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91´«Ã½ and AASL introduce School Library Snapshot tool
CHICAGO — In time for School Library Month, the Office for Library Advocacy (OLA), in collaboration with American Association of School Librarians (AASL), has introduced a new School Library Snapshot tool. This tailored infographic allows school...
91´«Ã½ applauds Lifeline program modernization to include broadband
The Federal Communications Commission voted today to update the Lifeline program to include broadband. Since 1985, the Lifeline program has provided a discount on phone service for qualifying low-income consumers to ensure that all Americans have the...
91´«Ã½ President, GLBTRT Chair Urge Georgia Governor to Veto HB 757
CHICAGO - Today 91´«Ã½ President Sari Feldman and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Chair Peter Coyl released a joint letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal urging him to veto House Bill 757. The bill is...
Community-level access to customized financial education and counseling ready for Military and their Families Washington, DC – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) are pleased to announce the...
OpenGov Foundation’s Seamus Kraft recipient of 91´«Ã½â€™s 2016 James Madison Award
“An effective and inspired champion for public access to government information” Washington, D.C. -- 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Sari Feldman presented OpenGov Foundation Executive Director and Co-founder Seamus Kraft with the 2016 James...
91´«Ã½, AASL support school librarians in Houston Independent School District
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) are assisting local efforts in Houston to maintain and expand school librarian positions, as a current proposal mandating a certified school librarian in...
91´«Ã½, Benetech to discuss 3D printing and educational equity at SXSWedu 2016
Austin, TX – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is teaming up with Benetech, a Silicon Valley-based non-profit technology company, for a session at the 2016 SXSWedu conference to discuss ways in which the education community – including libraries...
Washington, D.C. – President Obama announced today his intent to nominate Dr. Carla Hayden, a former president of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the current Chief Executive Officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland as the...
CHICAGO — Libraries of all types consistently transform lives through free access to technology, digital literacy, career development, and opportunities for community engagement and lifelong learning. In celebration of the invaluable contributions of...
91´«Ã½: Don’t hack the Constitution, 91´«Ã½ stands with Apple
Washington, D.C. – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½)’s Adam Eisgrau, managing director of the Office of Government Relations, issued the following statement on a federal magistrate’s February 16 order that Apple develop new technology to assist the...
91´«Ã½ disappointed at White House budget cut to state grants to libraries
Cutting funds to libraries hinders services being delivered directly to people in their communities Washington, D.C. – After reviewing President Obama’s Fiscal 2017 Budget released today, Sari Feldman, president of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½)...
Hodges Award nominations deadline extended
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is extending the deadline for nominations for its 2016 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. The Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter...
91´«Ã½ president urges Michigan governor to veto bill prohibiting access to information
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Sari Feldman urges Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to veto a campaign reform bill that would ultimately impact Michigan residents’ access to campaign information. Senate Bill 571 was passed on Dec. 16, with...
New report looks to future of libraries building digitally inclusive communities
Washington, D.C. – A new report explores the ways in which libraries throughout the nation are leading the way in building digitally inclusive communities that support individual opportunity and community progress. Titled After Access: Libraries and...
91´«Ã½ President urges Congress to reject controversial cybersecurity rider
Threat to Americans’ privacy shoehorned into omnibus spending bill Washington, D.C. – Late last night, House Speaker Paul Ryan released the text of an enormous omnibus spending bill, passage of which is required to avoid a government shutdown. Among the...
