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2022 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference program proposals submission opens
91´«Ã½ Conference Services will begin accepting program proposals on August 23, 2021, for the 2022 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference to take place in Washington, DC. on June 23-28, 2022. Proposals will be accepted via one submission site for all 91´«Ã½ Divisions, Round...
91´«Ã½ welcomes more than 9,000 to virtual gathering
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) hosted the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition – Virtual, June 23-29, 2021, attracting 9,142 attendees and 306 exhibitors. Designed to educate, entertain, and inspire librarians and library workers, the...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — The United for Libraries President’s Program, “ Challenges & Crises: Preparing Your Board of Trustees,” will be held Friday, June 25, 10 a.m. CT at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Virtual Conference. United for Libraries President David Paige...
91´«Ã½ launches resources for libraries to apply for $7.1 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund
WASHINGTON – To help libraries take advantage of the new $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has created the ECF Solutions Toolkit . New resources summarize key ECF provisions and detail how...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — Lauren Groff, Jeffrey Archer, Josh Ritter, Courttia Newland, and Ryka Aoki will be the featured authors at the United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by Data Axle Reference Solutions, at 12:15 p.m. CT Thursday, June 24 at...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries’ monthly virtual series, Learning Live, will continue with “ Gift Acceptance Policies Part 1: When "Free" Isn't Free” at 11 a.m. Central on Tuesday, June 29. Featured presenters will include Charity Tyler...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ offers 754 reasons to attend the 2021 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition -Virtual. With a content value of 251 educational sessions; 28 featured speakers; 175 author and exhibitor sessions; and 300 exhibitors...
2021 Schneider Book Award Virtual Celebration registration open
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ and the Schneider Family Book Award Committee cordially invite you to attend the 2021 Schneider Book Award Virtual Celebration at 1:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 27, 2021. This Zoom event is free but requires...
Library service through a post-COVID lens at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition (Virtual)
CHICAGO – During the pandemic, libraries met the challenge of adapting services even when their physical doors were closed. Now that libraries across the country are reopening, they face new challenges and see fresh opportunities to serve their...
CHICAGO — Former President of the United States Barack Obama will close the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition (Virtual) Closing Session. He will appear noon – 1 p.m. CT, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in conversation with Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th secretary...
AASL President’s Program Panel Discusses the Power of Words
CHICAGO – Best-selling author Nic Stone and Cicely Lewis, founder of Read Woke, will join AASL President Kathy Carroll to discuss the need for diverse collections and authentic student inquiry in school libraries during the American Association of School...
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ today announced that presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long will be The Library Marketplace opening featured speakers at the 2021 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 23-29...
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...
2021 ACRL President’s Program at 91´«Ã½ Annual Virtual Conference
CHICAGO — Join the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) for its President’s Program at the 2021 91´«Ã½ Annual Virtual Conference. Hosted by ACRL President Jon E. Cawthorne, this program will take place from 2:15 - 3:15 pm CST on Thursday...
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ today announced that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of “The 1619 Project, A New Origin Story,” Nikole Hannah-Jones will open the virtual 2021 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 23-29, and...
