Welcome to the 2026-2027 APALA Elections! Elections open on Monday, March 2, 2026 (12:00 am Eastern Time) and end on Monday, March 30, 2026 (11:59…
Author: Amanda Cheung
Dear APALA Community, The APALA Scholarships & Awards Committee is excited to announce that applications for the 2026 APALA Scholarship Award and the APALA Sage…
Contact:Candice Wing-yee MackLitAwards@apalaweb.org Release Date:January 26, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2026 Asian Pacific American Awards for Literature Winners CHICAGO – The Asian Pacific American Librarians…
The APALA Scholarship and Awards Committee is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the APALA Travel Grant! The APALA Travel Grant…
by Kannan Cangro Stepping into the America’s Center in St. Louis for the 2025 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference felt like walking…
Dear APALA Members, As fall settles in, I’ve been thinking about all of you—our incredible APALA community—and the energy and heart you bring to the…
by Leialani Wihongi-Santos & Richard M. Cho UCI Libraries Indigenous Oceania book display. Photo Credit: Kathy Tran In November 2024, during the National Native American…
APALA’s Scholarships and Awards Committee is honored to announce we are now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Gayatri Singh Award. Gayatri Singh was a beloved…
by Susie Lee During library school—or perhaps just after—I attended the now defunct New York Librarians Meetup. After one event, I sat down with the…
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