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Core 91´«Ã½ Annual Preconference: Academic Library and Learning Spaces Tour
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the preconference “Academic Library and Learning Spaces Tour" on Friday, June 28, 2024, during the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. We will tour UC San Diego's Geisel Library, Design and Innovation Building, and Halicioglu Data Science Institute (HDSI). Participants will then be transported to the University of San Diego to tour Copley Library and adjacent Learning Commons.
Core 91´«Ã½ Annual Preconference: Public Library Tours
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the full-day tour “Public Library Tours"on Friday, June 28, 2024, during the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. Come tour three unique Public libraries in the San Diego area, San Diego Public Library’s Central and San Ysidro branches in the city and San Diego County Library’s Imperial Beach branch in the South Bay region.
Columbus, Ohio, hosts national showcase for public library innovation
Conference to bring more than 6,200 library leaders for programs ranging from artificial intelligence to addressing learning loss to boosting accessibility for all.
91´«Ã½ announced two speaker sessions at the 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, June 27-July 2. Teen app developer Jay'Aina "Jay Jay" Patton and software engineer Antoine Patton will discuss their new book, “Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison—and How We Stayed Connected". Also presenting is woodworker John Furniss and his artist wife, Anni Furniss, who will discuss their new autobiographical book, “The Blind Woodsman."
ACRL 2025 Call for Proposals Now Available
ACRL invites proposals for the ACRL 2025 Conference to be held April 2-5, 2025, in Minneapolis and online. ACRL 2025 features eight session formats to suit a wide range of presentation and learning styles. Contributed paper, panel session, and workshop proposals are due June 7, 2024.
How-To Stage, Career Center, and more special activities at PLA 2024 Conference
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) 2024 Conference, taking place April 3–5, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio will feature a wide variety of special activities, from the How-To Stage to the Career Center...
CHICAGO — Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced two speakers that will present at the 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding hotels in San Diego, California...
91´«Ã½ opens registration for its 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego
CHICAGO — Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) opened registration for the 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held at the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding hotels in San Diego, California, June 27-July 2. The 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual...
PLA opens registration for 2024 Virtual Conference
CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced that registration is open for the PLA 2024 Virtual Conference. Offered as an alternative opportunity for public library workers unable to attend the in-person conference in Columbus, Ohio...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced the LLX Close Out Session, featuring a panel of senior library leaders who will discuss Navigating Leadership: Perspectives on Purpose-Driven Careers at the 2024 LibLearnX: The Library Learning...
91´«Ã½ Store at 91´«Ã½â€™s 2024 LibLearnX in Baltimore
Conveniently located in the LLX Marketplace, the 91´«Ã½ Store will offer a variety of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift books, and more. Store hours are: Saturday, January 20: 9:30am – 4:00pm Sunday, January 21: 10:00am – 4:00pm Monday, January 22: 9:30am –...
Ashley Mitchell Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Ashley Mitchell has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Mitchell serves as Adult Services Librarian at Camden County Library System in Voorhees, NJ. She has over 20...
Alison Van Norman Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Alison Van Norman has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Van Norman serves as the Outreach and Marketing Librarian for Elon University, where she plans and markets...
Adult fiction and children’s book author Kate DiCamillo to present at 2024 LibLearnX
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced that adult fiction and children’s book author Kate DiCamillo will present at the 2024 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX) in Baltimore, January 19–22, 2024. One of America’s...
Carrie McClain Named a 2024 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Carrie McClain has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). McClain serves as the Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Tulsa City-County Library, where she...