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Jan/Feb/Mar 2025
Volume 80, Issue 1
- A Single Leaf Working Alone Provides No Shade
- Curves Ahead
- PA Forward® “Programming” Explained
- Welcome From the New CRD Chair
- Carrying Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into the New Year
- Intellectual Freedom Committee Updates
- ALA Emerging Leaders Class of 2025 Announced
- Legal Focus: Avoiding Pitfalls in the Recruiting and Hiring Process
- Help Grow Our Community: The Power of Personal Connection
- Raising Library Spirits - Uplifting the Future
- A Profound Impact and Remembering Mary Anne Fedrick
- My Experience: Leadership Academy by PALS
- AI in the Commonwealth
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Oct/Nov/Dec 2024
Volume 79, Issue 4
- Powering the Commonwealth into 2025
- Participation Matters - Even ChatGPT Says So!
- The Continuing Evolution of PA Forward®
- PA Libraries: Powering the Commonwealth #pala2024
- Northwest Chapter Night at the
- Erie Seawolves
- Exploring the (Mostly Rural) Northwest Chapter Libraries
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources
- 20th Anniversary Best Practices Awards
- Leadership Orientation Dates
- Association Awards
- Auditing Diversity in Library Collections
- Did You Know...
- Legal Focus
- Empowered in the Commonwealth
- We're Glad You Joined Us!
- Thank You Sponsors and Exhibitors
- 2025 PaLA Educational Events
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Jul/Aug/Sep 2024
Volume 79, Issue 3
- Adventure Begins!
- Privacy: An Unknown Benefit
- Evaluation Can be Extremely Useful!
- Plan Your Opportunities
- Introducing the Writing & Editing Cohort of the 2024 PALS Leadership Academy
- Two Chapter Workshops
- Did You Know...Membership is About Connection
- An Impact of Olympic Proportions!
- Announcing the PaLA 2024 MLIS Scholarship Recipients
- 2024 Directors' Institute by PALS
- 2024 Leadership Academy and Refresher by PALS
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Apr/May/Jun 2024
Volume 79, Issue 2
- Taking a Moment
- Behind the Scenes - Association Elections and Voting - Please Participate
- Financial Literacy in the Spotlight
- Rekindling Pathways: A Voyage Through the Bulletin and Beyond
- Board of Directors' Elections: Meet the Candidates
- Did You Know?...
- Your Library is Terrific! Tell Pennsylvania
- Excitement Builds for Conference
- Legal Focus
- Library Worker Burnout is Real!
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Jan/Feb/Mar 2024
Volume 79, Issue 1
- Wishing You a Resilient New Year!
- Your Feedback Matters!
- 2024 Will be About Evaluation!
- Welcome From the New CRD Chair
- Patricia A. Dobbin Memorial Award
- Library Misconceptions Explained
- Did You Know?
- Conference Buddies: Building Confidence, Boosting Engagement
- Hallo-READ at the White House 2023
- The PaLA Annual Conference: Some Insider Information & Answered Questions!
- 2024 Conference Theme Announced!
- Legal Focus
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Oct/Nov/Dec 2023
Volume 78, Issue 4
- Another Successful Year
- Introductions
- Put a Logo On It
- PaLA 2023 Post Conference Reflection:
A Tale of Two Timely Presentations - Rising to the Challenge: A Wrap-Up on the 2023 Annual Conference in the Poconos
- We're Glad You Joined Us!
- Thank You Sponsors and
Exhibitors - Introducing the New PA Authors & Illustrators Database, Exclusively for PaLA Members!
- Books & Beyond: Library of Things
- 2023 Best Practices Awards
- 2023 PaLA Awards
- Legal Focus: Employee Handbooks - Best Practices
- Combatting Censorship in Our Communities
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Jul/Aug/Sep 2023
Volume 78, Issue 3
- Grit
- STABILITY
- PA Forward® - Tools You Can Use
- Avoid the Summer Slide with Learning Opportunities Promoted by the College & Research Division
- Did You Know? You'll Get the Most Out of Membership by Getting Involved
- Stronger Together: Building Academic & Public Library Partnerships
- Have a New Librarian or Director? Host a Welcome Reception to Introduce Them to the Community
- PaLA 2023 MLS/MLIS Scholarship Winner
- Frontline, Online Returns
- Add Networking to the Mix
- There's Something for Everyone During PaLA Conference Special Events
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Apr/May/Jun 2023
Volume 78, Issue 2
Revised 6.13.23 to reflect
NEW Statewide Election Date!
- What's YOUR Favorite?
- Reminders & Repetition
- 2022 PA Forward® Adult Literacy Programming Award Winners Honored
- Academic Librarian as Content Creator - Write for the CRD Blog
- Board of Directors Elections
- Why Are We Banning Books?
- An Opportunity to Promote Yourself (and Your Library!)
- Storytelling in Library Fundraising
- Did You Know...Membership Matters! And Your Feedback Does Too!
- Make the Most of Your Conference: Visit the Exhibitors
- Fundraising is Everyone's Job...NO, REALLY!
- PaLA Annual Awards
- The Library Hiring Process Through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lens
- Meet the Technical Services Round Table
- A Survey of Past PALS Graduates
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
Jan/Feb/Mar 2023
Volume 78, Issue 1
- It's all about YOU!
- Community anchors or pillars?
- PA Forward® helps you tell your story
- Welcome from the New CRD Chair
- New Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee Chair
- Let's Take a Look at RFID
- The Experts Directory hosted by PaLA's Technical Services Round Table
- Kalahari, Poconos - An Unconventional Conference Experience
- Meet the Keynote Speakers for the 2023 PaLA Conference
- Welcome New Members
- Calendar of Events
