On this page we'll be keeping a selected list of publications by and about Camila.

In the news:

American Libraries columns:

• 10.23.09 - Advocacy: Part II

• 09.23.09 - Spectrum’s $1-Million Challenge

• 07.23.09 - "Once in a Lifetime"

About Camila/interviews:

• 12.29.09 - "En EE UU hay más bibliotecas que McDonald's" from El Pais

• 11.16.09 - "Worthy Cause: 3 Ways to Support Local Libraries" from VIVmag.

• 11.15.09 - Interview, "Nos EUA, bibliotecas estaduais têm serviços para deficientes visuais" (in Portuguese), from Extra Online, Brazil. See English translation.

• 09.29.09 - "2009 Banned Books Read-Out" (with video), from American Libraries.

• 09.10.09 - "Alumna named first Hispanic president of American Library Association," from DU Today.

• 07.09 - Editorial: "Camila Alire, Colorado’s Librarian Extraordinaire, to Head the American Library Assoc.," from Colorado Higher Ed News.

• 07.22.09 - "Monte Vista native heads ALA," from The Monte Vista Journal.

• 07.21.09 - "ALA Conference 2009: Budget Crisis, Privacy, Electronic Participation," from Library Journal (see section, "Inaugural Speech").

• 07.17.09 - "Monte Vista native to head American Library Association," from The Pueblo Chieftain.

• 07.11.09 - WGN radio interview with Camila (audio).

• 07.02.09 - Podcast interview by Sarah Long with Camila, from Longshots (audio).

• 05.09 - Interview with "Dollars and Sense."

• 01.09 - "Collaboration -- No Better Time for Libraries: an Interview with Dr. Camila Alire, President-Elect, 2008-2009, American Library Association," from Collaborative Librarianship, vol. 1, no. 1.

• 11.08 - Interview in SLIS Descriptor.

• Fall.08 - Camila featured in Fall 2008 newsletter, College and University Libraries Division of the Texas Library Association.

• 10.15.08 - "Latino Literary Contributions," audio clip from NPR with Camila discussing books for Hispanic Heritage Month.

• 09.22.08 - Camila's profile on ACRL Insider.

By Camila:

• 12.11.09 - Letter to the Editor, "School library staff is essential," Battle Creek Enquirer

• 10.19.09 - Letter to the Editor in response to "Patriot High Wire Act," The Washington Post

• 10.01.09 - Letter to the Editor in response to "Finding Censorship Where There Is None," The Wall Street Journal

• 10.09 - "Spectrum's $1-Million Challenge: The race for professional and ethnic diversity," American Libraries (p.8)

• 09/10.09 - "Advocacy: Part I: Route 66: From Chicago to L.A.," American Libraries (p.8)

• 06.09 - Article by Camila: "Making the most of conferences," on the website Get a Job! ALA's toolkit for getting a job in a tough economy.