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Strafford, Pennsylvania librarian receives national public service honor
NEW YORK – Today Laurie Doan, young adult librarian at the Tredyffrin Public Library in Strafford, Pennsylvania, was named a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Doan is being recognized for her leadership in transforming lives and communities...
Warwick, N. Y. librarian receives national public service honor
NEW YORK – Today Rosemary Cooper, director of the Albert Wisner Public Library in Warwick, New York, was named a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Cooper is being recognized for her leadership in transforming lives and communities through...
Columbiana, Alabama librarian receives national public service honor
NEW YORK – Today Sheikla Blount, library media specialist at Columbiana Middle School in Columbiana, Alabama, was named a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Blount is being recognized for her leadership in transforming lives and communities...
91传媒 announces winners of the 2017 I Love My Librarian Award
NEW YORK – Today 10 librarians were honored with the prestigious 2017 I Love My Librarian Award for their outstanding public service contributions. Selected from more than 1,100 nominations submitted by library users nationwide, including educators and...
Anonymous donor to match up to $100,000 of 91传媒 Annual Fund contributions
CHICAGO – As the season for gift giving is in full swing, the 91传媒 (91传媒) has an exciting opportunity! An anonymous donor is matching gifts made to the 91传媒 Annual Fund as of Nov. 1, 2017. Donations are tax-deductible and gifts from...
PLA, Gail Borden Public Library team up to expand DigitalLearn.org training resources
CHICAGO — DigitalLearn.org, the Public Library Association’s (PLA) website designed to help consumers increase their digital literacy skills, now includes a robust suite of resources and tools for library staff and other educators to use when conducting...
91传媒 unveils shortlist for 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) today announced six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult...
Podcast investigates the A1 Mystery of Avon Lake
CHICAGO — Whodunit? That’s the question many are asking as they anticipate the Oct. 25 episode of Dewey Decibel, the monthly podcast of American Libraries magazine. In early 2017 dozens of A1 Sauce bottles began mysteriously appearing in the stacks at...
Nationwide library internship program to hold commencement program in Chicago
CHICAGO – Demonstrating the commitment of public libraries to equity, diversity and inclusion, the Public Library Association (PLA) provided a group of 53 high school juniors and seniors from diverse backgrounds with summer jobs with competitive wages at...
Sarah Jessica Parker selects Mohsin Hamid鈥檚 鈥淓xit West鈥 for 91传媒 Book Club Central鈥檚 fall pick
CHICAGO – The latest 91传媒 (91传媒) Book Club Central SJP pick, chosen by Honorary Book Club Central Chair Sarah Jessica Parker, is “Exit West” by Mohsin Hamid, published by Riverhead/an imprint of Penguin Random House. “Exit West” has...
Public libraries highlight cyber security awareness in October
CHICAGO – Earlier this month the credit reporting agency Equifax disclosed that they had suffered a cyber-attack that endangered the personal information of 143 million U.S. users. Even before the Equifax hack, 64 percent of Americans had been personally...
Get ready to celebrate International Games Week 2017 鈥 October 29 鈥 November 4, 2017
Due to ever-increasing demand, International Games Day became International Games Week in 2017! This week-long event is now more flexible and supports gaming across the spectrum of libraries. This year’s event will take place during the week of October...
91传媒 appoints Jessica Hughes ASCLA/RUSA executive director
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has appointed Jessica Hughes executive director of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), divisions of 91传媒. She will...
[ en inglés ] CHICAGO – La Asociación de Bibliotecas de los Estados Unidos (91传媒) y la comunidad de bibliotecas están apoyando iniciativas de respuesta y recuperación de las bibliotecas afectadas por el huracán María, y el reciente terremoto en México con...
[ en español ] CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) and the library community are supporting response and recovery efforts for libraries damaged by Hurricane Maria and the recent earthquake in Mexico through the 91传媒 Disaster Relief Fund. “We...
