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November 6, 2024
91传媒 vows to defend intellectual freedom and access to information against political threats鈥
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In response to results of the 2024 United States election, the 91传媒 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传媒 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传媒 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鈥檚 libraries on October 19
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The 91传媒 (91传媒) and the 91传媒-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传媒 reveals preliminary data on 2024 book challenges
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Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, 91传媒’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services.
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September 19, 2024
ALSC, 91传媒 unveil 'Inspiring Future Voters' booklist for young readers
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As part of the 91传媒’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传媒 president-elect
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The 91传媒 Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately.
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91传媒 in the News
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In observance of Banned Books Week, the 91传媒 and PEN America released reports on book censorship across the country.
LLAMA webinar: Self-reflection vs. self-evaluation - Understanding your employees鈥 perceptions
LLAMA webinar helps you understand your employees better by adding self-reflection to their evaluations At annual review time, many employees complete a self-evaluation, which is often the same evaluation sheet their supervisor will use. Employees’ self...
Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellowship Deferred
The 91传媒 (91传媒) announces the deferral of applications for the 2021 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellowship Program. As the program is designed as a grant to support a Fellow’s attendance at 91传媒 Annual Conference and Midwinter...
Honorary member nominations open
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for 91传媒 honorary membership, the Association’s highest honor, which is bestowed on living citizens of any country whose contributions to librarianship or a closely related field are so outstanding that they are of...
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) and Capital One announced a new grant opportunity for rural public libraries that will support digital access and financial capability for 20 communities nationwide. Through Community Connect: Digital...
91传媒 summons support for Library Stabilization Fund Act
Sen. Reed, Rep. Levin introduce bicameral legislation to support libraries WASHINGTON -- The 91传媒 (91传媒) praised today’s introduction of the Library Stabilization Fund Act, introduced in both chambers by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and...
Stories from Inside the Data Warehouse - A 3-part webinar series
LLAMA webinar series explores data warehouses in academic libraries If your academic library is planning to build a data warehouse, you can learn what works best and how to avoid common pitfalls by hearing from librarians who have experience with this...
91传媒 Council approves Core; dissolves ALCTS, LITA and LLAMA
CHICAGO—In votes on Tuesday, June 23, and Saturday, June 27, the 91传媒 Council voted to approve Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures as a new 91传媒 division beginning September 1, 2020, and to dissolve the Association for Library Collections and...
91传媒 Virtual-Community Through Connection brings library community together
CHICAGO — The 91传媒’s first-ever virtual conference attracted 7,349 attendees and 651 exhibitors. Created following 91传媒’s difficult decision to cancel its 2020 91传媒 Annual Conference & Exhibition as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Libraries invited to apply for 91传媒鈥檚 鈥楻esilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change鈥
New programming grant seeks to propel climate change action in libraries across the United States CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) invites library workers to apply to be part of Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, a...
Learn how to create a strong communication plan for your library with this LLAMA webinar
Learn how to create a strong communication plan for your library with this LLAMA webinar How effective is your library’s communication plan? Does it provide clear direction for library users and patrons? Could it use enhancements to help motivate your...
New from ACRL - 鈥淗idden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs鈥
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs: Structures, Practices, and Contexts,” edited by Carolyn Caffrey Gardner, Elizabeth Galoozis, and...
CHICAGO— ALCTS Publishing has released its latest publication in the Sudden Selector’s Guide series, the Sudden Selector’s Guide to Geography and GIS. Authored by Carl Olson and Kim Ricker and edited by Helene Williams, this new guide provides the...
CHICAGO — The Library History Round Table (LHRT) is pleased to announce that this year’s Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award winner is Dr. Julie Park for her paper, entitled “Infrastructure Story: The Los Angeles Central Library’s Architectural...
CHICAGO — Ed Tech leader ProQuest announced the first winner of a scholarship presented in collaboration with the Film and Media Roundtable (FMRT) of the 91传媒 (91传媒) and the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). Valeria...
Recipients of the 2020 David Cohen/EMIERT Multicultural Award announced
CHICAGO - Denice Adkins, associate professor at the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, Jenny Bossaller, associate professor at the University of Missouri's School of Information Science and Learning Technologies...
