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Promotional graphic for Best of Core at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference Webinar Collection.

Best of Core at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference: Libraries, Campus Partners, and Student Success

Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference: Libraries, Campus Partners, and Student Success" on August 6, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Attendees will learn about and explore existing campus partnerships as well as partnerships just forming.

Literacy Nation Inc. and EMIERT announce the 2nd Annual Freedom to Read-a-Thon at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference

Philadelphia — Literacy Nation Inc., in partnership with the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT), our Supporter and partners, is thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual Freedom to Read-a-Thon. This exciting event will take place...

Taraji P. Henson

Academy Award-nominated actor, mental health advocate, and author Taraji P. Henson to present at 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego

CHICAGO — Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced that Academy Award-nominated actor, producer, author, and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson will present at the 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at...

The History and Heritage of the Asian Cultures Who Call San Diego Home-Preconference

Contact: Ninah Moore Program Officer-Continuing Education RUSA nmoore@ala.org SAN DIEGO- On Friday, June 28, 2024, the History Section’s Genealogy & Local History Committee brings a full-day preconference to showcase and celebrate the Asian cultures and...

91´«Ã½/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards 2024 showing one of the library designs recognized

Showcase Your Library’s Interior Design Work by Applying for the 2024 91´«Ã½/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are currently accepting applications for the 11th annual IIDA/91´«Ã½ Library Interior Design Awards honoring excellence in library interior design and promoting extraordinary interior spaces across nine categories. Winners and their clients will be honored and showcased during an awards ceremony at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Diego. The submission deadline has been extended through April 9.

91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition: San Diego, June 27 - July 2, 2024. 91´«Ã½

World champion gymnast and author Maggie Nichols and award-winning journalist and author Ali Velshi to present at 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego

The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced two speakers who 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, June 27-July 2.

Headshot montage of 5 President's Program panelists at 91´«Ã½ Annual 2024.

91´«Ã½ President Emily Drabinski to host 91´«Ã½ President’s Program at the 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego

The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced today that 91´«Ã½ President Emily Drabinski will host the 91´«Ã½ President’s Program, featuring an esteemed panel of library practitioners, 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, June 27-July 2, 2024.

ALSC 91´«Ã½ Annual Preconference - Bilingual Storytime Academy

Join ALSC for a half-day preconference, "Bilingual Storytime Academy," on Friday, June 28, 2024, during the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. The interactive preconference will provide an easy-to-follow framework for library workers who deliver Spanish bilingual storytime.

Core 91´«Ã½ Annual Preconference: AvramCamp; An Unconference for Women and Non-binary Technology Library Workers

Join Core during the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA for the full-day preconference event "AvramCamp: An Unconference for Women and Non-binary Technology Library Workers". Each year Core sponsors AvramCamp, a safe and welcoming space for women and non-binary technology library workers to explore common challenges faced, learn strategies for dealing with them, and discuss specific tools to build confidence. Inspired by AdaCamp, AvramCamp begins by exploring Imposter Syndrome, the feeling that you aren’t actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered as a frau

Core 91´«Ã½ Annual Preconference: Library Building Projects 101; A Crash Course on Basic Elements of Completing a Building Renovation or New Construction

On June 28, 2024, Core will present the half-day preconference "Library Building Projects 101: A Crash Course on Basic Elements of Completing a Building Renovation or New Construction" during the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA.

Core 91´«Ã½ Annual Preconference: Managing Change and Holding Effective Difficult Conversations; Tools for Every Leader

On Friday, June 28, 2024, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the half-day preconference "Managing Change and Holding Effective Difficult Conversations: Tools for Every Leader" during the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. Learn how to invoke change with the least amount of upset and the most movement toward stated goals.

Core 91´«Ã½ Annual Preconference: Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit; What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant

On Friday, June 28, 2024, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the full-day preconference "Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant" during the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, CA. Topics include the required personal attributes, establishing the business, areas of consulting, the importance of understanding a client’s motivation, dealing with project scope creep, and the methodologies typically employed in consulting work. The workshop covers contract deliverables, including incorporating client feedback and presenting results.

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.

91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition: San Diego, June 27 - July 2, 2024. 91´«Ã½

Teen app developer and author Jay'Aina "Jay Jay" Patton and software engineer and author Antoine Patton, and John and Anni Furniss to present at 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego

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."