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91´«Ã½ welcomes new register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter
WASHINGTON – Today Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden announced her appointment of Shira Perlmutter as the next U.S. Register of Copyrights. Ms. Perlmutter comes to the position with 12 years of service as chief policy officer and director for...
Washington, DC – Built by E-Rate: A Case Study of Two Tribally-Owned Fiber Networks and the Role of Libraries in Making It Happen ( Full report; Executive summary), published today by the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), details tribal libraries’ role...
Sept. 17 virtual event to showcase New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator initiative Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) released a new policy perspective report, Libraries & Reentry: The Importance of Public Spaces, Technologies, and Community to...
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...
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...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet Act ( ACCESS the Internet Act), which includes funding for libraries. The $2...
91´«Ã½ offers free webinar for libraries about National Voter Registration Day
91´«Ã½ urges libraries to register as partners WASHINGTON - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce that it has joined National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) as a premier partner for 2020. 91´«Ã½ encourages libraries to sign up to...
‘United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends – Foundations’ to be held Aug. 4-6
EXTON, Pennsylvania — “United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends – Foundations” will be held Aug. 4-6, 2020. This interactive three-day virtual event will feature expert speakers on current topics facing library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and...
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...
91´«Ã½ summons support for Library Stabilization Fund Act
Sen. Reed, Rep. Levin introduce bicameral legislation to support libraries WASHINGTON -- The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) praised today’s introduction of the Library Stabilization Fund Act, introduced in both chambers by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and...
Celebrating how library workers are making a difference for their communities
CHICAGO — Libraries are community connectors, places where people come together, think together, and learn together. Libraries support and nurture strong, resilient communities. Day in and day out, the library workers at these institutions are doing much...
New 91´«Ã½ resource, free webinar spotlight changes to the 2020 Census in response to COVID-19
Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) released a new publication, “Libraries and the 2020 Census: Adapting Outreach in Response to COVID-19” and announced a free webinar for library staff, “2020 Census: Last Chance for a Complete Count,” to be...
House Speaker unveils plan for fifth COVID-19 relief bill
On May 12, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief plan focused on emergency funding for states. The 1,800-page legislation is the latest...
WASHINGTON — A coalition of business, government, and education leaders are calling on Congress to provide emergency aid to libraries impacted by COVID-19 in a letter released today by the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). Libraries have suffered...
91´«Ã½ awards additional 13 Library Census Equity Fund grantees
WASHINGTON — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Capital One announced the names of 13 additional libraries receiving Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants of $2,000 to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a complete...
