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October 16, 2024
91´«Ã½ opens registration and launches Preliminary Program for 2025 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience in Phoenix, AZ
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LibLearnX is a four-day learning conference that invites 91´«Ã½ members and non-members to participate in collaborative and engaging education, networking, and celebrations.
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October 1, 2024
Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19
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The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the 91´«Ã½-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a Freedom to Read Community Day of Action on October 19, 2024.
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September 23, 2024
91´«Ã½ reveals preliminary data on 2024 book challenges
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Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 91´«Ã½’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.
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September 19, 2024
ALSC, 91´«Ã½ unveil 'Inspiring Future Voters' booklist for young readers
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As part of the 91´«Ã½’s Reader Voter Ready civic engagement campaign, the Association for Library Service to Children has released “Inspiring Future Voters,” a new booklist for young readers.
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September 17, 2024
On National Voter Registration Day 2024, 91´«Ã½ President urges library professionals to get Reader Voter Ready
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WASHINGTON – On National Voter Registration Day, also Constitution Day, 91´«Ã½ President Cindy Hohl issued the following letter to library professionals: Dear colleagues, Today is National Voter Registration Day. As president of the American Library...
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July 25, 2024
Sam Helmick chosen 2024-2025 91´«Ã½ president-elect
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The 91´«Ã½ Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately.
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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.
Booklist launches Booklist Reader for library patrons and the public
CHICAGO – Booklist, the review publication of the 91´«Ã½, proudly announces the launch of Booklist Reader, a new digital library patron–facing magazine featuring diverse readers' advisory recommendations for readers of all ages. Each...
Banned Books Week to unite communities
CHICAGO – At a time when LGBTQIA+ books and books that focus on racism and racial justice are challenged for removal from library and school bookshelves, this year's Banned Books Week, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, is a reminder of the unifying power of stories and...
David Satten-López Named 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
CHICAGO—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded the 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to David Satten-López, who will begin the MLIS program at Drexel University in Philadelphia (PA) this fall. He is...
Run for 91´«Ã½ office by filing an electronic petition
CHICAGO — Individuals who did not complete a nomination form during the nomination period or were not selected by the 91´«Ã½ Nominating Committee may run for office by petition. The 91´«Ã½ Nominating Committee will begin notifying nominated candidates by end of...
Robert (Jay) Malone named executive director of ACRL
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced today that Robert (Jay) Malone will become the new executive director of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of 91´«Ã½. Malone’s first day in his new role will be...
IFRT accepting nominations for 2022 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is pleased to announce that beginning in 2022 that the Round Table will be awarding the Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award annually. The Oboler Award will honor journal articles in even number years (2022, 2024, etc.) and...
91´«Ã½ Announces New Endowment Trustees
91´«Ã½ Members Brett Bonfield and Shali Zhang have been selected to serve as the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) newest Endowment Trustees. The 91´«Ã½ Executive Board made these selections during their sessions at the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference. The...
Scholarship Application Now Open
If you need a bit of financial help to get through your graduate program, scholarship funds are now available. The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media...
Eleven libraries recognized in American Libraries’ 2021 Library Design Showcase
CHICAGO — Eleven new and renovated libraries—and the architecture firms that designed them—have been recognized in American Libraries’ 2021 Library Design Showcase, which appears in the magazine’s September/October issue, available online today. In its...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced a new grant for libraries designed to spark conversations about American history and culture through an examination of the women’s suffrage movement. Through Let’s Talk About It (LTAI): Women’s...
CHICAGO – As the nation celebrates Library Card Sign-up Month this September, a new report from the Public Library Association (PLA) details how libraries are further extending their technology services and resources in the face of pandemic limitations...
Applications open for 2022 Virtual Bill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training
CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is seeking applications for its eighth biennial “Bill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training,” to be held virtually in February 2022. This invitational seminar supports and honors William...
AASL Partners with Pokémon to Offer Pokémon Clubs
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is partnering with The Pokémon Company International, to bring a new recreational activity called Pokémon Club to school libraries. During Pokémon Club, students can play the Pokémon Trading...
Congressional Hispanic Caucus endorses Build America’s Libraries Act
Libraries seek funding in Build Back Better budget WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) praised the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ endorsement today of the Build America’s Libraries Act (H.R. 1581). “The Build America’s Libraries Act...
Mernie Maestas wins free AASL National Conference registration, hotel, and travel
CHICAGO – Mernie Maestas, school librarian in Missouri, recommended American Association of School Librarians (AASL) membership to a colleague and in return has been drawn as the grand prize winner of AASL's Share the Wealth campaign. The grand prize...
