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December 16, 2024
Ten honorees receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is thrilled to announce this year’s ten recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award.
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December 10, 2024
PLA provides funding to more than 100 public libraries as part of $2.7 million effort to boost digital literacy
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The Public Library Association (PLA) has selected more than 139 public libraries across 42 states to host digital literacy workshops, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T.
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December 9, 2024
The 91´«Ã½ Receives Transformational Gift to Fund Scholarships
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James W. Lewis has made the largest individual bequest to the 91´«Ã½ in the association’s history.
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December 5, 2024
Telgemeier, McCloud chosen as National Library Week honorary chairs
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Award-winning author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier and cartoonist and comic theorist Scott McCloud have been selected Honorary Chairs of the 91´«Ã½’s National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025.
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November 14, 2024
91´«Ã½ launches national search for executive director
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has reopened its search for an executive director in partnership with executive search firm Isaacson, Miller. The search will be led by a steering committee comprising 91´«Ã½ member leaders.
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November 11, 2024
Cronk, Jamison, McCauley seek 91´«Ã½ presidency for 2026-2027
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Lindsay Cronk, Tulane University, New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, Illinois State University; and Maria McCauley, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, are candidates for the 2026-27 presidency of the 91´«Ã½.
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91´«Ã½ in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91´«Ã½ and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
Aram Public Library receives 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced that the Aram Public Library is the recipient of the 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award.
Core Webinar: Safety by Design
Core hosts the webinar "Safety by Design" on August 28, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Get safety principles from an experienced security consultant and hear from a group of librarians and library architects putting those principles into real-world contexts.
91´«Ã½ praises FCC vote to make Wi-Fi hotspots eligible for E-rate funding
The 91´«Ã½ welcomes an FCC vote allowing libraries and schools to use tens of millions of dollars in federal E-rate funding each year to purchase Wi-Fi hotspots for lending.
Accepting Applications for the 2025 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellowship
The 91´«Ã½ announces a call for applications for the Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellows Program. Visit the LAGW Fellows page for more information about the application process. Lois Ann Gregory-Wood worked at 91´«Ã½ for fifty years...
Myla G. Corn Selected as the 2024 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Myla G. Corn of Apopka, Florida as the recipient of the 2024 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, named for an active 91´«Ã½ member and former member of the 91´«Ã½ Council, is awarded to a...
91´«Ã½ Opens LibLearnX 2025 Call for Program Proposals
Submit an education program proposal for the 2025 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, taking place January 24-27, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. The submission site is open now through August 12.
Tyler Brady Selected as the 2024 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the selection of Tyler Brady of Honea Path, South Carolina as the 2024 Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 award is given to an 91´«Ã½ or library support staff member to help...
Rowan Wiebe Selected as the 2024 91´«Ã½ Century Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the selection of Rowan Wiebe of Canada as the 2024 Century Scholarship recipient. The $2,500 scholarship funds services or accommodation for a library school student with disabilities admitted...
Practical approaches to inclusive cataloging
CHICAGO — As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship’s problematic past, practitioners from across the field are questioning long-held library authorities and standards. They’re undertaking a critical and rigorous re...
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.
New Public Library Technology Survey report details digital equity roles
Nearly half of libraries now lend internet hotspots; 95% offer digital literacy training CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) today published the 2023 Public Library Technology Survey report. The national survey updates emerging trends around...
ALSC's 2025 Children's Literature Lecture Award committee chooses Multnomah County Library System, Portland, Oregon, as the site of the 2025 Children’s Literature Lecture featuring Kyle Lukoff.
Hohl inaugurated 2024-2025 91´«Ã½ president
Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library, was inaugurated 91´«Ã½ President for 2024-2025 on Tuesday, July 2, at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Diego.
91´«Ã½ Nominating Committee seeks 91´«Ã½ President-elect, 91´«Ã½ Treasurer, & 91´«Ã½ Councilor at Large candidates for 2025 election
National Climate Action Strategy unveiled at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
Library workers recognize that climate change is one of the biggest challenges to their communities, and a partnership between the 91´«Ã½ and the Sustainable Libraries Initiative addresses that challenge.
