The National Council on Disability has released "Over the Horizon: Potential Impact of Emerging Trends in Information and Communication Technology on Disability Policy and Practice."

Doesn’t your State have great libraries?  Wouldn’t you like to have a library recognized for outstanding service to their communities?   The deadline for applications for the National Award for Museum and Library Service, given by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is fast approaching.  It’s February 15.

StoryCorps is a national initiative to create an oral history of America. Created by Dave Isay, MacArthur Fellow and founder of an award-winning radio documentary house, Sound Portraits Productions, StoryCorps instructs and inspires Americans to record one another's stories in sound.

Washington, DC - The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces open registration for the eighth annual WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World, to be held February 28 to March 2, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The conference is sponsored annually by IMLS and is co-hosted again this year by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and the J.

With winter holidays just around the corner, the ALA Public Programs Office would like to remind you to set aside time to apply for the newest We the People Bookshelf on the Pursuit of Happiness. Online applications are due by JANUARY 31, 2007.

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH) with support from the U.S. Department of Education has established the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC). Authorized users can search the NIMAC database and download the files they need to convert to accessible instructional materials for students with qualifying disabilities.

Guynell Williams is the recipient of the South Carolina Library Association’s (SCLA) 2006 Outstanding Librarian Award.  The award honors a librarian who has initiated or developed an imaginative or creative program, service, or work of enduring value for the effective use of or increased interest in libraries or a particular library.

Listen to author Joyce Hansen read an excerpt from her book, One True Friend (Time: 13 minutes 30 seconds; mp3 version requires Windows Media Player, iTunes or QuickTime).