American Library Association

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Library_Association

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:professional_association
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:ALA
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:International_Federation_of_Library_Associations_and_Institutions_(IFLA)
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Emmy_Award gptkb:Margaret_A._Edwards_Award gptkb:Laura_Ingalls_Wilder_Medal gptkb:Coretta_Scott_King_Award gptkb:Michael_L._Printz_Award gptkb:Stonewall_Book_Award gptkb:Alex_Awards gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie_Medals_for_Excellence_in_Fiction_and_Nonfiction gptkb:Batchelder_Award gptkb:Caldecott_Medal gptkb:John_Newbery_Medal gptkb:May_Hill_Arbuthnot_Honor_Lecture_Award gptkb:Mildred_L._Batchelder_Award gptkb:Odyssey_Award gptkb:Pura_Belpré_Award gptkb:Randolph_Caldecott_Medal gptkb:Robert_F._Sibert_Informational_Book_Medal gptkb:Schneider_Family_Book_Award gptkb:Sibert_Medal gptkb:Theodor_Seuss_Geisel_Award gptkb:William_C._Morris_Award gptkb:YALSA_Award_for_Excellence_in_Nonfiction_for_Young_Adults
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Tracie_D._Hall
gptkbp:founded	1876
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Charles_Ammi_Cutter gptkb:Fred_B._Perkins gptkb:James_L._Whitney gptkb:Justin_Winsor gptkb:Melvil_Dewey gptkb:Samuel_S._Green gptkb:Thomas_W._Bicknell
gptkbp:hasDivision	gptkb:Association_for_Library_Collections_&_Technical_Services_(ALCTS) gptkb:Association_for_Library_Service_to_Children_(ALSC) gptkb:Association_of_College_and_Research_Libraries_(ACRL) gptkb:Association_of_Specialized_and_Cooperative_Library_Agencies_(ASCLA) gptkb:Ethnic_and_Multicultural_Information_Exchange_Round_Table_(EMIERT) gptkb:Library_Instruction_Round_Table_(LIRT) gptkb:Library_and_Information_Technology_Association_(LITA) gptkb:Public_Library_Association_(PLA) gptkb:Social_Responsibilities_Round_Table_(SRRT) gptkb:United_for_Libraries Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA)
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	American Library Association
gptkbp:membership	over 57,000
gptkbp:motto	The best reading, for the largest number, at the least cost.
gptkbp:notable_campaign	gptkb:Banned_Books_Week gptkb:Choose_Privacy_Week gptkb:Freedom_to_Read gptkb:Libraries_Transform gptkb:Library_Card_Sign-up_Month gptkb:National_Library_Week gptkb:Unite_Against_Book_Bans
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Carla_Hayden gptkb:Barbara_Stripling gptkb:Courtney_Young gptkb:Emily_Drabinski gptkb:Jim_Neal gptkb:Julie_Todaro gptkb:Julius_C._Jefferson_Jr. gptkb:Loida_Garcia-Febo gptkb:Loriene_Roy gptkb:Maureen_Sullivan gptkb:Melvil_Dewey gptkb:Nancy_Pearl gptkb:Patricia_Glass_Schuman gptkb:Patty_Wong gptkb:Tracie_D._Hall gptkb:Wanda_Kay_Brown
gptkbp:organizes	gptkb:annual_event gptkb:Midwinter_Meeting
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Emily_Drabinski
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:ALA_Editions gptkb:American_Libraries_magazine Booklist
gptkbp:purpose	professional development information policy library advocacy
gptkbp:taxStatus	gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website	https://www.ala.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3