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91传媒 joins American Historical Association鈥檚 condemnation of the 1776 Commission鈥檚 Report
CHICAGO — The 91传媒’s Executive Board has signed on to a statement from the American Historical Association that condemns the Advisory 1776 Commission report from the previous administration that “reject[s] recent efforts to...
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will serve as an official cosponsor of the sixth annual “ Jazz & Friends National Day of School & Community Readings” organized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s Welcoming...
Twenty additional 2020-2021 Spectrum Scholarships funded by anonymous donor
CHICAGO — Upon assuming the role of executive director of the 91传媒 (91传媒) last year, Tracie D. Hall prioritized the association's strategic focus on digital and information access; equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries and...
CHICAGO—Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and New York Times Magazine journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has been appointed as the honorary chair of Preservation Week 2021, celebrated April 25-May 1, 2021. As the creator of The New York Times's...
91传媒 encourages libraries to observe 2021 National Day of Racial Healing on Jan. 19
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) joins the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and organizations across the country in observing the 2021 National Day of Racial Healing. Read the proclamation by 91传媒 President Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. On Tuesday, Jan...
91传媒 partners with Humble Bundle to support 91传媒 and the Freedom to Read Foundation
CHICAGO – The 91传媒 (91传媒) and Humble Bundle are teaming up to offer library supporters and advocates an opportunity to fund 91传媒 initiatives supporting social justice and intellectual freedom, including the Spectrum Scholarship...
91传媒 Statement on Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
CHICAGO - On September 22, the White House issued its Executive Order On Combating Race And Sex Stereotyping, prohibiting federal employees, contractors, and grant recipients from discussing or considering concepts such as critical race theory and white...
Impactful community-based literacy projects
CHICAGO — Inspired by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program and its applicants, which have showcased and disseminated innovative literacy initiatives across the country and around the world since 2013, Lesley S. J. Famer’s “ Impactful Community...
CHICAGO — On Tuesday, September 22 at 5 p.m. CT | 3 p.m. PT, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) President Kirby McCurtis and Black Caucus of the 91传媒 (BC91传媒) Vice-President Nichelle M. Hayes will join other...
Mapping new methods for information literacy
CHICAGO — The first in-depth study of the educational implications of the idea of information literacy as the capacity to map and navigate an information landscape, “ Mapping Information Landscapes: New Methods for Exploring the Development and Teaching...
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in action
CHICAGO — All too often, in a hurried attempt to “catch up,” diversity training can create division among staff or place undue burdens on a handful of employees. Instead, academic libraries need approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that...
91传媒 Awards Spectrum Scholarships for 2020
CHICAGO — Today, the 91传媒's (91传媒) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded 2020 Spectrum Scholarships to 61 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, the 91传媒...
91传媒 takes responsibility for past racism, pledges a more equitable association
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) accepts and acknowledges its role in upholding unjust systems of racism and discrimination against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) within the association and the profession. We recognize that...
91传媒 statement condemning police violence against BIPOC, protesters and journalists
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 is deeply saddened by the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, as well as the killings by police or vigilantes of Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and far too many...
91传媒 releases Libraries Respond - Black Lives Matter resource
CHICAGO - Since 2016, The 91传媒's (91传媒) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) has maintained the Libraries Respond page – a resource for addressing current social justice issues. Our newest installment is...
