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91´«Ã½ Core Margaret Mann Citation Applications Due February 28
CHICAGO—Please consider nominating a colleague or self-nominating for the 91´«Ã½ Core Margaret Mann Citation, a prestigious award that recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification, either through publication of significant...
Games & Gaming Round Table Announces the First Platinum Play Award Recipients
Wrapping up International Games Month 2024, the Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Platinum Play Hall of Fame Awards (the “Platys”). Building on the first cohort...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library workers to apply for the fifth annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91´«Ã½ leader responsible for the creation of National Library Week and the...
91´«Ã½ Invites Applications for Sixth Annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant (LTCEG), an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries...
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announces the GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award, dedicated to recognizing excellence in graphic novels for libraries.
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Announce New Grant Program
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries today announced a new grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. The initiative will serve rural and small libraries in need across the country through grant funds, education, and in...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the third round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant. The initiative will offer 3...
Call for 91´«Ã½ Awards Jury Volunteers
91´«Ã½ Members are invited to submit interest in volunteering to serve on 91´«Ã½ Awards Juries. Members who wish to be considered for Awards Juries should submit their interest via this online form by Monday, September 30, 2024. Final jury appointments are made...
CHICAGO–Core is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between September 11, 2024 and December 22, 2024. One free seat per...
NMRT Announces Annual Conference Award Winners
The New Members Round Table (NMRT) of 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce the winners of its Annual Conference Awards. The NMRT Awards foster active involvement in 91´«Ã½ through various special events at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conferences. The winners of this year’s awards are...
Tom C. Clark High School Awarded 91´«Ã½â€™s 2024 Jaffarian Award for Freedom Walk Program
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded its 2024 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas for its Freedom Walk program. The $5,000 Jaffarian Award, supported by 91´«Ã½’s Cultural...
Syosset High School named National School Library of the Year
CHICAGO – Syosset High School, located in Syosset, New York, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2024 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett Content Solutions, the NSLY Award annually...
AASL Announces Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) Collection Development Grants
CHICAGO — Ten collection development grants are available to AASL members to create or expand their collection with content to provide context and content that explores Jewish experience, Jewish achievement, and Jewish identity as an antidote to...
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded its fifth Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to the Hoboken (NJ) Public Library and the Independence (KS) Public Library. The winning libraries will bolster their initiatives aimed at promoting food security and addressing homelessness within their communities.
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded its 2024 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91´«Ã½ leader, to the Library System of Bradford County (New Albany, Penn.), Danbury (Conn.) Public Library and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries (Mount Pleasant, Mich.).
