View all News and Press Releases
New posters from award-winning illustrators and more debut in winter 91´«Ã½ Graphics catalog
CHICAGO – The winter 91´«Ã½ Graphics catalog delivers a host of exciting posters and bookmarks to inspire and encourage readers of all ages. Gracing the cover is a new poster by artist Michaela Goade, recipient of the 2021 Caldecott Medal for “We Are Water...
Lauren Tubbs Chosen as a 2022 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Lauren Tubbs has been named as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Currently working as the program manager for the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala. and an adjunct professor...
Library services and incarceration
CHICAGO — As part of our mission to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all library patrons, our profession needs to come to terms with the consequences of mass incarceration, which have saturated the everyday lives of people in the...
One hundred public and school libraries will receive free books and resources through an effort to distribute diverse and inclusive financial literacy resources for children and young people. The giveaway is offered by the 91´«Ã½...
Core Forum Webinar Series on Leadership and Management
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to present a four-part webinar series on leadership and management, starting in December. Originally part of the canceled Core Forum, the presentations are geared toward library workers in...
91´«Ã½ President Patty Wong to host 91´«Ã½ Connect Live on equity, diversity, and inclusion
CHICAGO, IL – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½)’s Connect Live series continues in November with a program focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion. The online event will take place Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 1pm CT/11am PT. Hosted by...
Core/ACRL Webinar: Bringing Intentionality and Inclusivity to the Academic Library Interview
CHICAGO—Are you thinking about hiring? Join the Core Academic Interviews Project Team on Thursday, November 18 at noon CT for a free webinar to discuss our guide for interview best practices. Whether you are holding interviews online or in-person, we...
Dr. Gregory Leazer Awarded ALSC Research Agenda Pilot Grant
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the ALSC Research Agenda Pilot Grant to Dr. Gregory Leazer, Associate Professor in the Department of Information Studies at University of California, Los Angeles. The ALSC Research Agenda...
91´«Ã½ announces Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program and informational session
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the return of the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program. Building off the success of the Spectrum Scholarship Program which provides one-year academic funding for LIS students who...
Core Webinar: Improving Web Site Accessibility
CHICAGO—Accessibility in library websites is intrinsic to the inclusivity and access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, and those who create or maintain web content for libraries must work to remove...
Centering the lived experience of generational poverty
CHICAGO — Drawing from her own lived experience, in “ Profiles in Resilience: Books for Children and Teens That Center the Lived Experience of Generational Poverty,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, author Christina H. Dorr shines a light on some of the...
Core Webinar: Building Capacity for Community-led Planning
CHICAGO—To live out our core values of equity, diversity and inclusion, libraries are seeking ways to be more community-centered. Community-led planning is a method that can be used to create public programs and services that celebrate the strengths and...
CHICAGO – As the nation celebrates Library Card Sign-up Month this September, a new report from the Public Library Association (PLA) details how libraries are further extending their technology services and resources in the face of pandemic limitations...
Preconference Registration Opens for Core Forum
Even before the 2021 Core Forum officially kicks off with an evening welcome reception on Thursday, October 7, attendees can register to participate in an all-day library buildings tour or one of four afternoon workshops offered that same day. Full...
WASHINGTON, DC – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will host a live Q&A event on Instagram, this Thursday, July 29 at 2 p.m. EDT to share how libraries are planning to use the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), a Federal Communications Commission...
