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National Day of Racial Healing

Library and archives associations call on members to take action on US National Day of Racial Healing

CHICAGO — On January 18, 2022, the sixth annual US National Day of Racial Healing, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) call upon our collective memberships...

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Showcase Your Best Marketing Pieces by Applying for the Core PR Xchange Awards

Applications are open for the 2022 PR Xchange Awards! This competition recognizes the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are evaluated on content, originality, and design by a team of experts in public...

Yuliana Aceves

Arlington librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Yuliana Aceves recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Yuliana Aceves, community programming librarian at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, Texas, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American...

Shamella Cromartie

Western Carolina University librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Shamella Cromartie recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Shamella Cromartie, associate dean of library services at Western Carolina University, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...

William Gibbons

CCNY librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award

William Gibbons recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – William C. Gibbons, associate professor and curator of archives and special collections at the City College of New York (CCNY), is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award...

Renee Greenlee

Vinton librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Renee Greenlee recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Renee Greenlee, former children and family services librarian at the Marion Public Library (MPL) in Marion, Iowa, and current director of the Vinton Public Library in Vinton, Iowa, is...

Shannon Horton

Decorah librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Shannon Horton recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Shannon Horton, teacher librarian at the Decorah Community School District in Decorah, Iowa, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...

John Paul Mahofski

Westover librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

John Paul Mahofski recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – John Paul Mahofski, librarian at the Eastern Correctional Institution for the State of Maryland (ECI) in Westover, Maryland, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award...

George Oberle

George Mason University librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

George Oberle recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – George D. Oberle, director of the Center for Mason Legacies, history librarian, and assistant term professor at George Mason University (GMU), is a winner of this year’s I Love My...

Melissa Pillot

St. Louis librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Melissa Pillot recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Melissa Pillot, librarian and media specialist at Forsyth School in St. Louis, Missouri, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...

Arnulfo Talamantes

San Antonio librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award 

Talamantes recognized with national public service honor  CHICAGO – Arnulfo Talamantes, librarian at Sul Ross Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½)...

Core Classroom: Hearing the Story: Creating an Oral History Project

CHICAGO—Storytelling is an important way to preserve the history of a community and/or culture. The human voice can convey so much more than the written word, so oral histories are a good way to preserve a community, family, or history of an important...

I Love My Librarian Award Winners

10 winners receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service

CHICAGO – Today the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced 10 winners of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their...

State Legislative Toolkit - 91´«Ã½ 91´«Ã½

91´«Ã½ publishes state legislative toolkit for legislative advocacy

CHICAGO, IL - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has published a State Legislative Toolkit to help organizations advance state legislation that supports libraries, library workers, and the communities they serve. Authored by the Public Policy and...

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Sourcebooks and 91´«Ã½ present three one-year reading journals

CHICAGO — Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher based in Chicago, and the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) book publishing imprint, 91´«Ã½ Editions|91´«Ã½ Neal-Schuman, announce publication of the first titles in their new collaboration. “ 52 YA...