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Author, cultural critic Roxane Gay to serve as 2020 Preservation Week庐 Honorary Chair
CHICAGO — Bestselling author, educator and cultural critic Roxane Gay is teaming up with the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), to share her years of experience as a...
Nominations will close Oct. 21 for the national I Love My Librarian Award
CHICAGO–Library users have until Monday, Oct. 21 to nominate superstar librarians for the 91传媒’s (91传媒) prestigious I Love My Librarian Award. Members of the public can submit nominations online for library professionals who have...
Public libraries across U.S. join 91传媒鈥檚 first 鈥渄igital book club鈥 with gripping new ebook
CHICAGO – Readers nationwide can now borrow and discuss the first ebook selection of the Libraries Transform Book Pick, a new digital reading program from the 91传媒 and Rakuten OverDrive. From Oct. 7-21, 2019, book lovers across the...
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) and Rakuten OverDrive have collaborated on a digital reading program – a national “digital book club” – which connects readers nationwide with simultaneous access to the same ebook through their public...
Library cards fuel academic achievement, lifelong opportunity
CHICAGO – September is Library Card Sign-up Month, when the 91传媒 (91传媒) joins libraries nationwide in reminding everyone that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic success and lifelong learning...
GNCRT spotlights comic creators to #GetLibraryCarded for #LibraryCardSignUp Month
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table Presents: Comic Creators #GetLibraryCarded in Support of #LibraryCardSignUp Month The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is happy to partner with comic creators in support of Library Card Sign-Up Month in...
Millar champions the value of evidence in new Archival Futures book
CHICAGO — The safeguarding of authentic facts is essential, especially in this disruptive Orwellian age, where digital technologies have opened the door to a post-truth world in which “alternative facts” can be so easily accepted as valid. And because...
CHICAGO - LinkedIn Learning — formerly Lynda.com, a platform used by libraries to provide online learning opportunities to library users — plans to make substantial changes to its terms of service that would significantly impair library users’ privacy...
91传媒 and US library associations affirm commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) and several library associations in the United States have pledged their commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). 91传媒, AALL (the American Association of Law Libraries), CNI (the Coalition for...
Nominate a superstar librarian for the national I Love My Librarian Award
CHICAGO–The 91传媒 (91传媒) 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...
At 91传媒 2019 Annual Conference learn new marketing and communications strategies
CHICAGO – For 91传媒 Annual Conference attendees looking for new marketing and communications resources and ideas, there are two free programs that should not be missed: PR Forum: Takeaways From D.C. Public Library’s #UncensoredDC Campaign and Using...
91传媒 Public Policy and Advocacy Office welcomes 2019 Google Fellow Katelyn N. Ringrose
WASHINGTON - The 91传媒’s (91传媒) Public Policy and Advocacy Office announced today that Katelyn Ringrose will serve as 91传媒’s 2019 Google Policy Fellow. She will spend ten weeks in Washington, D.C. exploring diverse areas of the...
Now available: Library Card Sign-up Month artwork starring Toy Story 4 characters
CHICAGO – As Honorary Chairs of Library Card Sign-up Month, “Toy Story 4” characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep and friends are appearing in print and digital graphics to promote the value of a library card. The “Toy Story 4” crew is also being...
91传媒 President Loida Garcia-Febo hosts webinar 'Library Preparedness for Hurricane Season'
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 Chapter Relations Office is pleased to announce that 91传媒 President Loida Garcia-Febo will host the webinar “Library Preparedness for Hurricane Season,” on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The webinar is free for all to attend. As the hurricane...
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month 2019 with Special Toy Story 4 Tie-in!
CHICAGO – This September Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep and friends are joining the 91传媒 on an adventure to promote the value of a library card as Library Card Sign-up Month Honorary...
