Annual Meeting April 28
Save the Date!
Join us at the Polish American Librarians Association Annual Meeting, April 28 at Loyola University, Chicago. A rich and diverse program is scheduled and will [read more]
Libraries Urged to Celebrate
“The Year of Kościuszko”
Without Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko the American Revolutionary War might have been lost, and if Thomas Jefferson had heeded his advice, the Civil War might [read more]
Polish American Librarians
Embrace “Global Vision” in Wrocław
Strengthening Poland-USA Library Connections Some 330 American librarians attended the 83rd World Library and Information Congress August 19-26 in Wrocław, Poland. Convened by the International [read more]
How in the World
Do You Pronounce “Wrocław”?
Practical Advice for English Speakers from PALA President Leonard Kniffel Polish names are notoriously difficult for English speakers to pronounce. I was at the airport [read more]
Museum Gathering Focuses on Genealogy,
Nelson Algren’s Polish Chicago
Some 30 members and supporters of the Polish American Librarians Association gathered June 23 at the Polish Museum of America in Chicago for PALA’s 7th [read more]
Libraries, Cultural Institutions Invited:
Send Publicity to ALA for IFLA in Poland
In partnership with the International Relations Office of the American Library Association, the Polish American Librarians Association invites Polish libraries and other cultural institutions to [read more]
Join Us in Chicago June 23
at the Polish Museum of America
Librarians and other educators from all over the country will come together June 23 at the Polish Museum of America in Chicago for the 7th [read more]
Iwona Bozek Joins PALA Board
Iwona Bozek, Head Librarian/Special Collections at the Polish Museum of America Library in Chicago, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Polish [read more]
Chicago Journalist Mary Wisniewski
to Keynote Annual Meeting
Award-winning journalist Mary Wisniewski, transportation reporter and “Getting Around” columnist for the Chicago Tribune, will keynote the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Polish American Librarians [read more]