• Tuesday, Sept 15th: Making your online instruction scale: practical techniques• Tuesday, Sept 22nd: Under the Big Top:… Continue Reading GLC 2020 with SELA Webinar Bonus Pack

Updating Local Holding Records (LHR) for Serials – TSIG Workshop

Join GLA Technical Services Interest Group for the final free GLA TSIG virtual workshop of 2020! Topic: Updating Local Holding Records (LHR) for Serials Time: Sep 29, 2020 02:00 PM Description: Follow along as we demonstrate how to update your serial local holdings records using OCLC’s Connexion Browser. We’ll go through the required fields and… Continue Reading Updating Local Holding Records (LHR) for Serials – TSIG Workshop

Center for Puppetry Arts Library in the Spotlight

By Katie Sparks Many people in the Atlanta area are familiar with the Center for Puppetry Arts. It is a popular destination, offering live puppet shows for families and adults, puppet-building workshops, and a Museum featuring puppets from around the world as well as a beloved Jim Henson exhibit. As you might imagine, it is… Continue Reading Center for Puppetry Arts Library in the Spotlight

Georgia Library Association

2021 GLA Executive Board and Division Officers Election

The time to elect your 2021 GLA Executive Board and Division Officers is almost here! To help you prepare, check out the Georgia Library Association Election Guide for a full list of candidates and amendments that are on the ballot! From September 1, 2020 to September 20, 2020, all members of the association will receive… Continue Reading 2021 GLA Executive Board and Division Officers Election