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91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for...
LIS Students: Apply for the 2021 Larew Scholarship for Tuition Help
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and Baker & Taylor are accepting applications for the Core/Christian (Chris) Larew Memorial Scholarship for those who plan to follow a career in library and information technology, demonstrate potential leadership...
91´«Ã½ partners with Humble Bundle to support 91´«Ã½ and the Freedom to Read Foundation
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Humble Bundle are teaming up to offer library supporters and advocates an opportunity to fund 91´«Ã½ initiatives supporting social justice and intellectual freedom, including the Spectrum Scholarship...
Public libraries critical to health coverage during public health crisis
CHICAGO - The eighth open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began on Sunday, November 1, 2020 and will run through December 15, 2020 during what may be the most challenging year in its ten-year history. Millions of Americans have lost...
91´«Ã½ decries latest FCC failure on net neutrality
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, October 27, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) majority approved an order responding to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's remand in Mozilla v. FCC. The court ordered the FCC to address...
I Love My Librarian Award nominations will close Nov. 9
CHICAGO—Library users have through Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 to nominate their favorite librarians for the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) esteemed I Love My Librarian Award. Nominations can be made online. The national award recognizes the...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries will designate Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, New York, as a Literary Landmark™ in honor of Jupiter Hammon, the first published African-American poet. The designation will take place at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday...
Twenty-One public libraries awarded funding to encourage Affordable Care Act enrollment
CHICAGO – Through its health insurance enrollment and education initiative, Libraries Connecting You to Coverage, the Public Library Association (PLA) is encouraging enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace for 2021. Today...
Public libraries connecting readers through national digital reading event
New epic saga ebook now available for reading and social media discussion CHICAGO – Readers nationwide are actively borrowing and discussing the next Libraries Transform Book Pick, the annual digital reading event that makes a featured ebook immediately...
Nominate an amazing librarian for the national I Love My Librarian Award
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is inviting all library users to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. The national award recognizes the outstanding public service contributions of librarians...
'Moana' star Auli’i Cravalho encourages families to be counted in the U.S. Census
CHICAGO—Actress Auli’i Cravalho, star of the animated Disney film "Moana" and Netflix’s upcoming "All Together Now," will remind families of the importance of completing the 2020 Census and counting their children in a read-along video premiering on...
Proving your library’s value through persuasive messaging
CHICAGO — You know the value of your library, but elected officials, donors, community leaders, funders, and other important stakeholders may not. How can you make the library a priority for these groups, who may have preconceived notions about what the...
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards announced
IPSWICH, Mass. — July 29, 2020 — The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) have awarded eight winners this year’s John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards. Each library receives a $10,000...
Recruiting and retaining younger generations for library boards, Friends groups, and Foundations
CHICAGO — According to 2016 Pew Research Center survey data, Millennials are more likely to have visited a public library in the past year than any other adult demographic. But despite being core library users, millennials and other younger generations...
Libraries Transform Book Pick digital reading program returns Sept. 14-28 with an epic saga
CHICAGO – The Libraries Transform Book Pick will return Sept. 14-28, 2020 with its second ebook selection: Lauren Francis-Sharma’s “Book of the Little Axe,” published by Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic. During the lending period...
