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WASHINGTON, May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jim Rettig, president of the American Library Association, will outline the challenges libraries face in coping with sharply higher traffic and steep budget cuts caused by the recession at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10 a.m.

CHICAGO, April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The value of libraries in communities across the country continued to grow in 2008 -- and accelerated dramatically as the national economy sank and people looked for cost effective resources in a time of crisis, according to the American Library Association's (ALA) annual State of America's Libraries report, released today as part of National Library Week, April 12-18, 2009. U.S.

By Tom McGee The Benedum Center and Heinz Hall aren't the only places to see live theater or top musical acts perform locally. The music halls at the libraries in Homestead, Braddock and Carnegie still bring performances to their communities even though all three venues need work to modernize them.

NASA -- NASA and the American Library Association (ALA) have partnered to create a one-of-a-kind interactive space research exhibit as part of a new program called NASA @ your library. The program launched today at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.