Looking for a mentor—or ready to mentor? APALA’s 2026–27 Mentoring Program is now accepting applications through 7/31/26. Participants say it’s a great way to meet APALA members, share advice, and collaborate. Learn more at bit.ly/APALA_Mentoring or [email protected]!

At #ALAAC26? Join us Saturday, June 27th, from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM for the APALA and AILA Presidents' Program: "Supporting AANHPI and Indigenous library users and staff with disabilities"! The program is being held at McCormick Place, W 192 B. annual2026.eventscribe.net/index.asp?pr...

Down to 15 tickets. If you’re headed to Chicago for #ALAAC26, we’d love to see you there!

Have your say in APALA’s future! 🌟Take our 6‑min Strategic Plan Survey (closes June 21): forms.gle/KytaYZY1u4Mr... We’ll share early insights at #ALAAC26 June 28, with a virtual update afterward. Thank you if you’ve already responded. We greatly appreciate it!

APALA #ALASC26 Museum Visit! -- Join us at the Field Museum (Chicago) for a self-guided tour. When? Fri, June 26 - Meet 12:45 PM | Enter 1 PM Cost? Nope. FREE to APALA members, registration required Where: 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr More Info? apala.wildapricot.org/event-6697106

If you’re in the mood to browse, remember that APALA’s Winter 2026 newsletter is online. News, chapter updates, articles, book reviews, and member highlights — all in one place. Read it (and past newsletters) here: apalaweb.org/apala-newsle...

#ALAAC26 will be here before you know it! 🎉 Tickets are still available—don’t miss your chance to celebrate this year’s incredible honorees and enjoy a fun, memorable night. Join us!

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Talk Story Grant recipients! 🎉 AILA & APALA award $800 to each organization to support programs uplifting AANHPI & AIAN communities. Learn more at: apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/grant-winners

✨ Enjoy an inspiring evening of recognition, community, and culture. Don’t miss your chance to attend this year’s APALA Literature Awards Banquet! Join us in Chicago as we celebrate outstanding AANHPI voices, stories, and contributions.

APALA election results are officially in! Cheers to the newly elected Executive Board, and deep appreciation to all who ran. Your commitment keeps APALA moving. For more, visit: www.apalaweb.org/apala-2026-2... Vector Graphic in the Public Domain.

Come celebrate the 2026 APALA Literature Award winners at ALA Annual! Open to members, library folks, and all supporters of AANHPI stories. Interested? Sign up here: zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... (zeffy.com in Bing) We hope to see you there! #ALAAC26 #APALA

“The deadline is sneaking up on us. If you’re interested, don’t sleep on it — get your name in soon!”

Join us **Tuesday, April 14 at 12 PM EST** as we discuss *The Leavers* by Lisa Ko, winner of the APALA Literature Award. ✨ Come for the conversation, stay for the community. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/APALABookClub More: www.apalaweb.org/join-the-apa...

A "...champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, data management, and equitable scholarly communication...", APALA is proud to endorse Yasmeen Shorish (she/her) as @ala-acrl.bsky.social 's presidential candidate for 2027-2028. More on our page: www.apalaweb.org/apala-endors...

APALA members—it's time to vote for your next Executive Board! 🎉 Choose the next VP/President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and 2 Members-at-Large. Voting ends on March 30, 2026 (11:59 PM ET) Learn more about the candidates at: www.apalaweb.org/apala-2026-2...

A reflection from APALA 2025 Travel Grant Recipient, Joe Lee: "Attending the ALA Conference has reminded me of the importance of community and the power of our unique voices, especially through the written word—now, more than ever." More on APALA's website: www.apalaweb.org/2025-ala-ref...

We're excited to announce that applications are now open for two scholarships: The APALA Scholarship and the JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship! To apply and get more information, check out: www.apalaweb.org/awards/apala... Applications are due on March 23rd, so don't delay!

"Emergent Dharma is a collection of essays from Asian American feminist writers, sharing their experiences as practitioners of Buddhism. These essays seek to identify what Asian American Buddhism is and how it relates to American Buddhism..."

A reminder... The deadline for Travel Grant applications is coming soon...on February 2nd. It'll be here before you know it, so don't delay...apply today!

At today's Youth Media Awards, our very own @jaenarae.bsky.social announced many of 2026's winners & honor recipients of the Asian Pacific American Awards for Literature Want to know all of them? Check out our press release here: www.apalaweb.org/2026-asian-p... Congratulations to all!

A reminder... The deadline for Travel Grant applications is coming soon...on February 2nd. It'll be here before you know it, so don't delay...apply today!

Applications for the APALA Travel Grant are now open! The APALA Travel Grant helps fund participation in ALA Annual in Chicago this June for APALA members. Apply by February 2, 2026. To apply or join APALA, visit apalaweb.org www.apalaweb.org/now-acceptin...

"On a foggy Thursday afternoon at the Sunset Branch of the San Francisco Public Library, Herby shared intriguing stories behind the 50 Chinatown postcards that were on display. The postcards were donated from his private collection..." www.apalaweb.org/postcards-fr...

Happy 2026, APALA! Today, we're posting a #mentoring program reflection. Meet Maya Bergamasco (Mentor) & Joe Lee (Protégé). "Having benefited from mentors in the past, I believe that mentorship is one of the strongest community building tools in our toolbox... " www.apalaweb.org/2024-2025-ap...

