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Education experts to discuss library hacker spaces at 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
SAN FRANCISCO—How can libraries ensure that learners of all ages stay curious, develop their passions, immerse themselves in learning? Learn about developing library learning spaces at this year’s 2015 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference...
Library leaders to discuss innovative veteran services at 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual conference
SAN FRANCISCO—How can libraries better connect veterans and their families to veteran benefits and services? Learn more about providing veteran services at “Veterans Connect @ Your Library: Veterans Resource Centers in California Libraries,” an...
Expert to discuss copyright trends at the 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
SAN FRANCISCO—It’s been an exciting year in copyright law, with important precedents set on fair use and mass digitization, search engines, and what is protected by copyright. Join us at the 2015 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference...
Panel to discuss ebook lending growth at 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
SAN FRANCISCO—A leading panel of library and publishing experts will provide an update on the library ebook lending market and discuss best ways for libraries to advance library access to digital content at the 2015 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½)...
SAN FRANCISCO—As more and more libraries nationwide begin to offer 3D printing services, library leaders are now confronting a litany of copyright, trademark and patent complications that arise from the new technology. To help the library community...
Electronic Frontier Foundation chief to keynote Washington Update at 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
SAN FRANCISCO—For decades, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) have stood shoulder to shoulder on the front lines of the fight for privacy online, at the library and in many other spheres of our daily lives...
VMM15: Your historic opportunity to vote on a VMM resolution
CHICAGO — Be one of more than 500 members who will have the first-time ever opportunity to vote on a resolution submitted via the Virtual Membership Meeting.
Library advocates to converge in Washington to protect libraries
Hundreds to gather in D.C. for 41st annual National Library Legislative Day WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today marks the beginning of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) National Library Legislative Day, the annual event when hundreds of library supporters from...
100+ ideas for library success from outside the stacks
CHICAGO — Whether in person or electronically, users come to the public library from outside the library realm. And that’s exactly where genuinely transformational ideas lie. In “ New Routes to Library Success: 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks,”...
91´«Ã½ advocates for library funding at congressional hearing
Washington, D.C.—Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Washington Office, today called on the U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to support federal library...
Advocate for libraries by participating in Virtual Library Legislative Day May 5
PHILADELPHIA — On May 4-5, 2015, hundreds of library supporters from all across the country will convene in Washington D.C., where they will be briefed on legislative issues affecting libraries and will meet with their members of Congress to discuss them...
91´«Ã½ to testify in support of library funding at U.S. House LHHS hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Washington Office, will advocate for federal library funding at an appropriations hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Late last night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced S. 1035, a bill to reauthorize the "library provision," Section 215, of the USA PATRIOT Act without reform of any kind and to extend it until 2020. In response...
Strong coalition calls on libraries to plan now to secure E-rate funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Libraries now have an extraordinary opportunity to upgrade their broadband following the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to modernize the E-rate program and address the broadband capacity gap facing many public libraries...
91´«Ã½, BC91´«Ã½ respond to destruction of Michael Brown, Jr. Memorial Tree
CHICAGO – On Saturday, April 18, the Black Caucus of the 91´«Ã½ (BC91´«Ã½) dedicated a living memorial tree and stone monument to the City of Ferguson, Missouri. The tree was planted in January-Wabash Park with a monument stone at its...
