View all News and Press Releases
CHICAGO — Tony Award-winning performer, actress, singer-songwriter, and philanthropist Idina Menzel and her sister, author and educator Cara Mentzel, have been named honorary chairs of Library Card Sign-Up Month. This September, Idina and Cara will join...
New book spotlights ways to advance entrepreneurship in public libraries
CHICAGO — Libraries have a distinctive role to play in the small business ecosystem and can effectively partner to complement existing business services in the community. A nationwide initiative that launched in 2020, Libraries Build Business (LBB) aims...
Libraries, museums, archives celebrate Preservation Week, April 24-30
CHICAGO - During Preservation Week, libraries will be raising awareness of the role they play in providing preservation education and information. Sponsored by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a division of the 91´«Ã½, and...
New Banned Books Week materials and more debut in spring/summer 91´«Ã½ Graphics catalog
CHICAGO – The Spring/Summer 2022 91´«Ã½ Graphics catalog delivers a range of exciting posters and bookmarks to inspire and encourage readers of all ages. The cover displays the new Banned Books Week poster which offers the important and timely message that...
Call Number podcast from American Libraries returns with new episodes and new host
CHICAGO — Call Number with American Libraries, the podcast of American Libraries magazine, is back from hiatus with its first new episode of 2022. Episode 70, “Making Financial Sense,” marks the podcast’s six-year anniversary and the debut of its host...
Campaign provides expert-verified outreach tools for libraries Washington, D.C. -- The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ We Can Do This campaign to share trusted information about COVID...
Book challenges top 700 – the most since 2000 CHICAGO —The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) kicks off National Library Week with the release of its State of America's Libraries Report, highlighting the challenges U.S. libraries faced in the second year...
Preservation Week® estrena nueva apariencia y sitio web
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures ha presentado un nuevo logotipo y marca para su campaña de concientización pública de Preservation Week. La prestigiosa iniciativa, que cumple doce años de existencia, ha inspirado a personas y comunidades...
Preservation Week® gets a new look, launches new website
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures has unveiled a new logo and branding for its Preservation Week public awareness campaign. In its 12th year, Preservation Week has inspired individuals and communities around the world to preserve personal...
Large majorities of voters oppose book bans and have confidence in libraries
First survey of its kind confirms national bipartisan support for the freedom to read CHICAGO—Amid the recent proliferation of efforts to ban books in every state across the country, a new national poll commissioned by the 91´«Ã½...
Descubra el impacto de la preservación digital en el medio ambiente
CHICAGO—El contenido digital es creado y recopilado por todos, no solo por bibliotecas y archivos. Mantener la viabilidad del contenido digital no solo requiere el uso de energía, sino también la actualización de los medios y tecnologías de almacenamiento...
Seminario web de Preservation Week®: Cómo implementar la sostenibilidad en su instalación
CHICAGO—En un momento en que la sostenibilidad y el ahorro de energía son imperativos para frenar el cambio climático, las instituciones y organizaciones deben ser más agresivas cuando de ahorrar energía se trata. Hay una serie de estrategias de ahorro de...
Celebrate the freedom to read during National Library Week, April 3-9
CHICAGO – The freedom to read is essential to holding together the fabric of our democracy. Our nation’s libraries are on the front lines, protecting that freedom in the face of threats from groups that would remove or limit access to reading materials...
Preservation Week® Webinar: How to Implement Sustainability in your Facility
[ En Español ] CHICAGO—In a time when sustainability and saving energy is imperative to slowing down climate change, institutions and organizations must become more aggressive when it comes to saving energy. There are a number of sustainable energy saving...
Free National Library Week tools now available from 91´«Ã½
CHICAGO – Tools are now available to help communities nationwide celebrate the contributions of libraries and library professionals during National Library Week, April 3 – 9, 2022. Held each April by the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and libraries of...
