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91传媒 and SAGE Publishing release Libraries Transform tools for promoting critical thinking
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) has released a new Libraries Transform toolkit with free public awareness resources relating to critical thinking. The toolkit was created through a collaboration with SAGE Publishing, a Library Champion...
CHICAGO – Apparel and accessories company Out of Print is collaborating with the 91传媒 (91传媒) for a National Library Week fundraiser and officially debuting its new Star Wars™ READ® collection. Through April 14, Out of Print will...
State of America鈥檚 Libraries 2019 report affirms Libraries = Strong Communities
CHICAGO – Today the 91传媒 (91传媒) released its State of America’s Libraries 2019 report, an annual summary of library trends released during National Library Week, April 7 – 13, that outlines statistics and issues affecting all types...
Nation鈥檚 libraries prepare for Money Smart Week庐, March 30, April 6
CHICAGO – Financial issues are a constant in our lives. They change as they reflect milestones in our lives. At every stage in life, we are faced with financial issues, whether it means spending our allowance wisely, obtaining loans for college, applying...
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has expanded its partnership with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), a program of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). In 2017, the two organizations launched Promoting Healthy...
Public Library Association announces next phase of health initiative focused on insurance literacy
Funding available for public libraries to educate consumers CHICAGO – As part of its ongoing work to support the public library’s role in creating healthy communities, the Public Library Association (PLA) is taking steps to increase consumer education...
91传媒 Council approves new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) Council, at a Sunday session during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, approved the new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity. The award, which 91传媒 intends to present at its...
Corey R. Tabor wins Geisel Award for 鈥淔ox the Tiger鈥
SEATTLE– Author and illustrator Corey R. Tabor is the 2019 recipient of the Award for “Fox the Tiger,” published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children...
Yuyi Morales, Elizabeth Acevedo win Pura Belpr茅 Awards
SEATTLE – Yuyi Morales, illustrator of “Dreamers,” and Elizabeth Acevedo, author of “The Poet X,” are the 2019 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latinx authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and...
YALSA announces 2019 Alex Awards
SEATTLE – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2019 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...
SEATTLE – Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy is the recipient of the 2019 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by the 91传媒 (91传媒), during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits...
2019 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
SEATTLE – The 91传媒 (91传媒) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
Philanthropist, author Melinda Gates to serve as 2019 National Library Week honorary chair
CHICAGO – Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has dedicated her life to achieving transformational improvements in the health and prosperity of families, communities and societies. Now she will lend her support to advocate for...
Winners of National Short Fiction Contest announced
CHICAGO — Six outstanding writers are being recognized for their entries in the Public Library Association’s (PLA) National Short Fiction Contest. This fall, more than 600 writers across the U.S. entered the contest by submitting short stories on the...
A guidebook for building political support for library funding
CHICAGO — Library funding is political. And the struggle to secure funding is ongoing; the work that librarians need to do to influence local politics doesn't just pop up in the few months before Election Day. It should span the years before or between...
