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IFRT Opens Nominations for 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is accepting nominations for the 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense of freedom of expression...
91´«Ã½ Announces Revised Date for 91´«Ã½ 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced today a revised date for its highly anticipated 91´«Ã½ 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia. Originally scheduled for June 26 – July 1, 2025, the conference will now take place on June...
91´«Ã½ Opens 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition Call for Proposals
CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ invites education program and poster proposals for the 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition, taking place June 26 – July 1, 2025, in Philadelphia. The submission sites are open now through September 23, 2024.
91´«Ã½â€™s Annual Conference brought together thousands for library event
More than 13,500 attendees gathered in San Diego, CA, for the largest library event in the world.
91´«Ã½ Council strongly reaffirms freedom for all to read freely
The association’s elected Council delivered a strong message opposing censors and those who are trying to remove hundreds of books at a time targeting LGBTQ+ and people of color from library shelves.
Banned Books from the Big Chair returns for 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition
Sage, the 91´«Ã½, the Banned Books Week Coalition, and Unite Against Book Bans are partnering to bring Banned Books from the Big Chair back to the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference and Exhibition! To counter the unparalleled rise in...
GNCRT Celebrates 2024 Recipients of the Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grants
The 91´«Ã½'s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is excited to announce Rachel Perrone of Cranston, RI and Valerie Tohom of Los Angeles, CA as the recipients of the 2024 GNCRT Comics Librarian Conference Travel Grants. Rachel...
91´«Ã½ Store at 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition
Located in Lobby E near Registration, the 91´«Ã½ Store will offer a wide range of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift books, professional development resources and more during the 2024 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition. Store hours are: Friday, June 28: 12...
IIDA Announces Winners of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior...
Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Core Career LIFT Award
CHICAGO-- Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Core Career LIFT Award. The recipients are: Kristin Lansdown LIFT Award Sponsored by OCLC In her position as the Librarian and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Coordinator, Kristin...
Social Responsibilities Round Table highlights programming for Annual Conference
An overview of programming curated by the Social Responsibilities Round Table over this past year and a preview of upcoming programming at Annual Conference and beyond.
Core President's Program features Jay Ellis
Join Core on Saturday, June 29, during 91´«Ã½ Annual 2024 in San Diego, for the Core President's Program featuring actor and Insecure star Jay Ellis. He will be discussing his new memoir, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (Or Just Me)?
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and Unite Against Book Bans will host a second annual Rally for the Right to Read: Voters Unite Against Book Bans at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Meet the 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders at a Poster Session during 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
The Emerging Leaders’ program facilitators are excited and pleased to invite attendees of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) 2024 Annual Conference to meet the 2024 class of Emerging Leaders (EL) at a celebratory poster session Friday, June 28, 2024...
91´«Ã½ to host Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 27-July 2 in San Diego, CA
Featured speakers include Trevor Noah, Taraji P. Henson, Ali Velshi, Max Greenfield and other high-profile authors and advocates.
