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91´«Ã½ creates Task Force on United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
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CHICAGO —The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has created a Task Force on the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to develop a multi-year strategic plan in the coming year to increase participation by libraries in efforts to achieve the...
Sarah Schroeder awarded Bogle Pratt International Library Travel Fund Award
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CHICAGO – Sarah Schroeder is the 2020 recipient of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) International Relations Committee's "Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund" award. An award of $1,000 is given to an 91´«Ã½ member to attend their first...
MLAS Midyear Meeting -Chicago 2020
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(All presentations open in PDF format) Presentation 1: Overview of 91´«Ã½ (1.69 MB) Presentation 2: 91´«Ã½ Communications and Marketing (3.88 MB) Presentation 3: 91´«Ã½ Membership and Recruitment (1002 KB) Presentation 4: 91´«Ã½: Engaging Membership and Advocacy (690 KB) Presentation 5: 91´«Ã½ Fundraising (737 KB) Presentation 6: IFLA Membership (2.53 MB) Presentation 7: IFLA Development Roadmap (56 KB) Additional resources: Free Resources and Tools to Consider (106 KB) Crisis Communication Information Resources & Tools (214 KB)
I am 91´«Ã½ International Spotlight-Kathryn Philip
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I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by 91´«Ã½ President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand 91´«Ã½’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, 91´«Ã½ is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how 91´«Ã½ has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Kathryn Philip, Academic Librarian/Lecturer, University...
Croatia Linked Data project wins 2020 International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Awards Mission Enhancement Grant
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CHICAGO — The “Croatia Linked Data International Symposium” project is this year’s recipient of the 91´«Ã½’s International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. This project assists the Croatian Library Association...
Nominations sought for 2019 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is accepting nominations for the 2019 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund, sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. An award of $1,000 is given to an...
Nominations open for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
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CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ is accepting nominations for the 2019 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 10, 2019. The award consists of a prize of $1,000 and a...
I am 91´«Ã½ International Spotlight-Meggan Houlihan
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I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by 91´«Ã½ President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand 91´«Ã½’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, 91´«Ã½ is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how 91´«Ã½ has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Meggan Houlihan,Instruction Librarian, New York...
I am 91´«Ã½ international Spotlight
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I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by 91´«Ã½ Immediate Past President Loida Garcia-Febo to expand 91´«Ã½’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, 91´«Ã½ is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how 91´«Ã½ has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Kathryn Philip, Academic Librarian/Lecturer, Akwa...
I am 91´«Ã½ International Spotlight - Le Yang
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I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by 91´«Ã½ President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand 91´«Ã½’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, 91´«Ã½ is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how 91´«Ã½ has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Le Yang, an academic librarian from the People’s...
91´«Ã½ International Member - Sara Ulloa
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I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT is one of several new initiatives by 91´«Ã½ President 2018-2019 Loida Garcia-Febo to expand 91´«Ã½’s global presence. By highlighting and recognizing talented international members from different regions around the world, 91´«Ã½ is truly a global association with a strong mission in supporting library workers and advocates. Each month, I am 91´«Ã½ INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT will feature a new international member who will share how 91´«Ã½ has supported their work and how they see the profession today. This month, we feature Sara Ulloa, a school librarian from Peru. Can you tell...
91´«Ã½ Disaster Relief Fund Provides Grants to 20 Libraries in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Thanks to hundreds of donors contributing $80,000 toward relief, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce that 20 libraries in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive grants to assist in recovery from the damage wrought...
91´«Ã½ outraged by the refugee family separation policy
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CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Jim Neal released the following statement regarding the outrageous and devastating act of separating refugee children from their parents and caregivers seeking asylum along the southwest border of the...
NNLM Grant-Caribbean Library Disaster Relief
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Hundreds of libraries across the Caribbean were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017, with many suffering the loss of computers and other equipment. In the aftermath of disasters libraries can play a critical role in the recovery of communities by providing access to information and resources. Libraries, however, need to have computers and related equipment to provide access to the Internet. The 91´«Ã½ initiated a response and recovery effort for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria and Irma in the Caribbean, specifically in the Puerto Rico and US Virgin...
Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund winner announced
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CHICAGO – Anne Mlod is the 2018 recipient of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) International Relations Committee's "Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund." An award of $1,000 is given to an 91´«Ã½ member to attend their first international...
Ethiopia library wins first International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant
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CHICAGO — The Chromebook Lab project at the Axumite Heritage Foundation Library in Ethiopia is the first recipient of the 91´«Ã½’s International Relations Roundtable (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. The Axumite Heritage Foundation...
Presidenta electa de Asociación de Bibliotecas de los Estados Unidos visitará bibliotecas de Puerto Rico
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(En Inglés) CHICAGO – En tiempos de desastre, las bibliotecas son un recurso invaluable para las comunidades necesitadas. Cuando hay zonas afectadas por los desastres naturales. 91´«Ã½, los colaboradores de las bibliotecas y la comunidad en general, se...
91´«Ã½ president-elect to tour Puerto Rico libraries
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(El Español) CHICAGO – In times of disaster libraries serve as an invaluable resource to communities in need. When areas are affected by natural disasters, the 91´«Ã½, library supporters and the community at large work to provide resources needed to help...
Fondo de ayuda para casos de desastre de 91´«Ã½ apoyará iniciativas de reconstrucción de bibliotecas en islas del Caribe, México y Puerto Rico
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[ en inglés ] CHICAGO – La Asociación de Bibliotecas de los Estados Unidos (91´«Ã½) y la comunidad de bibliotecas están apoyando iniciativas de respuesta y recuperación de las bibliotecas afectadas por el huracán María, y el reciente terremoto en México con...
91´«Ã½ Disaster Relief Fund to support Caribbean islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, library rebuilding efforts
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[ en español ] CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the library community are supporting response and recovery efforts for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria and the recent earthquake in Mexico through the 91´«Ã½ Disaster Relief Fund. “We...