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Graphic: Book cover open with fuschia-orange-yellow multicolor page edges  Bold text in black: Unite Against Book Bans An Initiative of the 91传媒

More than 25 organizations join forces with the 91传媒 to Unite Against Book Bans

Campaign urges decisionmakers to oppose book bans, protect the freedom to read The 91传媒 (91传媒) and a coalition of more than 25 groups are banding together to empower individuals and communities to fight censorship and protect the...

book cover for "Libraries that Build Business: Advancing Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Public Libraries"

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...

Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Core President's Program speaker

Core President's Program features Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty

CHICAGO —Join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures on Saturday, June 25 at 4 pm ET during 91传媒 Annual for the Core President's Program featuring Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. The recently integrated...

front cover of the Spring/Summer 2022 91传媒 Graphics catalog

New Banned Books Week materials and more debut in spring/summer 91传媒 Graphics catalog

CHICAGO – The Spring/Summer 2022 91传媒 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...

Congratulations TLA and TASL on receiving the 2022 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award.

IFRT awards 2022 Hodges Award to two Tennessee Organizations

The Intellectual Freedom Round Table's Coalition Building Committee will award the 2022 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award to the Tennessee Library Association (TLA) and the Tennessee Association of School Librarians (TASL). For...

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures

Announcing the 2022 Core Election Results

CHICAGO—Wendy Tressler, Director of Capital Projects and Project Management at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, has been elected President-Elect of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Her three-year term begins at the conclusion of the 2022 91传媒...

We Can Do This - Paid for by the US Department of Health and Human Services

91传媒 partners with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to share trusted vaccine information

Campaign provides expert-verified outreach tools for libraries Washington, D.C. -- The 91传媒 (91传媒) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ We Can Do This campaign to share trusted information about COVID...

Preservation Week

Preservation Week庐 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

Preservation Week庐 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...

Graphic: Blue and white library; Red text: Fund Libraries; Black text: 91传媒 91传媒; Blue text: Tell Congress to invest in libraries; Red text: #FundLibraries

White House FY 2023 Budget Proposal Positive but 鈥淣ot Enough鈥 for Libraries

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FY (FY) 2023 federal budget released by the White House on March 28 proposed an $8.8 million increase for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including $3.6 million for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)...

New Federated Authentication Resources from Core

Core has published two new resources to help librarians and library workers better understand federated authentication, which lets library users access remote sites by logging in to a campus sign-on service. Federated Authentication Acronyms and...

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传媒...

91传媒 remembers late Congressman Don Young

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91传媒 (91传媒) joins libraries across Alaska in remembering Alaska Congressman Don Young, who died on Friday, March 18, 2022. Rep. Young served the state as its sole delegate at-large to the U.S. House of...

Preservation Week 2022

Descubra el impacto de la preservaci贸n 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...

Preservation Week 2022

Seminario web de Preservation Week庐: C贸mo implementar la sostenibilidad en su instalaci贸n

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...