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Public libraries critical to health coverage during public health crisis
CHICAGO - The eighth open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began on Sunday, November 1, 2020 and will run through December 15, 2020 during what may be the most challenging year in its ten-year history. Millions of Americans have lost...
New from Core...Quickly Implement a Contactless Service for your Library in this Oct. 27 webinar
Learn the latest techniques for planning and implementing a contactless hold, pickup service to keep you and your library safe. The Loyola University Chicago staff developed a successful model over this summer with very limited time. The presenters will...
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 Chapter Relations Office and United for Libraries will present the free webinar “Responding When COVID Comes to Your Library: Learning from Real Stories” on Monday, Sept. 28, noon-1 p.m. Central. Register at www.ala.org/united/responding...
CHICAGO – As schools across the country make critical decisions about how to handle a variety of back-to-school scenarios, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is collecting data from school librarians across the country to gauge the...
ALSC President Kirby McCurtis discusses #LooktoLibraries with ABC News
CHICAGO – Today Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) President Kirby McCurtis, appeared as a guest on " Pandemic: What You Need to Know," a new ABC Network program temporarily replacing the third hour of Good Morning America. This national...
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传媒 offers free webinar for libraries about National Voter Registration Day
91传媒 urges libraries to register as partners WASHINGTON - The 91传媒 (91传媒) is pleased to announce that it has joined National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) as a premier partner for 2020. 91传媒 encourages libraries to sign up to...
91传媒 COVID-19 resources guide path toward reopening and recovery
CHICAGO – Strong libraries are essential to the recovery of communities devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help guide communities, library workers and library supporters along the path to recovery, the 91传媒 (91传媒) today...
91传媒 summons support for Library Stabilization Fund Act
Sen. Reed, Rep. Levin introduce bicameral legislation to support libraries WASHINGTON -- The 91传媒 (91传媒) praised today’s introduction of the Library Stabilization Fund Act, introduced in both chambers by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and...
New 91传媒 resource, free webinar spotlight changes to the 2020 Census in response to COVID-19
Today, the 91传媒 (91传媒) 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...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded the 91传媒 (91传媒) $278,000 in emergency relief funds to support humanities projects, including the creation of humanities content and resources for library workers in the...
CHICAGO — The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), the Public Library Association (PLA) and the 91传媒 Chapter Relations and Public Policy & Advocacy offices, with support from United for Libraries, will present the free webinar “Moving...
91传媒's IFC Approves New Guidelines on Contact Tracing, Reopening Libraries, Video Surveillance
Responding to health and privacy concerns during the reopening of libraries and recent discussions of video surveillance and filming in libraries, the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) and its Privacy Subcommittee have approved guidelines to assist...
Survey: Libraries examine phased building re-opening, prepare summer programs
CHICAGO—Most years, June marks a shift for students from classroom learning and research to summer vacations, internships, and packed public libraries for reading and learning programs. This year is different, and libraries are rising to the challenge. A...
PLA鈥檚 COVID-19 webinar series highlights need for sharing, new ideas
CHICAGO -- The Public Library Association (PLA) recently wrapped up its free webinar series, Public Libraries Respond to COVID-19, which included six webinars that took place between March 26 and April 23, 2020. The webinars covered topics of immediate...
