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Free Advocacy Training! Create an advocacy work plan with this interactive, web-based training funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Click here to get started!
The 2010 Public Library Data Service (PLDS) Statistical Report is now available! Get timely and relevant library-specific data from more than 900 public libraries across the United States and Canada. Order your copy today!
Upcoming Public Library Management Courses offer in-depth education and interactive opportunities to help you succeed. Find out about the range of education available.
The First Volume in the Exciting New PLA Reader Series
This selection provides clear and accessible insight into the most relevant topics and complex challenges in the library world today. Learn more, or order your copy today from Neal-Schuman.
Bring affordable training to your library with digital PLA Train the Trainer kits. Turnkey programs in Customer Service and Advocacy let someone on your staff take the lead!
PLA News and Highlights 
- Don't miss the PLA Institute at ALA 2011 Midwinter: Public Libraries Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century
- Hot off the presses! New Train the Trainer Kit – Stress Less: Taming the Tensions in Your Life.
- Congratulations to Marcia Warner, PLA's 2011-2012 President!
- Check out the new web site for Public Libraries, the official journal of PLA.
- 2010 PLDS Order Forms Available
Committees and Communities of Practice
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PLA National Conference 2010 | March 23-27 | Portland, OR
- Order Audio Recordings of PLA Conference Programs
- Listen to Nancy Pearl's interview with Nicholas Kristof
- Download Program Handouts from the PLA Conference Page
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PLA National Conference 2010
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Every Child Ready to Read
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