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91传媒 praises IMLS for rapid release of COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON - Today the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced measures to award the first $30 million of $50 million appropriated to the agency in the CARES Act. The 91传媒 (91传媒) issued the following...
91传媒 awards additional 21 Library Census Equity Fund grantees
WASHINGTON — The 91传媒 (91传媒) and the LOR Foundation announced that 21 additional libraries will receive Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants of $2,000 to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a...
COVID-19 federal relief package supports libraries鈥 role in digital inclusion
WASHINGTON, DC — Today the $2 trillion economic stimulus package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act, is on its way to the president to be signed into law. The package includes $50 million for the Institute of Museum and...
91传媒 welcomes LinkedIn Learning鈥檚 changes to terms of service
CHICAGO – After conversations with the 91传媒 (91传媒) and other industry leaders, LinkedIn Learning — formerly Lynda.com, a platform used by libraries to provide online learning opportunities to library users —announced today that it...
91传媒 announces 2020 Policy Corps members
The 91传媒 (91传媒) announced today the names of eight library and information professionals selected to participate in the 2020 91传媒 Policy Corps, which aims to develop a cadre of experts with deep and sustained knowledge of national...
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) Executive Board released the following recommendation to libraries during the COVID-19 Pandemic: “Our current crisis demands extraordinary measures. As most states and the federal government declare states...
91传媒 welcomes cancellation of Macmillan embargo
WASHINGTON, DC — Today Macmillan Publishers announced that it would return to the library e-book pricing model that was in effect on Oct. 31, 2019, effectively canceling the embargo on sales of new titles to libraries, a policy which went into effect on...
America鈥檚 libraries report for duty as 2020 Census opens
CHICAGO - Today, millions of U.S. households will begin receiving letters inviting them to respond to the 2020 census. The 91传媒 issued the following statement by 91传媒 President Wanda Brown: "For the first time in history, U.S...
OCLC, PLA report offers strategies for public libraries to respond to the opioid crisis
CHICAGO — OCLC and the Public Library Association (PLA) today issued Call to Action: Public Libraries and the Opioid Crisis, a report that offers tested strategies to consider as libraries determine local responses to the nationwide public health...
91传媒 takes FY 2021 budget cuts seriously, urges members of Congress to visit libraries
WASHINGTON – The 91传媒 (91传媒) issued the following statement by 91传媒 President Wanda Brown in response to the White House’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request: The White House proposal to eliminate the Institute of Museum and...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is hosting a live webinar for members, “Highlights from the United for Libraries Institute,” on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Did you miss the United for Libraries Institute at the 91传媒 Midwinter...
91传媒 persists with #eBooksForAll advocacy campaign: 鈥淢acmillan must lift the embargo鈥
PHILADELPHIA – 91传媒 President Wanda Brown issued the following statement in response to Macmillan CEO John Sargent’s “Ask Me Anything” session at the 91传媒 Midwinter Meetings on Saturday, January 25, 2020: “Today, Mr. Sargent invited conference attendees to...
Olympic medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani to serve as 2020 National Library Week honorary chairs
CHICAGO—Authors and Olympic ice dancing medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani will promote the value of libraries as honorary chairs of National Library Week, April 19—25, 2020. The Shibutanis will shine a spotlight on our nation’s libraries, librarians and...
91传媒 releases updated Libraries鈥 Guide to the 2020 Census
Today the 91传媒 issued an updated Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census, the premier resource to prepare libraries for the decennial count of every person living in the United States. Libraries are uniquely positioned to reach groups...
U.S. Senate Confirms 91传媒 Member Crosby Kemper III as New IMLS Director
The U.S. Senate today confirmed the nomination of 91传媒 (91传媒) member and Kansas City Public Library CEO Crosby Kemper III as Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for...
