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November 6, 2024
91´«Ã½ vows to defend intellectual freedom and access to information against political threats 
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In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the 91´«Ã½ vowed to continue its defense of the core values of librarianship in the face of political threats.
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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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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.
2020 Teens’ Top Ten voting now open
CHICAGO – Voting is open for YALSA’s 2020 Teens’ Top Ten now through October 15. Teens aged 12-18 can vote for up to three titles from the 25 nominees. A video featuring the nominated books can be found on the Teens' Top Ten webpage. Every April, the...
Registration open for YALSA’s virtual 2020 YA Services Symposium
CHICAGO — Registration for YALSA’s 2020 YA Services Symposium, which takes place virtually November 6-8, is now open. Early bird registration ends September 15. Programs cover the entire spectrum of topics related to providing services for and with young...
2021 Teens’ Top Ten Book Groups application now open
CHICAGO — Library staff can now apply on behalf of their teen book groups for a chance to be a part of the official 2021-2022 Teens’ Top Ten book groups. The Teens’ Top Ten, formerly called YA Galley, is an ongoing project in which publishers of young...
COA announces accreditation decisions made at 2020 Virtual Conference
CHICAGO — The Committee on Accreditation (CoA) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces accreditation actions taken at its meeting during the 91´«Ã½ 2020 Virtual Conference. Continued Accreditation status was granted to the following programs...
Nicole Lewis Selected as the 2020 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has chosen Nicole Lewis of Grantsville, Utah as the 2020 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded to a library support staff worker who is pursuing a master’s degree in library...
Proving your library’s value through persuasive messaging
CHICAGO — You know the value of your library, but elected officials, donors, community leaders, funders, and other important stakeholders may not. How can you make the library a priority for these groups, who may have preconceived notions about what the...
Learn how to improve your library’s processes and make documentation easier with this Core webinar
CHICAGO - Have you ever tried to write a how-to manual or other documentation for your library’s processes? Have you gotten overwhelmed trying to figure out where to start, or too busy keeping up with your day-to-day work to take a step back and document...
ALSC 2020 Virtual Institute opens for registration
Registration for the 2020 ALSC Virtual Institute, “Dive In: Engage, Amplify, Activate,” is now open! This year’s Virtual Institute will convene October 2-3, 2020, in lieu of the originally planned in-person event in Minneapolis, MN. ALSC is pleased that...
Effective School Libraries Support Self-Motivated Literacy Practices
CHICAGO – New research published in the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) peer-reviewed online journal, School Library Research (SLR), analyzes the use of school libraries by students who receive free school meals. SLR promotes and...
ASGCLA/KLAS/NOD Awarded to Moline Public Library
CHICAGO- This year ASGCLA is presented the ASGCLA/KLAS/NOD Award to Moline Public Library/ARTability for its efforts to expand and enhance art-related programming for people with disabilities in its community and their advocacy and passion in providing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet Act ( ACCESS the Internet Act), which includes funding for libraries. The $2...
Nancy Faget receives Federal Achievement Award for 2020
CHICAGO - Nancy Faget, of the Army Research Laboratory, is a recipient of the ASGCLA Federal Achievement Award for 2020. Nancy Faget created Careers in Federal Libraries programming for library professionals to learn about careers in Federal government...
Karl Debus-Lopez wins 2020 Federal Achievement Award
CHICAGO - This year, Karl Debus-Lopez is one of two winners for the Federal Achievement Award. Karl Debus-López has been a federal librarian for 22 of his 31 year career. He has worked at the National Library of Medicine, National Agricultural Library...
ASGCLA Exceptional Service Award Winner, Nili Ness
CHICAGO - This year’s winner of the ASGCLA Exceptional Service Award is Nili Ness. She has streamlined and strengthened Queens Public Library’s lending library and reference services at two local jail facilities at Rikers Island and has more than doubled...
91´«Ã½ announces 2021 Midwinter Meeting will be Virtual
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½’s Executive Board announced today that the 2021 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits scheduled for January 22-26 in Indianapolis will take place virtually. “It is clear that as we continue to coexist with coronavirus...
