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Applications Open for 2022 AASL Awards
CHICAGO – Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2022 awards are now available. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their outstanding talent and dedication to the profession as...
David Satten-López Named 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
CHICAGO—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded the 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to David Satten-López, who will begin the MLIS program at Drexel University in Philadelphia (PA) this fall. He is...
91´«Ã½ announces Libraries Build Business coaches
Applications for public library participation to open July 19th WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Libraries Build Business initiative has selected six coaches to provide leadership and technical assistance to its growing...
AASL awards four Inspire COVID Relief Grants
CHICAGO – Four school libraries from across the country have been awarded American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire COVID Recovery Grants. Made possible by the generosity of AASL member Marina “Marney” Welmers, the grant program provides...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries grant. Up to 100 libraries will be awarded in this round of grantmaking, part of 91´«Ã½’s...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has been granted $249,999 by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom to implement the Let’s Talk About It (LTAI): Women’s Suffrage humanities discussion project. The project...
Shawnee (Okla.) Middle School Wins 91´«Ã½â€™s 2021 Jaffarian Award for Tulsa Race Massacre Program
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded its 2021 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Shawnee (Okla.) Middle School for their program, The Tulsa Race Massacre: Assumptions Cause Conflict in Society. The $5,000 Jaffarian...
The 91´«Ã½ Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT), the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) iSchool invite library professionals and the public to a free virtual celebration for their intellectual freedom...
Public and tribal libraries invited to apply for the NASA@ My Library STEAM initiative
Public and tribal libraries are invited to apply for NASA@ My Library, a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) education initiative that will increase and enhance STEAM learning opportunities for library patrons throughout the nation...
Maryland Association of School Librarians receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) is the recipient of the 2021 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in achieving the...
Melissa Raymer receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Melissa Raymer, librarian liaison for DC Virgo Preparatory Academy in Wilmington, North Carolina, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event...
Chris Peeler receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Chris Peeler, library media specialist at Heather Ridge School in Frederick, Maryland, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Rebecca Caufman receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Rebecca Caufman, library media specialist at Radford High School in Radford, Virginia, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Matia Edwards receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Matia Edwards, media specialist at Griffin High School in Griffin, Georgia, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made possible by...
Janet Parrish receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Janet Parrish, library media specialist at Butler Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event...
