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book cover for “Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing Barriers, Strengthening Access

Library services and incarceration

CHICAGO — As part of our mission to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all library patrons, our profession needs to come to terms with the consequences of mass incarceration, which have saturated the everyday lives of people in the...

book cover for Uncommon Quotes for Library Lovers

A new book of quotes for library lovers

CHICAGO — Celebrate librarianship and the love of libraries with “ Uncommon Quotes for Library Lovers,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions. Included are 100 of the most insightful, thought-provoking, and uplifting aphorisms about books, the joy of reading...

91´«Ã½ Welcomes Removal of Offensive ‘Illegal aliens’ Subject Headings

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) praised the Library of Congress’s decision to update the cataloging subject headings “Aliens” and “Illegal aliens.” The Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress, which maintains...

91´«Ã½, Digital Equity Through Universal Broadband and America's Libraries. [Blue text on white background with drawing of a cell tower]

91´«Ã½ applauds congressional passage of digital equity funds available to libraries

President Biden expected to sign Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act WASHINGTON, DC - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) celebrates the final passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), a bipartisan infrastructure bill, by...

91´«Ã½ seeks applicants for national Policy Corps

Deadline set for Dec. 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library advocates to apply online to join the fourth cohort of 91´«Ã½ Policy Corps members. The deadline for applications is Dec. 1, 2021. The Corps initiative...

United for Libraries to coordinate 16th Annual National Friends of Libraries Week; award applications open

EXTON, Pa. — Friends of the Library groups and libraries across the country will be celebrating the 16th annual National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 17-23, 2021. National Friends of Libraries Week offers a two-fold opportunity to celebrate Friends –...

Connectivity Corner: A series with 91´«Ã½ President Patty Wong to learn how libraries are innovating to close the digital divide and keep communities connected. On Instagram Live @AmericanLibraryAssociation Join 91´«Ã½ President Patty Wong in conversation with Harris County Public Library's Chris Martinez about his plans to distribute thousands of hotspots and Chromebooks through a new FCC program-and how your library can apply! Live 9/17 at 2PM EDT

91´«Ã½ President Patty Wong to host Connectivity Corner Instagram Live series on libraries, broadband access and digital equity

WASHINGTON, DC – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will host a bimonthly series of live conversations between 91´«Ã½ President Patty Wong and library practitioners who are keeping their communities connected with high-speed broadband, technology and...

David Satten-López, 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar

David Satten-López Named 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar

CHICAGO—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded the 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to David Satten-López, who will begin the MLIS program at Drexel University in Philadelphia (PA) this fall. He is...

91´«Ã½ praises passage of Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, inclusion of library broadband funding

Libraries gain access to gigabit internet service WASHINGTON, DC – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today praised the passage of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), a bipartisan infrastructure bill, by the U.S. Senate, which would...

Red and blue circle logo: National Voter Registration Day

91´«Ã½ partners with NonProfit Vote for National Voter Registration Day

91´«Ã½ urges libraries to register as partners The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce that it has again joined with NonProfit Vote as a premier partner for National Voter Registration Day 2021. 91´«Ã½ encourages libraries to sign up to...

Logo in green shades: heart composed of two band-aids; Text in black: Communities for Immunity; Text in green: Museums and Libraries as Trusted Community Partners

91´«Ã½ partners with Communities for Immunity to boost vaccine confidence

Washington, D.C. -- The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is partnering with Communities for Immunity, an unprecedented collaboration among libraries and museums to boost COVID-19 information and vaccine confidence in communities across the United States...

91´«Ã½ publishes new resource: how to conduct a library tour with your legislators

WASHINGTON, DC — 91´«Ã½’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office has published an updated tool, “ How to Conduct an In-Person Library Tour,” for library advocates to meet with their elected officials during the month-long congressional recess throughout the month...

91´«Ã½ to host Emergency Connectivity Fund Q&A Instagram Live event for libraries, featuring acting FCC chairwoman

WASHINGTON, DC – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will host a live Q&A event on Instagram, this Thursday, July 29 at 2 p.m. EDT to share how libraries are planning to use the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), a Federal Communications Commission...

91´«Ã½ applauds FY 2022 federal funding for libraries in House Appropriations bill, looks to Senate for support

WASHINGTON, DC – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) welcomed substantial increases in federal funding for libraries approved today by the House Appropriations Committee. The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), administered by the Institute of...

91´«Ã½ Awards Spectrum Scholarships for 2021

CHICAGO — Today, the 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded the 2021 Spectrum Scholarships to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, the...