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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.
Who Manages, Who Leads? The latest eCourse from RUSA
CHICAGO- Register today for this four-week asynchronous course titled " Who Manages, Who Leads" scheduled to begin on Monday, May 24, 2021. Often, new managers have little practical working knowledge of what to expect in their new role, or if they are an...
2021 Edwards Award winner Kekla Magoon to speak at AASL National Conference
CHICAGO - Kekla Magoon, winner of the 2021 Margaret A. Edwards Award, will keynote the Saturday general session during the 2021 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference, taking place October 21-23 in Salt Lake City, Utah...
YALSA announces collaboration with IBM to bring focused career prep to diverse teens nationwide
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and IBM are collaborating to offer a series of skills-based trainings and webinars to their librarian network across the United States aimed at helping diverse teens gain access to key...
Public and tribal libraries invited to apply for the NASA@ My Library STEAM initiative
Public and tribal libraries are invited to apply for NASA@ My Library, a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) education initiative that will increase and enhance STEAM learning opportunities for library patrons throughout the nation...
Mary Davis Fournier named PLA executive director
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced today the appointment of Mary Davis Fournier as executive director, Public Library Association (PLA), a division of 91´«Ã½. Her first day in her new role will be Monday, June 14. Fournier is a 20...
Maryland Association of School Librarians receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) is the recipient of the 2021 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in achieving the...
Rebecca Caufman receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Rebecca Caufman, library media specialist at Radford High School in Radford, Virginia, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
Matia Edwards receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Matia Edwards, media specialist at Griffin High School in Griffin, Georgia, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made possible by...
Janet Parrish receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Janet Parrish, library media specialist at Butler Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event...
Melissa Raymer receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Melissa Raymer, librarian liaison for DC Virgo Preparatory Academy in Wilmington, North Carolina, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event...
Chris Peeler receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Chris Peeler, library media specialist at Heather Ridge School in Frederick, Maryland, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2021 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
ALSC invites applications for the ALSC Research Agenda Grant
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) invites library workers and academics in the field of library and information science to apply for the ALSC Research Agenda Grant, a pilot grant supporting research for innovative and meaningful...
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries’ monthly virtual series, Learning Live, will continue with “ Friends of the Library & the Future of Booksales: Chapter 2” on Tuesday, May 25th at 2 p.m. Eastern. The Learning Live program is presented free to...
CHICAGO — The “3D Printing Technology Training in the San Juan del Sur Nicaragua Public Library” project is this year’s recipient of the 91´«Ã½’s International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Mission Enhancement Grant. This project...
Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award winner is Dr. Cindy Anh Nguyen
CHICAGO — The Library History Round Table (LHRT) is pleased to announce that this year’s Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award winner is Dr. Cindy Anh Nguyen for her dissertation, “Reading and Misreading: The Social Life of Libraries and...
