The APALA Mentoring Program provides professional and personal development, inspiration, and encouragement through supportive mentoring relationships. Mentors provide guidance and coaching to library students and…
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Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century is a scholar and activist’s brilliant socio-political examination of Asians Americans who refuse to assimilate and…
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…
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The Invisible WildWritten by Nikki Van De CarMay 6, 2025240 pagesISBN: 978-0762487066 The Invisible Wild takes place in Hawai’i after the 2023 Maui fires. The…
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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Celebrating Our Scholarship Recipients! The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Scholarships and Awards Committee is delighted to announce our 2025 APALA Scholarship and APALA Sage & JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship recipients. APALA…
President’s Message Dear APALA members, This is a very bittersweet message to write. My final presidential term is ending, and what a ride it’s been.…
CONTACT:Silvia LewCo-Chair, Media & Publicity CommitteeAsian Pacific American Librarians Associationcommunications@apalaweb.org APALA Statement Regarding Dr. Carla Hayden As we approach ALA Annual 2025, APALA extends our…