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Core Classroom: Hearing the Story: Creating an Oral History Project
CHICAGO —Storytelling is an important way to preserve the history of a community and/or culture. The human voice can convey so much more than the written word, so oral histories are a good way to preserve a community, family, or history of an important...
CHICAGO—Preservation Week (Semana de la Preservación) se complace en anunciar que Elizabeth Yeampierre, directora ejecutiva de la organización comunitaria latinx UPROSE, con sede en Brooklyn, se desempeñará como Presidenta Honorífica de Preservation Week...
UPROSE Executive Director Elizabeth Yeampierre named 2022 Preservation Week® Honorary Chair
[En Español] CHICAGO—Preservation Week is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Yeampierre, executive director of the Brooklyn-based Latinx community organization UPROSE, will serve as the 2022 Preservation Week Honorary Chair. Yeampierre, an internationally...
PSLF Coalition webinar series begins February 2 WASHINGTON–The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) encourages library workers with federal student loans to review their eligibility under the U.S. Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) selects “The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu,” by Tom Lin, published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, as the winner of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction...
Submissions Now Open for the 2022 John Cotton Dana Award
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is now accepting submissions for the 2022 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries and honors outstanding library public relations. Up to eight...
Actress and comedian Molly Shannon to serve as 2022 National Library Week honorary chair
CHICAGO—Molly Shannon, multiple Emmy-nominated and Spirit Award-winning actress, comedian, and legendary Saturday Night Live cast member, will help celebrate our nation’s libraries as the honorary chair of National Library Week, April 3–9, 2022. Shannon...
Showcase Your Best Marketing Pieces by Applying for the Core PR Xchange Awards
Applications are open for the 2022 PR Xchange Awards! This competition recognizes the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are evaluated on content, originality, and design by a team of experts in public...
Arlington librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Yuliana Aceves recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Yuliana Aceves, community programming librarian at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, Texas, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American...
Western Carolina University librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Shamella Cromartie recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Shamella Cromartie, associate dean of library services at Western Carolina University, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...
CCNY librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
William Gibbons recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – William C. Gibbons, associate professor and curator of archives and special collections at the City College of New York (CCNY), is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award...
Vinton librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Renee Greenlee recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Renee Greenlee, former children and family services librarian at the Marion Public Library (MPL) in Marion, Iowa, and current director of the Vinton Public Library in Vinton, Iowa, is...
Decorah librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Shannon Horton recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Shannon Horton, teacher librarian at the Decorah Community School District in Decorah, Iowa, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...
Westover librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
John Paul Mahofski recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – John Paul Mahofski, librarian at the Eastern Correctional Institution for the State of Maryland (ECI) in Westover, Maryland, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award...
George Mason University librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
George Oberle recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – George D. Oberle, director of the Center for Mason Legacies, history librarian, and assistant term professor at George Mason University (GMU), is a winner of this year’s I Love My...