APALA "mourns the profound loss of Alice Wong, a visionary disability justice activist, acclaimed author, and 2024 winner of the APALA Literature Award for Adult Non-Fiction. " www.apalaweb.org/statement-fr... Image credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (CC: BY-NC)

APALA member Joshlyn Thomas sat down with author Bianca Maboute-Louie over Zoom this summer for an interview about her recent book, libraries, experiences around the Asian diaspora, and a shared love of zines. Catch the full interview on the APALA website at: www.apalaweb.org/apa-author-i...

Recently, our members submitted pictures of themselves in costume for a Very APALAween retrospective... (1/2)

Oh, APALA kapamilya..

Don't forget! The deadline for submissions to the APALA newsletter is Monday, Nov. 3rd! Submissions may be made by any current APALA member or APALA affiliate. Our uidelines were sent to the listserv. See past issues of the newsletter on our website: apalaweb.org/publications/newsletter

It's spooky season, and APALA's Media and Publicity Committee would love to feature your Halloween photos and seasonal programming If you want your bootiful photos featured in an upcoming APALA post, please send them with short captions to [email protected]. Don't ghost us, now! 👻.

Better know a member of the Executive Board... 😉 Meet APALA secretary Christine Wei (she/her/hers) through our newest member highlight, now live on our website! "I love bringing people together and sharing information, so going down this path is my calling..." www.apalaweb.org/member-highl...

" What started off as a slow summer quickly becomes a summer of change. As Emma struggles to help the Menehune cope..., Emma comes to terms with her own Native Hawaiian identity." Catch more of Melissa Ernst's review of "The Invisible Wild" now on the APALA website: www.apalaweb.org/book-review-...

Susie Lee has been a librarian for over a decade, w/ the majority of her career at Queens Library. She joined APALA as a mentee, and her experience with the program inspired her to transition into becoming one! Read more: apalaweb.org/holding-up-the-ladder-mentorship-and-abundance-in-librarianship

Would you believe our President, Eileen Bosch, has done an interview with us, but hasn't done a member highlight? Until now. 😉 You can get to know Eileen through this member highlight. Now live on our website! www.apalaweb.org/member-highl...

The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Scholarships and Awards Committee is delighted to announce our 2025 APALA Scholarship and APALA Sage & JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship recipients. 👇🏼🧵

"These incidents are not singular or isolated, and the recent Supreme Court decision on ICE raids in Los Angeles only compounds fear and distrust. APALA supports all those who are experiencing racism, harassment, and unjust imprisonment based purely on racial profiling." Full statement: next post

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Just a bunch of literary Pinoys and Pinays at the @apalaweb.org Literature Awards Banquet 2025.

Are you new to the profession or mid-career? Are you a seasoned APALA member interested in supporting them on their career path? Join our mentorship program as a mentor or a protégé! Applications are now open and will close on July 31st.

Tomorrow’s the night! 🎉 Join us Sat, June 28 (6–9pm ET) in Philly for the APALA Literature Awards Banquet. Celebrate honorees, enjoy food from Sang Kee & Lovash, and connect with community. Cash bar too! Tickets: www.zeffy.com/ticketing/20...

We have just released a brand new episode of the APALA Podcast! Our very own Media and Publicity Committee colleague, Tim Chu, interviews Mike Yam, sportscaster for the NFL Network and CW Sports, and author of a children's book called Fried Rice and Marinara. www.apalaweb.org/apala-podcas...

Due to expected rain, we need to adjust our plans for the walking tour at #ALAAC25. Asian Americans United has kindly offered to host us for an indoor gathering. Our new meeting time and location? FACT School, 1023 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19123, at 11 AM EDT. Safe travels, everyone!

#ALAAC25 is just around the corner...We hope to see y'all at one or all of our events!

Are you new to the profession or mid-career? Are you a seasoned APALA member interested in supporting them on their career path? Join our mentorship program as a mentor or a protégé! Applications are now open and will close on July 31st.

While the walking tour is now sold out, APALA still has several more events in store at #ALAAC25...Nearly two weeks away! www.apalaweb.org/apala-ala-an... We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia soon!

“Our mission at Kwento is to uplift diverse voices and celebrate the richness of Asian heritage and culture. The areas where both my daughter (South Florida) and I (Illinois) grew up did not have a large Asian population much less a Filipino one."

Just in time for summer, Jiuya Lin’s amazing design for APALA's 45th Anniversary is now available on bucket hats at tiny.cc/hatsofftoAPALA! Donations support enhancing leadership opportunities thru informed dialogue addressing the needs of AANHPI library workers & those who serve these communities.

We are happy to share a second book review this week: Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao "Although this is labeled as a young adult romance, this felt like more of a bildungsroman to me. Gemma grows and figures out what being Taiwanese American means to her."

We are proud to announce APALA's Travel Grant recipient for 2025! Joe Lee (she/her/hers) is a Reference Library Services Specialist at the Kuhn Library & Gallery at the Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, She's also studying for her MLIS at UMD’s College of Information. Congratulations, Joe!

Now up on our site: Victoria Ho's review of Clement Baloup's "Vietnamese Memories" books one and two. "...this short series reveals the complex lives of refugees navigating survival, identity, and resilience during World War II and the Vietnam War." Full review at: www.apalaweb.org/book-review-...