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91´«Ã½ Appoints Tracie D. Hall as Executive Director
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracie D. Hall as its executive director, effective February 24, 2020. Following a nationwide search, Hall was selected to succeed Mary W. Ghikas, who has worked for 91´«Ã½...
Candidates announced for 2020 Public Library Association board election
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) Nominating Committee has unveiled the slate of candidates for the Association’s 2020 Election. This year seven nominees will stand for four positions on the PLA Board of Directors: 2021-2022 president, 91´«Ã½...
2020 91´«Ã½ Nominating Committee Councilors-at-Large candidates announced
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Nominating Committee annually nominates candidates from among the general membership for members-at-large of Council. Individuals who are not selected by the Nominating Committee may run for office by...
Wong, Yates seek 2021-22 91´«Ã½ presidency
CHICAGO - Patricia "Patty" M. Wong, City Librarian at Santa Monica (Calif.) Public Library. and Steven Yates, Assistant Director, University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies, are the candidates for the 2021-22 presidency of the...
CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and its professional affiliates, including the American Indian Library Association (AILA), Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (AP91´«Ã½), Black Caucus of the 91´«Ã½ (BC91´«Ã½)...
PLA names Clara Bohrer as first fiscal officer
CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) officially announced the appointment of Clara Nalli Bohrer, director of the West Bloomfield Township (Mich.) Public Library, as its first fiscal officer. Through a ballot initiative approved by the...
Volunteer to serve on 91´«Ã½, Council, and Joint Committees for 2020-2022
Volunteer to Serve on 91´«Ã½, Council, and Joint Committees for 2020-2022 Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President-Elect, encourages members to volunteer to serve on 91´«Ã½, Council, and Joint committees for the 2020-2022 term...
2019 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition—Sending a message of advocacy for libraries
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) hosted its 138th Annual Conference & Exhibition ( https://2019.alaannual.org), June 20-25, in Washington, DC. The conference was attended by more than 21,400 librarians, library workers and library...
PLA announces changes to Board of Directors
Salazar begins one-year term as PLA president, Jeske as president-elect CHICAGO – The Public Library Association's (PLA) Board meeting on June 22 officially marked the end of the 2018-2019 service year, which brought several important changes to the...
91´«Ã½ and US library associations affirm commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and several library associations in the United States have pledged their commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). 91´«Ã½, AALL (the American Association of Law Libraries), CNI (the Coalition for...
Six trustees elected to the Freedom to Read Foundation Board
CHICAGO — Six people were elected to two-year terms on the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Board of Trustees in the annual FTRF election held this past April. Current FTRF Vice President Emily Knox and Executive Committee member Robert Holley were both...
91´«Ã½ welcomes Raymond Garcia to 91´«Ã½ Governance Office
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) welcomes Raymond Garcia as a Communications Assistant in the 91´«Ã½ Governance Office. He began April 9. He previously worked as a Journalism Intern for the Public Library Association (a Division of the...
2019-2020 President-Elect of RUSA Announced
CHICAGO- Courtney McDonald, Learner Experience & Engagement Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Libraries, has been elected the 2019-20 President-Elect of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). McDonald will serve...
Evviva Weinraub Elected 2020-21 LITA President
Evviva Weinraub, Associate University Librarian for Collections & Technologies at Northwestern University, has been elected as the 2020-2021 President of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). She will serve as Vice-President during...
2019 Public Library Association Election results
CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the results of its 2019 Election. Voting was available from Mar. 11 through Apr. 3, and open to all PLA members in good standing. The members elected Michelle Jeske, city librarian and...
