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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.
91´«Ã½ welcomes introduction of SUCCESS Act
Washington, D.C. - Today Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) led 40 members of Congress to introduce the Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed (SUCCESS)...
Profiles of innovative and successful grant proposals
CHICAGO — Grant money can make all the difference in developing new services, creating worldwide access to your unique collections, or enabling you to showcase awarded projects that advance your career. But competition for grants is as fierce as ever. To...
Marketing the 21st Century Library
CHICAGO- Register today for the upcoming Reference and User Services four-week course " Marketing the 21st Century Library" beginning on Monday, July 26, 2021. This course teaches participants that marketing and promotions can help us better serve our...
Programming for adults with developmental disabilities
CHICAGO — Public libraries everywhere have embraced inclusion and expanded their programming for youth with disabilities, especially autism. It’s imperative that libraries also offer rich and age-appropriate initiatives for adults with developmental...
WASHINGTON, DC – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) welcomed substantial increases in federal funding for libraries approved today by the House Appropriations Committee. The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), administered by the Institute of...
ALSC supports 2021 Bound to Stay Bound, Melcher, and Spectrum Scholarships
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded a total of 6 students the Bound to Stay Bound and Melcher Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. Additionally, ALSC has sponsored 2 Spectrum Scholars and 1 additional...
Volunteer to Serve on 91´«Ã½, Council, and Joint Committees for 2022-2024!
Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President-Elect, encourages members to lead together for change with her by volunteering to serve on 91´«Ã½, Council, and Joint committees for the 2022-2024 term (beginning July 1, 2022)...
The 2021 John Cotton Dana Awards Selected
~ Eight Libraries Awarded $10,000 Grants from H.W. Wilson Foundation ~ The 2021 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for...
91´«Ã½ Awards Spectrum Scholarships for 2021
CHICAGO — Today, the 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded the 2021 Spectrum Scholarships to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, the...
91´«Ã½ President Patty Wong and 91´«Ã½ President-Elect Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada are pleased to announce a call for volunteers for the newly formed 91´«Ã½ Code of Conduct Committee and expanded Policy Monitoring Committee and Council Orientation Committee...
A Conversation with School Administrators at AASL National Conference
CHICAGO – The Friday general session during the 2021 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference will give attendees an intimate look at what administrators need and expect from their school librarians and school libraries and how...
New from ACRL - "The Teaching with Primary Sources Cookbook"
CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of " The Teaching with Primary Sources Cookbook," edited by Julie M. Porterfield. This ACRL Cookbook brings together the work of archivists, librarians, museum...
CHICAGO - Today, the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Committee on Diversity has released its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scorecard for Library and Information Organizations . 91´«Ã½’s Committee on Diversity is charged with providing a forum...
91´«Ã½ welcomes more than 9,000 to virtual gathering
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) hosted the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition – Virtual, June 23-29, 2021, attracting 9,142 attendees and 306 exhibitors. Designed to educate, entertain, and inspire librarians and library workers, the...
Discovering Family History in Library Collections: A RUSA Webcast Series
CHICAGO- Register today for the three-part webcast series " Discovering Family History in Library Collections" sponsored by the History Section of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). During this three-part webcast series, explore library...
