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Applications for United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grants due Jan. 15
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant through Jan. 15, 2015. The United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grants will enable two academic Friends to...
PLA @ 91´«Ã½ Annual proposal deadline this Friday, Aug. 15
CHICAGO — The deadline is Friday, Aug. 15, to submit a proposal for a Public Library Association (PLA)-sponsored program at the 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference to be held June 25–30, 2015, in San Francisco. Preconference and program proposals showcasing public...
CHICAGO — 18,626 librarians, library workers and library supporters (including 5,607 exhibitors) from around the world joined energetically in the shared endeavor of “Transforming our libraries, ourselves” at the 2014 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition...
LAS VEGAS –The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, funded through a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. “The Goldfinch,” by Donna...
Winners of the first annual Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries announced
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation announced the two winners of the first Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Saturday on-site at the 91´«Ã½ 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The...
PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE: 91´«Ã½ to discuss new directions for digital content at Annual Conference
LAS VEGAS—The ebooks conference session “91´«Ã½ and Moving Ahead with Digital Content” will now take place on Saturday, June 28, 2014, from 1:30 to 2:40 p.m. in the Las Vegas Convention Center, room N255/257. Previously, the session was set to take place at...
91´«Ã½ applauds Simon & Schuster nationwide expansion of library ebook lending
WASHINGTON—On the first day of its 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) welcomes news (pdf) from Simon & Schuster that it will convert its pilot library ebook lending program to serve all U.S. libraries. 91´«Ã½...
Explore the American Dream @ 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
CHICAGO — Since 2008, The American Dream Starts @ your library® grant initiative has supported English language learner programming in over 100 libraries in 24 states. Learn about the opportunities and challenges libraries encounter as they provide...
CHICAGO — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will participate in a panel discussion to explore practical ways libraries are assisting immigrants in a session entitled, “U.S. Citizenship Starts at Your Library: Success Stories for...
75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights
CHICAGO — Seventy-five years ago at the 1939 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco, the 91´«Ã½ Council adopted the Library’s Bill of Rights, echoing the spirit of a document from the Des Moines Public Library in 1938. This document, refreshed in 1944, 1948...
Betsy Lobmeyer receives inaugural Roald Dahl Miss Honey Social Justice Award
CHICAGO — Betsy Lobmeyer and her project “Charlie’s Ever Warming Blankets” Children in Poverty, is the inaugural recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin Random...
Time to reskill: An action plan for literacy
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Committee on Literacy will sponsor a discussion of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Survey and its ramifications for libraries during the 2014 91´«Ã½ Annual...
United for Libraries to present programs for Trustees, Friends and Foundations at Annual Conference
PHILADELPHIA – United for Libraries will host “Nuts & Bolts for Friends, Trustees and Foundations” from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, S219, during the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Jan Masaoka, director...
United for Libraries to host ‘Hot Books from Small Press’ at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries will present “Hot Books from Small Press” from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, N218, at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Join Robert Dawson, Adele Griffin and Russ Kick as they...
Explore outreach services at Annual Conference
CHICAGO – Join the 91´«Ã½ Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) for two panel discussions on providing library services to underserved and underrepresented populations at the 2014 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Both panels will take place...
