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91´«Ã½, PLA applaud Kentucky Supreme Court decision on libraries’ tax rates
CHICAGO — The Kentucky Supreme Court issued a decision Friday that it will no longer hear arguments in the 2012 lawsuit objecting to Campbell and Kenton County libraries’ tax rates. At that time, Kentucky Circuit Courts ruled against the Campbell County...
Federal support for school libraries closer to fruition
U.S. House passes Every Student Succeeds Act CHICAGO – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The bill now moves on to the Senate and if passed, and signed into law, will be the first piece of...
AASL, 91´«Ã½ applaud the addition of school libraries to Every Student Succeeds Act
CHICAGO - Today House and Senate negotiators released the final language of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Conference Report. The House is currently expected to vote on the bill later this week, and the Senate will follow soon after. In response to...
91´«Ã½ President commends Simon & Schuster on e-book licensing pilot program
Offers 50% discount on second year of 2-year lending term WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and its Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) welcomed the announcement of Simon & Schuster’s new pilot on library e-book licensing. “This...
91´«Ã½ President commends bipartisan supporters of library amendment to ESEA reauthorization bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sari Feldman, president of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), thanks Senate signatories for the letter urging conference committee members to maintain an important literacy and arts program for underserved children in a bill to...
91´«Ã½ to launch Libraries Transform public awareness campaign
CHICAGO – On October 29, 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Sari Feldman will officially launch Libraries Transform, a national public awareness campaign that will highlight the transformative nature of our nation’s libraries and elevate the...
Libraries laud appeals court affirmation that mass book digitization by Google is 'fair use'
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today ruled in Authors Guild v. Google that Google Book’s mass digital indexing of books for use in creating a searchable online library constituted a legal “fair use” of copyrighted...
New privacy guidelines encourage libraries and vendors to work together to protect reader privacy
CHICAGO — On June 29, 2015, the 91´«Ã½'s Intellectual Freedom Committee approved a new document, "Library Privacy Guidelines for E-book Lending and Digital Content Vendors." The document, which outlines best practices for vendors to...
Libraries cheer passage of strong open access legislation in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.―Today, public access to federally-funded research took one momentous move forward with the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' vote to support the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015...
Congress passes strong support for U.S. school libraries in Elementary and Secondary Education Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.—After years of delay, the U.S. Senate today voted to reauthorize and modernize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the federal government’s primary education statute, by passing the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. Before...
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today welcomes President Barack Obama’s announcement of the ConnectHome initiative to expand high-speed broadband to public housing residents. The 91´«Ã½ is proud to be a partner in realizing a shared...
91´«Ã½ releases National Policy Agenda for Libraries
Libraries are in a revolution fueled by rapid advances in technology, and thus the roles, capabilities, and expectations of libraries are changing rapidly. National public policy for libraries must reflect these changes. Today the American Library...
91´«Ã½ Statement of Support for “Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015"
Today Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Senator Shelley Capito (R-WV) took an important step toward closing the digital divide among our nation’s K12 students. 91´«Ã½ President Courtney Young offers the following statement in support of...
91´«Ã½: FCC should expand Lifeline to include essential broadband service
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the first step forward in modernizing the Lifeline program, which supports telephone service for low-income Americans. In response, 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Courtney Young...
Julie Todaro’s A-Z guide to mentoring
CHICAGO — A library’s future is as good as the talent it develops. Too many mentorship programs are cursory; without structure and expectations, accomplishing little beyond a procedural orientation. But a solid, sustainable mentorship program can be a...
